1999 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1999 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 893 runs and belted 235 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. Matt Stairs led the team in home runs with 38. The offense was powered by Jason Giambi, who led the team with 123 RBI and 181 hits.
The team allowed 846 runs and had a team ERA of 4.76. Gil Heredia led the team with 13 wins. Tim Hudson led the team with 132 strikeouts. Billy Taylor was the team's best fireman, with 26 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 115 | 356 | 47 | 88 | 13 | 50 | 1 | .333 | .427 | .760 | .247 |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | 158 | 575 | 115 | 181 | 33 | 123 | 1 | .422 | .553 | .975 | .315 |
| Frank Menechino | SS | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Tony Phillips | 2B | 106 | 406 | 76 | 99 | 15 | 49 | 11 | .362 | .433 | .795 | .244 |
| Olmedo Saenz | 3B | 97 | 255 | 41 | 70 | 11 | 41 | 1 | .363 | .475 | .838 | .275 |
| Scott Spiezio | 2B | 89 | 247 | 31 | 60 | 8 | 33 | 0 | .324 | .437 | .761 | .243 |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | 159 | 593 | 93 | 149 | 21 | 84 | 8 | .325 | .427 | .752 | .251 |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B | 63 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .235 | .208 | .443 | .188 |
| Randy Velarde | 2B | 61 | 255 | 48 | 85 | 7 | 28 | 11 | .401 | .478 | .879 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Becker | OF | 40 | 125 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .395 | .312 | .707 | .264 |
| Ryan Christenson | OF | 106 | 268 | 41 | 56 | 4 | 24 | 7 | .305 | .306 | .611 | .209 |
| Ben Grieve | OF | 148 | 486 | 80 | 129 | 28 | 86 | 4 | .358 | .481 | .839 | .265 |
| Jason McDonald | OF | 100 | 187 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .310 | .278 | .588 | .209 |
| Tim Raines | OF | 58 | 135 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 4 | .337 | .341 | .678 | .215 |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 146 | 531 | 94 | 137 | 38 | 102 | 2 | .366 | .533 | .899 | .258 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ramon Hernandez | C | 40 | 136 | 13 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .363 | .397 | .760 | .279 |
| A.J. Hinch | C | 76 | 205 | 26 | 44 | 7 | 24 | 6 | .260 | .346 | .606 | .215 |
| Mike Macfarlane | C | 81 | 226 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 31 | 0 | .282 | .372 | .654 | .243 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John Jaha | DH | 142 | 457 | 93 | 126 | 35 | 111 | 2 | .414 | .556 | .970 | .276 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5519 | 893 | 1430 | 235 | 845 | 70 | .353 | .446 | .799 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Appier | 12 | 12 | 68.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 53 | 33 | 5.77 | 1.601 | |||
| Tom Candiotti | 11 | 11 | 56.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 6.35 | 1.587 | |||
| Buddy Groom | 76 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 5.09 | 1.435 | |||
| Chad Harville | 15 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 6.91 | 1.958 | |||
| Jimmy Haynes | 30 | 25 | 142 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 | 93 | 80 | 6.34 | 1.676 | |||
| Gil Heredia | 33 | 33 | 200.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 117 | 34 | 4.81 | 1.308 | |||
| Tim Hudson | 21 | 21 | 136.3 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 0 | 132 | 62 | 3.23 | 1.343 | |||
| Jason Isringhausen | 20 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 2.13 | 1.304 | |||
| Kevin Jarvis | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 11.57 | 2.429 | |||
| Doug Jones | 70 | 0 | 104 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 10 | 63 | 24 | 3.55 | 1.250 | |||
| Tim Kubinski | 14 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5.84 | 1.545 | |||
| Brett Laxton | 3 | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7.45 | 1.959 | |||
| Ron Mahay | 6 | 1 | 19.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1.86 | 0.570 | |||
| T.J. Mathews | 50 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 3.81 | 1.119 | |||
| Greg McMichael | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5.40 | 1.800 | |||
| Omar Olivares | 12 | 12 | 74.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 4.34 | 1.526 | |||
| Mike Oquist | 28 | 24 | 140.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 89 | 64 | 5.37 | 1.578 | |||
| Brad Rigby | 29 | 0 | 62.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 4.33 | 1.525 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 19 | 19 | 119.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 68 | 41 | 4.30 | 1.475 | |||
| Blake Stein | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16.88 | 4.444 | |||
| Billy Taylor | 43 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 3.98 | 1.442 | |||
| Luis Vizcaino | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.818 | |||
| Tim Worrell | 53 | 0 | 69.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 62 | 34 | 4.15 | 1.486 | |||
| Team Totals | 568 | 162 | 1438.2 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 48 | 967 | 569 | 4.76 | 1.464 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Miguel Tejada | 159 |
| At Bats | Miguel Tejada | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jason Giambi | 695 |
| Batting Average | Jason Giambi | .315 |
| On-Base % | Jason Giambi | .422 |
| Slugging % | John Jaha | .556 |
| OPS | Jason Giambi | .975 |
| Runs | Jason Giambi | 115 |
| Hits | Jason Giambi | 181 |
| Total Bases | Jason Giambi | 318 |
| Doubles | Jason Giambi | 36 |
| Triples | Tony Phillips and Miguel Tejada | 4 |
| Home Runs | Matt Stairs | 38 |
| RBI | Jason Giambi | 123 |
| Walks | Jason Giambi | 105 |
| Strikeouts | John Jaha | 129 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Phillips and Randy Velarde | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Matt Stairs and Miguel Tejada | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | A.J. Hinch and Miguel Tejada | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jason Giambi | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ben Grieve | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gil Heredia | 13 |
| Losses | Jimmy Haynes | 12 |
| Saves | Billy Taylor | 26 |
| Won-Loss % | Tim Hudson | .846 |
| ERA | Gil Heredia | 4.81 |
| WHIP | Gil Heredia | 1.308 |
| Innings Pitched | Gil Heredia | 200.3 |
| Games | Buddy Groom | 76 |
| Games Started | Gil Heredia | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Tim Hudson | 132 |
| Complete Games | Kenny Rogers | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Gil Heredia | 852 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gil Heredia | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Gil Heredia | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Jimmy Haynes | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Gil Heredia | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Gil Heredia | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Oquist | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Candiotti | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kenny Rogers | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kenny Rogers | 15 |
