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1973 Oakland Athletics

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1973 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 94-68. They scored 758 runs and belted 147 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Reggie Jackson, who led the team with 32 home runs and 117 RBI. Sal Bando led the team with 170 hits for a .287 average. Bill North had a great year on the basepaths with 53 stolen bases.

The team allowed 615 runs and had a team ERA of 3.29. Ken Holtzman and Catfish Hunter were tied for the team lead in wins with 21. Vida Blue led the team with 158 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers led the team with 22 saves.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Mike Andrews 2B 18 21 1 4 0 0 0 .292 .238 .530 .190
Sal Bando 3B 162 592 97 170 29 98 4 .375 .498 .873 .287
Bert Campaneris SS 151 601 89 150 4 46 34 .308 .318 .626 .250
Phil Garner 3B 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Dick Green 2B 133 332 33 87 3 42 0 .308 .340 .648 .262
Mike Hegan 1B 75 71 8 13 1 5 0 .237 .254 .491 .183
Ted Kubiak 2B 106 182 15 40 3 17 1 .267 .313 .580 .220
Dal Maxvill SS 29 19 0 4 0 1 0 .250 .211 .461 .211
Rich McKinney 3B 48 65 9 16 1 7 0 .319 .338 .657 .246
Gene Tenace 1B 160 510 83 132 24 84 2 .387 .443 .830 .259
Manny Trillo 2B 17 12 0 3 0 3 0 .250 .417 .667 .250
Outfielders
Jesus Alou OF 36 108 10 33 1 11 0 .318 .361 .679 .306
Billy Conigliaro OF 48 110 5 22 0 14 1 .252 .255 .507 .200
Vic Davalillo OF 38 64 5 12 0 4 0 .224 .203 .427 .188
Reggie Jackson OF 151 539 99 158 32 117 22 .383 .531 .914 .293
Jay Johnstone OF 23 28 1 3 0 3 0 .167 .143 .310 .107
Angel Mangual OF 74 192 20 43 3 13 1 .257 .302 .559 .224
Gonzalo Marquez OF 23 25 1 6 0 2 0 .240 .280 .520 .240
Bill North OF 146 554 98 158 5 34 53 .376 .348 .724 .285
Joe Rudi OF 120 437 53 118 12 66 0 .315 .414 .729 .270
Catchers
Ray Fosse C 143 492 37 126 7 52 2 .291 .354 .645 .256
Larry Haney C 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 .500
Tim Hosley C 13 14 3 3 0 2 0 .313 .214 .527 .214
Other
Pat Bourque DH 23 42 8 8 2 9 0 .390 .476 .866 .190
Rico Carty DH 7 8 1 2 1 1 0 .400 .750 1.150 .250
Deron Johnson DH 131 464 61 114 19 81 0 .330 .407 .737 .246
Allan Lewis DH 35 0 16 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000
Jose Morales DH 6 14 0 4 0 1 0 .313 .357 .670 .286
Team Totals - - 5507 758 1431 147 714 128 .329 .389 .719 .260


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Glenn Abbott 5 3 18.7 1 0 1.000 0 6 7 3.86 1.230
Vida Blue 37 37 263.7 20 9 .690 0 158 105 3.28 1.210
Chuck Dobson 1 1 2.3 0 1 .000 0 3 2 7.71 3.478
Rollie Fingers 62 2 126.7 7 8 .467 22 110 39 1.92 1.152
Rob Gardner 3 0 7.3 0 0 .000 0 2 4 4.91 1.918
Dave Hamilton 16 11 69.7 6 4 .600 0 34 24 4.39 1.406
Ken Holtzman 40 40 297.3 21 13 .618 0 157 66 2.97 1.147
Catfish Hunter 36 36 256.3 21 5 .808 0 124 69 3.34 1.135
Darold Knowles 52 5 99 6 8 .429 9 46 49 3.09 1.374
Paul Lindblad 36 3 78 1 5 .167 2 33 28 3.69 1.500
Blue Moon Odom 30 24 150.3 5 12 .294 0 83 67 4.49 1.464
Horacio Pina 47 0 88 6 3 .667 8 41 34 2.76 1.045
Team Totals 365 162 1457.3 94 68 .580 41 797 494 3.29 1.239

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Sal Bando 162
At Bats Bert Campaneris 601
Plate Appearances (approx.) Sal Bando 689
Batting Average Reggie Jackson .293
On-Base % Gene Tenace .387
Slugging % Reggie Jackson .531
OPS Reggie Jackson .914
Runs Reggie Jackson 99
Hits Sal Bando 170
Total Bases Sal Bando 295
Doubles Sal Bando 32
Triples Bert Campaneris 6
Home Runs Reggie Jackson 32
RBI Reggie Jackson 117
Walks Gene Tenace 101
Strikeouts Deron Johnson 116
Stolen Bases Bill North 53
Caught Stealing Bill North 20
Sacrifice Hits Bert Campaneris, Ray Fosse, and Dick Green 9
Sacrifice Flies Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, and Gene Tenace 7
Grounded into Double Plays Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, and Gene Tenace 13

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Ken Holtzman and Catfish Hunter 21
Losses Ken Holtzman 13
Saves Rollie Fingers 22
Won-Loss % Catfish Hunter .808
ERA Ken Holtzman 2.97
WHIP Catfish Hunter 1.135
Innings Pitched Ken Holtzman 297.3
Games Rollie Fingers 62
Games Started Ken Holtzman 40
Strikeouts Vida Blue 158
Complete Games Ken Holtzman 16
Shutouts Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman 4
Batters Faced Ken Holtzman 1210
Earned Runs Allowed Ken Holtzman 98
Hits Allowed Ken Holtzman 275
Walks Allowed Vida Blue 105
Home Runs Allowed Catfish Hunter 39
Doubles Allowed Catfish Hunter 39
Triples Allowed Ken Holtzman 10
Wild Pitches Vida Blue 15
Hit Batsmen Horacio Pina 8
Double Plays Induced Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman 28

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