1974 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 689 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. Reggie Jackson led the team in home runs with 29. Sal Bando knocked in 103 runs. Joe Rudi led the team with 174 hits for a .293 average. Bill North had a great year on the basepaths with 54 stolen bases.
The team allowed 551 runs and had a team ERA of 2.96. Leading the team in wins was Catfish Hunter, with 25. Vida Blue led the team with 174 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sal Bando | 3B | 146 | 498 | 84 | 121 | 22 | 103 | 2 | .352 | .426 | .778 | .243 |
| Pat Bourque | 1B | 73 | 96 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .327 | .302 | .629 | .229 |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 134 | 527 | 77 | 153 | 2 | 41 | 34 | .347 | .366 | .713 | .290 |
| John Donaldson | 2B | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .266 | .133 |
| Phil Garner | 3B | 30 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 | .214 | .421 | .179 |
| Dick Green | 2B | 100 | 287 | 20 | 61 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .269 | .275 | .544 | .213 |
| Jim Holt | 1B | 30 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .143 | .325 | .143 |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 50 | 174 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 1 | .239 | .345 | .584 | .195 |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | 99 | 220 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .268 | .223 | .491 | .209 |
| Dal Maxvill | 2B | 60 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .192 | .492 | .192 |
| Rich McKinney | 2B | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Gaylen Pitts | 3B | 18 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .326 | .317 | .643 | .244 |
| Gene Tenace | 1B | 158 | 484 | 71 | 102 | 26 | 73 | 2 | .367 | .411 | .778 | .211 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 21 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .152 | .374 | .152 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 17 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .174 | .405 | .174 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 148 | 506 | 90 | 146 | 29 | 93 | 25 | .391 | .514 | .905 | .289 |
| Angel Mangual | OF | 115 | 365 | 37 | 85 | 9 | 43 | 3 | .265 | .367 | .632 | .233 |
| Bill North | OF | 149 | 543 | 79 | 141 | 4 | 33 | 54 | .347 | .337 | .684 | .260 |
| Joe Rudi | OF | 158 | 593 | 73 | 174 | 22 | 99 | 2 | .334 | .484 | .818 | .293 |
| Champ Summers | OF | 20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .160 | .167 | .327 | .125 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Fosse | C | 69 | 204 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .241 | .324 | .565 | .196 |
| Larry Haney | C | 76 | 121 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .185 | .248 | .433 | .165 |
| Tim Hosley | C | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .286 | .619 | .286 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jesus Alou | DH | 96 | 220 | 13 | 59 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .288 | .332 | .620 | .268 |
| Claudell Washington | DH | 73 | 221 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 19 | 6 | .326 | .376 | .702 | .285 |
| Herb Washington | DH | 92 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5331 | 689 | 1315 | 132 | 637 | 164 | .318 | .373 | .691 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Glenn Abbott | 19 | 17 | 96 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 3.00 | 1.281 | |||
| Vida Blue | 40 | 40 | 282.3 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 0 | 174 | 98 | 3.25 | 1.219 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 76 | 0 | 119 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 18 | 95 | 29 | 2.65 | 1.118 | |||
| Dave Hamilton | 29 | 18 | 117 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 69 | 48 | 3.15 | 1.299 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 39 | 38 | 255.3 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 0 | 117 | 51 | 3.07 | 1.269 | |||
| Leon Hooten | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.24 | 1.205 | |||
| Catfish Hunter | 41 | 41 | 318.3 | 25 | 12 | .676 | 0 | 143 | 46 | 2.49 | 0.986 | |||
| Darold Knowles | 45 | 1 | 53.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 4.22 | 1.801 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 45 | 2 | 100.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 2.06 | 1.142 | |||
| Blue Moon Odom | 34 | 5 | 87.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 3.81 | 1.569 | |||
| Bill Parsons | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 378 | 162 | 1439.5 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 28 | 755 | 430 | 2.96 | 1.217 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace | 158 |
| At Bats | Joe Rudi | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Rudi | 639 |
| Batting Average | Joe Rudi | .293 |
| On-Base % | Reggie Jackson | .391 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .514 |
| OPS | Reggie Jackson | .905 |
| Runs | Reggie Jackson | 90 |
| Hits | Joe Rudi | 174 |
| Total Bases | Joe Rudi | 287 |
| Doubles | Joe Rudi | 39 |
| Triples | Bert Campaneris | 8 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson | 29 |
| RBI | Sal Bando | 103 |
| Walks | Gene Tenace | 110 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | Bill North | 54 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill North | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bert Campaneris and Bill North | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Sal Bando | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sal Bando, Ted Kubiak, Joe Rudi, and Gene Tenace | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Catfish Hunter | 25 |
| Losses | Ken Holtzman | 17 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Catfish Hunter | .676 |
| ERA | Catfish Hunter | 2.49 |
| WHIP | Catfish Hunter | 0.986 |
| Innings Pitched | Catfish Hunter | 318.3 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 76 |
| Games Started | Catfish Hunter | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Vida Blue | 174 |
| Complete Games | Catfish Hunter | 23 |
| Shutouts | Catfish Hunter | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Catfish Hunter | 1240 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vida Blue | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 273 |
| Walks Allowed | Vida Blue | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Ken Holtzman | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Vida Blue | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Hamilton | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Vida Blue | 35 |
