1990 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1990 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 103-59. They scored 733 runs and belted 164 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Mark McGwire, who led the team with 39 home runs and 108 RBI. Rickey Henderson led the team with 159 hits for a .325 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 65 stolen bases.
The team allowed 570 runs and had a team ERA of 3.18. Leading the team in wins was Bob Welch, with 27. Dave Stewart led the team with 166 strikeouts. Dennis Eckersley was the team's best fireman, with 48 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Bordick | 3B | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .071 | .204 | .071 |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 140 | 389 | 36 | 80 | 3 | 34 | 5 | .277 | .272 | .549 | .206 |
| Scott Hemond | 3B | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .154 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 134 | 507 | 58 | 136 | 3 | 50 | 16 | .333 | .320 | .653 | .268 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 156 | 523 | 87 | 123 | 39 | 108 | 2 | .370 | .489 | .859 | .235 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 93 | 292 | 37 | 75 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .331 | .318 | .649 | .257 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 138 | 445 | 50 | 118 | 2 | 35 | 9 | .337 | .321 | .658 | .265 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lance Blankenship | OF | 86 | 136 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .295 | .213 | .508 | .191 |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 131 | 481 | 83 | 132 | 37 | 101 | 19 | .371 | .543 | .914 | .274 |
| Dave Henderson | OF | 127 | 450 | 65 | 122 | 20 | 63 | 3 | .331 | .467 | .798 | .271 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 136 | 489 | 119 | 159 | 28 | 61 | 65 | .439 | .577 | 1.016 | .325 |
| Steve Howard | OF | 21 | 52 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .308 | .594 | .231 |
| Dann Howitt | OF | 14 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .227 | .467 | .136 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 19 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .306 | .364 | .670 | .242 |
| Doug Jennings | OF | 64 | 156 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .275 | .301 | .576 | .192 |
| Felix Jose | OF | 101 | 341 | 42 | 90 | 8 | 39 | 8 | .306 | .370 | .676 | .264 |
| Darren Lewis | OF | 25 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .372 | .229 | .601 | .229 |
| Willie McGee | OF | 29 | 113 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .333 | .336 | .669 | .274 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Troy Afenir | C | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .133 | .143 | .276 | .143 |
| Ron Hassey | C | 94 | 254 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .288 | .299 | .587 | .213 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 56 | 121 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .353 | .413 | .766 | .281 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 114 | 379 | 32 | 95 | 9 | 57 | 0 | .291 | .372 | .663 | .251 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | DH | 32 | 94 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .381 | .415 | .796 | .266 |
| Ozzie Canseco | DH | 9 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .158 | .308 | .105 |
| Ken Phelps | DH | 32 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .319 | .271 | .590 | .186 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5433 | 733 | 1379 | 164 | 693 | 141 | .333 | .391 | .724 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Bitker | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.667 | |||
| Todd Burns | 43 | 2 | 78.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 43 | 32 | 2.97 | 1.398 | |||
| Steve Chitren | 8 | 0 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1.02 | 0.621 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 63 | 0 | 73.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 48 | 73 | 4 | .61 | 0.614 | |||
| Reggie Harris | 16 | 1 | 41.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 3.48 | 1.114 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 63 | 0 | 63.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 2.70 | 1.074 | |||
| Joe Klink | 40 | 0 | 39.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 2.04 | 1.310 | |||
| Mike Moore | 33 | 33 | 199.3 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 73 | 84 | 4.65 | 1.445 | |||
| Gene Nelson | 51 | 0 | 74.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 1.57 | 0.964 | |||
| Mike Norris | 14 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Dave Otto | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.71 | 2.609 | |||
| Scott Sanderson | 34 | 34 | 206.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 128 | 66 | 3.88 | 1.314 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 36 | 36 | 267 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 0 | 166 | 83 | 2.56 | 1.157 | |||
| Bob Welch | 35 | 35 | 238 | 27 | 6 | .818 | 0 | 127 | 77 | 2.95 | 1.223 | |||
| Curt Young | 26 | 21 | 124.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 56 | 53 | 4.85 | 1.424 | |||
| Team Totals | 465 | 162 | 1455.9 | 103 | 59 | .636 | 64 | 831 | 494 | 3.18 | 1.223 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mark McGwire | 156 |
| At Bats | Mark McGwire | 523 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mark McGwire | 650 |
| Batting Average | Rickey Henderson | .325 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .439 |
| Slugging % | Rickey Henderson | .577 |
| OPS | Rickey Henderson | 1.016 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 119 |
| Hits | Rickey Henderson | 159 |
| Total Bases | Rickey Henderson | 282 |
| Doubles | Rickey Henderson | 33 |
| Triples | Rickey Henderson and Willie Randolph | 3 |
| Home Runs | Mark McGwire | 39 |
| RBI | Mark McGwire | 108 |
| Walks | Mark McGwire | 110 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Canseco | 158 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 65 |
| Caught Stealing | Carney Lansford | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Gallego | 17 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mark McGwire | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Gallego, Rickey Henderson, and Mark McGwire | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Welch | 27 |
| Losses | Mike Moore | 15 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley | 48 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Welch | .818 |
| ERA | Dave Stewart | 2.56 |
| WHIP | Dave Stewart | 1.157 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Stewart | 267 |
| Games | Dennis Eckersley and Rick Honeycutt | 63 |
| Games Started | Dave Stewart | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Stewart | 166 |
| Complete Games | Dave Stewart | 11 |
| Shutouts | Dave Stewart | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Stewart | 1088 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Moore | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Stewart | 226 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Moore | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Scott Sanderson | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Welch | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Moore | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Moore | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Stewart and Bob Welch | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Welch | 25 |


