1989 Oakland Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1989 Oakland Athletics finished with a record of 99-63. They scored 712 runs and belted 127 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Mark McGwire led the team in home runs with 33. Dave Parker knocked in 97 runs. Carney Lansford led the team with 185 hits for a .336 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 52 stolen bases.
The team allowed 576 runs and had a team ERA of 3.13. Leading the team in wins was Dave Stewart, with 21. Mike Moore struck out 172 batters to lead the team. Dennis Eckersley 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 | ||||||||||||
| Larry Arndt | 3B | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Mike Gallego | SS | 133 | 357 | 45 | 90 | 3 | 30 | 7 | .327 | .328 | .655 | .252 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 2B | 53 | 131 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .296 | .313 | .609 | .198 |
| Carney Lansford | 3B | 148 | 551 | 81 | 185 | 2 | 52 | 37 | .398 | .405 | .803 | .336 |
| Mark McGwire | 1B | 143 | 490 | 74 | 113 | 33 | 95 | 1 | .339 | .467 | .806 | .231 |
| Ken Phelps | 1B | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .222 | .607 | .111 |
| Tony Phillips | 2B | 143 | 451 | 48 | 118 | 4 | 47 | 3 | .345 | .348 | .693 | .262 |
| Jamie Quirk | 3B | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .500 | .700 | .200 |
| Dick Scott | SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 84 | 236 | 30 | 55 | 3 | 21 | 6 | .298 | .318 | .616 | .233 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Billy Beane | OF | 37 | 79 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .237 | .304 | .541 | .241 |
| Lance Blankenship | OF | 58 | 125 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .276 | .312 | .588 | .232 |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 65 | 227 | 40 | 61 | 17 | 57 | 6 | .333 | .542 | .875 | .269 |
| Dave Henderson | OF | 152 | 579 | 77 | 145 | 15 | 80 | 8 | .315 | .380 | .695 | .250 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 85 | 306 | 72 | 90 | 9 | 35 | 52 | .425 | .438 | .863 | .294 |
| Dann Howitt | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 112 | 310 | 42 | 77 | 1 | 28 | 12 | .317 | .316 | .633 | .248 |
| Doug Jennings | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Felix Jose | OF | 20 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .246 | .228 | .474 | .193 |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 59 | 206 | 31 | 59 | 1 | 17 | 13 | .315 | .369 | .684 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Bando | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Ron Hassey | C | 97 | 268 | 29 | 61 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .290 | .328 | .618 | .228 |
| Terry Steinbach | C | 130 | 454 | 37 | 124 | 7 | 42 | 1 | .319 | .352 | .671 | .273 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Scott Hemond | DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dave Parker | DH | 144 | 553 | 56 | 146 | 22 | 97 | 0 | .308 | .432 | .740 | .264 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5416 | 712 | 1414 | 127 | 659 | 157 | .329 | .381 | .710 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Todd Burns | 50 | 2 | 96.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 8 | 49 | 28 | 2.24 | 0.976 | |||
| Greg Cadaret | 26 | 0 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 2.28 | 1.444 | |||
| Jim Corsi | 22 | 0 | 38.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1.88 | 0.940 | |||
| Storm Davis | 31 | 31 | 169.3 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0 | 91 | 68 | 4.36 | 1.506 | |||
| Bill Dawley | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Dennis Eckersley | 51 | 0 | 57.7 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 55 | 3 | 1.56 | 0.607 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 64 | 0 | 76.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 12 | 52 | 26 | 2.35 | 1.069 | |||
| Mike Moore | 35 | 35 | 241.7 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 0 | 172 | 83 | 2.61 | 1.142 | |||
| Gene Nelson | 50 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | 70 | 30 | 3.26 | 1.125 | |||
| Dave Otto | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.70 | 1.194 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 23 | 0 | 28.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2.20 | 1.010 | |||
| Brian Snyder | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27.00 | 5.714 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 36 | 36 | 257.7 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 0 | 155 | 69 | 3.32 | 1.277 | |||
| Bob Welch | 33 | 33 | 209.7 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 137 | 78 | 3.00 | 1.283 | |||
| Curt Young | 25 | 20 | 111 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 55 | 47 | 3.73 | 1.477 | |||
| Matt Young | 26 | 4 | 37.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 6.75 | 1.957 | |||
| Team Totals | 479 | 162 | 1448.5 | 99 | 63 | .611 | 57 | 930 | 510 | 3.13 | 1.241 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Henderson | 152 |
| At Bats | Dave Henderson | 579 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Henderson | 643 |
| Batting Average | Carney Lansford | .336 |
| On-Base % | Carney Lansford | .398 |
| Slugging % | Mark McGwire | .467 |
| OPS | Mark McGwire | .806 |
| Runs | Carney Lansford | 81 |
| Hits | Carney Lansford | 185 |
| Total Bases | Dave Parker | 239 |
| Doubles | Carney Lansford | 28 |
| Triples | Tony Phillips | 6 |
| Home Runs | Mark McGwire | 33 |
| RBI | Dave Parker | 97 |
| Walks | Mark McGwire | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Henderson | 131 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 52 |
| Caught Stealing | Carney Lansford | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Gallego | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mark McGwire | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mark McGwire | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Stewart | 21 |
| Losses | Mike Moore | 11 |
| Saves | Dennis Eckersley | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Storm Davis | .731 |
| ERA | Mike Moore | 2.61 |
| WHIP | Mike Moore | 1.142 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Stewart | 257.7 |
| Games | Rick Honeycutt | 64 |
| Games Started | Dave Stewart | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Moore | 172 |
| Complete Games | Dave Stewart | 8 |
| Shutouts | Mike Moore | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Stewart | 1081 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Stewart | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Stewart | 260 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Moore | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Stewart | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Stewart | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Welch | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Moore | 17 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Stewart and Bob Welch | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Storm Davis | 24 |
