2012 A's POSTSEASON GUIDE - Oakland Athletics

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2012 OAKLAND A’S
• Trailed Texas by five games with nine games remaining and became the first team in Major League
history to comeback from a deficit of five or more games with fewer than 10 games remaining to
win a Division or Pennant
• Trailed Texas by 13 games June 30 and become the fifth team in Major League history to win a
Division or Pennant after trailing by 13 or more games
• Posted the best record (19-5) in the month of July in franchise history.
• Since June 2, registered the best mark (72-38) in the Majors.
• Staged a Major League-leading 14 walk-off victories this season, including eight within a 16-game
home stretch from June 21 through July 22. Eleven different players hit walk-off homers this season
(Crisp 3 times, Moss twice).
• Registered 10 series sweeps, including a first-ever four-game sweep of the Yankees and two threegame
sweeps of the Red Sox at home.
• Tied the Oakland record with 12 straight road wins (Aug. 24-Sept. 12).
• Starting pitchers walked three batters or fewer in 44 straight games from July 30-September 15, the
longest streak by an A’s team since at least 1921.
• Etched the best pitching staff ERA (3.48) by an Oakland team in 12 years (3.18 in 1990).
• Bullpen led the American League with a 2.90 ERA, the lowest ERA by an Oakland relief corps
since 1990 (2.35).
• This season have used 12 rookie pitchers who have combined for 319 games pitched and 54 wins—
both Oakland records.
• Beat the Blue Jays in Toronto, 16-0, on July 25 to equal the franchise record for the biggest shutout
victory.
• Defeated the Red Sox in Oakland, 20-2, on Aug. 31, marking only the fourth time in Oakland history
the A’s have scored 20 runs in a game, and the first time in 12 years (23-2 vs. Texas in 2000).
• Turned the eighth triple play in Oakland history in the fifth inning of the A’s 4-1 win over Minnesota
at the Oakland Coliseum Aug. 21 (Trevor Plouffe grounded into a 5-4-3 triple play, Donaldsonto-Rosales-to-Carter).
• Rookie reliever Ryan Cook opened the 2012 season by reeling off 23.0 scoreless innings from
March 28 through May 27. He allowed only four hits and a .056 opponents batting average during
the streak.
• Brandon Inge, only a week after being acquired, hit four home runs and drove in 16 runs over a
five-game stretch from May 6-11, including grand slams vs. Toronto (May 8) and Detroit (May 10).
• Starting pitchers Tommy Milone (13-10) and Jarrod Parker (13-8) set an Oakland rookie record for
most wins in a season.
• Rookie starting pitcher Jarrod Parker allowed one run or fewer in 10 of his first 14 Major League
starts, becoming only the second pitcher since 1900 to allow one run or fewer in 10 of his first 14
starts (Ferdie Schupp, NY Giants, 1913-17).
• Rookie starting pitcher A.J. Griffin went 6-0 with a 1.94 ERA over his first 11 starts, becoming
only the second pitcher to be undefeated in at least his first 11 Major League appearances, all starts,
while maintaining an ERA under 2.00 (Jered Weaver, 9-0 with a 1.95 ERA over his first 12 starts
with the Angels).
• Griffin also is the first pitcher in Oakland history to start his career 6-0, and is the only Major
League pitcher since at least 1918 to allow three runs or fewer and walk two batters or fewer in
each of his first 11 career starts.
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