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nine home runs against lefties…was 0-5 with a 5.65 ERA in 10 games, eight starts, in Oakland compared
to 1-3 with an 8.28 ERA in 10 games, six starts on the road…allowed a .230 opponents batting average
over his first 30 pitches in a game, .301 over pitches 31 through 75 and .471 after that…had a 1.93 ERA
in the first inning of a game and a 7.87 ERA after that…received run support of two runs or fewer in 10
of his 14 starts and had season run support of 3.80 in his starting assignments…the A’s scored just nine
runs in his eight losses…pitched fewer than five innings in eight of his 14 starts…was selected from
Triple-A Sacramento April 23 and made his Major League debut the next day at Baltimore…became the
33rd pitcher in Oakland history to start in his debut and the 10th to win as he defeated the Orioles, 4-2
(6.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 6 so)…lost his next start April 29 to Tampa Bay and was optioned back to
Sacramento following the game…went 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in two starts during his second stint from
May 12 to 17…pitched exclusively in relief during his third stint from June 25 to July 6 and had a 4.50
ERA in three appearances…returned to the rotation during his fourth stint from July 16 to Aug. 12 and
was 0-4 with a 6.52 ERA in six starts…allowed a career high eight runs in 1.2 innings Aug. 12 at Detroit,
his shortest outing as a starter…returned to Oakland for a fifth time Sept. 1 when rosters expanded and
was 0-1 with a 7.78 ERA in seven games, four starts…was 3-3 with a 2.84 ERA in 13 combined starts
with Sacramento and Double-A Midland…walked 21 and struck out 87 in 76.0 innings…allowed a
.201 opponents batting average, which included .196 against right-handed hitters and .213 against lefthanders…opponents
hit .191 with runners in scoring position…began the season at Midland and was
promoted to Sacramento April 19…made his first career start at the Triple-A level April 19 at Portland
and tossed 6.0 shutout innings…ended up with a no decision in the River Cats 6-5, 10-inning win and
was promoted to Oakland…tossed back-to-back complete games in his final two minor league starts…
had a five-hitter in a 4-1 loss to Fresno Aug. 22…then tossed a three-hit shutout Aug. 27 against Colorado
Springs in a 3-0 Sacramento win…did not walk a batter and struck out a River Cats record 17 to
earn Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors.
2006—Was limited to just 10 appearances, all starts, after recovering from a humoral defect in his left
shoulder…was a combined 4-0 with a 4.10 ERA at Double-A Midland, Single-A Stockton and the A’s
affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League…did not allow a run in three starts (9.0 ip) in rookie ball before
being promoted to Single-A Stockton, where he made three starts…made three more starts for the A’s
in the AZL from Aug. 16-27 and was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 12.0 innings…was then
promoted to Double-A Midland and made one start vs. Frisco Sept. 1…was 3-1 with a 1.34 ERA in nine
games, six starts, for Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
2005—Was named the A’s Organizational Pitcher of the Year after combining for a 15-5 record and a
3.52 ERA in 23 appearances, all starts, for Single-A Stockton and Double-A Midland…the 15 wins were
tops among A’s minor league pitchers…posted a 6-0 record with a 2.68 ERA in seven starts for Stockton,
limiting hitters to a .201 batting average…tossed a complete game, five-hitter with 11 strikeouts vs. San
Jose May 11th…was promoted to Double-A Midland where he went 9-5 with a 3.90 ERA in 16 starts for
the RockHounds…won five of his first six starts for Midland from May 17-June 12 (1.87 ERA).
2004—Began the season at Single-A Vancouver and was 2-0 with two saves in seven appearances…
allowed three earned runs on four hits in his first appearance of the year vs. Tri-City…did not allow a
run over his next four appearances (8.0 ip)…finished the season at Single-A Kane County where he went
2-1 with a 4.70 ERA in five appearances, all starts…did not receive a decision in his first two starts and
was 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA over his last three outings.
PERSOnAL/MiSCELLAnEOUS
Dallas Lee Braden was originally signed by A’s scout Blake Davis…graduated from A.A. Stagg High
School (Stockton, CA) where he earned league Pitcher of the Year honors and was named team MVP as
a senior…graduated from American River College where he twice earned all-conference honors…attended
Texas Tech University…was inducted into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame, Nov. 17, 2010…
has spent the past three Thanksgiving holidays soliciting, matching and serving food donations at St.
Mary’s Interfaith Community Services in his home town of Stockton…in 2009 and 2010, has sponsored
two children of a single-parent family from his former Hoover Tyler Little League in Stockton…has
purchased and donated A’s tickets to the Hoover Tyler Little League…supports the A’s Community Fund
Golf Classic…was the co-recipient of the 2009 Dave Stewart Community Service Award which is given
annually to an A’s player for outstanding work in the community…served as a guest analyst on MLB
Network during the 2010 postseason.
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