1997 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 65-97. They scored 764 runs and belted 197 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Mark McGwire led the team in home runs with 34. Jason Giambi and Mark McGwire were tied for the team lead in RBI with 81. Jason Giambi led the team with 152 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 946 runs and had a team ERA of 5.49. Aaron Small was the winningest pitcher, with 9 games won. Steve Karsay racked up 92 strkeouts to lead the team. Billy Taylor led the team with 23 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Batista | SS | 68 | 188 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 2 | .265 | .330 | .595 | .202 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 3B | 68 | 224 | 33 | 51 | 6 | 19 | 7 | .324 | .357 | .681 | .228 |
| Rafael Bournigal | SS | 79 | 222 | 29 | 62 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .339 | .333 | .672 | .279 |
| Tilson Brito | 3B | 17 | 46 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .298 | .500 | .798 | .283 |
| Scott Brosius | 3B | 129 | 479 | 59 | 97 | 11 | 41 | 9 | .259 | .317 | .576 | .203 |
| Dave Magadan | 3B | 128 | 271 | 38 | 82 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .414 | .391 | .805 | .303 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 105 | 366 | 48 | 104 | 34 | 81 | 1 | .383 | .628 | 1.011 | .284 |
| Scott Sheldon | SS | 13 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .375 | .683 | .250 |
| Scott Spiezio | 2B | 147 | 538 | 58 | 131 | 14 | 65 | 9 | .300 | .388 | .688 | .243 |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | 26 | 99 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .240 | .333 | .573 | .202 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Geronimo Berroa | OF | 73 | 261 | 40 | 81 | 16 | 42 | 3 | .395 | .540 | .935 | .310 |
| Jason Giambi | OF | 142 | 519 | 66 | 152 | 20 | 81 | 0 | .362 | .495 | .857 | .293 |
| Ben Grieve | OF | 24 | 93 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .402 | .473 | .875 | .312 |
| Pat Lennon | OF | 56 | 116 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .374 | .388 | .762 | .293 |
| Brian Lesher | OF | 46 | 131 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 4 | .275 | .366 | .641 | .229 |
| Damon Mashore | OF | 92 | 279 | 55 | 69 | 3 | 18 | 5 | .370 | .330 | .700 | .247 |
| Jason McDonald | OF | 78 | 236 | 47 | 62 | 4 | 14 | 13 | .361 | .394 | .755 | .263 |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 133 | 352 | 62 | 105 | 27 | 73 | 3 | .386 | .582 | .968 | .298 |
| Ernie Young | OF | 71 | 175 | 22 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .303 | .349 | .652 | .223 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brent Mayne | C | 85 | 256 | 29 | 74 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .343 | .406 | .749 | .289 |
| Izzy Molina | C | 48 | 111 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .219 | .324 | .543 | .198 |
| George Williams | C | 76 | 201 | 30 | 58 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .397 | .388 | .785 | .289 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jose Canseco | DH | 108 | 388 | 56 | 91 | 23 | 74 | 8 | .325 | .461 | .786 | .235 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5589 | 764 | 1451 | 197 | 714 | 71 | .336 | .423 | .759 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Acre | 15 | 0 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5.74 | 1.847 | |||
| Willie Adams | 13 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 8.18 | 1.801 | |||
| Billy Brewer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Buddy Groom | 78 | 0 | 64.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 5.15 | 1.530 | |||
| Gary Haught | 6 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7.15 | 1.593 | |||
| Jimmy Haynes | 13 | 13 | 73.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 65 | 40 | 4.42 | 1.555 | |||
| Dane Johnson | 38 | 0 | 45.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 43 | 31 | 4.53 | 1.751 | |||
| John Johnstone | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2.84 | 2.222 | |||
| Steve Karsay | 24 | 24 | 132.7 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 92 | 47 | 5.77 | 1.605 | |||
| Tim Kubinski | 11 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5.68 | 1.417 | |||
| Richie Lewis | 14 | 0 | 18.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 9.64 | 2.086 | |||
| Andrew Lorraine | 12 | 6 | 29.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6.37 | 2.020 | |||
| Eric Ludwick | 6 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 8.25 | 2.000 | |||
| T.J. Mathews | 24 | 0 | 28.7 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4.40 | 1.603 | |||
| Mike Mohler | 62 | 10 | 101.7 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 1 | 66 | 54 | 5.13 | 1.672 | |||
| Steve Montgomery | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9.95 | 2.857 | |||
| Mike Oquist | 19 | 17 | 107.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 72 | 43 | 5.02 | 1.430 | |||
| Ariel Prieto | 22 | 22 | 125 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 90 | 70 | 5.04 | 1.800 | |||
| Carlos Reyes | 37 | 6 | 77.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 5.82 | 1.630 | |||
| Brad Rigby | 14 | 14 | 77.7 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 4.87 | 1.467 | |||
| Aaron Small | 71 | 0 | 96.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | 57 | 40 | 4.28 | 1.541 | |||
| Billy Taylor | 72 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 23 | 66 | 36 | 3.82 | 1.452 | |||
| Dave Telgheder | 20 | 19 | 101 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 55 | 35 | 6.06 | 1.673 | |||
| Don Wengert | 49 | 12 | 134 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 2 | 68 | 41 | 6.04 | 1.627 | |||
| Jay Witasick | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5.73 | 1.818 | |||
| Steve Wojciechowski | 2 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7.84 | 1.748 | |||
| Team Totals | 642 | 162 | 1445.5 | 65 | 97 | .401 | 38 | 953 | 642 | 5.49 | 1.644 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Scott Spiezio | 147 |
| At Bats | Scott Spiezio | 538 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Scott Spiezio | 590 |
| Batting Average | Jason Giambi | .293 |
| On-Base % | Jason Giambi | .362 |
| Slugging % | Jason Giambi | .495 |
| OPS | Jason Giambi | .857 |
| Runs | Jason Giambi | 66 |
| Hits | Jason Giambi | 152 |
| Total Bases | Jason Giambi | 257 |
| Doubles | Jason Giambi | 41 |
| Triples | Jason McDonald and Scott Spiezio | 4 |
| Home Runs | Mark McGwire | 34 |
| RBI | Jason Giambi and Mark McGwire | 81 |
| Walks | Mark McGwire | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Canseco | 122 |
| Stolen Bases | Jason McDonald | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Jason McDonald | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rafael Bournigal and Damon Mashore | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jason Giambi | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jose Canseco | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Aaron Small | 9 |
| Losses | Steve Karsay | 12 |
| Saves | Billy Taylor | 23 |
| Won-Loss % | Aaron Small | .643 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Wengert | 134 |
| Games | Buddy Groom | 78 |
| Games Started | Steve Karsay | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Karsay | 92 |
| Complete Games | Mike Oquist and Don Wengert | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Don Wengert | 612 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Wengert | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Wengert | 177 |
| Walks Allowed | Ariel Prieto | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Wengert | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Wengert | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Ariel Prieto | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Karsay and Ariel Prieto | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Karsay | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Aaron Small | 16 |
