1998 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1998 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 74-88. They scored 804 runs and belted 149 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Jason Giambi, who led the team with 27 home runs and 110 RBI. Ben Grieve led the team with 168 hits for a .288 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 66 stolen bases.
The team allowed 866 runs and had a team ERA of 4.83. Kenny Rogers led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 138 strikeouts. Billy Taylor was the team's best fireman, with 33 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Abbott | SS | 35 | 123 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .326 | .390 | .716 | .268 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 3B | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .313 | .167 | .480 | .083 |
| Mike Blowers | 3B | 129 | 409 | 56 | 97 | 11 | 71 | 1 | .302 | .386 | .688 | .237 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 2B | 85 | 209 | 23 | 47 | 1 | 19 | 6 | .265 | .292 | .557 | .225 |
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 16 | 45 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .354 | .444 | .798 | .311 |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | 153 | 562 | 92 | 166 | 27 | 110 | 2 | .384 | .489 | .873 | .295 |
| Dave Magadan | 3B | 35 | 109 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .390 | .422 | .812 | .321 |
| Bip Roberts | 2B | 61 | 182 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 15 | 10 | .340 | .357 | .697 | .280 |
| Scott Spiezio | 2B | 114 | 406 | 54 | 105 | 9 | 50 | 1 | .333 | .377 | .710 | .259 |
| Ed Sprague | 3B | 27 | 87 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .187 | .310 | .497 | .149 |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | 105 | 365 | 53 | 85 | 11 | 45 | 5 | .298 | .384 | .682 | .233 |
| Jorge Velandia | SS | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Jack Voigt | 1B | 57 | 72 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 5 | .205 | .236 | .441 | .139 |
| Jason Wood | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Christenson | OF | 117 | 370 | 56 | 95 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .321 | .368 | .689 | .257 |
| Ben Grieve | OF | 155 | 583 | 94 | 168 | 18 | 89 | 2 | .386 | .458 | .844 | .288 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 152 | 542 | 101 | 128 | 14 | 57 | 66 | .376 | .347 | .723 | .236 |
| Brian Lesher | OF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .429 | .143 |
| Jason McDonald | OF | 70 | 175 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 16 | 10 | .359 | .320 | .679 | .251 |
| Mike Neill | OF | 6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .333 | .686 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| A.J. Hinch | C | 120 | 337 | 34 | 78 | 9 | 35 | 3 | .296 | .341 | .637 | .231 |
| Mike Macfarlane | C | 78 | 207 | 28 | 52 | 7 | 34 | 1 | .301 | .411 | .712 | .251 |
| Izzy Molina | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Shane Mack | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Kevin Mitchell | DH | 51 | 127 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .279 | .346 | .625 | .228 |
| Matt Stairs | DH | 149 | 523 | 88 | 154 | 26 | 106 | 8 | .370 | .511 | .881 | .294 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5490 | 804 | 1413 | 149 | 755 | 131 | .334 | .397 | .732 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Candiotti | 33 | 33 | 201 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 0 | 98 | 63 | 4.84 | 1.418 | |||
| Steve Connelly | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.93 | 2.979 | |||
| Jim Dougherty | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8.25 | 2.000 | |||
| Mike Fetters | 48 | 0 | 47.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 3.99 | 1.459 | |||
| Buddy Groom | 75 | 0 | 57.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 4.24 | 1.431 | |||
| Jimmy Haynes | 33 | 33 | 194.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 134 | 88 | 5.09 | 1.631 | |||
| Gil Heredia | 8 | 6 | 42.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2.74 | 1.077 | |||
| Mark Holzemer | 13 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.59 | 1.649 | |||
| T.J. Mathews | 66 | 0 | 72.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 53 | 29 | 4.58 | 1.376 | |||
| Mike Mohler | 57 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 5.16 | 1.574 | |||
| Mike Oquist | 31 | 29 | 175 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 0 | 112 | 57 | 6.22 | 1.526 | |||
| Ariel Prieto | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11.88 | 2.651 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 34 | 34 | 238.7 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 138 | 67 | 3.17 | 1.181 | |||
| Aaron Small | 24 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 7.25 | 1.806 | |||
| Blake Stein | 24 | 20 | 117.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 89 | 71 | 6.37 | 1.603 | |||
| Billy Taylor | 70 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 33 | 58 | 22 | 3.58 | 1.274 | |||
| Dave Telgheder | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3.60 | 1.250 | |||
| Jay Witasick | 7 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 6.33 | 1.889 | |||
| Tim Worrell | 25 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 4.00 | 1.167 | |||
| Team Totals | 570 | 162 | 1434 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 39 | 922 | 529 | 4.83 | 1.453 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ben Grieve | 155 |
| At Bats | Ben Grieve | 583 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ben Grieve | 678 |
| Batting Average | Jason Giambi | .295 |
| On-Base % | Ben Grieve | .386 |
| Slugging % | Matt Stairs | .511 |
| OPS | Matt Stairs | .881 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 101 |
| Hits | Ben Grieve | 168 |
| Total Bases | Jason Giambi | 275 |
| Doubles | Ben Grieve | 41 |
| Triples | Mike Blowers, Ryan Christenson, and Ben Grieve | 2 |
| Home Runs | Jason Giambi | 27 |
| RBI | Jason Giambi | 110 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 118 |
| Strikeouts | Ben Grieve | 123 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 66 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | A.J. Hinch | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jason Giambi | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ben Grieve | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kenny Rogers | 16 |
| Losses | Tom Candiotti | 16 |
| Saves | Billy Taylor | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Kenny Rogers | .667 |
| ERA | Kenny Rogers | 3.17 |
| WHIP | Kenny Rogers | 1.181 |
| Innings Pitched | Kenny Rogers | 238.7 |
| Games | Buddy Groom | 75 |
| Games Started | Kenny Rogers | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Kenny Rogers | 138 |
| Complete Games | Kenny Rogers | 7 |
| Shutouts | Jimmy Haynes, Kenny Rogers, and Blake Stein | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Kenny Rogers | 970 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Oquist | 121 |
| Hits Allowed | Jimmy Haynes | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Jimmy Haynes | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Candiotti | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jimmy Haynes | 53 |
| Triples Allowed | Tom Candiotti and Jimmy Haynes | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Blake Stein | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Candiotti | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kenny Rogers | 34 |
