1997 Oakland Athletics season
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The Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

' 1997 season
1997 Major League Baseball season
*American League Championship Series MVP: Marquis Grissom**American League Division Series*National League Championship Series MVP: Liván Hernández**National League Division Series...

involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 West with a record of 65 wins and 97 losses. The club's elephant mascot took its current form, Stomper.

Offseason

  • October 2, 1996: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • November 19, 1996: Mike Oquist was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
  • December 9, 1996: Frank Catalanotto was drafted by the Oakland Athletics from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
  • 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.
  • March 27, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Cincinnati Reds.

Transactions

  • April 4, 1997: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics.
  • April 8, 1997: Brent Mayne was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
  • 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.
  • July 31, 1997 - Mark McGwire was traded by Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eric Ludwick
    Eric Ludwick
    Eric David Ludwick is a retired Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He played for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, and Toronto Blue Jays...

    , T.J. Mathews, and Blake Stein
    Blake Stein
    William Blake Stein is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals from -....

    . 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
    Tony La Russa
    Anthony "Tony" La Russa, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball manager and infielder, best known for his tenures as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals...

    .
  • August 8, 1997: Tilson Brito was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays.

Roster

1997 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches


Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

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
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

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 HR RBI Avg. SB
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

Starting pitchers

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
Steve Karsay 24 132.2 3 12 5.77 47 92
Ariel Prieto 27 125 6 8 5.04 70 90
2 10.1 0 2 7.84 1 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

Relief pitchers

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
Buddy Groom 78 73 2 2 3 5.15 45
Billy Taylor 72 73 3 4 23 3.82 66

Awards and records

  • 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

Farm system

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