1996 Oakland Athletics
[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 |



