1979 Oakland Athletics Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 54-108
Finished 7th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 306,763, Avg. 3,984
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Jim Marshall (54-108)
Location: Oakland, California
1979 Oakland Athletics Roster
1979 Oakland Athletics Results

The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 54 wins and 108 losses, finishing seventh in the AL's West Division.

The Athletics scored 573 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 860 runs. Jeff Newman led Oakland with 22 home runs, while Dave Revering walloped 20 or more, too. Dave Revering drove in 77 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .288. Rick Langford paced the squad with 12 wins, and Steve McCatty recorded a 4.22 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Jim Marshall coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Rick Langford1216.4294.28342901410218.7233114104225761014116934
Steve McCatty1112.4784.2231234800185.72071068717808871002841
Brian Kingman87.5334.3118171510112.7113595410331583010481
Mike Norris58.3854.8029183300146.3146877811949969110669
Dave Heaverlo411.2674.206204200985.79742407421840410392
Dave Hamilton34.4293.704071610582.7804234543252102361
Jim Todd25.2866.565102100281.0108665912511026205391
John Henry Johnson28.2004.361413010084.78945411336050101372
Mike Morgan210.1675.941313020077.31025751750017307368
Matt Keough217.1055.0430282710176.72201159918782957013800
Alan Wirth101.0006.0051000012.01488280710058
Craig Minetto15.1675.55361312000118.313185731658364312539
Bob Lacey15.1675.854202000447.7663431724833104230
Totals54108.3334.78405162121413201429.3160686075914765467726494726436

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Dave Revering125513472631362551977143465.288.334.483.81722861155
Jeff Newman143552516531191722271212788.231.267.399.666206171262
Mitchell Page1335394785111811294217165293.247.323.335.65716093335
Dwayne Murphy1214893885799104114015118480.255.387.387.7731501011336
Wayne Gross13852144254991911450437262.224.332.367.69916281339
Rickey Henderson89398351499613312633113439.274.338.336.67511842830
Mike Edwards12242240035931221231061537.233.263.280.543112112410
Rob Picciolo115363348378816222721345.253.261.328.589114911101
Jim Essian983523133476160840012529.243.295.371.666116122391
Tony Armas802972782969931134101667.248.290.421.71011761022
Mike Heath74286258196680327101718.256.304.322.62683143351
Dave Chalk66250212154760213212914.222.317.278.5955961710
Larry Murray1052612262542112220662834.186.275.279.5536320611
Mario Guerrero461771661238500180167.229.253.259.5124350320
Glenn Burke239489419210431410.213.247.258.5062330101
Derek Bryant3912010681921013001010.179.246.217.4632340221
Miguel Dilone309991151712166567.187.237.275.5122520200
Mickey Klutts248073314211401720.192.263.288.5502110000
Joe Wallis2391786112013101018.141.247.205.4521611201
Milt Ramirez28666241011030038.161.200.210.4101310100
Dave Heaverlo62110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Bob Lacey42000000000000000000
Jim Todd51000000000000000000
Dave Hamilton40000000000000000000
John Henry Johnson14000000000000000000
Mike Norris29000000000000000000
Matt Keough30000000000000000000
Brian Kingman18000000000000000000
Mike Morgan13000000000000000000
Craig Minetto36000000000000000000
Steve McCatty31000000000000000000
Rick Langford34000000000000000000
Alan Wirth5000000000000000000
Totals20275971534857312761883210854110469482751.239.302.346.648185213120754636


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Dave Revering1B104104901.3828801377.9869.0678.7310000
Jeff Newman1B4642373.735030729.9829.1538.2610000
Wayne Gross1B1812118.31291418.9931.8767.9440000
Jim Essian1B4436.0352041.0009.2509.2500000
Mike Edwards2B113106935.02443142254.9625.3714.9380000
Dave Chalk2B3735296.77793222.9885.1574.5950000
Milt Ramirez2B11880.0141915.9713.7133.0000000
Mickey Klutts2B8759.0191513.9715.1864.2500000
Rob Picciolo2B6652.71116041.0004.6144.5000000
Larry Murray2B306.011001.0003.000.6670000
Wayne Gross3B120116999.71202112019.9432.9802.7580000
Dave Chalk3B1613125.3152531.9302.8722.5000000
Jim Essian3B101080.0152012.9723.9383.5000000
Mickey Klutts3B6655.071420.9133.4363.5000000
Mike Heath3B7652.0114001.0002.5962.1430000
Jeff Newman3B7651.021212.9332.4712.0000000
Milt Ramirez3B12346.34810.9232.3311.0000000
Rob Picciolo3B4220.017001.0003.6002.0000000
Jeff NewmanC8179680.037853107.9775.7045.32140413646.8
Jim EssianC7066584.33485785.9816.2385.78670623938.6
Mike HeathC2217165.0801330.9695.0734.22740141144.0
Dwayne MurphyOF1181171011.73221040.9882.9542.8140000
Rickey HendersonOF8889768.7215560.9732.5762.5000000
Tony ArmasOF8078669.3194752.9762.7032.5130000
Larry MurrayOF9058578.3173772.9632.8012.0000000
Mike HeathOF4643351.086522.9782.3331.9780000
Derek BryantOF3327247.0552001.0002.0771.7270000
Glenn BurkeOF2323202.0462001.0002.1392.0870000
Miguel DiloneOF2522200.047020.9592.1151.8800000
Joe WallisOF2321188.0411001.0002.0111.8260000
Mitchell PageOF4433.060001.0001.6361.5000000
Jim EssianOF4323.020001.000.783.5000000
Wayne GrossOF2111.030001.0002.4551.5000000
Rob PiccioloOF105.00000.000.0000000
Rick LangfordP3429218.72636031.0002.5521.8240000
Steve McCattyP3123185.7122033.9141.5511.0320000
Matt KeoughP3028176.7232835.9442.5981.7000000
Mike NorrisP2918146.361710.9581.415.7930000
Craig MinettoP3613118.3410001.0001.065.3890000
Brian KingmanP1817112.78820.8891.278.8890000
Dave HeaverloP62085.791321.9172.311.3550000
John Henry JohnsonP141384.747021.0001.169.7860000
Dave HamiltonP40782.7315001.0001.960.4500000
Jim ToddP51081.0514021.0002.111.3730000
Mike MorganP131377.391510.9602.7931.8460000
Bob LaceyP42047.737001.0001.888.2380000
Alan WirthP5112.003001.0002.250.6000000
Rob PiccioloSS10593841.71912651751.9644.8764.3430000
Mario GuerreroSS4343367.3681291033.9524.8274.5810000
Dave ChalkSS1613117.0303368.9134.8463.9380000
Mickey KluttsSS10956.392143.8824.7933.0000000
Milt RamirezSS8440.071630.8855.1752.8750000
Mike EdwardsSS307.024001.0007.7142.0000000
Totals1832145812864.042881718174359.9724.2023.2781501178642.4




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