O a M G - Oakland Athletics

Season in Review, continued
DESiGnATED HiTTERS: A’s designated hitters batted .246 with 15 home runs and 74 RBI…ranked
eighth in the American League in RBI, 10 th in batting and had the second fewest home runs…led the AL
with 172 strikeouts, which set an Oakland record for designated hitters, breaking the mark of 170 established
in 2009…those are the most strikeouts by an AL team since Texas had 178 in 1988…also ranked
third in the AL in walks (75), sixth in on-base percentage (.338) and 11 th in slugging (.386).
inTERLEAGUE PLAY: The A’s went 8-10 (.444) in interleague
play, their second consecutive season with a losing record
against the National League (went 5-13 in 2009)…it was
just the fourth time in 14 seasons of interleague play the A’s
finished with a losing record…are now 70-74 (.486) against the
NL since 2003 but are 136-112 (.548) all-time, which is tied for
the sixth best record in the majors…ranked fourth in the majors
in 2010 with a 3.34 ERA in interleague and were 11 th with a
.267 batting average…hit just eight home runs, which tied for
second fewest in the majors and was second fewest in Oakland
history (6 in 2006).
WinS AnD LOSSES: The A’s had a 43-54 record against
teams that were at or above .500 when the A’s played them and were 38-27 against teams that were
below .500…were 68-17 when scoring four or more runs in a game and 13-64 when scoring fewer
than four…posted their best record against Baltimore (7-3) and have not had a losing season against
the Orioles since 1998…had their worst mark against New York (1-9) and the .100 winning percentage
equaled the Athletics worst ever against the Yankees (went 2-18 in 1919)…it was their worst against
any American League team since going 1-11 against Los Angeles in 1997…had a 30-27 record against
the AL West, marking the first time the A’s finished with a winning record against divisional foes since
2006…compiled a 73-1 record when leading after eight innings, which was the second best mark in the
AL (Tampa Bay, 81-1) and fourth best in Oakland history…had a 63-27 record when scoring first and
were 18-54 when the opposition scored first…were 37-16 when the starting pitcher tossed seven or more
innings and 44-65 in other games…combined for a 30-22 record on Saturday and Sunday and were 51-
59 during the week…were 24-28 in the first game of a series and 29-23 in the last game.
ATTEnDAnCE: The A’s drew 1,418,391 fans in 2010, which was second fewest in the Major Leagues
ahead of Cleveland (1,394,812)…it was an increase of 9,608 over their total from 2009, ending a streak
of six consecutive seasons with a decrease in attendance…averaged 17,511 per game and were one
of four teams to average fewer than 20,000 (Cleveland, Florida, Pittsburgh)…had two sellouts, both
against San Francisco…drew 2,407,313 on the road, which was fourth best in the American League.
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2010 relief piTCher effeCTiveness
besT inTerleaGue
won-loss perCenTaGe
W l pct.
New York (AL) 144 102 .585
Chicago (AL) 143 104 .579
Minnesota 140 106 .569
Boston 140 107 .567
Los Angeles (AL) 139 109 .560
oakland 136 112 .548
seattle 136 112 .548
runners inherited runners scored First hitters save situations
Bailey 16 6 11 for 43 (2 bb, 2 sf) 25 for 28
Blevins 34 12 15 for 59 (4 bb) 1 for 2
Bonser 6 2 0 for 11 (1 bb, 1 sh) 0 for 0
Bowers 9 3 3 for 13 (1 hbp) 0 for 0
Breslow 33 7 9 for 69 (6 bb) 5 for 7
Gaudin 8 2 2 for 11 (1 bb) 0 for 0
James 2 2 3 for 4 (1 bb) 0 for 1
Kilby 5 0 0 for 5 0 for 0
Mazzaro 0 0 1 for 5 (1 bb) 0 for 0
Ramirez 1 0 0 for 4 (3 bb) 0 for 0
Rodriguez 7 3 7 for 23 (6 bb) 0 for 1
Ross 10 4 8 for 21 (3 bb) 1 for 2
Wolf 11 3 2 for 9 (2 bb) 0 for 0
Wuertz 26 3 9 for 42 (5 bb, 1 sh) 6 for 6
Ziegler 31 7 11 for 60 (3 bb, 1 hbp) 0 for 4