1991 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1991 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 84-78. They scored 760 runs and belted 159 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Jose Canseco, who led the team with 44 home runs and 122 RBI. Dave Henderson led the team with 158 hits for a .276 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 776 runs and had a team ERA of 4.57. Mike Moore led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 153 strikeouts. Dennis Eckersley led the team with 43 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lance Blankenship | 2B | 90 | 185 | 33 | 46 | 3 | 21 | 12 | .336 | .341 | .677 | .249 |
| Mike Bordick | SS | 90 | 235 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 3 | .289 | .268 | .557 | .238 |
| Scott Brosius | 2B | 36 | 68 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .268 | .397 | .665 | .235 |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 159 | 482 | 67 | 119 | 12 | 49 | 6 | .343 | .369 | .712 | .247 |
| Brook Jacoby | 3B | 56 | 188 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .255 | .277 | .532 | .213 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .126 | .063 |
| Vance Law | 3B | 74 | 134 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .303 | .276 | .579 | .209 |
| Fred Manrique | SS | 9 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .143 | .360 | .143 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 154 | 483 | 62 | 97 | 22 | 75 | 2 | .330 | .383 | .713 | .201 |
| Ernie Riles | 3B | 108 | 281 | 30 | 60 | 5 | 32 | 3 | .290 | .324 | .614 | .214 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 40 | 133 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .226 |
| Ron Witmeyer | 1B | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .106 | .053 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Canseco | OF | 154 | 572 | 115 | 152 | 44 | 122 | 26 | .359 | .556 | .915 | .266 |
| Dave Henderson | OF | 150 | 572 | 86 | 158 | 25 | 85 | 6 | .346 | .465 | .811 | .276 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 134 | 470 | 105 | 126 | 18 | 57 | 58 | .400 | .423 | .823 | .268 |
| Dann Howitt | OF | 21 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .182 | .262 | .444 | .167 |
| Doug Jennings | OF | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .111 | .384 | .111 |
| Brad Komminsk | OF | 24 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .185 | .160 | .345 | .120 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 113 | 294 | 38 | 70 | 0 | 28 | 20 | .290 | .313 | .603 | .238 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Troy Afenir | C | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .091 |
| Scott Hemond | C | 23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .217 | .467 | .217 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 76 | 203 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .321 | .296 | .617 | .261 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 129 | 456 | 50 | 125 | 6 | 67 | 2 | .312 | .386 | .698 | .274 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | DH | 141 | 488 | 76 | 144 | 20 | 90 | 0 | .383 | .473 | .856 | .295 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5410 | 760 | 1342 | 159 | 716 | 151 | .328 | .389 | .717 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dana Allison | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7.36 | 1.909 | |||
| John Briscoe | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7.07 | 1.571 | |||
| Todd Burns | 9 | 0 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3.38 | 1.353 | |||
| Kevin Campbell | 14 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2.74 | 1.174 | |||
| Steve Chitren | 56 | 0 | 60.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 47 | 32 | 4.33 | 1.509 | |||
| Ron Darling | 12 | 12 | 75 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 4.08 | 1.360 | |||
| Kirk Dressendorfer | 7 | 7 | 34.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 5.45 | 1.556 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 67 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 43 | 87 | 9 | 2.96 | 0.908 | |||
| Johnny Guzman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.600 | |||
| Reggie Harris | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Andy Hawkins | 15 | 14 | 77 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 4.79 | 1.351 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 43 | 0 | 37.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 3.58 | 1.512 | |||
| Joe Klink | 62 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 4.35 | 1.306 | |||
| Vance Law | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.857 | |||
| Mike Moore | 33 | 33 | 210 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 153 | 105 | 2.96 | 1.338 | |||
| Gene Nelson | 44 | 0 | 48.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 6.84 | 1.704 | |||
| Eric Show | 23 | 5 | 51.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 5.92 | 1.528 | |||
| Joe Slusarski | 20 | 19 | 109.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 60 | 52 | 5.27 | 1.583 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 35 | 35 | 226 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 144 | 105 | 5.18 | 1.549 | |||
| Todd Van Poppel | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9.64 | 1.915 | |||
| Bruce Walton | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6.23 | 1.308 | |||
| Bob Welch | 35 | 35 | 220 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 101 | 91 | 4.58 | 1.414 | |||
| Curt Young | 41 | 1 | 68.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 5.00 | 1.581 | |||
| Team Totals | 559 | 162 | 1444.4 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 49 | 892 | 655 | 4.57 | 1.440 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mike Gallego | 159 |
| At Bats | Jose Canseco and Dave Henderson | 572 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Canseco | 665 |
| Batting Average | Harold Baines | .295 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .400 |
| Slugging % | Jose Canseco | .556 |
| OPS | Jose Canseco | .915 |
| Runs | Jose Canseco | 115 |
| Hits | Dave Henderson | 158 |
| Total Bases | Jose Canseco | 318 |
| Doubles | Dave Henderson | 33 |
| Triples | Mike Gallego, Ernie Riles, and Willie Wilson | 4 |
| Home Runs | Jose Canseco | 44 |
| RBI | Jose Canseco | 122 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 98 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Canseco | 152 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Bordick | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Terry Steinbach | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jose Canseco | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Moore | 17 |
| Losses | Bob Welch | 13 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley | 43 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Klink | .769 |
| ERA | Mike Moore | 2.96 |
| WHIP | Mike Moore | 1.338 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Stewart | 226 |
| Games | Dennis Eckersley | 67 |
| Games Started | Dave Stewart and Bob Welch | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Moore | 153 |
| Complete Games | Bob Welch | 7 |
| Shutouts | Mike Moore, Dave Stewart, and Bob Welch | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Stewart | 1014 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Stewart | 130 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Stewart | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Moore and Dave Stewart | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Welch | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Stewart | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave Stewart | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Moore | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Welch | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Moore and Dave Stewart | 19 |
