1977 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 63-98. They scored 605 runs and belted 117 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. Wayne Gross led the team in home runs with 22. Mitchell Page was the best run producer with 75 RBI. Manny Sanguillen led the team with 157 hits for a .275 average. Mitchell Page had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 749 runs and had a team ERA of 4.05. Vida Blue led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 157 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Allen | 1B | 54 | 171 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .330 | .351 | .681 | .240 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 146 | 485 | 66 | 113 | 22 | 63 | 5 | .352 | .416 | .768 | .233 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 66 | 203 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 32 | 3 | .329 | .394 | .723 | .246 |
| Larry Lintz | 2B | 41 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .167 | .500 | .133 |
| Rich McKinney | 1B | 86 | 198 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .236 | .303 | .539 | .177 |
| Marty Perez | 2B | 115 | 373 | 32 | 86 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .290 | .311 | .601 | .231 |
| Rob Picciolo | SS | 148 | 419 | 35 | 84 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .218 | .258 | .476 | .200 |
| Rodney Scott | 2B | 133 | 364 | 56 | 95 | 0 | 20 | 33 | .342 | .294 | .636 | .261 |
| Jerry Tabb | 1B | 51 | 144 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .269 | .368 | .637 | .222 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | OF | 90 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .304 | .262 | .566 | .238 |
| Tony Armas | OF | 118 | 363 | 26 | 87 | 13 | 53 | 1 | .274 | .380 | .654 | .240 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 59 | 136 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .277 | .272 | .549 | .184 |
| Sheldon Mallory | OF | 64 | 126 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .291 | .262 | .553 | .214 |
| Larry Murray | OF | 90 | 162 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .257 | .253 | .510 | .179 |
| Bill North | OF | 56 | 184 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .376 | .326 | .702 | .261 |
| Mitchell Page | OF | 145 | 501 | 85 | 154 | 21 | 75 | 42 | .405 | .521 | .926 | .307 |
| Jim Tyrone | OF | 96 | 294 | 32 | 72 | 5 | 26 | 3 | .300 | .340 | .640 | .245 |
| Mark Williams | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tim Hosley | C | 39 | 78 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .333 | .231 | .564 | .192 |
| Jeff Newman | C | 94 | 162 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 2 | .244 | .352 | .596 | .222 |
| Manny Sanguillen | C | 152 | 571 | 42 | 157 | 6 | 58 | 2 | .302 | .354 | .656 | .275 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Earl Williams | DH | 100 | 348 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 38 | 2 | .288 | .391 | .679 | .241 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5358 | 605 | 1284 | 117 | 548 | 176 | .305 | .352 | .657 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Stan Bahnsen | 11 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6.14 | 1.682 | |||
| Doug Bair | 45 | 0 | 83.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 8 | 68 | 57 | 3.46 | 1.621 | |||
| Vida Blue | 38 | 38 | 279.7 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 0 | 157 | 86 | 3.83 | 1.323 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 43 | 12 | 127.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 55 | 49 | 2.96 | 1.276 | |||
| Steve Dunning | 6 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3.93 | 1.475 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 7 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 9.69 | 1.885 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 40 | 0 | 60.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 2.98 | 1.227 | |||
| Matt Keough | 7 | 6 | 42.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 4.85 | 1.429 | |||
| Bob Lacey | 64 | 0 | 121.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | 69 | 43 | 3.03 | 1.175 | |||
| Rick Langford | 37 | 31 | 208.3 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 0 | 141 | 73 | 4.02 | 1.421 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 4 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5.02 | 1.608 | |||
| Doc Medich | 26 | 25 | 147.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 74 | 49 | 4.69 | 1.381 | |||
| Craig Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.94 | 1.930 | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 5 | 3 | 13.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1.54 | 2.044 | |||
| Jeff Newman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Mike Norris | 16 | 12 | 77.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 4.77 | 1.397 | |||
| Pablo Torrealba | 41 | 10 | 116.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 51 | 38 | 2.62 | 1.414 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 4.44 | 1.293 | |||
| Jim Umbarger | 12 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 6.55 | 2.045 | |||
| Team Totals | 410 | 161 | 1436.7 | 63 | 98 | .391 | 26 | 788 | 560 | 4.05 | 1.405 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Manny Sanguillen | 152 |
| At Bats | Manny Sanguillen | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Manny Sanguillen | 601 |
| Batting Average | Mitchell Page | .307 |
| On-Base % | Mitchell Page | .405 |
| Slugging % | Mitchell Page | .521 |
| OPS | Mitchell Page | .926 |
| Runs | Mitchell Page | 85 |
| Hits | Manny Sanguillen | 157 |
| Total Bases | Mitchell Page | 261 |
| Doubles | Mitchell Page | 28 |
| Triples | Mitchell Page | 8 |
| Home Runs | Wayne Gross | 22 |
| RBI | Mitchell Page | 75 |
| Walks | Wayne Gross | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Armas | 99 |
| Stolen Bases | Mitchell Page | 42 |
| Caught Stealing | Rodney Scott | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rob Picciolo | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tony Armas | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Earl Williams | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vida Blue | 14 |
| Losses | Vida Blue and Rick Langford | 19 |
| Saves | Doug Bair | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Doc Medich | .625 |
| ERA | Vida Blue | 3.83 |
| WHIP | Vida Blue | 1.323 |
| Innings Pitched | Vida Blue | 279.7 |
| Games | Bob Lacey | 64 |
| Games Started | Vida Blue | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Vida Blue | 157 |
| Complete Games | Vida Blue | 16 |
| Shutouts | Vida Blue, Rick Langford, and Mike Norris | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Vida Blue | 1184 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vida Blue | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Vida Blue | 284 |
| Walks Allowed | Vida Blue | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vida Blue | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Vida Blue | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Vida Blue | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Vida Blue | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Norris and Jim Umbarger | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Vida Blue | 17 |
