1982 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1982 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 68-94. They scored 691 runs and belted 149 home runs to go along with a .236 batting average. Tony Armas provided the power for the team with 28 homers. Dwayne Murphy was the best run producer with 94 RBI. Rickey Henderson led the team with 143 hits for a .267 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 130 stolen bases.
The team allowed 819 runs and had a team ERA of 4.54. Matt Keough and Rick Langford were tied for the team lead in wins with 11. Mike Norris racked up 83 strkeouts to lead the team. Dave Beard led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Bell | 3B | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .444 | .777 | .333 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 129 | 386 | 43 | 97 | 9 | 41 | 3 | .342 | .358 | .700 | .251 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3B | 55 | 157 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .222 | .229 | .451 | .178 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 128 | 450 | 58 | 109 | 11 | 42 | 28 | .304 | .371 | .675 | .242 |
| Dave McKay | 2B | 78 | 212 | 25 | 42 | 4 | 17 | 6 | .235 | .283 | .518 | .198 |
| Dan Meyer | 1B | 120 | 383 | 28 | 92 | 8 | 59 | 1 | .271 | .363 | .634 | .240 |
| Kelvin Moore | 1B | 21 | 67 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .358 | .608 | .224 |
| Tony Phillips | SS | 40 | 81 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .326 | .284 | .610 | .210 |
| Rob Picciolo | SS | 18 | 49 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .240 | .245 | .485 | .224 |
| Joe Rudi | 1B | 71 | 193 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .301 | .332 | .633 | .212 |
| Jimmy Sexton | SS | 69 | 139 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 16 | .289 | .317 | .606 | .245 |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 33 | 101 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .190 | .277 | .467 | .168 |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 101 | 228 | 33 | 44 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .287 | .250 | .537 | .193 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Armas | OF | 138 | 536 | 58 | 125 | 28 | 89 | 2 | .275 | .433 | .708 | .233 |
| Rick Bosetti | OF | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Darrell Brown | OF | 8 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .368 | .444 | .812 | .333 |
| Mike Davis | OF | 23 | 75 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .416 | .493 | .909 | .400 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 149 | 536 | 119 | 143 | 10 | 51 | 130 | .398 | .382 | .780 | .267 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 151 | 543 | 84 | 129 | 27 | 94 | 26 | .349 | .418 | .767 | .238 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Heath | C | 101 | 318 | 43 | 77 | 3 | 39 | 8 | .298 | .352 | .650 | .242 |
| Bob Kearney | C | 22 | 71 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .218 | .211 | .429 | .169 |
| Jeff Newman | C | 72 | 251 | 19 | 50 | 6 | 30 | 0 | .240 | .315 | .555 | .199 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Burroughs | DH | 113 | 285 | 42 | 79 | 16 | 48 | 1 | .372 | .505 | .877 | .277 |
| Danny Goodwin | DH | 17 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .236 | .404 | .640 | .212 |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 73 | 214 | 19 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .324 | .383 | .707 | .238 |
| Mitchell Page | DH | 31 | 78 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | .333 | .474 | .807 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5448 | 691 | 1286 | 149 | 659 | 232 | .307 | .367 | .674 | .236 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fernando Arroyo | 10 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5.24 | 1.345 | |||
| Steve Baker | 5 | 3 | 25.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4.56 | 1.323 | |||
| Dave Beard | 54 | 2 | 91.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 11 | 73 | 35 | 3.44 | 1.309 | |||
| Chris Codiroli | 3 | 3 | 16.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4.32 | 1.198 | |||
| Tim Conroy | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 3.55 | 1.502 | |||
| John D'Acquisto | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5.29 | 1.706 | |||
| Preston Hanna | 23 | 2 | 48.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 5.59 | 1.801 | |||
| Jeff Jones | 18 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 5.11 | 1.892 | |||
| Matt Keough | 34 | 34 | 209.3 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 0 | 75 | 101 | 5.72 | 1.596 | |||
| Brian Kingman | 23 | 20 | 122.7 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 1 | 46 | 57 | 4.48 | 1.532 | |||
| Dennis Kinney | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.31 | 3.023 | |||
| Rick Langford | 32 | 31 | 237.3 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 79 | 49 | 4.21 | 1.323 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 21 | 20 | 128.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 66 | 70 | 3.99 | 1.507 | |||
| Bo McLaughlin | 21 | 2 | 48.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4.84 | 1.615 | |||
| Mike Norris | 28 | 28 | 166.3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 0 | 83 | 84 | 4.76 | 1.431 | |||
| Bob Owchinko | 54 | 0 | 102 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | 67 | 52 | 5.21 | 1.598 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 56 | 10 | 153 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 7 | 79 | 68 | 3.29 | 1.333 | |||
| Team Totals | 401 | 162 | 1455.9 | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | 697 | 648 | 4.54 | 1.479 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dwayne Murphy | 151 |
| At Bats | Dwayne Murphy | 543 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dwayne Murphy | 660 |
| Batting Average | Rickey Henderson | .267 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .398 |
| Slugging % | Tony Armas | .433 |
| OPS | Rickey Henderson | .780 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 119 |
| Hits | Rickey Henderson | 143 |
| Total Bases | Tony Armas | 232 |
| Doubles | Rickey Henderson | 24 |
| Triples | Mike Heath and Rickey Henderson | 4 |
| Home Runs | Tony Armas | 28 |
| RBI | Dwayne Murphy | 94 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 116 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Armas | 128 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 130 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 42 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dwayne Murphy | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tony Armas and Dwayne Murphy | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Tony Armas and Davey Lopes | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Matt Keough and Rick Langford | 11 |
| Losses | Matt Keough | 18 |
| Saves | Dave Beard | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Underwood | .625 |
| ERA | Rick Langford | 4.21 |
| WHIP | Rick Langford | 1.323 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Langford | 237.3 |
| Games | Tom Underwood | 56 |
| Games Started | Matt Keough | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Norris | 83 |
| Complete Games | Rick Langford | 15 |
| Shutouts | Matt Keough and Rick Langford | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Langford | 1006 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Matt Keough | 133 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Langford | 265 |
| Walks Allowed | Matt Keough | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Matt Keough | 38 |
| Doubles Allowed | Matt Keough | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Tom Underwood | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Matt Keough | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Brian Kingman | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Langford | 20 |
