1983 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 74-88. They scored 708 runs and belted 121 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. Davey Lopes and Dwayne Murphy were tied for the team lead in home runs with 17. Dwayne Murphy knocked in 75 runs. Rickey Henderson led the team with 150 hits for a .292 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 108 stolen bases.
The team allowed 782 runs and had a team ERA of 4.35. Chris Codiroli led the team with 12 wins. Tim Conroy led the team with 112 strikeouts. Dave Beard led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Almon | SS | 143 | 451 | 45 | 120 | 4 | 63 | 26 | .302 | .361 | .663 | .266 |
| Marshall Brant | 1B | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Wayne Gross | 1B | 137 | 339 | 34 | 79 | 12 | 44 | 3 | .311 | .392 | .703 | .233 |
| Donnie Hill | SS | 53 | 158 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .280 | .348 | .628 | .266 |
| Dave Hudgens | 1B | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 80 | 299 | 43 | 92 | 10 | 45 | 3 | .357 | .475 | .832 | .308 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 147 | 494 | 64 | 137 | 17 | 67 | 22 | .341 | .423 | .764 | .277 |
| Dan Meyer | 1B | 69 | 169 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .268 | .260 | .528 | .189 |
| Kelvin Moore | 1B | 41 | 124 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 2 | .272 | .363 | .635 | .210 |
| Tony Phillips | SS | 148 | 412 | 54 | 102 | 4 | 35 | 16 | .327 | .320 | .647 | .248 |
| Luis Quinones | 2B | 19 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .205 | .286 | .491 | .190 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Davis | OF | 128 | 443 | 61 | 122 | 8 | 62 | 32 | .322 | .402 | .724 | .275 |
| Garry Hancock | OF | 101 | 256 | 29 | 70 | 8 | 30 | 2 | .289 | .418 | .707 | .273 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 145 | 513 | 105 | 150 | 9 | 48 | 108 | .414 | .421 | .835 | .292 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 130 | 471 | 55 | 107 | 17 | 75 | 7 | .314 | .380 | .694 | .227 |
| Rick Peters | OF | 55 | 178 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 4 | .327 | .326 | .653 | .287 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Darryl Cias | C | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .389 | .789 | .333 |
| Mike Heath | C | 96 | 345 | 45 | 97 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .318 | .383 | .701 | .281 |
| Bob Kearney | C | 108 | 298 | 33 | 76 | 8 | 32 | 1 | .312 | .372 | .684 | .255 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Burroughs | DH | 121 | 401 | 43 | 108 | 10 | 56 | 0 | .341 | .387 | .728 | .269 |
| Rusty McNealy | DH | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mitchell Page | DH | 57 | 79 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .341 | .278 | .619 | .241 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5516 | 708 | 1447 | 121 | 662 | 235 | .324 | .381 | .705 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Keith Atherton | 29 | 0 | 68.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 2.77 | 1.113 | |||
| Steve Baker | 35 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 4.33 | 1.574 | |||
| Dave Beard | 43 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 5.61 | 1.492 | |||
| Bert Bradley | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.48 | 2.169 | |||
| Tom Burgmeier | 49 | 0 | 96 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 39 | 32 | 2.81 | 1.260 | |||
| Ben Callahan | 4 | 2 | 9.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12.54 | 2.473 | |||
| Chris Codiroli | 37 | 31 | 205.7 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 85 | 72 | 4.46 | 1.361 | |||
| Tim Conroy | 39 | 18 | 162.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 112 | 98 | 3.94 | 1.473 | |||
| Ed Farmer | 5 | 1 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.456 | |||
| Wayne Gross | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.304 | |||
| Gorman Heimueller | 16 | 14 | 83.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 4.41 | 1.458 | |||
| Jeff Jones | 13 | 1 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 5.76 | 1.717 | |||
| Matt Keough | 14 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 5.52 | 1.841 | |||
| Bill Krueger | 17 | 16 | 109.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 58 | 53 | 3.61 | 1.431 | |||
| Rick Langford | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12.15 | 2.650 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 38 | 24 | 167 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5 | 65 | 82 | 3.99 | 1.425 | |||
| Mike Norris | 16 | 16 | 88.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 63 | 36 | 3.76 | 1.172 | |||
| Mark Smith | 8 | 1 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6.75 | 2.041 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 51 | 15 | 144.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 4 | 62 | 50 | 4.04 | 1.424 | |||
| Mike Warren | 12 | 9 | 65.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 4.11 | 1.050 | |||
| Rich Wortham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Curt Young | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16.00 | 2.444 | |||
| Team Totals | 449 | 162 | 1454.4 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 33 | 719 | 626 | 4.35 | 1.436 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Phillips | 148 |
| At Bats | Rickey Henderson | 513 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rickey Henderson | 622 |
| Batting Average | Rickey Henderson | .292 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .414 |
| Slugging % | Davey Lopes | .423 |
| OPS | Rickey Henderson | .835 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 105 |
| Hits | Rickey Henderson | 150 |
| Total Bases | Rickey Henderson | 216 |
| Doubles | Bill Almon | 29 |
| Triples | Rickey Henderson | 7 |
| Home Runs | Davey Lopes and Dwayne Murphy | 17 |
| RBI | Dwayne Murphy | 75 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Dwayne Murphy | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 108 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tony Phillips | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bill Almon | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jeff Burroughs and Dwayne Murphy | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Chris Codiroli | 12 |
| Losses | Chris Codiroli | 12 |
| Saves | Dave Beard | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Underwood | .563 |
| ERA | Tim Conroy | 3.94 |
| WHIP | Chris Codiroli | 1.361 |
| Innings Pitched | Chris Codiroli | 205.7 |
| Games | Tom Underwood | 51 |
| Games Started | Chris Codiroli | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Tim Conroy | 112 |
| Complete Games | Chris Codiroli | 7 |
| Shutouts | Chris Codiroli and Steve McCatty | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Chris Codiroli | 884 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chris Codiroli | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Chris Codiroli | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Tim Conroy | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chris Codiroli and Tim Conroy | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Chris Codiroli | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Steve McCatty | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Tim Conroy | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chris Codiroli | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Underwood | 20 |
