2007 Oakland Athletics season
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The
Offseason
- December 6, 2006: Alan Embree was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[1]
- December 7, 2006: Jared Burton was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics in the 2006 rule 5 draft.[2]
- February 5, 2007: Ricky Ledée signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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94 | 68 | 0.580 | — | 54–27 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 6 | 49–33 | 39–41 |
Oakland Athletics | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 18 | 40–41 | 36–45 |
Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 19 | 47–34 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 6–12 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 3–7 | 0–7 | 9–9 | 4–4 | 2–7 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 |
Boston | 12–6 | — | 7–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 13–5 | 6–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 |
Chicago | 3–5 | 1–7 | — | 7–11 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 1–7 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–14 |
Cleveland | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 5–5 | 14–4 | 0–6 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 8–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 4–3 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 11–7 | 3–5 | 12–6 | 4–4 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 14–4 |
Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 5–2 | 9–9 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
Los Angeles
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7–3 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | — | 6–3 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 13–6 | 6–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 14–4 |
Minnesota | 7–0 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 3–6 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 11–7 |
New York | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–4 | 6–0 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 3–6 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 4–6 | 9–10 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
Seattle | 7–2 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 3–4 | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–13 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 14–5 | — | 4–3 | 11–8 | 4–5 | 9–9 |
Tampa Bay | 7–11 | 5–13 | 1–6 | 2–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 6–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–4 | 9–9 | 7–11 |
Texas | 6–4 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 2–7 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 4–5 | — | 5–5 | 11–7 |
Toronto | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 8–10 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 5–5 | — | 10–8 |
Transactions
Roster
Game log
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Notable games
- April 5, 2007 – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It was notable because it was his first home run of the season, his first as an Oakland Athletic, and his first ever at Angel Stadium.
- April 15, 2007 – Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs against the New York Yankees, Todd Walker got a hit and Jason Kendall was walked to put two men on base. Backup Marco Scutaro who was then 1 for 20 on the season hit a home run to left field which gave the A's a remarkable 5-4 win as well as the series vs. the Yankees.
- May 13, 2007 – Again trailing by two in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, the Athletics seemed to be out vs. the Cleveland Indians. However Chavez overcame a 0-2 strike count to hit a single and get on board. Milton Bradley then hit a home run to right field to tie the game. After Dan Johnson and Bobby Crosby got on base, Jack Cust, coming off a hot streak after being in the lineup for seven days at the time, hit a three-run shot to center field which gave the A's another dramatic comeback at home for a 10-7 victory.
- May 18, 2007 – The first game of the season against the San Francisco Giants saw former A's pitcher Barry Zito return to Oakland and try to beat his former team. However, the A's would not allow that. Zito allowed seven runs and six hits in four-plus innings, and walked seven. The A's would pound the Giants even harder, scoring eight runs on the Giants bullpen, including a Mark Ellis grand slam for a 15-3 win.
- June 2, 2007 – Joe Blanton hit nine scoreless innings for his fifth complete game against the Minnesota Twins. The Twins' pitcher Carlos Silva also pitched the entire eight innings in which the Twins were on the field. (The A's were at home, so the bottom of the ninth was not necessary.) The one run Silva allowed was the difference as the A's won 1-0.
- June 4, 2007 – Mark Ellis was having a great day for the entire game vs. the hit for the cycle in the bottom of the eighth, Ellis grounded the ball into a fielder's choice and was not awarded a single, despite that no one was out as a result of the play. With the A's having a 4-2 lead it seemed like Ellis would not hit for the cycle. However, the Red Sox would tie the game in the top of the ninth, and the A's were unable to break the tie in the bottom of the inning. This was a blessing in disguise as Mark Ellis had another chance to hit for the cycle, which he did with a single to midfield. He was the sixth player in the Oakland Athletics to hit for the cycle (not including when the A's were in Philadelphia and Kansas City). Eric Chavez, who has also hit for the cycle in 2000, won the game with a solo home run in the 11th.
