1992 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1992 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 745 runs and belted 142 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Mark McGwire, who led the team with 42 home runs and 104 RBI. Mike Bordick led the team with 151 hits for a .300 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 48 stolen bases.
The team allowed 672 runs and had a team ERA of 3.73. Leading the team in wins was Mike Moore, with 17. Dave Stewart struck out 130 batters to lead the team. Dennis Eckersley led the team with 51 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lance Blankenship | 2B | 123 | 349 | 59 | 84 | 3 | 34 | 21 | .393 | .341 | .734 | .241 |
| Mike Bordick | 2B | 154 | 504 | 62 | 151 | 3 | 48 | 12 | .358 | .371 | .729 | .300 |
| Jerry Browne | 3B | 111 | 324 | 43 | 93 | 3 | 40 | 3 | .366 | .364 | .730 | .287 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 135 | 496 | 65 | 130 | 7 | 75 | 7 | .325 | .369 | .694 | .262 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 139 | 467 | 87 | 125 | 42 | 104 | 0 | .385 | .585 | .970 | .268 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 103 | 316 | 36 | 67 | 0 | 21 | 6 | .305 | .241 | .546 | .212 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Scott Brosius | OF | 38 | 87 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 3 | .258 | .379 | .637 | .218 |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 97 | 366 | 66 | 90 | 22 | 72 | 5 | .335 | .456 | .791 | .246 |
| Eric Fox | OF | 51 | 143 | 24 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 3 | .299 | .364 | .663 | .238 |
| Dave Henderson | OF | 20 | 63 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .169 | .159 | .328 | .143 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 117 | 396 | 77 | 112 | 15 | 46 | 48 | .426 | .457 | .883 | .283 |
| Dann Howitt | OF | 22 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .188 | .396 | .125 |
| Mike Kingery | OF | 12 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .138 | .107 | .245 | .107 |
| Troy Neel | OF | 24 | 53 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .339 | .491 | .830 | .264 |
| Randy Ready | OF | 61 | 125 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .329 | .288 | .617 | .200 |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 27 | 101 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 2 | .359 | .426 | .785 | .277 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 132 | 396 | 38 | 107 | 0 | 37 | 28 | .329 | .333 | .662 | .270 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Scott Hemond | C | 17 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .259 | .559 | .222 |
| Henry Mercedes | C | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.200 | 2.000 | .800 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 78 | 177 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .294 | .305 | .599 | .220 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 128 | 438 | 48 | 122 | 12 | 53 | 2 | .345 | .411 | .756 | .279 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harold Baines | DH | 140 | 478 | 58 | 121 | 16 | 76 | 1 | .331 | .391 | .722 | .253 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5387 | 745 | 1389 | 142 | 693 | 143 | .342 | .386 | .728 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Briscoe | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6.43 | 3.000 | |||
| Kevin Campbell | 32 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 38 | 45 | 5.12 | 1.708 | |||
| Jim Corsi | 32 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1.43 | 1.409 | |||
| Ron Darling | 33 | 33 | 206.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 99 | 72 | 3.66 | 1.309 | |||
| Kelly Downs | 18 | 13 | 82 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 3.29 | 1.439 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 69 | 0 | 80 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 51 | 93 | 11 | 1.91 | 0.913 | |||
| Rich Gossage | 30 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 2.84 | 1.342 | |||
| Johnny Guzman | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Shawn Hillegas | 5 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2.35 | 1.558 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 54 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 3.69 | 1.308 | |||
| Vince Horsman | 58 | 0 | 43.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 2.49 | 1.386 | |||
| Mike Moore | 36 | 36 | 223 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 117 | 103 | 4.12 | 1.489 | |||
| Gene Nelson | 28 | 2 | 51.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 6.45 | 1.741 | |||
| Jeff Parrett | 66 | 0 | 98.3 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 0 | 78 | 42 | 3.02 | 1.251 | |||
| Mike Raczka | 8 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8.53 | 2.063 | |||
| Todd Revenig | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Jeff Russell | 8 | 0 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .00 | 0.722 | |||
| Joe Slusarski | 15 | 14 | 76 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 27 | 5.45 | 1.474 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 31 | 31 | 199.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 130 | 79 | 3.66 | 1.274 | |||
| Bruce Walton | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9.90 | 2.000 | |||
| Bob Welch | 20 | 20 | 123.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 3.27 | 1.269 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 6 | 6 | 31.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 3.41 | 1.577 | |||
| Team Totals | 562 | 162 | 1447 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 58 | 843 | 601 | 3.73 | 1.380 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mike Bordick | 154 |
| At Bats | Mike Bordick | 504 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mike Bordick | 572 |
| Batting Average | Mike Bordick | .300 |
| On-Base % | Mark McGwire | .385 |
| Slugging % | Mark McGwire | .585 |
| OPS | Mark McGwire | .970 |
| Runs | Mark McGwire | 87 |
| Hits | Mike Bordick | 151 |
| Total Bases | Mark McGwire | 273 |
| Doubles | Carney Lansford | 30 |
| Triples | Willie Wilson | 5 |
| Home Runs | Mark McGwire | 42 |
| RBI | Mark McGwire | 104 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Mark McGwire | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 48 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jerry Browne | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mark McGwire | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Terry Steinbach | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Moore | 17 |
| Losses | Mike Moore | 12 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley | 51 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Welch | .611 |
| ERA | Ron Darling and Dave Stewart | 3.66 |
| WHIP | Dave Stewart | 1.274 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Moore | 223 |
| Games | Dennis Eckersley | 69 |
| Games Started | Mike Moore | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Stewart | 130 |
| Complete Games | Ron Darling | 4 |
| Shutouts | Ron Darling | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Moore | 982 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Moore | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Moore | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Moore | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Stewart | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Darling | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave Stewart | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Moore | 22 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Moore and Dave Stewart | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Moore | 26 |


