1984 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1984 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 738 runs and belted 158 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Kingman, who led the team with 35 home runs and 118 RBI. Carney Lansford led the team with 179 hits for a .300 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 66 stolen bases.
The team allowed 796 runs and had a team ERA of 4.49. Ray Burris led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 93 strikeouts. Bill Caudill led the team with 36 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Bochte | 1B | 148 | 469 | 58 | 124 | 5 | 52 | 2 | .333 | .345 | .678 | .264 |
| Donnie Hill | SS | 73 | 174 | 21 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .249 | .299 | .548 | .230 |
| Steve Kiefer | SS | 23 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .209 | .300 | .509 | .175 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 151 | 597 | 70 | 179 | 14 | 74 | 9 | .342 | .439 | .781 | .300 |
| Dan Meyer | 1B | 20 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .545 | .863 | .318 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 116 | 365 | 50 | 89 | 6 | 43 | 8 | .356 | .351 | .707 | .244 |
| Tony Phillips | 2B | 154 | 451 | 62 | 120 | 4 | 37 | 10 | .325 | .359 | .684 | .266 |
| Mark Wagner | SS | 83 | 87 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .284 | .310 | .594 | .230 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Almon | OF | 106 | 211 | 24 | 47 | 7 | 16 | 5 | .253 | .374 | .627 | .223 |
| Mike Davis | OF | 134 | 382 | 47 | 88 | 9 | 46 | 14 | .285 | .364 | .649 | .230 |
| Garry Hancock | OF | 51 | 60 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .217 | .250 | .467 | .217 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 142 | 502 | 113 | 147 | 16 | 58 | 66 | .399 | .458 | .857 | .293 |
| Davey Lopes | OF | 72 | 230 | 32 | 59 | 9 | 36 | 12 | .343 | .430 | .773 | .257 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 153 | 559 | 93 | 143 | 33 | 88 | 4 | .342 | .472 | .814 | .256 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Essian | C | 63 | 136 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .348 | .346 | .694 | .235 |
| Mike Heath | C | 140 | 475 | 49 | 118 | 13 | 64 | 7 | .287 | .396 | .683 | .248 |
| Mickey Tettleton | C | 33 | 76 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .352 | .355 | .707 | .263 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Burroughs | DH | 58 | 71 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .367 | .310 | .677 | .211 |
| Dave Kingman | DH | 147 | 549 | 68 | 147 | 35 | 118 | 2 | .321 | .505 | .826 | .268 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5457 | 738 | 1415 | 158 | 697 | 145 | .325 | .404 | .729 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Keith Atherton | 57 | 0 | 104 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2 | 58 | 39 | 4.33 | 1.433 | |||
| Jeff Bettendorf | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4.66 | 1.443 | |||
| Tom Burgmeier | 17 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2.35 | 1.000 | |||
| Ray Burris | 34 | 28 | 211.7 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 93 | 90 | 3.15 | 1.337 | |||
| Bill Caudill | 68 | 0 | 96.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 36 | 89 | 31 | 2.71 | 1.121 | |||
| Chris Codiroli | 28 | 14 | 89.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 44 | 34 | 5.84 | 1.624 | |||
| Tim Conroy | 38 | 14 | 93 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 69 | 63 | 5.32 | 1.559 | |||
| Garry Hancock | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Gorman Heimueller | 6 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6.14 | 1.905 | |||
| Jeff Jones | 13 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 3.55 | 1.303 | |||
| Bill Krueger | 26 | 24 | 142 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 61 | 85 | 4.75 | 1.697 | |||
| Rick Langford | 3 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.31 | 1.954 | |||
| Dave Leiper | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.429 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 33 | 30 | 179.7 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 63 | 71 | 4.76 | 1.541 | |||
| Chuck Rainey | 16 | 0 | 30.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 6.75 | 1.954 | |||
| Lary Sorensen | 46 | 21 | 183.3 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 1 | 63 | 44 | 4.91 | 1.549 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27.00 | 5.217 | |||
| Mark Wagner | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 1.765 | |||
| Mike Warren | 24 | 12 | 90 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 61 | 44 | 4.90 | 1.644 | |||
| Curt Young | 20 | 17 | 108.7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 4.06 | 1.371 | |||
| Team Totals | 444 | 162 | 1430.1 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 44 | 695 | 592 | 4.49 | 1.501 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tony Phillips | 154 |
| At Bats | Carney Lansford | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Carney Lansford | 651 |
| Batting Average | Carney Lansford | .300 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .399 |
| Slugging % | Dave Kingman | .505 |
| OPS | Rickey Henderson | .857 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 113 |
| Hits | Carney Lansford | 179 |
| Total Bases | Dave Kingman | 277 |
| Doubles | Carney Lansford | 31 |
| Triples | Mike Heath and Carney Lansford | 5 |
| Home Runs | Dave Kingman | 35 |
| RBI | Dave Kingman | 118 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Kingman | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 66 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tony Phillips | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dave Kingman | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dwayne Murphy | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Burris | 13 |
| Losses | Steve McCatty | 14 |
| Saves | Bill Caudill | 36 |
| Won-Loss % | Curt Young | .692 |
| ERA | Ray Burris | 3.15 |
| WHIP | Ray Burris | 1.337 |
| Innings Pitched | Ray Burris | 211.7 |
| Games | Bill Caudill | 68 |
| Games Started | Steve McCatty | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Burris | 93 |
| Complete Games | Ray Burris | 5 |
| Shutouts | Ray Burris and Curt Young | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Ray Burris | 900 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Ray Burris | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve McCatty | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ray Burris | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Ray Burris | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Tim Conroy | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ray Burris and Curt Young | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bill Krueger | 23 |
