1985 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 757 runs and belted 155 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Kingman, who led the team with 30 home runs and 91 RBI. Alfredo Griffin led the team with 166 hits for a .270 average.
The team allowed 787 runs and had a team ERA of 4.41. Chris Codiroli led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 111 strikeouts. Jay Howell led the team with 29 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | 1B | 111 | 343 | 48 | 92 | 14 | 52 | 2 | .359 | .440 | .799 | .268 |
| Bruce Bochte | 1B | 137 | 424 | 48 | 125 | 14 | 60 | 3 | .367 | .439 | .806 | .295 |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 76 | 77 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .319 | .338 | .657 | .208 |
| Alfredo Griffin | SS | 162 | 614 | 75 | 166 | 2 | 64 | 24 | .290 | .332 | .622 | .270 |
| Donnie Hill | 2B | 123 | 393 | 45 | 112 | 3 | 48 | 9 | .321 | .351 | .672 | .285 |
| Steve Kiefer | 3B | 40 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .203 | .288 | .491 | .197 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 98 | 401 | 51 | 111 | 13 | 46 | 2 | .311 | .429 | .740 | .277 |
| Tony Phillips | 3B | 42 | 161 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 17 | 3 | .331 | .453 | .784 | .280 |
| Rob Picciolo | 3B | 71 | 102 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .288 | .324 | .612 | .275 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Canseco | OF | 29 | 96 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .330 | .490 | .820 | .302 |
| Dave Collins | OF | 112 | 379 | 52 | 95 | 4 | 29 | 29 | .303 | .346 | .649 | .251 |
| Mike Davis | OF | 154 | 547 | 92 | 157 | 24 | 82 | 24 | .348 | .484 | .832 | .287 |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 85 | 193 | 25 | 58 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .358 | .420 | .778 | .301 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 152 | 523 | 77 | 122 | 20 | 59 | 4 | .340 | .400 | .740 | .233 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Heath | C | 138 | 436 | 71 | 109 | 13 | 55 | 7 | .313 | .408 | .721 | .250 |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .364 | .793 | .273 |
| Mickey Tettleton | C | 78 | 211 | 23 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .344 | .351 | .695 | .251 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dave Kingman | DH | 158 | 592 | 66 | 141 | 30 | 91 | 3 | .309 | .417 | .726 | .238 |
| Dan Meyer | DH | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5581 | 757 | 1475 | 155 | 690 | 117 | .322 | .401 | .723 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Keith Atherton | 56 | 0 | 104.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 77 | 42 | 4.30 | 1.251 | |||
| Tim Birtsas | 29 | 25 | 141.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 94 | 91 | 4.01 | 1.522 | |||
| Chris Codiroli | 37 | 37 | 226 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 111 | 78 | 4.46 | 1.354 | |||
| Tim Conroy | 16 | 2 | 25.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 4.26 | 1.462 | |||
| Jay Howell | 63 | 0 | 98 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 29 | 68 | 31 | 2.85 | 1.316 | |||
| Tommy John | 11 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 6.19 | 1.646 | |||
| Jeff Kaiser | 15 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 14.58 | 2.695 | |||
| Bill Krueger | 32 | 23 | 151.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 56 | 69 | 4.52 | 1.547 | |||
| Rick Langford | 23 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 3.51 | 1.271 | |||
| Steve McCatty | 30 | 9 | 85.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 36 | 41 | 5.57 | 1.587 | |||
| Steve Mura | 23 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 4.12 | 1.375 | |||
| Steve Ontiveros | 39 | 0 | 74.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 8 | 36 | 19 | 1.93 | 0.857 | |||
| Jose Rijo | 12 | 9 | 63.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 65 | 28 | 3.53 | 1.334 | |||
| Don Sutton | 29 | 29 | 194.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 91 | 51 | 3.89 | 1.261 | |||
| Tom Tellmann | 11 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5.06 | 1.972 | |||
| Mike Warren | 16 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 48 | 38 | 6.61 | 1.837 | |||
| Curt Young | 19 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 7.24 | 1.717 | |||
| Team Totals | 461 | 162 | 1453 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 41 | 785 | 607 | 4.41 | 1.416 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Alfredo Griffin | 162 |
| At Bats | Alfredo Griffin | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Kingman | 666 |
| Batting Average | Mike Davis | .287 |
| On-Base % | Mike Davis | .348 |
| Slugging % | Mike Davis | .484 |
| OPS | Mike Davis | .832 |
| Runs | Mike Davis | 92 |
| Hits | Alfredo Griffin | 166 |
| Total Bases | Mike Davis | 265 |
| Doubles | Mike Davis | 34 |
| Triples | Alfredo Griffin | 7 |
| Home Runs | Dave Kingman | 30 |
| RBI | Dave Kingman | 91 |
| Walks | Dwayne Murphy | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Dwayne Murphy | 123 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Collins | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | Mike Davis | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Donnie Hill | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dave Kingman | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Kingman | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Chris Codiroli | 14 |
| Losses | Chris Codiroli | 14 |
| Saves | Jay Howell | 29 |
| Won-Loss % | Tim Birtsas | .625 |
| ERA | Don Sutton | 3.89 |
| WHIP | Don Sutton | 1.261 |
| Innings Pitched | Chris Codiroli | 226 |
| Games | Jay Howell | 63 |
| Games Started | Chris Codiroli | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Chris Codiroli | 111 |
| Complete Games | Chris Codiroli | 4 |
| Shutouts | Don Sutton | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Chris Codiroli | 975 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chris Codiroli | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Chris Codiroli | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Tim Birtsas | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chris Codiroli | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Chris Codiroli | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Tim Birtsas | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Chris Codiroli | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve McCatty and Mike Warren | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bill Krueger | 16 |
