2009 Oakland Athletics season
2009 Oakland Athletics | |
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Record | 75–87 (.463) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Lewis Wolff |
General manager(s) | Billy Beane |
Manager(s) | Bob Geren |
Local television | CSN California Glen Kuiper, Ray Fosse |
Local radio | Xtra Sports 860 Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse |
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The Oakland Athletics' 2009 season was their 41st in Oakland, California. It was also the 109th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 75-87.
The Athletics entered the season with a measure of hope. During the 2008-09 offseason, the team added numerous hitters through both trades and free agent signings. The most notable addition was that of outfielder Matt Holliday. Holliday was acquired from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for rookie outfielder Carlos González, starting pitcher Greg Smith, and closer Huston Street. Oakland also added a handful of veterans via free agency; these included Orlando Cabrera, Nomar Garciaparra, and former Athletics superstar Jason Giambi. The signings were meant to improve the team's offense, which was the American League's worst (as measured by number of runs scored) in 2008.
While the Athletics' offense improved considerably in 2009, its gains were largely offset by inconsistent pitching. All told, Oakland would finish the season with a third consecutive losing record.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 49–32 | 48–33 |
Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 10 | 48–33 | 39–42 |
Seattle Mariners | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 12 | 48–33 | 37–44 |
Oakland Athletics | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 22 | 40–41 | 35–46 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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Baltimore | – | 2–16 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 2–8 | 3–2 | 5–13 | 1–5 | 4–5 | 8–10 | 5–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 |
Boston | 16–2 | – | 4–4 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 2–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
Chicago | 4–5 | 4−4 | – | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–4 | 6−12 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–6 |
Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–7 | 8–10 | – | 4–14 | 10–8 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–13 |
Detroit | 5–3 | 1–6 | 9–9 | 14–4 | – | 9–9 | 5–4 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–5 | 10–8 |
Kansas City | 4–4 | 3–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | – | 1–9 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 5–4 | 1–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–10 |
Los Angeles | 8–2 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 9–1 | – | 6–4 | 5–5 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 4–4 | 14–4 |
Minnesota | 2–3 | 2–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 12–7 | 12–6 | 4–6 | – | 0–7 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 3–5 | 12–6 |
New York | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 7–0 | – | 7–2 | 6–4 | 11–7 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 5–1 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 6–2 | 7–12 | 6–4 | 2–7 | – | 5–14 | 6–4 | 11–8 | 3–6 | 5–13 |
Seattle | 5–4 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 14–5 | – | 5–3 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
Tampa Bay | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 9–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 4–6 | 3–5 | – | 3–6 | 14–4 | 13–5 |
Texas | 5–5 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 6–3 | – | 5–5 | 9–9 |
Toronto | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–1 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 6–12 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 5–5 | – | 7–11 |
- Source: MLB Standings Grid
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Ryan Sweeney | 134 | 484 | 68 | 142 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 53 | .293 | 6 |
Scott Hairston * | 60 | 233 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 35 | .236 | 3 |
Eric Patterson | 39 | 94 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .287 | 6 |
Orlando Cabrera * | 101 | 414 | 41 | 116 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 41 | .280 | 11 |
Adam Kennedy | 129 | 529 | 65 | 153 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 63 | .289 | 20 |
Matt Holliday * | 93 | 346 | 52 | 99 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 54 | .286 | 12 |
Kurt Suzuki | 147 | 570 | 74 | 156 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 88 | .274 | 8 |
Rajai Davis | 125 | 390 | 65 | 119 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 48 | .305 | 41 |
Cliff Pennington | 60 | 208 | 27 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 21 | .279 | 7 |
Jack Cust | 149 | 513 | 88 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 70 | .240 | 4 |
Daric Barton | 54 | 160 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .269 | 0 |
Jason Giambi * | 83 | 269 | 39 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 40 | .193 | 0 |
Mark Ellis | 105 | 377 | 52 | 99 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 61 | .263 | 10 |
Bobby Crosby | 97 | 238 | 35 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | .223 | 2 |
Travis Buck | 36 | 105 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .219 | 1 |
Nomar Garciaparra | 65 | 160 | 17 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .281 | 2 |
Pitching[]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Dallas Braden | 8 | 9 | 3.89 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 136.2 | 144 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 81 |
Brad Kilby | 1 | 0 | 0.53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
Santiago Casilla | 1 | 2 | 5.96 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 61 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 35 |
Brett Tomko * | 4 | 1 | 2.95 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 36.2 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
Trevor Cahill | 10 | 13 | 4.63 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 178.2 | 185 | 93 | 92 | 72 | 90 |
Brett Anderson | 11 | 11 | 4.06 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 175.1 | 180 | 81 | 79 | 45 | 150 |
Dana Eveland | 2 | 4 | 7.16 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 44.0 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 22 |
Kevin Cameron | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 18.1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
Clayton Mortensen * | 2 | 4 | 7.81 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27.2 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 11 |
Gio Gonzalez | 6 | 7 | 5.75 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 98.2 | 113 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 109 |
Andrew Bailey | 6 | 3 | 1.84 | 68 | 0 | 26 | 83.1 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 91 |
Brad Ziegler | 2 | 4 | 3.07 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 73.1 | 82 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 54 |
Vin Mazzaro | 4 | 9 | 5.32 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 91.1 | 120 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 59 |
Josh Outman | 4 | 1 | 3.48 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 67.1 | 53 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 53 |
Craig Breslow * | 7 | 5 | 2.60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 44 |
Dan Giese | 0 | 3 | 5.32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Michael Wuertz | 6 | 1 | 2.63 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 78.2 | 52 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 102 |
Russ Springer * | 0 | 1 | 4.10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 52 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 47 |
Sean Gallagher * | 1 | 2 | 8.16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14.1 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 |
Awards and honors[]
On December 22, 2009, Sports Illustrated named general manager Billy Beane as number 10 on its list of the Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (in all sports).[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 | Darren Bush |
A | Stockton Ports | California League | |
A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Steve Scarsone |
A-Short Season | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | |
Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | Marcus Jensen |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Midland
Notes[]
- ^ The list's only other MLB GMs were Boston's Theo Epstein (No. 3) and Seattle and Philadelphia's Pat Gillick (No. 7). Friedman, Dick (December 22, 2009). "2000s: Top 10 GMs/Executives". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
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