1995 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1995 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 67-77. They scored 730 runs and belted 169 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Mark McGwire, who led the team with 39 home runs and 90 RBI. Geronimo Berroa led the team with 152 hits for a .278 average. Stan Javier had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 761 runs and had a team ERA of 4.97. Todd Stottlemyre led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 205 strikeouts. Dennis Eckersley led the team with 29 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Aldrete | 1B | 60 | 125 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .367 | .432 | .799 | .272 |
| Mike Bordick | SS | 126 | 428 | 46 | 113 | 8 | 44 | 11 | .325 | .350 | .675 | .264 |
| Scott Brosius | 3B | 123 | 389 | 69 | 102 | 17 | 46 | 4 | .342 | .452 | .794 | .262 |
| Fausto Cruz | SS | 8 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .286 | .217 | .503 | .217 |
| Mike Gallego | 2B | 43 | 120 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .292 | .233 | .525 | .233 |
| Brent Gates | 2B | 136 | 524 | 60 | 133 | 5 | 56 | 3 | .308 | .344 | .652 | .254 |
| Jason Giambi | 3B | 54 | 176 | 27 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 2 | .364 | .398 | .762 | .256 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 104 | 317 | 75 | 87 | 39 | 90 | 1 | .441 | .685 | 1.126 | .274 |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | 105 | 283 | 42 | 64 | 13 | 49 | 5 | .256 | .417 | .673 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 112 | 407 | 67 | 122 | 9 | 54 | 32 | .407 | .447 | .854 | .300 |
| Jose Herrera | OF | 33 | 70 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .299 | .314 | .613 | .243 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 130 | 442 | 81 | 123 | 8 | 56 | 36 | .353 | .387 | .740 | .278 |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 70 | 264 | 40 | 70 | 12 | 42 | 4 | .323 | .466 | .789 | .265 |
| Andy Tomberlin | OF | 46 | 85 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | .256 | .353 | .609 | .212 |
| Ernie Young | OF | 26 | 50 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .310 | .380 | .690 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brian Harper | C | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Helfand | C | 38 | 86 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .265 | .209 | .474 | .163 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 114 | 406 | 43 | 113 | 15 | 65 | 1 | .322 | .458 | .780 | .278 |
| George Williams | C | 29 | 79 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .383 | .494 | .877 | .291 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 141 | 546 | 87 | 152 | 22 | 88 | 7 | .351 | .451 | .802 | .278 |
| Danny Tartabull | DH | 24 | 88 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .337 | .375 | .712 | .261 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4916 | 730 | 1296 | 169 | 694 | 112 | .339 | .420 | .760 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Acre | 43 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 47 | 28 | 5.71 | 1.538 | |||
| Scott Baker | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9.82 | 2.703 | |||
| John Briscoe | 16 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 8.35 | 2.514 | |||
| Jim Corsi | 38 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 2.20 | 1.267 | |||
| Ron Darling | 21 | 21 | 104 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 69 | 46 | 6.23 | 1.635 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 52 | 0 | 50.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 29 | 40 | 11 | 4.83 | 1.272 | |||
| Chris Eddy | 6 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.36 | 2.432 | |||
| Ramon Fermin | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.846 | |||
| Mike Harkey | 14 | 12 | 66 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 6.27 | 1.606 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 49 | 0 | 44.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 2.42 | 1.029 | |||
| Doug Johns | 11 | 9 | 54.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 4.61 | 1.280 | |||
| Dave Leiper | 24 | 0 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3.57 | 1.586 | |||
| Mike Mohler | 28 | 0 | 23.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 3.04 | 1.435 | |||
| Steve Ontiveros | 22 | 22 | 129.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 77 | 38 | 4.37 | 1.403 | |||
| Steve Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32.40 | 3.529 | |||
| Ariel Prieto | 14 | 9 | 58 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 4.97 | 1.534 | |||
| Carlos Reyes | 40 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 48 | 28 | 5.09 | 1.435 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 16 | 16 | 81 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 58 | 39 | 6.89 | 1.728 | |||
| Todd Stottlemyre | 31 | 31 | 209.7 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0 | 205 | 80 | 4.55 | 1.469 | |||
| Todd Van Poppel | 36 | 14 | 138.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 122 | 56 | 4.88 | 1.309 | |||
| John Wasdin | 5 | 2 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4.67 | 0.983 | |||
| Don Wengert | 19 | 0 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 3.34 | 1.414 | |||
| Steve Wojciechowski | 14 | 7 | 48.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 5.18 | 1.622 | |||
| Team Totals | 502 | 144 | 1273.2 | 67 | 77 | .465 | 34 | 890 | 556 | 4.97 | 1.473 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Geronimo Berroa | 141 |
| At Bats | Geronimo Berroa | 546 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Geronimo Berroa | 616 |
| Batting Average | Rickey Henderson | .300 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .407 |
| Slugging % | Geronimo Berroa | .451 |
| OPS | Rickey Henderson | .854 |
| Runs | Geronimo Berroa | 87 |
| Hits | Geronimo Berroa | 152 |
| Total Bases | Geronimo Berroa | 246 |
| Doubles | Rickey Henderson | 31 |
| Triples | Brent Gates | 4 |
| Home Runs | Mark McGwire | 39 |
| RBI | Mark McGwire | 90 |
| Walks | Mark McGwire | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Geronimo Berroa | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | Stan Javier | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Bordick | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Brent Gates | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Brent Gates and Terry Steinbach | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Todd Stottlemyre | 14 |
| Losses | Todd Van Poppel | 8 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley | 29 |
| Won-Loss % | Todd Stottlemyre | .667 |
| ERA | Todd Stottlemyre | 4.55 |
| WHIP | Todd Stottlemyre | 1.469 |
| Innings Pitched | Todd Stottlemyre | 209.7 |
| Games | Dennis Eckersley | 52 |
| Games Started | Todd Stottlemyre | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Todd Stottlemyre | 205 |
| Complete Games | Steve Ontiveros and Todd Stottlemyre | 2 |
| Shutouts | Doug Johns and Steve Ontiveros | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Todd Stottlemyre | 920 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Todd Stottlemyre | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Todd Stottlemyre | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Todd Stottlemyre | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Todd Stottlemyre | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Todd Stottlemyre | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Mark Acre, Todd Stottlemyre, and Todd Van Poppel | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Todd Stottlemyre | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Todd Stottlemyre | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Todd Stottlemyre | 18 |
