1994 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1994 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 51-63. They scored 549 runs and belted 113 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Ruben Sierra, who led the team with 23 home runs, 92 RBI. Stan Javier and Ruben Sierra were tied for the team lead in hits with 114.
The team allowed 589 runs and had a team ERA of 4.82. Leading the team in wins was Ron Darling, with 10. Bobby Witt led the team with 111 strikeouts. Dennis Eckersley was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Bordick | SS | 114 | 391 | 38 | 99 | 2 | 37 | 7 | .320 | .335 | .655 | .253 |
| Jim Bowie | 1B | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .428 | .214 |
| Scott Brosius | 3B | 96 | 324 | 31 | 77 | 14 | 49 | 2 | .289 | .417 | .706 | .238 |
| Mike Brumley | 3B | 11 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .269 | .240 | .509 | .240 |
| Fausto Cruz | SS | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .107 | .326 | .107 |
| Brent Gates | 2B | 64 | 233 | 29 | 66 | 2 | 24 | 3 | .337 | .365 | .702 | .283 |
| Francisco Matos | 2B | 14 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .267 | .286 | .553 | .250 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 47 | 135 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 0 | .413 | .474 | .887 | .252 |
| Troy Neel | 1B | 83 | 278 | 43 | 74 | 15 | 48 | 2 | .357 | .475 | .832 | .266 |
| Junior Noboa | 2B | 17 | 40 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .357 | .400 | .757 | .325 |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | 14 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .184 | .327 | .143 |
| Steve Sax | 2B | 7 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .583 | .250 |
| Jeff Schaefer | 3B | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Aldrete | OF | 76 | 178 | 23 | 43 | 4 | 18 | 2 | .313 | .337 | .650 | .242 |
| Eric Fox | OF | 26 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .255 | .318 | .573 | .205 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 87 | 296 | 66 | 77 | 6 | 20 | 22 | .411 | .365 | .776 | .260 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 109 | 419 | 75 | 114 | 10 | 44 | 24 | .349 | .399 | .748 | .272 |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 110 | 426 | 71 | 114 | 23 | 92 | 8 | .298 | .484 | .782 | .268 |
| Ernie Young | OF | 11 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .097 | .100 | .197 | .067 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eric Helfand | C | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Scott Hemond | C | 91 | 198 | 23 | 44 | 3 | 20 | 7 | .280 | .323 | .603 | .222 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 103 | 369 | 51 | 105 | 11 | 57 | 2 | .327 | .442 | .769 | .285 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 96 | 340 | 55 | 104 | 13 | 65 | 7 | .379 | .485 | .864 | .306 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3885 | 549 | 1009 | 113 | 515 | 91 | .329 | .399 | .728 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Acre | 34 | 0 | 34.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 3.41 | 1.370 | |||
| John Briscoe | 37 | 0 | 49.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 45 | 39 | 4.01 | 1.420 | |||
| Ron Darling | 25 | 25 | 160 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 108 | 59 | 4.50 | 1.381 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 45 | 0 | 44.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 19 | 47 | 13 | 4.26 | 1.400 | |||
| Vince Horsman | 33 | 0 | 29.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 4.91 | 1.365 | |||
| Miguel Jimenez | 8 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 7.41 | 2.059 | |||
| Steve Karsay | 4 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2.57 | 1.214 | |||
| Dave Leiper | 26 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1.93 | 1.016 | |||
| Mike Mohler | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7.71 | 1.739 | |||
| Ed Nunez | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 12.00 | 2.400 | |||
| Steve Ontiveros | 27 | 13 | 115.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 56 | 26 | 2.65 | 1.032 | |||
| Steve Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.23 | 1.395 | |||
| Carlos Reyes | 27 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 57 | 44 | 4.15 | 1.474 | |||
| Dave Righetti | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16.71 | 3.143 | |||
| Roger Smithberg | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15.43 | 3.043 | |||
| Billy Taylor | 41 | 0 | 46.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 3.50 | 1.210 | |||
| Todd Van Poppel | 23 | 23 | 116.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 83 | 89 | 6.09 | 1.688 | |||
| Ed Vosberg | 16 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3.95 | 1.533 | |||
| Bob Welch | 25 | 8 | 68.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 44 | 43 | 7.08 | 1.776 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 24 | 24 | 135.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 111 | 70 | 5.04 | 1.629 | |||
| Team Totals | 422 | 114 | 1003.2 | 51 | 63 | .447 | 23 | 732 | 510 | 4.82 | 1.484 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mike Bordick | 114 |
| At Bats | Ruben Sierra | 426 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Javier | 480 |
| Batting Average | Geronimo Berroa | .306 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .411 |
| Slugging % | Geronimo Berroa | .485 |
| OPS | Geronimo Berroa | .864 |
| Runs | Stan Javier | 75 |
| Hits | Stan Javier and Ruben Sierra | 114 |
| Total Bases | Ruben Sierra | 206 |
| Doubles | Stan Javier | 23 |
| Triples | Mike Bordick | 4 |
| Home Runs | Ruben Sierra | 23 |
| RBI | Ruben Sierra | 92 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Stan Javier | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | Stan Javier | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson and Stan Javier | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Stan Javier | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ruben Sierra | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ruben Sierra | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ron Darling | 10 |
| Losses | Ron Darling | 11 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Ron Darling | .476 |
| ERA | Steve Ontiveros | 2.65 |
| WHIP | Steve Ontiveros | 1.032 |
| Innings Pitched | Ron Darling | 160 |
| Games | Dennis Eckersley | 45 |
| Games Started | Ron Darling | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Witt | 111 |
| Complete Games | Bobby Witt | 5 |
| Shutouts | Bobby Witt | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Ron Darling | 682 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ron Darling | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Ron Darling | 162 |
| Walks Allowed | Todd Van Poppel | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bobby Witt | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Darling | 28 |
| Triples Allowed | Bobby Witt | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | John Briscoe | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Darling | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ron Darling | 21 |



