1988 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 104-58. They scored 800 runs and belted 156 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Jose Canseco, who led the team with 42 home runs, 124 RBI, and 187 hits. Jose Canseco had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 620 runs and had a team ERA of 3.44. Dave Stewart led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 192 strikeouts. Dennis Eckersley was the team's best fireman, with 45 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lance Blankenship | 2B | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 129 | 277 | 38 | 58 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .298 | .260 | .558 | .209 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 2B | 105 | 294 | 35 | 75 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .334 | .340 | .674 | .255 |
| Ed Jurak | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 150 | 556 | 80 | 155 | 7 | 57 | 29 | .327 | .360 | .687 | .279 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 155 | 550 | 87 | 143 | 32 | 99 | 0 | .352 | .478 | .830 | .260 |
| Tony Phillips | 3B | 79 | 212 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .320 | .307 | .627 | .203 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 147 | 452 | 44 | 113 | 3 | 39 | 4 | .312 | .321 | .633 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Canseco | OF | 158 | 610 | 120 | 187 | 42 | 124 | 40 | .391 | .569 | .960 | .307 |
| Dave Henderson | OF | 146 | 507 | 100 | 154 | 24 | 94 | 2 | .363 | .525 | .888 | .304 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 125 | 397 | 49 | 102 | 2 | 35 | 20 | .313 | .320 | .633 | .257 |
| Doug Jennings | OF | 71 | 101 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .346 | .297 | .643 | .208 |
| Felix Jose | OF | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .333 |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 84 | 288 | 51 | 84 | 2 | 27 | 24 | .338 | .378 | .716 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ron Hassey | C | 107 | 323 | 32 | 83 | 7 | 45 | 2 | .323 | .368 | .691 | .257 |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 16 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .250 | .472 | .125 |
| Matt Sinatro | C | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .300 | .556 | .856 | .333 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 104 | 351 | 42 | 93 | 9 | 51 | 3 | .334 | .402 | .736 | .265 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | DH | 92 | 264 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 34 | 0 | .332 | .326 | .658 | .220 |
| Dave Parker | DH | 101 | 377 | 43 | 97 | 12 | 55 | 0 | .314 | .406 | .720 | .257 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5602 | 800 | 1474 | 156 | 752 | 129 | .333 | .399 | .733 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rich Bordi | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4.70 | 1.429 | |||
| Todd Burns | 17 | 14 | 102.7 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1 | 57 | 34 | 3.16 | 1.237 | |||
| Greg Cadaret | 58 | 0 | 71.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3 | 64 | 36 | 2.89 | 1.339 | |||
| Jim Corsi | 11 | 1 | 21.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3.80 | 1.221 | |||
| Storm Davis | 33 | 33 | 201.7 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0 | 127 | 91 | 3.70 | 1.497 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 60 | 0 | 72.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 45 | 70 | 11 | 2.35 | 0.867 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 55 | 0 | 79.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 3.50 | 1.242 | |||
| Gene Nelson | 54 | 1 | 111.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3 | 67 | 38 | 3.06 | 1.173 | |||
| Steve Ontiveros | 10 | 10 | 54.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 4.61 | 1.426 | |||
| Dave Otto | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.80 | 1.500 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 49 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 5 | 79 | 39 | 3.00 | 1.295 | |||
| Jeff Shaver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 37 | 37 | 275.7 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 0 | 192 | 110 | 3.23 | 1.269 | |||
| Bob Welch | 36 | 36 | 244.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 158 | 81 | 3.64 | 1.300 | |||
| Curt Young | 26 | 26 | 156.3 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 69 | 50 | 4.14 | 1.356 | |||
| Team Totals | 452 | 162 | 1489.6 | 104 | 58 | .642 | 64 | 983 | 553 | 3.44 | 1.295 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jose Canseco | 158 |
| At Bats | Jose Canseco | 610 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Canseco | 705 |
| Batting Average | Jose Canseco | .307 |
| On-Base % | Jose Canseco | .391 |
| Slugging % | Jose Canseco | .569 |
| OPS | Jose Canseco | .960 |
| Runs | Jose Canseco | 120 |
| Hits | Jose Canseco | 187 |
| Total Bases | Jose Canseco | 347 |
| Doubles | Dave Henderson | 38 |
| Triples | Tony Phillips and Luis Polonia | 4 |
| Home Runs | Jose Canseco | 42 |
| RBI | Jose Canseco | 124 |
| Walks | Jose Canseco | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Canseco | 128 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Canseco | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Jose Canseco | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Glenn Hubbard | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dave Henderson and Walt Weiss | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Carney Lansford | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Stewart | 21 |
| Losses | Dave Stewart | 12 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley | 45 |
| Won-Loss % | Storm Davis | .696 |
| ERA | Dave Stewart | 3.23 |
| WHIP | Dave Stewart | 1.269 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Stewart | 275.7 |
| Games | Dennis Eckersley | 60 |
| Games Started | Dave Stewart | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Stewart | 192 |
| Complete Games | Dave Stewart | 14 |
| Shutouts | Dave Stewart and Bob Welch | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Stewart | 1156 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Stewart and Bob Welch | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Stewart | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Stewart | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Curt Young | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Stewart | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave Stewart | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Storm Davis | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Welch | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Curt Young | 22 |
