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| Owner(s) | Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann | |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe | |
| Local television | KRON-TV Sports Channel Pacific (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson) |
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| Local radio | KFRC (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1997 season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 65 wins and 97 losses. The club's elephant mascot took its current form, Stomper.
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Offseason [edit]
- October 2, 1996: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]
- November 19, 1996: Mike Oquist was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[2]
- December 9, 1996: Frank Catalanotto was drafted by the Oakland Athletics from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.[3]
- January 27, 1997: John Wasdin was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Jose Canseco.
- March 21, 1997: Frank Catalanotto was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Oakland Athletics to the Detroit Tigers.[3]
- March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.[4]
Regular season [edit]
- Ben Grieve had five RBI’s in his major league debut.[5]
Transactions [edit]
- April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.[4]
- April 8, 1997: Brent Mayne was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[6]
- June 3, 1997: Tim Hudson was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1997.[7]
- July 31, 1997 - Mark McGwire was traded by Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eric Ludwick, T.J. Mathews, and Blake Stein. McGwire had 34 home runs and 81 RBIs with Oakland at the time of the trade, which reunited him with former Athletics manager Tony La Russa.
- August 8, 1997: Tilson Brito was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays.[8]
Season standings [edit]
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Seattle Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- |
| Anaheim Angels | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 |
| Oakland Athletics | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 |
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
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Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Brent Mayne | 85 | 256 | 29 | 74 | .289 | 6 | 22 | 1 |
| 1B | Mark McGwire | 105 | 366 | 48 | 104 | .284 | 34 | 81 | 1 |
| 2B | Scott Spiezio | 147 | 538 | 58 | 131 | .243 | 14 | 65 | 9 |
| 3B | Scott Brosius | 129 | 479 | 59 | 97 | .203 | 11 | 41 | 9 |
| SS | Rafael Bournigal | 79 | 222 | 29 | 62 | .279 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| LF | Jason Giambi | 142 | 519 | 66 | 152 | .293 | 20 | 81 | 0 |
| CF | Damon Mashore | 92 | 279 | 55 | 69 | .247 | 3 | 18 | 5 |
| RF | Matt Stairs | 133 | 352 | 62 | 105 | .298 | 27 | 73 | 3 |
| DH | Jose Canseco | 108 | 388 | 56 | 91 | .235 | 23 | 74 | 8 |
Other batters [edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Tony Batista | 68 | 188 | 22 | 38 | .202 | 4 | 18 | 2 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 68 | 224 | 33 | 51 | .228 | 6 | 19 | 7 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 73 | 261 | 40 | 81 | .310 | 16 | 42 | 3 |
| Tilson Brito | 17 | 46 | 8 | 13 | .283 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | 24 | 93 | 12 | 29 | .312 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Patrick Lennon | 56 | 116 | 14 | 34 | .293 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Lesher | 46 | 131 | 17 | 30 | .229 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| Dave Magadan | 128 | 271 | 38 | 82 | .303 | 4 | 30 | 1 |
| Jason McDonald | 78 | 236 | 47 | 62 | .263 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
| Izzy Molina | 48 | 111 | 6 | 22 | .198 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Oquist | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Rigby | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Sheldon | 13 | 24 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Tejada | 26 | 99 | 10 | 20 | .202 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| George Williams | 76 | 201 | 30 | 58 | .289 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Young | 71 | 175 | 22 | 39 | .223 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on Balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Steve Karsay | 24 | 132.2 | 3 | 12 | 5.77 | 47 | 92 |
| Ariel Prieto | 27 | 125 | 6 | 8 | 5.04 | 70 | 90 |
| Steve Wojciechowski | 2 | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.84 | 1 | 5 |
Other pitchers [edit]
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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Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Buddy Groom | 78 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.15 | 45 |
| Billy Taylor | 72 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 3.82 | 66 |
Awards and records [edit]
- Mark McGwire, Major League record, 1st player to lead the Major Leagues in Home Runs but not lead the American League or National League in home runs[10]
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Edmonton
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsda05.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oquismi01.shtml
- ^ a b Frank Catalanotto Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Scott Service Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maynebr01.shtml
- ^ Tim Hudson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/britoti01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1997.shtml
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- 1997 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1997 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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