- June 7, 2007 – Shannon Stewart broke up a hitless game for the A's in the bottom of the ninth. This spoiled Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's bid for his first career no-hitter. The A's however could not score, and Schilling still walked away with a complete game 1-0 shutout. It was Boston's only win of the four-game series.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jason Kendall | 80 | 292 | 66 | .226 | 2 | 22 |
1B | Dan Johnson | 117 | 416 | 98 | .236 | 18 | 62 |
2B | Mark Ellis | 150 | 583 | 161 | .276 | 19 | 76 |
SS | Bobby Crosby | 93 | 349 | 79 | .226 | 8 | 31 |
3B | Eric Chavez | 90 | 341 | 82 | .240 | 15 | 46 |
LF | Shannon Stewart | 146 | 576 | 167 | .290 | 12 | 48 |
CF | Nick Swisher | 150 | 539 | 141 | .262 | 22 | 78 |
RF | Travis Buck | 82 | 285 | 82 | .288 | 7 | 34 |
DH | Mike Piazza | 83 | 309 | 85 | .275 | 8 | 44 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jack Cust | 124 | 395 | 101 | .256 | 26 | 82 |
Marco Scutaro | 104 | 338 | 88 | .260 | 7 | 41 |
Kurt Suzuki | 68 | 213 | 53 | .249 | 7 | 39 |
Mark Kotsay | 56 | 206 | 44 | .214 | 1 | 20 |
Jack Hannahan | 41 | 144 | 40 | .278 | 3 | 24 |
Donnie Murphy | 42 | 118 | 26 | .220 | 6 | 21 |
Daric Barton | 18 | 72 | 25 | .347 | 4 | 8 |
Milton Bradley | 19 | 65 | 19 | .292 | 2 | 7 |
Jeff DaVanon | 26 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 0 | 5 |
Todd Walker | 18 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 4 |
Rob Bowen | 21 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 2 | 5 |
Bobby Kielty | 13 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Danny Putnam | 11 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 1 | 2 |
Adam Melhuse | 12 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
Chris Snelling | 6 | 20 | 7 | .350 | 0 | 0 |
J.J. Furmaniak |
16 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
Hiram Bocachica | 6 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 1 | 3 |
Kevin Thompson | 9 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Langerhans | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dee Brown | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Melillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe Blanton | 34 | 230.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.95 | 140 |
Dan Haren | 34 | 222.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.07 | 192 |
Chad Gaudin | 34 | 199.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.42 | 154 |
Esteban Loaiza | 2 | 14.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.84 | 5 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lenny DiNardo | 35 | 131.1 | 8 | 10 | 4.11 | 59 |
Joe Kennedy | 27 | 101.0 | 3 | 9 | 4.37 | 42 |
Dallas Braden | 20 | 72.1 | 1 | 8 | 6.72 | 55 |
Rich Harden | 7 | 25.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.45 | 27 |
Dan Meyer | 6 | 16.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.82 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Huston Street | 48 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2.88 | 63 |
Alan Embree | 68 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.97 | 51 |
Jay Marshall | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.43 | 18 |
Santiago Casilla | 46 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.44 | 52 |
Kiko Calero | 46 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.75 | 31 |
Andrew Brown | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.54 | 43 |
Ruddy Lugo | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | 26 |
Colby Lewis | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.45 | 23 |
Ron Flores | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.57 | 15 |
Justin Duchscherer | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.96 | 13 |
Jay Witasick | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 10 |
Jerry Blevins | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.64 | 3 |
Erasmo Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Connor Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 |
Shane Komine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pacific Coast League | Tony DeFrancesco |
AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Todd Steverson |
A
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Stockton Ports | California League | Darren Bush |
A
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Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Aaron Nieckula |
A-Short Season
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Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Rick Magnante |
Rookie
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AZL Athletics
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Arizona League
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Ruben Escalera |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento
References
- Game Logs + Notable Games:
- 1st Half: Oakland Athletics Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Oakland Athletics Game Log on ESPN.com
- ^ "Alan Embree Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Jared Burton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Ricky Ledee Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2018.