1981 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1981 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 64-45. They scored 458 runs and belted 104 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Tony Armas, who led the team with 22 home runs and 76 RBI. Rickey Henderson led the team with 135 hits for a .319 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 56 stolen bases.
The team allowed 403 runs and had a team ERA of 3.30. Steve McCatty led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 91 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Shooty Babitt | 2B | 54 | 156 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 5 | .314 | .301 | .615 | .256 |
| Jeff Cox | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brian Doyle | 2B | 17 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .146 | .125 | .271 | .125 |
| Keith Drumright | 2B | 31 | 86 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .319 | .326 | .645 | .291 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 82 | 243 | 29 | 50 | 10 | 31 | 2 | .304 | .366 | .670 | .206 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3B | 15 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .396 | .696 | 1.092 | .370 |
| Dave McKay | 3B | 79 | 224 | 25 | 59 | 4 | 21 | 4 | .313 | .375 | .688 | .263 |
| Kelvin Moore | 1B | 14 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .327 | .362 | .689 | .255 |
| Rob Picciolo | SS | 82 | 179 | 23 | 48 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .290 | .397 | .687 | .268 |
| Dave Revering | 1B | 31 | 87 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .320 | .333 | .653 | .230 |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 54 | 171 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .246 | .275 | .521 | .205 |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 66 | 145 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .269 | .221 | .490 | .193 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Armas | OF | 109 | 440 | 51 | 115 | 22 | 76 | 5 | .294 | .480 | .774 | .261 |
| Rick Bosetti | OF | 9 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .105 | .332 | .105 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 108 | 423 | 89 | 135 | 6 | 35 | 56 | .408 | .437 | .845 | .319 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 107 | 390 | 58 | 98 | 15 | 60 | 10 | .369 | .408 | .777 | .251 |
| Jim Nettles | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Patterson | OF | 12 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .478 | .878 | .348 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Heath | C | 84 | 301 | 26 | 71 | 8 | 30 | 3 | .269 | .346 | .615 | .236 |
| Bob Kearney | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jeff Newman | C | 68 | 216 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .260 | .329 | .589 | .231 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mark Budaska | DH | 9 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .188 | .438 | .156 |
| Mike Davis | DH | 17 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .100 | .236 | .050 |
| Tim Hosley | DH | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .174 | .238 | .412 | .095 |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 84 | 273 | 40 | 71 | 17 | 59 | 5 | .329 | .476 | .805 | .260 |
| Mitchell Page | DH | 34 | 92 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 2 | .200 | .283 | .483 | .141 |
| Jimmy Sexton | DH | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3677 | 458 | 910 | 104 | 430 | 98 | .308 | .379 | .687 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Beard | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2.77 | 1.000 | |||
| Rich Bordi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Ed Figueroa | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.40 | 1.687 | |||
| Dave Heaverlo | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.59 | 1.754 | |||
| Jeff Jones | 33 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 43 | 40 | 3.39 | 1.492 | |||
| Matt Keough | 19 | 19 | 140.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 60 | 45 | 3.40 | 1.212 | |||
| Brian Kingman | 18 | 15 | 100.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 3.95 | 1.436 | |||
| Rick Langford | 24 | 24 | 195.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 84 | 58 | 2.99 | 1.270 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 22 | 22 | 185.7 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0 | 91 | 61 | 2.33 | 1.082 | |||
| Bo McLaughlin | 11 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11.57 | 2.222 | |||
| Craig Minetto | 8 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.70 | 1.642 | |||
| Mike Norris | 23 | 23 | 172.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 78 | 63 | 3.75 | 1.204 | |||
| Bob Owchinko | 29 | 0 | 39.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 3.20 | 1.349 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 16 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 46 | 25 | 3.18 | 1.216 | |||
| Team Totals | 221 | 109 | 993 | 64 | 45 | .587 | 10 | 505 | 370 | 3.30 | 1.262 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Armas | 109 |
| At Bats | Tony Armas | 440 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rickey Henderson | 493 |
| Batting Average | Rickey Henderson | .319 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .408 |
| Slugging % | Tony Armas | .480 |
| OPS | Rickey Henderson | .845 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 89 |
| Hits | Rickey Henderson | 135 |
| Total Bases | Tony Armas | 211 |
| Doubles | Tony Armas | 24 |
| Triples | Rickey Henderson | 7 |
| Home Runs | Tony Armas | 22 |
| RBI | Tony Armas | 76 |
| Walks | Dwayne Murphy | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Armas | 115 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 56 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rob Picciolo | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cliff Johnson | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Heath | 9 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve McCatty | 14 |
| Losses | Rick Langford | 10 |
| Saves | Dave Beard and Jeff Jones | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve McCatty | .667 |
| ERA | Steve McCatty | 2.33 |
| WHIP | Steve McCatty | 1.082 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Langford | 195.3 |
| Games | Jeff Jones | 33 |
| Games Started | Rick Langford | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Steve McCatty | 91 |
| Complete Games | Rick Langford | 18 |
| Shutouts | Steve McCatty | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Langford | 823 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Norris | 72 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Langford | 190 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Norris | 63 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Norris | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Langford | 30 |
| Triples Allowed | Matt Keough and Rick Langford | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Norris | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Norris | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Langford | 15 |
