1977 Oakland Athletics
63 - 98
1976 / 1978 (Organization)
7th place in the AL West (38.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		35 - 46 (.432)
28 - 52 (.350)		 -9.0 wins
-8.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 605 / 702 ( -97 )
Allowed/Expected: 749 / 694 ( -55 )
Pyth Record: 65 - 96 (-2)
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Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 495,599 Avg Att: 6,119 (0.35)
Att Rank: 14 / 14 Lg Avg: 17,365
       
Park Factor: 0.95    
HR Factor: 0.97 R/L HR: 1.00 / 0.93
Notes:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Vida Blue
SP
27.9
3.6
13.7
5.0
9
Y
6
18
1976
 Purchase Voided NYA AL
2 Billy North
CF
29.1
0.1
5.0
0.8
5
N
11
21
1972
 Trade CHN NL
3 Rich McKinney
1B
30.6
-1.5
0.3
-3.1
4
N
12
1
1972
 Trade NYA AL
4 Mike Norris
SP
22.3
0.3
1.7
-0.8
3
Y
1
10
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 24)
5 Craig Mitchell
SP
23.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
3
Y
6
5
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 1)
6 Matt Alexander
CF
30.4
-0.6
0.2
-0.7
3
N
4
28
1975
 Trade CHN NL
7 Stan Bahnsen
SW
32.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.9
3
N
6
15
1975
 Trade CHA AL
8 Wayne Gross
3B
25.5
2.3
15.7
4.3
2
Y
6
5
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 9
9 Jeff Newman
C
28.8
0.5
3.4
-0.9
2
N
10
24
1975
 Purchased CLE AL
10 Larry Lintz
2B
27.7
0.4
0.6
-0.4
2
N
10
28
1975
 Trade SLN NL
11 Mike Torrez
SP
30.8
0.3
1.4
0.6
2
N
4
2
1976
 Trade BAL AL
12 Paul Mitchell
SP
27.9
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
2
N
4
2
1976
 Trade BAL AL
13 Tim Hosley
C
30.1
-0.2
1.2
-0.6
2
N
4
19
1976
 Waivers CHN NL
14 Bob Lacey
RP
23.9
2.7
10.8
4.9
1
Y
1
12
1972
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 10
15 Matt Keough
SP
22.0
0.1
0.9
-0.4
1
Y
6
5
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 7
16 Steve McCatty
SP
23.3
0.0
0.2
-0.3
1
Y
6
24
1973
 Free Agency (Amateur)
17 Rob Picciolo
SS
24.4
-1.6
4.7
-5.8
1
Y
1
9
1975
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 4)
18 Mark Williams
RF
23.9
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1
N
9
15
1975
 Trade KCA AL
19 Manny Sanguillen
C
33.3
0.7
10.3
-0.8
1
N
11
5
1976
 Trade PIT NL
20 Dave Giusti
RP
37.6
1.4
5.9
3.0
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade PIT NL
21 Joe Coleman
SP
30.4
2.6
9.2
4.4
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade CHN NL
22 Doc Medich
SP
28.6
0.3
4.8
0.2
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade PIT NL
23 Jim Tyrone
RF
28.4
0.3
5.1
-0.7
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade CHN NL
24 Tony Armas
CF
24.0
0.5
7.8
-0.1
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade PIT NL
25 Doug Bair
RP
27.9
1.1
5.5
1.4
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade PIT NL
26 Rick Langford
SP
25.3
2.1
8.4
1.8
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade PIT NL
27 Jerry Tabb
1B
25.3
-0.6
1.4
-1.2
1
N
3
15
1977
 Purchased CHN NL
28 Mitchell Page
LF
25.7
6.0
29.4
19.3
1
N
3
15
1977
 Trade PIT NL
29 Dick Allen
1B
35.3
0.2
3.4
0.1
1
N
3
16
1977
 Free Agency
30 Rodney Scott
2B
23.7
0.7
8.8
-0.0
1
N
3
26
1977
 Trade TEX AL
31 Jim Umbarger
SP
24.4
-1.0
0.0
-1.4
1
N
3
26
1977
 Trade TEX AL
32 Pablo Torrealba
SW
29.2
2.8
8.8
4.3
1
N
3
29
1977
 Purchased ATL NL
33 Earl Williams
DH
29.0
0.0
5.3
-1.3
1
N
4
3
1977
 Free Agency
34 Sheldon Mallory
RF
24.0
-0.5
1.3
-1.3
1
N
4
4
1977
 Purchased NYN NL
35 Dock Ellis
SP
32.3
-1.3
0.0
-0.8
1
N
4
27
1977
 Trade NYA AL
36 Marty Perez
2B
30.3
0.3
5.6
-3.1
1
N
4
27
1977
 Trade NYA AL
37 Larry Murray
CF
24.3
-0.9
1.1
-2.4
1
N
4
27
1977
 Trade NYA AL
38 Mike Jorgensen
1B
28.9
0.8
5.5
1.6
1
N
5
22
1977
 Trade MON NL
39 Willie Crawford
RF
30.8
-0.9
0.4
-2.0
1
N
6
15
1977
 Trade HOU NL
40 Steve Dunning
RP
28.1
0.2
1.1
0.2
1
N
8
12
1977
 Trade SLN NL
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Player Pos Hometown
Matt Alexander CF Shreveport, LA (US)
Dick Allen 1B Wampum, PA (US)
Tony Armas CF Puerto Piritu (Venezuela)
Stan Bahnsen SW Council Bluffs, IA (US)
Doug Bair RP Oakwood, OH (US)
Vida Blue SP Mansfield, FL (US)
Joe Coleman SP Natick, MA (US)
Willie Crawford RF Los Angeles, CA (US)
Steve Dunning RP San Diego, CA (US)
Dock Ellis SP Gardena, CA (US)
Dave Giusti RP Syracuse, NY (US)
Wayne Gross 3B Riverside, CA (US)
Tim Hosley C Spartanburg, SC (US)
Mike Jorgensen 1B Queens, NY (US)
Matt Keough SP Pomona, CA (US)
Bob Lacey RP Tucson, AZ (US)
Rick Langford SP Richmond, VA (US)
Larry Lintz 2B Martinez, CA (USA)
Sheldon Mallory RF Argo, IL (USA)
Steve McCatty SP Troy, MI (US)
Rich McKinney 1B Piqua, OH (USA)
Doc Medich SP Aliquippa, PA (US)
Craig Mitchell SP Spokane, WA (US)
Paul Mitchell SP Worcester, MA (US)
Larry Murray CF Chicago, IL (US)
Jeff Newman C Fort Worth, TX (US)
Mike Norris SP Balboa, CA (US)
Billy North CF Seattle, WA (US)
Mitchell Page LF Compton, CA (US)
Mitchell Page LF Compton, CA (US)
Marty Perez 2B Greenbrae, CA (US)
Rob Picciolo SS Westchester, CA (US)
Manny Sanguillen C Colon (Panama)
Rodney Scott 2B Indianapolis, IN (US)
Jerry Tabb 1B Altus, OK (US)
Pablo Torrealba SW Barquisimeto (Venezuela)
Mike Torrez SP Topeka, KS (US)
Jim Tyrone RF Wm Adams-Alice, TX (US)
Jim Umbarger SP Van Nuys, CA (US)
Earl Williams DH Montclair, NJ (US)
Mark Williams RF Elmira, NY (USA)

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