List of Athletics team records

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Eddie Plank, the holder of 10 franchise records for the Athletics Eddie Plank Baseball.jpg
Eddie Plank, the holder of 10 franchise records for the Athletics

The Athletics are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in West Sacramento, California. The Athletics formed in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics; after moving to Kansas City for 13 seasons, the Athletics relocated to Oakland, California in 1968. After the 2024 season, the Athletics temporarily moved to West Sacramento as part of the franchise's relocation to Las Vegas. Through 2023, the Athletics have played 19,113 games, winning 9,260, losing 9,766, and tying 87, for a winning percentage of approximately .487. [1] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures as Athletics.

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Eddie Plank holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2023 season, with ten, including the most career wins, losses and hit batsmen. He is followed by Jimmie Foxx, who holds nine records, including the best career on-base percentage and the single-season home runs record, as well as Al Simmons, who holds the single season hit and RBI records. [2]

Four Athletics hold Major League records. Offensively, Rickey Henderson holds the single-season modern day steals record, recording 130 over 149 games played during the 1982 season. [3] [4] Frankie Hayes is tied for the single-game doubles record, recording four in a game on July 25, 1936. [5] Eddie Collins stole six bases twice in September 1912; his mark would later be tied by Otis Nixon, Eric Young and Carl Crawford. [6] Defensively, Bruno Haas, who spent his only professional season with the Athletics, holds the single game walks allowed record, pitching 16 in his Major League debut. [7]

Table key

Table key
RBI Run(s) batted in
ERA Earned run average
OPS On-base percentage plus slugging percentage
*Tie between two or more players/teams
†American League record
§Major League record

Statistics current through the 2014 season

Individual career records

Batting statistics; [2] pitching statistics [8]
Al Simmons (pictured) holds the best career batting average record for the Athletics. AlSimmonsGoudeycard.jpg
Al Simmons (pictured) holds the best career batting average record for the Athletics.
Career batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordAthletics careerRef
Batting average Al Simmons .356 1924 – 1932, 1940-1941, 1944 [9]
On-base percentage Jimmie Foxx .440 1925 – 1935 [10]
Slugging percentage Jimmie Foxx .640 1925 – 1935 [10]
OPS Jimmie Foxx 1.079 1925 – 1935 [10]
Hits Bert Campaneris 1,882 1964 – 1976 [11]
Total bases Al Simmons 2,998 1924-1932, 1940-1941, 1944 [9]
Singles Bert Campaneris 1,472 1964-1976 [11]
Doubles Jimmy Dykes 365 1918 – 1932 [12]
Triples Danny Murphy 102 1902 – 1913 [13]
Home runs Mark McGwire 365 1986 – 1997 [14]
RBI Al Simmons 1,178 1924 – 1932
1940 – 1941
1944 		[9]
Bases on balls Rickey Henderson 1,227 1979 – 1984
1989 – 1993
1994 – 1995
1998 		[4]
Strikeouts Reggie Jackson 1,226 1967 – 1975
1987 		[15]
Stolen bases Rickey Henderson 867 1979 – 1984
1989 – 1993
1994 – 1995
1998 		[4]
Dennis Eckersley, the holder of two career records for the Athletics Dennis Eckersley 2008 (crop).jpg
Dennis Eckersley, the holder of two career records for the Athletics
Career pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordAthletics careerRef
Wins Eddie Plank 284 1901 – 1914 [16]
Losses Eddie Plank 162 1901 – 1914 [16]
Win–loss percentage Lefty Grove .712 1925 – 1933 [17]
ERA Rube Waddell 1.97 1902 – 1907 [18]
Saves Dennis Eckersley 320 1987 – 1995 [19]
Strikeouts Eddie Plank 1,985 1901 – 1914 [16]
shutouts Eddie Plank 59 1901 – 1914 [16]
Games Dennis Eckersley 525 1987 – 1995 [19]
Innings Eddie Plank 3,860+2⁄3 1901 – 1914 [16]
Games started Eddie Plank 458 1901 – 1914 [16]
Complete games Eddie Plank 362 1901 – 1914 [16]
Walks Eddie Plank 913 1901 – 1914 [16]
Hits allowed Eddie Plank 3,438 1901 – 1914 [16]
Wild pitches Blue Moon Odom 87 1964 – 1975 [20]
Hit batsmen Eddie Plank 179 1901 – 1914 [16]

