1978 Oakland Athletics Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 69-93
Finished 6th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 527,017, Avg. 7,320
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Bobby Winkles (24-15)
Manager: Jack McKeon (45-78)
Location: Oakland, California
1978 Oakland Athletics Roster
1978 Oakland Athletics Results

The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1978 season with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses, finishing sixth in the AL's West Division.

The Athletics scored 532 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 690 runs. Mitchell Page led Oakland with 17 home runs, and Dave Revering walloped 20 or more, too. Mitchell Page drove in 70 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .285. John Henry Johnson paced the squad with 11 wins, while Matt Keough recorded a 3.24 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Winkles and Jack McKeon 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
John Henry Johnson1110.5243.3933301720186.016481701882691005789
Pete Broberg1012.4554.6235264200165.7174101851665594301730
Elias Sosa82.8002.64680440014109.010637325441061134459
Bob Lacey89.4713.0174025005119.7126524010351360103515
Matt Keough815.3483.2432320600197.3178907198521084312837
Rick Langford713.3503.4337245420175.716977671556892302741
Steve Renko612.3334.2927252310151.015277721067489211660
Alan Wirth56.4553.431614021081.3723931634031314332
Joe Coleman301.0001.37100600019.71233150400072
Dave Heaverlo36.3333.25690400010130.014156471141971311566
Craig Minetto003.7541300012.013105170320156
Steve McCatty004.5090500020.02614101911000197
Tim Conroy007.712200004.7364090010128
Mike Morgan03.0007.3033010012.3191210180000060
Mike Norris05.0005.51145110049.0463530235136301229
Totals6993.4263.62433162136266291433.3140169057710658259750269376171

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
Mitchell Page14757951662147257177023195395.285.355.459.81423774426
Dave Revering152553521491412131646012655.271.303.415.718216120245
Mario Guerrero14354650527139184338051535.275.302.345.6471741361732
Mike Edwards1424464144811316212327211632.273.303.329.632136721400
Taylor Duncan1043483192582152237121938.257.296.335.63210750730
Joe Wallis853112792866161626142642.237.300.366.66510220421
Jeff Newman105291268256471932031840.239.288.373.66110041312
Jim Essian126340278216291326214422.223.326.295.621821201531
Miguel Dilone13529225834598011450232330.229.294.271.56670211000
Wayne Gross1183352851857102723024063.200.308.323.6319235412
Tony Armas91258239175161213121062.213.250.272.5226552612
Glenn Burke782172001947611141581026.235.270.290.5605870611
Rico Carty411631411939511131002116.277.368.560.9287980012
Dell Alston5818817317362011011101021.208.250.237.4874110410
Gary Alexander581991741836611022032266.207.298.425.7237491112
Willie Horton3211210211328031901915.314.369.480.8504910102
Gary Thomasson47171154173141516411544.201.272.338.6105230202
Bruce Robinson28888452131080038.250.276.310.5852620100
Rob Picciolo7898931621102711213.226.242.301.5432820300
Steve Staggs47977810192200231917.244.392.321.7122500000
Bill North246552511400532913.212.344.288.6321512112
Dwayne Murphy6062521510200501714.192.279.231.5091200120
Tim Hosley1325231720030016.304.360.391.751901000
Tito Fuentes1345435610020016.140.159.163.322700100
Mike Adams1522155310010072.200.455.267.721400000
Mark Budaska4540110000012.250.400.500.900200000
Jerry Tabb121190100010025.111.273.111.384100001
Scott Meyer8991110000004.111.111.222.333200000
Larry Murray1115121100000032.083.267.083.350100000
Darrell Woodard3310910000003411.000.100.000.100000000
Marty Perez1613121000000005.000.000.000.000000100
Mike Norris15000000000000000000
Alan Wirth16000000000000000000
Pete Broberg35000000000000000000
Joe Coleman10000000000000000000
Matt Keough33000000000000000000
Steve McCatty9000000000000000000
Elias Sosa68000000000000000000
Tim Conroy2000000000000000000
Craig Minetto4000000000000000000
Steve Renko27000000000000000000
Mike Morgan3000000000000000000
Rick Langford40002000000000000000
Dave Heaverlo69000000000000000000
John Henry Johnson34000000000000000000
Bob Lacey74000000000000000000
Totals246359145321532130420031100492144117433800.245.303.351.6541866106251082733


