2016 Oakland Athletics | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Oakland Coliseum | |
City | Oakland, California | |
Record | 69–93 (.426) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Lewis Wolff, John Fisher | |
General managers | Billy Beane | |
Managers | Bob Melvin | |
Television | Comcast SportsNet California (Glen Kuiper, Ray Fosse, Mark Mulder, Eric Chavez) | |
Radio | KGMZ (Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse) | |
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The 2016 Oakland Athletics season was the 49th for the franchise in Oakland, as well as the 116th in club history. They finished the season in last place in the American League West.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 53–28 | 42–39 |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 9 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 11 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 21 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 34–47 | 35–46 |
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | 0.584 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 |
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) | Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 2½ |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 11 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 15 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 20 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 30 |
Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
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April: 13–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–5)
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May: 11–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 4–8)
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June: 11–15 (Home: 5–7; Away: 6–8)
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July: 12–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–8)
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August: 10–18 (Home: 6–10; Away: 4–8)
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September: 10–17 (Home: 4–6; Away: 6–11)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Athletics team member |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Marcus Semien | 159 | 568 | 72 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 75 | 10 | 51 | .238 | .435 |
Khris Davis | 150 | 555 | 85 | 137 | 24 | 2 | 42 | 102 | 1 | 42 | .247 | .524 |
Stephen Vogt | 137 | 490 | 54 | 123 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 0 | 35 | .251 | .406 |
Yonder Alonso | 156 | 482 | 52 | 122 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 45 | .253 | .367 |
Danny Valencia | 130 | 471 | 72 | 135 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 41 | .287 | .446 |
Coco Crisp | 102 | 393 | 45 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 7 | 37 | .234 | .399 |
Jed Lowrie | 87 | 338 | 30 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 26 | .263 | .322 |
Jake Smolinski | 99 | 290 | 28 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 19 | .238 | .345 |
Billy Burns | 73 | 274 | 32 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 10 | .234 | .303 |
Ryon Healy | 72 | 269 | 36 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 12 | .305 | .524 |
Josh Reddick | 68 | 243 | 33 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 28 | .296 | .449 |
Billy Butler | 85 | 221 | 24 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 19 | .276 | .403 |
Chris Coghlan | 51 | 158 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 13 | .146 | .272 |
Max Muncy | 51 | 113 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20 | .186 | .257 |
Brett Eibner | 44 | 109 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | .165 | .303 |
Joey Wendle | 28 | 96 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | .260 | .302 |
Bruce Maxwell | 33 | 92 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .283 | .402 |
Josh Phegley | 25 | 78 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .256 | .372 |
Chad Pinder | 22 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .373 |
Tyler Ladendorf | 44 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .083 | .083 |
Matt McBride | 20 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .279 |
Mark Canha | 16 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .341 |
Matt Olson | 11 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .095 | .143 |
Arismendy Alcántara | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .211 | .263 |
Renato Núñez | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 |
Andrew Lambo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5500 | 653 | 1352 | 270 | 21 | 169 | 634 | 50 | 442 | .246 | .395 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Kendall Graveman | 10 | 11 | 4.11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 186.0 | 196 | 87 | 85 | 47 | 108 |
Sean Manaea | 7 | 9 | 3.86 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 144.2 | 135 | 65 | 62 | 37 | 124 |
Sonny Gray | 5 | 11 | 5.69 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 117.0 | 133 | 80 | 74 | 42 | 94 |
Rich Hill | 9 | 3 | 2.25 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 76.0 | 55 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 90 |
Ryan Dull | 5 | 5 | 2.42 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 74.1 | 50 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 73 |
Daniel Mengden | 2 | 9 | 6.50 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 72.0 | 83 | 54 | 52 | 33 | 71 |
Zach Neal | 2 | 4 | 4.24 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 70.2 | 72 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 27 |
John Axford | 6 | 4 | 3.97 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 65.2 | 65 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 60 |
Liam Hendriks | 0 | 4 | 3.76 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 69 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 71 |
Ryan Madson | 6 | 7 | 3.62 | 63 | 0 | 30 | 64.2 | 63 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 49 |
Andrew Triggs | 1 | 1 | 4.31 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 56.1 | 56 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 55 |
Danny Coulombe | 3 | 1 | 4.53 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 54 |
Jesse Hahn | 2 | 4 | 6.02 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 46.1 | 57 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 23 |
Ross Detwiler | 2 | 4 | 6.14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 44.0 | 56 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 23 |
Fernando Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 4.20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 37 |
Sean Doolittle | 2 | 3 | 3.23 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 39.0 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 45 |
Eric Surkamp | 0 | 5 | 6.98 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 38.2 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 22 |
Marc Rzepczynski | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 37 |
Jharel Cotton | 2 | 0 | 2.15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 29.1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
Chris Bassitt | 0 | 2 | 6.11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28.0 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 23 |
Chris Smith | 0 | 0 | 2.92 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
Dillon Overton | 1 | 3 | 11.47 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 24.1 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 17 |
Raúl Alcántara | 1 | 3 | 7.25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.1 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
J.B. Wendelken | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
Patrick Schuster | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Tyler Ladendorf | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Josh Phegley | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Team Totals | 69 | 93 | 4.51 | 162 | 162 | 42 | 1433.1 | 1459 | 761 | 718 | 464 | 1188 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Midland
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