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1996 Oakland Athletics

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1996 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 78-84. They scored 861 runs and belted 243 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. The offense was powered by Mark McGwire, who led the team with 52 home runs and 113 RBI. Geronimo Berroa led the team with 170 hits for a .290 average.

The team allowed 900 runs and had a team ERA of 5.20. John Wasdin led the team with 8 wins. Carlos Reyes led the team with 78 strikeouts. Billy Taylor led the team with 17 saves.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Tony Batista 2B 74 238 38 71 6 25 7 .350 .433 .783 .298
Mike Bordick SS 155 525 46 126 5 54 5 .307 .318 .625 .240
Rafael Bournigal 2B 88 252 33 61 0 18 4 .290 .313 .603 .242
Scott Brosius 3B 114 428 73 130 22 71 7 .393 .516 .909 .304
Webster Garrison 2B 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .000 .100 .000
Brent Gates 2B 64 247 26 65 2 30 1 .316 .381 .697 .263
Torey Lovullo 1B 65 82 15 18 3 9 1 .323 .378 .701 .220
Mark McGwire 1B 130 423 104 132 52 113 0 .467 .730 1.197 .312
Scott Spiezio 3B 9 29 6 9 2 8 0 .394 .586 .980 .310
Outfielders
Allen Battle OF 47 130 20 25 1 5 10 .293 .238 .531 .192
Jason Giambi OF 140 536 84 156 20 79 0 .355 .481 .836 .291
Jose Herrera OF 108 320 44 86 6 30 8 .318 .378 .696 .269
Brian Lesher OF 26 82 11 19 5 16 0 .281 .451 .732 .232
Damon Mashore OF 50 105 20 28 3 12 4 .366 .438 .804 .267
Kerwin Moore OF 22 16 4 1 0 0 1 .167 .125 .292 .063
Phil Plantier OF 73 231 29 49 7 31 2 .304 .346 .650 .212
Matt Stairs OF 61 137 21 38 10 23 1 .367 .547 .914 .277
Ernie Young OF 141 462 72 112 19 64 7 .326 .424 .750 .242
Catchers
Izzy Molina C 14 25 0 5 0 1 0 .231 .280 .511 .200
Terry Steinbach C 145 514 79 140 35 100 0 .342 .529 .871 .272
George Williams C 56 132 17 20 3 10 0 .311 .258 .569 .152
Other
Geronimo Berroa DH 153 586 101 170 36 106 0 .344 .532 .876 .290
Pedro Munoz DH 34 121 17 31 6 18 0 .308 .446 .754 .256
Team Totals - - 5630 861 1492 243 823 58 .342 .452 .794 .265


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Mark Acre 22 0 25 1 3 .250 2 18 9 6.12 1.880
Willie Adams 12 12 76.3 3 4 .429 0 68 23 4.01 1.298
John Briscoe 17 0 26.3 0 1 .000 1 14 24 3.76 1.597
Bobby Chouinard 13 11 59 4 2 .667 0 32 32 6.10 1.814
Jim Corsi 56 0 73.7 6 0 1.000 3 43 34 4.03 1.425
Paul Fletcher 1 0 1.3 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2.25 5.385
Buddy Groom 72 1 77.3 5 0 1.000 2 57 34 3.84 1.539
Doug Johns 40 23 158 6 12 .333 1 71 69 5.98 1.620
Mike Mohler 72 0 81 6 3 .667 7 64 41 3.67 1.481
Steve Montgomery 8 0 13.7 1 0 1.000 0 8 13 9.22 2.263
Ariel Prieto 21 21 125.7 6 7 .462 0 75 54 4.15 1.464
Carlos Reyes 46 10 122.3 7 10 .412 0 78 61 4.78 1.594
Aaron Small 12 3 28.7 1 3 .250 0 17 22 8.16 2.056
Billy Taylor 55 0 60.3 6 3 .667 17 67 25 4.33 1.277
Dave Telgheder 16 14 79.3 4 7 .364 0 43 26 4.65 1.488
Todd Van Poppel 28 6 63 1 5 .167 1 37 33 7.71 1.889
John Wasdin 25 21 131.3 8 7 .533 0 75 50 5.96 1.485
Don Wengert 36 25 161.3 7 11 .389 0 75 60 5.58 1.612
Jay Witasick 12 0 13 1 1 .500 0 12 5 6.23 1.308
Steve Wojciechowski 16 15 79.7 5 5 .500 0 30 28 5.65 1.568
Team Totals 580 162 1456.2 78 84 .481 34 884 644 5.20 1.567

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Mike Bordick 155
At Bats Geronimo Berroa 586
Plate Appearances (approx.) Geronimo Berroa 643
Batting Average Mark McGwire .312
On-Base % Mark McGwire .467
Slugging % Mark McGwire .730
OPS Mark McGwire 1.197
Runs Mark McGwire 104
Hits Geronimo Berroa 170
Total Bases Geronimo Berroa 312
Doubles Jason Giambi 40
Triples Mike Bordick and Ernie Young 4
Home Runs Mark McGwire 52
RBI Mark McGwire 113
Walks Mark McGwire 116
Strikeouts Geronimo Berroa 122
Stolen Bases Allen Battle 10
Caught Stealing Mike Bordick 6
Sacrifice Hits Rafael Bournigal 8
Sacrifice Flies Geronimo Berroa 6
Grounded into Double Plays Geronimo Berroa and Terry Steinbach 16

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins John Wasdin 8
Losses Doug Johns 12
Saves Billy Taylor 17
Won-Loss % John Wasdin .533
Innings Pitched Don Wengert 161.3
Games Buddy Groom and Mike Mohler 72
Games Started Don Wengert 25
Strikeouts Carlos Reyes 78
Complete Games Ariel Prieto 2
Shutouts Willie Adams, Dave Telgheder, and Don Wengert 1
Batters Faced Don Wengert 725
Earned Runs Allowed Doug Johns 105
Hits Allowed Don Wengert 200
Walks Allowed Doug Johns 69
Home Runs Allowed Don Wengert 29
Doubles Allowed Doug Johns 43
Triples Allowed Doug Johns, Mike Mohler, Dave Telgheder, and Don Wengert 5
Wild Pitches Doug Johns and Mike Mohler 9
Hit Batsmen Ariel Prieto 7
Double Plays Induced Doug Johns 27

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