1987 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 81-81. They scored 806 runs and belted 199 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Mark McGwire, who led the team with 49 home runs and 118 RBI. Jose Canseco led the team with 162 hits for a .257 average.
The team allowed 789 runs and had a team ERA of 4.40. Dave Stewart led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 205 strikeouts. Dennis Eckersley and Jay Howell were tied for the team lead in saves with 16.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 61 | 214 | 34 | 57 | 3 | 19 | 4 | .354 | .383 | .737 | .266 |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 72 | 124 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .319 | .347 | .666 | .250 |
| Alfredo Griffin | SS | 144 | 494 | 69 | 130 | 3 | 60 | 26 | .306 | .348 | .654 | .263 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 151 | 554 | 89 | 160 | 19 | 76 | 27 | .366 | .455 | .821 | .289 |
| Johnnie LeMaster | 3B | 20 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .083 | .203 | .083 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 151 | 557 | 97 | 161 | 49 | 118 | 1 | .370 | .618 | .988 | .289 |
| Rob Nelson | 1B | 7 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .208 | .375 | .167 |
| Tony Phillips | 2B | 111 | 379 | 48 | 91 | 10 | 46 | 7 | .337 | .372 | .709 | .240 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 16 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .615 | 1.115 | .462 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Canseco | OF | 159 | 630 | 81 | 162 | 31 | 113 | 15 | .310 | .470 | .780 | .257 |
| Mike Davis | OF | 139 | 494 | 69 | 131 | 22 | 72 | 19 | .320 | .468 | .788 | .265 |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 46 | 114 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .357 | .430 | .787 | .289 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 81 | 151 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .276 | .258 | .534 | .185 |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 82 | 219 | 39 | 51 | 8 | 35 | 4 | .388 | .374 | .762 | .233 |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 125 | 435 | 78 | 125 | 4 | 49 | 29 | .335 | .398 | .733 | .287 |
| Alejandro Sanchez | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Matt Sinatro | C | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 122 | 391 | 66 | 111 | 16 | 56 | 1 | .349 | .463 | .812 | .284 |
| Mickey Tettleton | C | 82 | 211 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 26 | 1 | .292 | .322 | .614 | .194 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ron Cey | DH | 45 | 104 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .359 | .394 | .753 | .221 |
| Brian Harper | DH | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .294 | .516 | .235 |
| Reggie Jackson | DH | 115 | 336 | 42 | 74 | 15 | 43 | 2 | .297 | .402 | .699 | .220 |
| Jerry Willard | DH | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .167 | .542 | .167 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5511 | 806 | 1432 | 199 | 761 | 140 | .330 | .428 | .758 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar | 13 | 13 | 60.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 6.08 | 1.466 | |||
| Greg Cadaret | 29 | 0 | 39.7 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 4.54 | 1.537 | |||
| Bill Caudill | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.375 | |||
| Chris Codiroli | 3 | 3 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8.74 | 1.770 | |||
| Storm Davis | 5 | 5 | 30.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 3.26 | 1.287 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 54 | 2 | 115.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 16 | 113 | 17 | 3.03 | 1.003 | |||
| Moose Haas | 9 | 9 | 40.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 5.75 | 1.622 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 7 | 4 | 23.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5.32 | 1.435 | |||
| Jay Howell | 36 | 0 | 44.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 16 | 35 | 21 | 5.89 | 1.558 | |||
| Bill Krueger | 9 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9.53 | 2.982 | |||
| Dennis Lamp | 36 | 5 | 56.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 5.08 | 1.728 | |||
| Gary Lavelle | 6 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8.31 | 1.628 | |||
| Dave Leiper | 45 | 0 | 52.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 3.78 | 1.281 | |||
| Gene Nelson | 54 | 6 | 123.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 94 | 35 | 3.93 | 1.253 | |||
| Steve Ontiveros | 35 | 22 | 150.7 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 97 | 50 | 4.00 | 1.267 | |||
| Dave Otto | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 32 | 11 | 95 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 90 | 62 | 4.74 | 1.611 | |||
| Jose Rijo | 21 | 14 | 82.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 67 | 41 | 5.90 | 1.786 | |||
| Rick Rodriguez | 15 | 0 | 24.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2.96 | 1.934 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 37 | 37 | 261.3 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0 | 205 | 105 | 3.68 | 1.259 | |||
| Dave Von Ohlen | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.50 | 1.833 | |||
| Curt Young | 31 | 31 | 203 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 124 | 44 | 4.08 | 1.172 | |||
| Team Totals | 490 | 162 | 1445.7 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 40 | 1042 | 531 | 4.40 | 1.365 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jose Canseco | 159 |
| At Bats | Jose Canseco | 630 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Canseco | 691 |
| Batting Average | Carney Lansford and Mark McGwire | .289 |
| On-Base % | Mark McGwire | .370 |
| Slugging % | Mark McGwire | .618 |
| OPS | Mark McGwire | .988 |
| Runs | Mark McGwire | 97 |
| Hits | Jose Canseco | 162 |
| Total Bases | Mark McGwire | 344 |
| Doubles | Jose Canseco | 35 |
| Triples | Luis Polonia | 10 |
| Home Runs | Mark McGwire | 49 |
| RBI | Mark McGwire | 118 |
| Walks | Mark McGwire | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Canseco | 157 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Polonia | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | Alfredo Griffin | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alfredo Griffin | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jose Canseco | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jose Canseco | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Stewart | 20 |
| Losses | Dave Stewart | 13 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley and Jay Howell | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Curt Young | .650 |
| ERA | Dave Stewart | 3.68 |
| WHIP | Curt Young | 1.172 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Stewart | 261.3 |
| Games | Dennis Eckersley and Gene Nelson | 54 |
| Games Started | Dave Stewart | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Stewart | 205 |
| Complete Games | Dave Stewart | 8 |
| Shutouts | Steve Ontiveros and Dave Stewart | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Stewart | 1103 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Stewart | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Stewart | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Stewart | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Curt Young | 38 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Stewart | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Gene Nelson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Stewart | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Stewart | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave Stewart | 14 |