Individual single-season records

Batting statistics; [2] pitching statistics [8]
Single-season batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef
Batting average Nap Lajoie .426 1901 [21]
Home runs Jimmie Foxx 58 1932 [10]
RBI Jimmie Foxx 169 1932 [9]
Runs Al Simmons 152 1930 [9]
Hits Al Simmons 253 1925 [9]
Singles Al Simmons 174 1925 [9]
Doubles Al Simmons 53 1926 [9]
Triples Home Run Baker 21 1912 [22]
Stolen bases Rickey Henderson 130§ a 1982 [3] [4]
At bats Al Simmons 670 1932 [9]
Slugging percentage Jimmie Foxx .749 1932 [10]
Extra-base hits Jimmie Foxx 100 1932 [10]
Total bases Jimmie Foxx 438 1932 [10]
On-base percentage Jason Giambi .477 2001 [23]
OPS Jimmie Foxx 1.218 1932 [10]
Walks Eddie Joost 149 1949 [24]
Strikeouts Matt Chapman 201 2021
Rube Waddell, the holder of four single-season pitching records for the Athletics franchise Waddell.jpg
Rube Waddell, the holder of four single-season pitching records for the Athletics franchise
Single-season pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef
Wins Jack Coombs 31* 1910 [25]
Wins Lefty Grove 31* 1931 [17]
Losses Scott Perry 25 1920 [26]
Strikeouts Rube Waddell 349 1904 [18]
ERA Jack Coombs 1.30 1910 [25]
Earned runs allowed George Earnshaw 146 1930 [27]
Hits allowed Jack Coombs 360 1911 [25]
shutouts Jack Coombs 13† 1910 [25] [28]
Saves Dennis Eckersley 51 1992 [19]
Games Billy Koch 84 2002 [29]
Starts Rube Waddell 46 1904 [18]
Complete games Rube Waddell 39 1904 [18]
Innings Rube Waddell 383.0 1904 [18]

Team season records

Source: [30]
Team season batting records
StatisticRecordSeason
Home runs 257 2019
Runs 981 1932
Hits 1,659 1925
Batting average .307 1925
Walks 783 1949
Inside-the-park home runs 13 1911
Strikeouts 1,226 2008
Stolen bases 341 1976
Team season pitching records
StatisticRecordSeason
Most hits allowed 1,734 1999
Most runs allowed1,045 1936
Most home runs allowed220 1964
Strikeouts 1,117 2001
shutouts 27* 1907
shutouts 27* 1909
Other team records
StatisticRecordSeason
Consecutive wins202002

* Also an American League record.

Individual single game records

Source: [31]
Rodger "Doc" Cramer (pictured) holds the single-game singles record. DocCramer1934Goudeycard.jpg
Rodger "Doc" Cramer (pictured) holds the single-game singles record.
Single-game batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordDate
Singles Roger Cramer 6June 20, 1932
Doubles Frankie Hayes 4§ b July 25, 1936
Triples Bert Campaneris 3† c August 29, 1967
RBI Reggie Jackson 10June 14, 1969
Total bases Jimmie Foxx 16July 10, 1932
Stolen bases Eddie Collins 6§ d September 11, 1912
Stolen bases Eddie Collins 6§ d September 22, 1912
Single-game pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordDate
Hits allowed Eddie Rommel 29July 10, 1932
Walks allowed Bruno Haas 16§ e June 13, 1915
Home runs allowed George Caster 6† f September 24, 1940
Innings pitched Jack Coombs 24† g September 1, 1906
Strikeouts Jack Coombs 18September 1, 1906

Team all-time records

Source: [1]
Team all-time records
StatisticRecord
Home runs 12,274
Runs 78,542
Hits 155,967
Batting average .259
ERA 3.97
Runs allowed78,542

See also

Notes

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