2003 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 2003 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 768 runs and belted 176 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. Eric Chavez provided the power for the team with 29 homers. The offense was powered by Miguel Tejada, who led the team with 106 RBI and 177 hits.
The team allowed 643 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Tim Hudson led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 162 strikeouts. Keith Foulke led the team with 43 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 156 | 588 | 94 | 166 | 29 | 101 | 8 | .350 | .514 | .864 | .282 |
| Bobby Crosby | SS | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Mark Ellis | 2B | 154 | 553 | 78 | 137 | 9 | 52 | 6 | .313 | .371 | .684 | .248 |
| Esteban German | 2B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 1B | 147 | 541 | 63 | 137 | 12 | 61 | 0 | .342 | .383 | .725 | .253 |
| Graham Koonce | 1B | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .375 | .125 |
| Frank Menechino | 2B | 43 | 83 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .364 | .265 | .629 | .193 |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | 162 | 636 | 98 | 177 | 27 | 106 | 10 | .336 | .472 | .808 | .278 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eric Byrnes | OF | 121 | 414 | 64 | 109 | 12 | 51 | 10 | .333 | .459 | .792 | .263 |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | 65 | 221 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .261 | .253 | .514 | .172 |
| Mike Edwards | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | .250 |
| Ron Gant | OF | 17 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .182 | .220 | .402 | .146 |
| Jason Grabowski | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 45 | 170 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 23 | 0 | .311 | .459 | .770 | .265 |
| Terrence Long | OF | 140 | 486 | 64 | 119 | 14 | 61 | 4 | .293 | .385 | .678 | .245 |
| Dave McCarty | OF | 8 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .346 | .632 | .269 |
| Billy McMillon | OF | 66 | 153 | 15 | 41 | 6 | 26 | 0 | .354 | .458 | .812 | .268 |
| Adam Piatt | OF | 47 | 100 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .280 | .460 | .740 | .240 |
| Chris Singleton | OF | 120 | 306 | 38 | 75 | 1 | 36 | 7 | .301 | .340 | .641 | .245 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ramon Hernandez | C | 140 | 483 | 70 | 132 | 21 | 78 | 0 | .331 | .458 | .789 | .273 |
| Mark Johnson | C | 13 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .219 | .148 | .367 | .111 |
| Adam Melhuse | C | 40 | 77 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .372 | .584 | .956 | .299 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Erubiel Durazo | DH | 154 | 537 | 92 | 139 | 21 | 77 | 1 | .374 | .430 | .804 | .259 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5497 | 768 | 1398 | 176 | 742 | 48 | .325 | .417 | .742 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Micah Bowie | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7.56 | 1.807 | |||
| Chad Bradford | 72 | 0 | 77 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | 62 | 30 | 3.04 | 1.260 | |||
| Justin Duchscherer | 4 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.31 | 1.227 | |||
| Jeremy Fikac | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4.50 | 1.563 | |||
| Keith Foulke | 72 | 0 | 86.7 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 43 | 88 | 20 | 2.08 | 0.888 | |||
| John Halama | 35 | 13 | 108.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 51 | 36 | 4.22 | 1.408 | |||
| Aaron Harang | 7 | 6 | 30.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 5.34 | 1.650 | |||
| Rich Harden | 15 | 13 | 74.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 67 | 40 | 4.46 | 1.499 | |||
| Chad Harville | 21 | 0 | 21.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 5.82 | 1.935 | |||
| Tim Hudson | 34 | 34 | 240 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0 | 162 | 61 | 2.70 | 1.075 | |||
| Ted Lilly | 32 | 31 | 178.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 147 | 58 | 4.34 | 1.329 | |||
| Jim Mecir | 41 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 5.59 | 1.514 | |||
| Mark Mulder | 26 | 26 | 186.7 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 128 | 40 | 3.13 | 1.178 | |||
| Michael Neu | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 3.64 | 1.643 | |||
| Ricardo Rincon | 64 | 0 | 55.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 3.25 | 1.392 | |||
| Steve Sparks | 9 | 0 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5.71 | 1.272 | |||
| Mike Wood | 7 | 1 | 13.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1.54 | 2.263 | |||
| Barry Zito | 35 | 35 | 231.7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 146 | 88 | 3.30 | 1.183 | |||
| Team Totals | 526 | 162 | 1441.7 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 48 | 1018 | 499 | 3.63 | 1.273 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Miguel Tejada | 162 |
| At Bats | Miguel Tejada | 636 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Miguel Tejada | 703 |
| Batting Average | Eric Chavez | .282 |
| On-Base % | Erubiel Durazo | .374 |
| Slugging % | Eric Chavez | .514 |
| OPS | Eric Chavez | .864 |
| Runs | Miguel Tejada | 98 |
| Hits | Miguel Tejada | 177 |
| Total Bases | Eric Chavez | 302 |
| Doubles | Miguel Tejada | 42 |
| Triples | Eric Byrnes | 9 |
| Home Runs | Eric Chavez | 29 |
| RBI | Miguel Tejada | 106 |
| Walks | Erubiel Durazo | 100 |
| Strikeouts | Erubiel Durazo | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | Eric Byrnes and Miguel Tejada | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Eric Chavez | 3 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mark Ellis | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Miguel Tejada | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Eric Chavez, Scott Hatteberg, and Ramon Hernandez | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tim Hudson | 16 |
| Losses | Barry Zito | 12 |
| Saves | Keith Foulke | 43 |
| Won-Loss % | Tim Hudson | .696 |
| ERA | Tim Hudson | 2.70 |
| WHIP | Tim Hudson | 1.075 |
| Innings Pitched | Tim Hudson | 240 |
| Games | Chad Bradford and Keith Foulke | 72 |
| Games Started | Barry Zito | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Tim Hudson | 162 |
| Complete Games | Mark Mulder | 9 |
| Shutouts | Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Tim Hudson | 967 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ted Lilly | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Tim Hudson | 197 |
| Walks Allowed | Barry Zito | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Lilly | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ted Lilly | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Mark Mulder | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Mulder | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tim Hudson | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tim Hudson | 23 |
