1986 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1986 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 731 runs and belted 163 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. Dave Kingman provided the power for the team with 35 homers. Jose Canseco knocked in 117 runs. Alfredo Griffin led the team with 169 hits for a .285 average. Alfredo Griffin had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 760 runs and had a team ERA of 4.32. Curt Young was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Jose Rijo racked up 176 strkeouts to lead the team. Jay Howell was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Bochte | 1B | 125 | 407 | 57 | 104 | 6 | 43 | 3 | .357 | .337 | .694 | .256 |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 20 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .289 | .324 | .613 | .270 |
| Alfredo Griffin | SS | 162 | 594 | 74 | 169 | 4 | 51 | 33 | .323 | .364 | .687 | .285 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Donnie Hill | 2B | 108 | 339 | 37 | 96 | 4 | 29 | 5 | .329 | .378 | .707 | .283 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 151 | 591 | 80 | 168 | 19 | 72 | 16 | .332 | .421 | .753 | .284 |
| Mark McGwire | 3B | 18 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .259 | .377 | .636 | .189 |
| Rob Nelson | 1B | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .633 | .222 |
| Tony Phillips | 2B | 118 | 441 | 76 | 113 | 5 | 52 | 15 | .367 | .345 | .712 | .256 |
| Lenn Sakata | 2B | 17 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .395 | .412 | .807 | .353 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | OF | 83 | 242 | 25 | 58 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .314 | .322 | .636 | .240 |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 157 | 600 | 85 | 144 | 33 | 117 | 15 | .318 | .457 | .775 | .240 |
| Mike Davis | OF | 142 | 489 | 77 | 131 | 19 | 55 | 27 | .314 | .454 | .768 | .268 |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 11 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .074 | .115 | .189 | .077 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 59 | 114 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .305 | .272 | .577 | .202 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 98 | 329 | 50 | 83 | 9 | 39 | 3 | .364 | .386 | .750 | .252 |
| Rick Peters | OF | 44 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .311 | .211 | .522 | .184 |
| Rusty Tillman | OF | 22 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .310 | .359 | .669 | .256 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Bathe | C | 39 | 103 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .208 | .359 | .567 | .184 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .375 | .733 | 1.108 | .333 |
| Mickey Tettleton | C | 90 | 211 | 26 | 43 | 10 | 35 | 7 | .325 | .389 | .714 | .204 |
| Jerry Willard | C | 75 | 161 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .354 | .385 | .739 | .267 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dave Kingman | DH | 144 | 561 | 70 | 118 | 35 | 94 | 3 | .255 | .431 | .686 | .210 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5435 | 731 | 1370 | 163 | 683 | 139 | .319 | .390 | .710 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Darrel Akerfelds | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.887 | |||
| Joaquin Andujar | 28 | 26 | 155.3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1 | 72 | 56 | 3.82 | 1.256 | |||
| Fernando Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Keith Atherton | 13 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5.87 | 1.895 | |||
| Doug Bair | 31 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 3.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Tim Birtsas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Chris Codiroli | 16 | 16 | 91.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 43 | 38 | 4.03 | 1.407 | |||
| Tom Dozier | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5.68 | 1.746 | |||
| Moose Haas | 12 | 12 | 72.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 2.74 | 1.065 | |||
| Jay Howell | 38 | 0 | 53.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 16 | 42 | 23 | 3.38 | 1.426 | |||
| Bill Krueger | 11 | 3 | 34.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 6.03 | 1.545 | |||
| Rick Langford | 16 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 7.36 | 1.582 | |||
| Dave Leiper | 33 | 0 | 31.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 4.83 | 1.451 | |||
| Bill Mooneyham | 45 | 6 | 99.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 75 | 67 | 4.52 | 1.705 | |||
| Steve Ontiveros | 46 | 0 | 72.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 10 | 54 | 25 | 4.71 | 1.334 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 26 | 15 | 120.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 98 | 102 | 5.31 | 1.604 | |||
| Jose Rijo | 39 | 26 | 193.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 1 | 176 | 108 | 4.65 | 1.446 | |||
| Rick Rodriguez | 3 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6.61 | 1.472 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 29 | 17 | 149.3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 102 | 65 | 3.74 | 1.353 | |||
| Dave Von Ohlen | 24 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3.52 | 1.634 | |||
| Curt Young | 29 | 27 | 198 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 116 | 57 | 3.45 | 1.177 | |||
| Team Totals | 448 | 162 | 1432.8 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 37 | 937 | 667 | 4.32 | 1.397 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Alfredo Griffin | 162 |
| At Bats | Jose Canseco | 600 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Canseco | 682 |
| Batting Average | Alfredo Griffin | .285 |
| On-Base % | Tony Phillips | .367 |
| Slugging % | Jose Canseco | .457 |
| OPS | Jose Canseco | .775 |
| Runs | Jose Canseco | 85 |
| Hits | Alfredo Griffin | 169 |
| Total Bases | Jose Canseco | 274 |
| Doubles | Jose Canseco | 29 |
| Triples | Alfredo Griffin | 6 |
| Home Runs | Dave Kingman | 35 |
| RBI | Jose Canseco | 117 |
| Walks | Tony Phillips | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Canseco | 175 |
| Stolen Bases | Alfredo Griffin | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Alfredo Griffin | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alfredo Griffin | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jose Canseco | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Kingman and Carney Lansford | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Curt Young | 13 |
| Losses | Jose Rijo | 11 |
| Saves | Jay Howell | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Stewart | .643 |
| ERA | Curt Young | 3.45 |
| WHIP | Curt Young | 1.177 |
| Innings Pitched | Curt Young | 198 |
| Games | Steve Ontiveros | 46 |
| Games Started | Curt Young | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Rijo | 176 |
| Complete Games | Joaquin Andujar | 7 |
| Shutouts | Curt Young | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jose Rijo | 856 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jose Rijo | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Curt Young | 176 |
| Walks Allowed | Jose Rijo | 108 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jose Rijo | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jose Rijo | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Jose Rijo | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Eric Plunk and Dave Stewart | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Curt Young | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bill Mooneyham and Eric Plunk | 13 |


