1976 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 87-74. They scored 686 runs and belted 113 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. Sal Bando led the team in home runs with 27. Joe Rudi was the best run producer with 94 RBI. Bill North led the team with 163 hits for a .276 average. Bill North had a great year on the basepaths with 75 stolen bases.
The team allowed 598 runs and had a team ERA of 3.26. Vida Blue led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 166 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers was the team's best fireman, with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Sal Bando
| 3B
| 158
| 550
| 75
| 132
| 27
| 84
| 20
| .335
| .427
| .762
| .240
|
| Bert Campaneris
| SS
| 149
| 536
| 67
| 137
| 1
| 52
| 54
| .331
| .291
| .622
| .256
|
| Ron Fairly
| 1B
| 15
| 46
| 9
| 11
| 3
| 10
| 0
| .364
| .457
| .821
| .239
|
| Phil Garner
| 2B
| 159
| 555
| 54
| 145
| 8
| 74
| 35
| .307
| .400
| .707
| .261
|
| Wayne Gross
| 1B
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .300
| .222
| .522
| .222
|
| Ken McMullen
| 3B
| 98
| 186
| 20
| 41
| 5
| 23
| 1
| .305
| .355
| .660
| .220
|
| Tommy Sandt
| SS
| 41
| 67
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .284
| .224
| .508
| .209
|
| Gene Tenace
| 1B
| 128
| 417
| 64
| 104
| 22
| 66
| 5
| .373
| .458
| .831
| .249
|
| Outfielders
|
| Matt Alexander
| OF
| 61
| 30
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 20
| .033
| .033
| .066
| .033
|
| Don Baylor
| OF
| 157
| 595
| 85
| 147
| 15
| 68
| 52
| .329
| .368
| .697
| .247
|
| Angel Mangual
| OF
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .167
| .250
| .417
| .167
|
| Bill North
| OF
| 154
| 590
| 91
| 163
| 2
| 31
| 75
| .356
| .337
| .693
| .276
|
| Joe Rudi
| OF
| 130
| 500
| 54
| 135
| 13
| 94
| 6
| .323
| .424
| .747
| .270
|
| Cesar Tovar
| OF
| 29
| 45
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 1
| .275
| .178
| .453
| .178
|
| Denny Walling
| OF
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .273
| .273
| .546
| .273
|
| Claudell Washington
| OF
| 134
| 490
| 65
| 126
| 5
| 53
| 37
| .302
| .353
| .655
| .257
|
| Gary Woods
| OF
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| .125
|
| Catchers
|
| Larry Haney
| C
| 88
| 177
| 12
| 40
| 0
| 10
| 0
| .280
| .237
| .517
| .226
|
| Tim Hosley
| C
| 37
| 55
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .270
| .255
| .525
| .164
|
| Jeff Newman
| C
| 43
| 77
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| .235
| .247
| .482
| .195
|
| Other
|
| Nate Colbert
| DH
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .000
| .167
| .000
|
| Jim Holt
| DH
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .375
| .571
| .946
| .286
|
| Don Hopkins
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Larry Lintz
| DH
| 68
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31
| .667
| .000
| .667
| .000
|
| Willie McCovey
| DH
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .296
| .208
| .504
| .208
|
| Billy Williams
| DH
| 120
| 351
| 36
| 74
| 11
| 41
| 4
| .320
| .339
| .659
| .211
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5353
| 686
| 1319
| 113
| 625
| 341
| .320
| .361
| .681
| .246
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