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Dave Revering1B1381351135.310131101398.9898.9028.1380000
Jeff Newman1B3619186.317714417.9799.2255.3060000
Wayne Gross1B15346.048023.9609.3913.2000000
Jim Essian1B3323.0201021.0008.2177.0000000
Gary Thomasson1B5219.022310.96211.8425.0000000
Dell Alston1B9017.7200021.0001.1892.2220000
Jerry Tabb1B204.030001.0006.7501.5000000
Glenn Burke1B101.010001.0009.0001.0000000
Gary Alexander1B101.00000.000.0000000
Mike Edwards2B133118984.32283092071.9644.9104.0380000
Steve Staggs2B4018199.35665310.9765.4633.0250000
Tito Fuentes2B13983.0171724.9443.6872.6150000
Rob Picciolo2B191075.7202522.9575.3522.3680000
Taylor Duncan2B11235.098021.0004.3711.5450000
Darrell Woodard2B14134.0131413.9647.1471.9290000
Mike Adams2B6119.074021.0005.2111.8330000
Jim Essian2B102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Marty Perez2B101.010001.0009.0001.0000000
Wayne Gross3B10680731.3721502022.9172.7322.0940000
Taylor Duncan3B8479619.06311994.9532.6462.1670000
Marty Perez3B11139.029011.0002.5381.0000000
Rob Picciolo3B13019.032001.0002.368.3850000
Steve Staggs3B2213.012001.0002.0771.5000000
Miguel Dilone3B305.01120.5003.600.6670000
Mike Adams3B304.002001.0004.500.6670000
Darrell Woodard3B103.010001.0003.0001.0000000
Jim EssianC11984778.3431781012.9815.8864.27730605145.9
Jeff NewmanC6147401.02222783.9695.5894.08240301431.8
Bruce RobinsonC2825199.01501662.9657.5085.92920151346.4
Tim HosleyC6537.022310.9626.0814.167004233.3
Scott MeyerC7117.0110001.0005.8241.57110100.0
Gary AlexanderC101.00000.000.0000000
Mitchell PageOF114113865.0211460.9732.2371.8860000
Miguel DiloneOF9971648.3195331.9852.7492.0000000
Joe WallisOF8073626.0187745.9802.7892.4250000
Tony ArmasOF8562601.3214320.9913.2482.5530000
Glenn BurkeOF6753484.0152120.9872.8452.2840000
Gary ThomassonOF4442369.089430.9692.2682.1140000
Dell AlstonOF5043362.786040.9562.1341.7200000
Dwayne MurphyOF457149.0491011.0003.0201.1110000
Bill NorthOF1713113.0311001.0002.5491.8820000
Gary AlexanderOF6640.0160001.0003.6002.6670000
Larry MurrayOF6228.060001.0001.9291.0000000
Mark BudaskaOF2110.01010.500.900.5000000
Willie HortonOF103.71020.3332.4551.0000000
Matt KeoughP3232197.3213122.9632.3721.6250000
John Henry JohnsonP3330186.081640.8571.161.7270000
Rick LangfordP3724175.72723021.0002.5621.3510000
Pete BrobergP3526165.7828011.0001.9561.0290000
Steve RenkoP2725151.052213.9641.6091.0000000
Dave HeaverloP690130.0930031.0002.700.5650000
Bob LaceyP740119.782731.9212.632.4730000
Elias SosaP680109.0915011.0001.982.3530000
Alan WirthP161481.329021.0001.217.6880000
Mike NorrisP14549.05520.8331.837.7140000
Steve McCattyP9020.02110.7501.350.3330000
Joe ColemanP10019.724001.0002.746.6000000
Mike MorganP3312.314011.0003.6491.6670000
Craig MinettoP4112.021001.0002.250.7500000
Tim ConroyP224.70010.000.000.0000000
Mario GuerreroSS1421371170.02583302667.9584.5234.1410000
Rob PiccioloSS4122221.35163517.9584.6362.7800000
Mike EdwardsSS9029.05921.8754.3451.5560000
Marty PerezSS306.01310.8006.0001.3330000
Steve StaggsSS205.021001.0005.4001.5000000
Taylor DuncanSS102.011001.0009.0002.0000000
Totals2140145212900.043001626179368.9714.1342.7691001108042.1




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