1979 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 54-108. They scored 573 runs and belted 108 home runs to go along with a .239 batting average. Jeff Newman provided the power for the team with 22 homers. The offense was powered by Dave Revering, who led the team with 77 RBI and 136 hits. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 860 runs and had a team ERA of 4.78. Rick Langford led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 101 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Chalk | 2B | 66 | 212 | 15 | 47 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .317 | .278 | .595 | .222 |
| Mike Edwards | 2B | 122 | 400 | 35 | 93 | 1 | 23 | 10 | .263 | .280 | .543 | .233 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 138 | 442 | 54 | 99 | 14 | 50 | 4 | .332 | .367 | .699 | .224 |
| Mario Guerrero | SS | 46 | 166 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .253 | .259 | .512 | .229 |
| Mickey Klutts | SS | 24 | 73 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .262 | .288 | .550 | .192 |
| Rob Picciolo | SS | 115 | 348 | 37 | 88 | 2 | 27 | 2 | .261 | .328 | .589 | .253 |
| Milt Ramirez | 3B | 28 | 62 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .210 | .410 | .161 |
| Dave Revering | 1B | 125 | 472 | 63 | 136 | 19 | 77 | 1 | .334 | .483 | .817 | .288 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Armas | OF | 80 | 278 | 29 | 69 | 11 | 34 | 1 | .290 | .421 | .711 | .248 |
| Derek Bryant | OF | 39 | 106 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .246 | .217 | .463 | .179 |
| Glenn Burke | OF | 23 | 89 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .247 | .258 | .505 | .213 |
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 30 | 91 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .237 | .275 | .512 | .187 |
| Mike Heath | OF | 74 | 258 | 19 | 66 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .304 | .322 | .626 | .256 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 89 | 351 | 49 | 96 | 1 | 26 | 33 | .338 | .336 | .674 | .274 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 121 | 388 | 57 | 99 | 11 | 40 | 15 | .387 | .387 | .774 | .255 |
| Larry Murray | OF | 105 | 226 | 25 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 6 | .275 | .279 | .554 | .186 |
| Joe Wallis | OF | 23 | 78 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .247 | .205 | .452 | .141 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Essian | C | 98 | 313 | 34 | 76 | 8 | 40 | 0 | .295 | .371 | .666 | .243 |
| Jeff Newman | C | 143 | 516 | 53 | 119 | 22 | 71 | 2 | .267 | .399 | .666 | .231 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mitchell Page | DH | 133 | 478 | 51 | 118 | 9 | 42 | 17 | .323 | .335 | .658 | .247 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5348 | 573 | 1276 | 108 | 541 | 104 | .298 | .346 | .644 | .239 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Hamilton | 40 | 7 | 82.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5 | 52 | 43 | 3.70 | 1.487 | |||
| Dave Heaverlo | 62 | 0 | 85.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 4.20 | 1.622 | |||
| John Henry Johnson | 14 | 13 | 84.7 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 50 | 36 | 4.36 | 1.476 | |||
| Matt Keough | 30 | 28 | 176.7 | 2 | 17 | .105 | 0 | 95 | 78 | 5.04 | 1.686 | |||
| Brian Kingman | 18 | 17 | 112.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 58 | 33 | 4.31 | 1.295 | |||
| Bob Lacey | 42 | 0 | 47.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 5.85 | 1.887 | |||
| Rick Langford | 34 | 29 | 218.7 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 0 | 101 | 57 | 4.28 | 1.326 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 31 | 23 | 185.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 87 | 80 | 4.22 | 1.546 | |||
| Craig Minetto | 36 | 13 | 118.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 64 | 58 | 5.55 | 1.598 | |||
| Mike Morgan | 13 | 13 | 77.3 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 5.94 | 1.966 | |||
| Mike Norris | 29 | 18 | 146.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 96 | 94 | 4.80 | 1.640 | |||
| Jim Todd | 51 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | 26 | 51 | 6.56 | 1.963 | |||
| Alan Wirth | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Team Totals | 405 | 162 | 1429.5 | 54 | 108 | .333 | 20 | 726 | 654 | 4.78 | 1.581 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeff Newman | 143 |
| At Bats | Jeff Newman | 516 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jeff Newman | 552 |
| Batting Average | Dave Revering | .288 |
| On-Base % | Dave Revering | .334 |
| Slugging % | Dave Revering | .483 |
| OPS | Dave Revering | .817 |
| Runs | Dave Revering | 63 |
| Hits | Dave Revering | 136 |
| Total Bases | Dave Revering | 228 |
| Doubles | Dave Revering | 25 |
| Triples | Dave Revering | 5 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Newman | 22 |
| RBI | Dave Revering | 77 |
| Walks | Dwayne Murphy | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Mitchell Page | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Mitchell Page | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dwayne Murphy | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jim Essian | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jeff Newman | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Langford | 12 |
| Losses | Matt Keough | 17 |
| Saves | Dave Heaverlo | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Brian Kingman | .533 |
| ERA | Steve McCatty | 4.22 |
| WHIP | Rick Langford | 1.326 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Langford | 218.7 |
| Games | Dave Heaverlo | 62 |
| Games Started | Rick Langford | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Langford | 101 |
| Complete Games | Rick Langford | 14 |
| Shutouts | Matt Keough, Brian Kingman, and Rick Langford | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Langford | 934 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Langford | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Langford | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Norris | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Langford | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Langford | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Craig Minetto | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Rick Langford | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve McCatty | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Matt Keough | 17 |
