1980 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1980 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 686 runs and belted 137 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Tony Armas, who led the team with 35 home runs and 109 RBI. Rickey Henderson led the team with 179 hits for a .303 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 100 stolen bases.
The team allowed 642 runs and had a team ERA of 3.49. Mike Norris led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 180 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Cox | 2B | 59 | 169 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .273 | .231 | .504 | .213 |
| Mike Edwards | 2B | 46 | 59 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .237 | .487 | .237 |
| Orlando Gonzalez | 1B | 25 | 70 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .329 | .243 | .572 | .243 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 113 | 366 | 45 | 103 | 14 | 61 | 5 | .355 | .467 | .822 | .281 |
| Mario Guerrero | SS | 116 | 381 | 32 | 91 | 2 | 23 | 3 | .273 | .307 | .580 | .239 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3B | 75 | 197 | 20 | 53 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .313 | .401 | .714 | .269 |
| Dave McKay | 2B | 123 | 295 | 29 | 72 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .283 | .315 | .598 | .244 |
| Jeff Newman | 1B | 127 | 438 | 37 | 102 | 15 | 56 | 3 | .273 | .384 | .657 | .233 |
| Rob Picciolo | SS | 95 | 271 | 32 | 65 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .245 | .343 | .588 | .240 |
| Dave Revering | 1B | 106 | 376 | 48 | 109 | 15 | 62 | 1 | .344 | .492 | .836 | .290 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Armas | OF | 158 | 628 | 87 | 175 | 35 | 109 | 5 | .310 | .500 | .810 | .279 |
| Mike Davis | OF | 51 | 95 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .262 | .284 | .546 | .211 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 158 | 591 | 111 | 179 | 9 | 53 | 100 | .420 | .399 | .819 | .303 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 159 | 573 | 86 | 157 | 13 | 68 | 26 | .384 | .380 | .764 | .274 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Essian | C | 87 | 285 | 19 | 66 | 5 | 29 | 1 | .302 | .323 | .625 | .232 |
| Mike Heath | C | 92 | 305 | 27 | 74 | 1 | 33 | 3 | .280 | .298 | .578 | .243 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Cosey | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 | |
| Randy Elliott | DH | 14 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .205 | .355 | .128 |
| Mitchell Page | DH | 110 | 348 | 58 | 85 | 17 | 51 | 14 | .311 | .443 | .754 | .244 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5495 | 686 | 1424 | 137 | 635 | 175 | .316 | .385 | .702 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Beard | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3.38 | 1.188 | |||
| Rich Bordi | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Ernie Camacho | 5 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6.94 | 2.137 | |||
| Dave Hamilton | 21 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 11.40 | 2.400 | |||
| Jeff Jones | 35 | 0 | 44.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2.84 | 1.309 | |||
| Matt Keough | 34 | 32 | 250 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 121 | 94 | 2.92 | 1.248 | |||
| Brian Kingman | 32 | 30 | 211.3 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 0 | 116 | 82 | 3.83 | 1.377 | |||
| Bob Lacey | 47 | 1 | 79.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 45 | 21 | 2.94 | 1.117 | |||
| Rick Langford | 35 | 33 | 290 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 0 | 102 | 64 | 3.26 | 1.172 | |||
| Rick Lysander | 5 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7.90 | 2.044 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 33 | 31 | 221.7 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 114 | 99 | 3.86 | 1.358 | |||
| Craig Minetto | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7.88 | 1.750 | |||
| Mike Norris | 33 | 33 | 284.3 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 0 | 180 | 83 | 2.53 | 1.048 | |||
| Mark Souza | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.71 | 2.000 | |||
| Alan Wirth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 308 | 162 | 1471.7 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 769 | 521 | 3.49 | 1.269 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dwayne Murphy | 159 |
| At Bats | Tony Armas | 628 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rickey Henderson | 722 |
| Batting Average | Rickey Henderson | .303 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .420 |
| Slugging % | Tony Armas | .500 |
| OPS | Rickey Henderson | .819 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 111 |
| Hits | Rickey Henderson | 179 |
| Total Bases | Tony Armas | 314 |
| Doubles | Rickey Henderson | 22 |
| Triples | Tony Armas | 8 |
| Home Runs | Tony Armas | 35 |
| RBI | Tony Armas | 109 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 117 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Armas | 128 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 100 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dwayne Murphy | 22 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Wayne Gross and Mario Guerrero | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tony Armas | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Norris | 22 |
| Losses | Brian Kingman | 20 |
| Saves | Bob Lacey | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Norris | .710 |
| ERA | Mike Norris | 2.53 |
| WHIP | Mike Norris | 1.048 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Langford | 290 |
| Games | Bob Lacey | 47 |
| Games Started | Rick Langford and Mike Norris | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Norris | 180 |
| Complete Games | Rick Langford | 28 |
| Shutouts | Matt Keough and Rick Langford | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Langford | 1166 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Langford | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Langford | 276 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve McCatty | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Langford | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Langford | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Matt Keough and Rick Langford | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Matt Keough | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve McCatty | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Langford | 23 |
