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2009 Oakland Athletics
File:OAK Raiders Logo.png
DivisionWestern Division
BallparkOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
CityOakland, California
Record75–87 (.463)
OwnersLewis Wolff
ManagersBob Geren
TelevisionCSN
Glen Kuiper, Ray Fosse
RadioXtra Sports 860
Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse
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The Oakland Athletics' 2009 season was their 41st in Oakland, California. It was also the 109th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 75-87.

The Athletics entered the season with a measure of hope. During the 2008-09 offseason, the team added numerous hitters through both trades and free agent signings. The most notable addition was that of outfielder Matt Holliday. Holliday was acquired from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for rookie outfielder Carlos González, starting pitcher Greg Smith, and closer Huston Street. Oakland also added a handful of veterans via free agency; these included Orlando Cabrera, Nomar Garciaparra, and former Athletics superstar Jason Giambi. The signings were meant to improve the team's offense, which was the American League's worst (as measured by number of runs scored) in 2008.

While the Athletics' offense improved considerably in 2009, its gains were largely offset by inconsistent pitching. All told, Oakland would finish the season with a third consecutive losing record.

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 97 65 .599 49‍–‍32 48‍–‍33
Texas Rangers 87 75 .537 10 48‍–‍33 39‍–‍42
Seattle Mariners 85 77 .525 12 48‍–‍33 37‍–‍44
Oakland Athletics 75 87 .463 22 40‍–‍41 35‍–‍46

Record vs. opponents

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore 2–16 5–4 2–5 3–5 4–4 2–8 3–2 5–13 1–5 4–5 8–10 5–5 9–9 11–7
Boston 16–2 4–4 7–2 6–1 5–3 4–5 4–2 9–9 5–5 2–4 9–9 2–7 11–7 11–7
Chicago 4–5 4−4 10–8 9–9 9–9 5–4 6−12 3–4 4–5 4–5 6–2 2–4 1–6 12–6
Cleveland 5–2 2–7 8–10 4–14 10–8 2–4 8–10 3–5 2–5 6–4 5–3 1–8 4–4 5–13
Detroit 5–3 1–6 9–9 14–4 9–9 5–4 7–12 1–5 5–4 5–4 5–2 7–2 3–5 10–8
Kansas City 4–4 3–5 9–9 8–10 9–9 1–9 6–12 2–4 2–6 5–4 1–9 3–3 4–3 8–10
Los Angeles 8–2 5–4 4–5 4–2 4–5 9–1 6–4 5–5 12–7 10–9 4–2 8–11 4–4 14–4
Minnesota 2–3 2–4 12–6 10–8 12–7 12–6 4–6 0–7 4–6 5–5 3–3 6–4 3–5 12–6
New York 13–5 9–9 4–3 5–3 5–1 4–2 5–5 7–0 7–2 6–4 11–7 5–4 12–6 10–8
Oakland 5–1 5–5 5–4 5–2 4–5 6–2 7–12 6–4 2–7 5–14 6–4 11–8 3–6 5–13
Seattle 5–4 4–2 5–4 4–6 4–5 4–5 9–10 5–5 4–6 14–5 5–3 8–11 3–4 11–7
Tampa Bay 10–8 9–9 2–6 3–5 2–5 9–1 2–4 3–3 7–11 4–6 3–5 3–6 14–4 13–5
Texas 5–5 7–2 4–2 8–1 2–7 3–3 11–8 4–6 4–5 8–11 11–8 6–3 5–5 9–9
Toronto 9–9 7–11 6–1 4–4 5–3 3–4 4–4 5–3 6–12 6–3 4–3 4–14 5–5 7–11

Roster

2009 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

2009 Game Log

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Ryan Sweeney 134 484 68 142 31 3 6 53 .293 6
Scott Hairston * 60 233 24 55 13 1 7 35 .236 3
Eric Patterson 39 94 15 27 5 1 1 11 .287 6
Orlando Cabrera * 101 414 41 116 23 0 4 41 .280 11
Adam Kennedy 129 529 65 153 29 1 11 63 .289 20
Matt Holliday * 93 346 52 99 23 1 11 54 .286 12
Kurt Suzuki 147 570 74 156 37 1 15 88 .274 8
Rajai Davis 125 390 65 119 27 5 3 48 .305 41
Cliff Pennington 60 208 27 58 11 3 4 21 .279 7
Jack Cust 149 513 88 123 16 0 25 70 .240 4
Daric Barton 54 160 31 43 12 1 3 24 .269 0
Jason Giambi * 83 269 39 52 13 0 11 40 .193 0
Mark Ellis 105 377 52 99 23 0 10 61 .263 10
Bobby Crosby 97 238 35 53 10 2 6 29 .223 2
Travis Buck 36 105 11 23 3 0 3 10 .219 1
Nomar Garciaparra 65 160 17 45 8 0 3 16 .281 2

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Dallas Braden 8 9 3.89 22 22 0 136.2 144 61 59 42 81
Brad Kilby 1 0 0.53 11 1 0 17.0 10 1 1 4 20
Santiago Casilla 1 2 5.96 46 0 0 48.1 61 32 32 25 35
Brett Tomko * 4 1 2.95 6 6 0 36.2 31 12 12 6 22
Trevor Cahill 10 13 4.63 32 32 0 178.2 185 93 92 72 90
Brett Anderson 11 11 4.06 30 30 0 175.1 180 81 79 45 150
Dana Eveland 2 4 7.16 13 9 0 44.0 70 36 35 26 22
Kevin Cameron 0 0 3.44 11 0 1 18.1 15 7 7 6 15
Clayton Mortensen * 2 4 7.81 6 6 0 27.2 37 24 24 12 11
Gio Gonzalez 6 7 5.75 20 17 0 98.2 113 63 63 56 109
Andrew Bailey 6 3 1.84 68 0 26 83.1 49 17 17 24 91
Brad Ziegler 2 4 3.07 69 0 7 73.1 82 25 25 28 54
Vin Mazzaro 4 9 5.32 17 17 0 91.1 120 54 54 39 59
Josh Outman 4 1 3.48 14 12 0 67.1 53 28 26 25 53
Craig Breslow * 7 5 2.60 60 0 0 55.1 37 16 16 18 44
Dan Giese 0 3 5.32 7 1 0 22.0 22 13 13 9 11
Michael Wuertz 6 1 2.63 74 0 4 78.2 52 24 23 23 102
Russ Springer * 0 1 4.10 48 0 0 41.2 52 20 19 14 47
Sean Gallagher * 1 2 8.16 6 2 0 14.1 21 14 13 7 10

Awards and honors

On December 22, 2009, Sports Illustrated named general manager Billy Beane as number 10 on its list of the Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (in all sports).[1]

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Sacramento River Cats Pacific Coast League Tony DeFrancesco
AA Midland RockHounds Texas League Darren Bush
A Stockton Ports California League Aaron Nieckula
A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Steve Scarsone
A-Short Season Vancouver Canadians Northwest League Rick Magnante
Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Marcus Jensen

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Midland

Notes

  1. ^ The list's only other MLB GMs were Boston's Theo Epstein (No. 3) and Seattle and Philadelphia's Pat Gillick (No. 7). Friedman, Dick (December 22, 2009). "2000s: Top 10 GMs/Executives". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 23, 2010.

References