1996 Oakland Athletics season
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| Owner(s) | Stephen Schott & Ken Hofmann | |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe | |
| Local television | KRON-TV Sports Channel Pacific (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson) |
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| Local radio | KFRC (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1996 season involved the A's finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.
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Offseason [edit]
- November 27, 1995: Buddy Groom was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[1]
- December 5, 1995: Torey Lovullo was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[2]
- January 22, 1996: Danny Tartabull was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Andrew Lorraine and Charles Poe (minors).[3]
- January 22, 1996: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[4]
- January 29, 1996: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Seattle Mariners.[5]
- January 29, 1996: Pedro Munoz was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[6]
- February 13, 1996: Dennis Eckersley was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Montgomery.
- March 10, 1996: Webster Garrison was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[7]
Regular season [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- |
| Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4½ |
| Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12 |
| California Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19½ |
Transactions [edit]
- June 4, 1996: Eric Chavez was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1996 amateur draft. Signed August 27, 1996.[8]
- June 4, 1996: A.J. Hinch was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Signed June 22, 1996.[9]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Terry Steinbach | 145 | 514 | 140 | .272 | 35 | 100 |
| 1B | Mark McGwire | 130 | 423 | 132 | .312 | 52 | 113 |
| 2B | Brent Gates | 64 | 247 | 65 | .263 | 2 | 30 |
| 3B | Scott Brosius | 114 | 428 | 130 | .304 | 22 | 71 |
| SS | Mike Bordick | 155 | 525 | 126 | .240 | 5 | 54 |
| LF | Phil Plantier | 73 | 231 | 49 | .212 | 7 | 31 |
| CF | Ernie Young | 141 | 462 | 112 | .242 | 19 | 64 |
| RF | Jose Herrera | 108 | 320 | 86 | .269 | 6 | 30 |
| DH | Geronimo Berroa | 153 | 586 | 170 | .290 | 36 | 106 |
Other batters [edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jason Giambi | 140 | 536 | 156 | .291 | 20 | 79 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 88 | 252 | 61 | .242 | 0 | 18 |
| Tony Batista | 74 | 238 | 71 | .298 | 6 | 25 |
| Matt Stairs | 61 | 137 | 38 | .277 | 10 | 23 |
| George Williams | 56 | 132 | 20 | .152 | 3 | 10 |
| Allen Battle | 47 | 130 | 25 | .192 | 1 | 5 |
| Pedro Munoz | 34 | 121 | 31 | .256 | 6 | 18 |
| Damon Mashore | 50 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 3 | 12 |
| Brian Lesher | 26 | 82 | 19 | .232 | 5 | 16 |
| Torey Lovullo | 65 | 82 | 18 | .220 | 3 | 9 |
| Scott Spiezio | 9 | 29 | 9 | .310 | 2 | 8 |
| Izzy Molina | 14 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerwin Moore | 22 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster Garrison | 5 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Wojciechowski | 16 | 79.2 | 5 | 5 | 5.65 | 30 |
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and records [edit]
- Mark McGwire, Silver Slugger award
- Mark McGwire, Major League record, 1st player to reach 50 Home Runs in one season before reaching 400 at-bats in a season[11]
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Edmonton, West Michigan
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/groombu01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml
- ^ Danny Tartabull Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bournra01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smallaa01.shtml
- ^ Pedro Munoz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Webster Garrison Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chaveer01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hincha.01.shtml
- ^ a b 1996 Oakland Athletics Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.371, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- 1996 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1996 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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