1975 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 98-64. They scored 758 runs and belted 151 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Reggie Jackson, who led the team with 36 home runs and 104 RBI. Claudell Washington led the team with 182 hits for a .308 average. Claudell Washington had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 606 runs and had a team ERA of 3.29. Vida Blue led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 189 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers led the team with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sal Bando | 3B | 160 | 562 | 64 | 129 | 15 | 78 | 7 | .337 | .356 | .693 | .230 |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 137 | 509 | 69 | 135 | 4 | 46 | 24 | .337 | .330 | .667 | .265 |
| Phil Garner | 2B | 160 | 488 | 46 | 120 | 6 | 54 | 4 | .295 | .346 | .641 | .246 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | 2B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tommy Harper | 1B | 34 | 69 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 7 | .373 | .464 | .837 | .319 |
| Jim Holt | 1B | 102 | 123 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .292 | .293 | .585 | .220 |
| Ted Kubiak | 3B | 20 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .300 | .286 | .586 | .250 |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 86 | 87 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .172 | .372 | .172 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Gaylen Pitts | 3B | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Joe Rudi | 1B | 126 | 468 | 66 | 130 | 21 | 75 | 2 | .338 | .494 | .832 | .278 |
| Tommy Sandt | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Chant | OF | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 157 | 593 | 91 | 150 | 36 | 104 | 17 | .329 | .511 | .840 | .253 |
| Angel Mangual | OF | 62 | 109 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .241 | .275 | .516 | .220 |
| Bill North | OF | 140 | 524 | 74 | 143 | 1 | 43 | 30 | .373 | .330 | .703 | .273 |
| Denny Walling | OF | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .375 | .125 |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 148 | 590 | 86 | 182 | 10 | 77 | 40 | .345 | .424 | .769 | .308 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Fosse | C | 82 | 136 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .192 | .191 | .383 | .140 |
| Larry Haney | C | 47 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .308 | .530 | .192 |
| Gene Tenace | C | 158 | 498 | 83 | 127 | 29 | 87 | 7 | .395 | .464 | .859 | .255 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | DH | 63 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| Don Hopkins | DH | 82 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .375 | .167 | .542 | .167 |
| Rich McKinney | DH | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .143 | .343 | .143 |
| Charlie Sands | DH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | .500 |
| Cesar Tovar | DH | 19 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .310 | .269 | .579 | .231 |
| Herb Washington | DH | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Billy Williams | DH | 155 | 520 | 68 | 127 | 23 | 81 | 0 | .341 | .419 | .760 | .244 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5415 | 758 | 1376 | 151 | 703 | 183 | .329 | .391 | .720 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Glenn Abbott | 30 | 15 | 114.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 51 | 50 | 4.25 | 1.391 | |||
| Stan Bahnsen | 21 | 16 | 100 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 49 | 37 | 3.24 | 1.250 | |||
| Vida Blue | 39 | 38 | 278 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 1 | 189 | 99 | 3.01 | 1.230 | |||
| Dick Bosman | 22 | 21 | 122.7 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 3.52 | 1.108 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 75 | 0 | 126.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 24 | 115 | 33 | 2.98 | 1.010 | |||
| Dave Hamilton | 11 | 4 | 35.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 4.04 | 1.681 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 39 | 38 | 266.3 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 0 | 122 | 108 | 3.14 | 1.220 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 68 | 0 | 122.3 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 7 | 58 | 43 | 2.72 | 1.210 | |||
| Craig Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12.27 | 2.162 | |||
| Mike Norris | 4 | 3 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .00 | 0.838 | |||
| Blue Moon Odom | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12.27 | 2.727 | |||
| Jim Perry | 15 | 11 | 67.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 4.66 | 1.285 | |||
| Sonny Siebert | 17 | 13 | 61 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 44 | 31 | 3.69 | 1.492 | |||
| Jim Todd | 58 | 0 | 122 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 12 | 50 | 33 | 2.29 | 1.123 | |||
| Team Totals | 407 | 162 | 1448.1 | 98 | 64 | .605 | 44 | 784 | 523 | 3.29 | 1.236 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sal Bando and Phil Garner | 160 |
| At Bats | Reggie Jackson | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Reggie Jackson | 669 |
| Batting Average | Claudell Washington | .308 |
| On-Base % | Gene Tenace | .395 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .511 |
| OPS | Gene Tenace | .859 |
| Runs | Reggie Jackson | 91 |
| Hits | Claudell Washington | 182 |
| Total Bases | Reggie Jackson | 303 |
| Doubles | Reggie Jackson | 39 |
| Triples | Claudell Washington | 7 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson | 36 |
| RBI | Reggie Jackson | 104 |
| Walks | Gene Tenace | 106 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 133 |
| Stolen Bases | Claudell Washington | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Claudell Washington | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Garner | 21 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Claudell Washington | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Phil Garner and Claudell Washington | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vida Blue | 22 |
| Losses | Ken Holtzman | 14 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Dick Bosman | .733 |
| ERA | Vida Blue | 3.01 |
| WHIP | Ken Holtzman | 1.220 |
| Innings Pitched | Vida Blue | 278 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 75 |
| Games Started | Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Vida Blue | 189 |
| Complete Games | Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman | 13 |
| Shutouts | Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Vida Blue | 1153 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Vida Blue | 243 |
| Walks Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 108 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vida Blue | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Vida Blue | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Stan Bahnsen | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Holtzman and Jim Perry | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Vida Blue | 26 |


