1969 Oakland Athletics
Record: 83-79
Finish: 4th in AL Union Division Division
Runs Scored: 761
Runs Allowed: 669
Exp W-L: 91-71
 
Ballpark: Colosseum
Attendance: 1,762,504
Manager: Marwan Najdawi

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 65-72, 5th in the American League
AA: 59-78, 9th in the American League
A: 67-70, 6th in the American League
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
LF #Roy White 25 156 573 80 153 19 0 19 92 10 4 72 40 .267 .348 .400 .747 82.9 16.6 3.0
LF  Frank Howard 32 156 568 96 159 23 2 25 88 4 1 78 90 .280 .366 .460 .826 92.5 20.9 2.4
3B  Jim Fregosi 27 155 562 78 147 28 4 17 68 30 14 44 121 .262 .313 .416 .730 71.5 12.6 5.0
RF *Willie Kirkland 35 155 524 82 135 35 7 12 63 27 7 58 91 .258 .332 .420 .752 74.1 15.3 2.6
CF *Rick Monday 23 125 405 51 95 10 3 13 56 9 6 46 106 .235 .309 .370 .680 49.5 7.6 0.7
2B *Don Blasingame 37 123 421 65 138 14 3 3 38 26 17 28 30 .328 .366 .397 .763 55.5 11.2 4.3
C *Tim Talton 30 135 423 50 132 36 6 11 74 1 0 20 66 .312 .342 .504 .845 63.6 15.0 5.1
3B *Graig Nettles 24 117 366 52 91 15 2 14 53 0 0 35 52 .249 .313 .415 .729 46.9 8.8 1.7
C  Andy Etchebarren 26 104 316 40 70 15 3 4 37 1 1 47 66 .222 .324 .326 .650 34.9 5.0 4.3
SS  Tommy Helms 28 95 324 40 86 17 1 3 40 0 0 14 6 .265 .293 .352 .645 31.3 4.5 1.9
CF *Lenny Green 36 77 276 34 72 8 2 3 35 3 1 21 44 .261 .313 .337 .650 29.2 4.5 2.0
CF *Roger Maris 34 89 255 25 68 11 0 4 25 0 1 13 32 .267 .304 .357 .661 24.8 3.5 1.8
1B  Ron Jackson 35 68 222 30 59 7 1 5 30 3 0 27 65 .266 .343 .374 .717 29.8 5.6 0.1
2B  Marv Breeding 35 46 171 13 39 5 0 0 14 0 0 9 30 .228 .271 .257 .528 11.0 0.3 1.9
RF  Curt Motton 28 41 111 13 27 4 0 3 9 0 0 17 26 .243 .341 .360 .701 13.4 2.2 0.0
SS  Chuck Harrison 28 14 46 5 11 2 0 1 6 0 0 4 8 .239 .294 .348 .642 4.7 0.6 0.4
3B  Gene Alley 28 19 22 3 3 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 .136 .208 .182 .390 0.4 0.0 0.3
C *Paul Ratliff 25 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0 0.0
LF *Harry Anderson 37 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0 0.1
3B #Don Kessinger 26 6 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 1.4 0.6 0.0
1B *Dick Nen 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 29.9 1688 5598 760 1489 250 35 137 733 118 54 535 878 .266 .329 .397 .726 717.5 134.8 37.8
  Rank among 10 AL teams 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 7 6 2 3 3 3 4 4  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Steve Carlton 24 12 14 .462 33 33 0 277.0 244 109 23 96 222 3.54 13.9
 Tom Seaver 24 13 13 .500 32 32 0 251.3 243 113 23 110 186 4.05 9.6
*Mickey Lolich 28 10 17 .370 32 32 0 247.0 222 100 19 81 150 3.64 11.1
*Sandy Koufax 33 16 8 .667 27 27 0 214.3 173 84 25 80 203 3.53 13.2
 Mel Queen 27 6 7 .462 29 25 0 159.3 158 73 16 63 107 4.12 5.4
 Dennis Higgins 29 6 3 .667 39 0 1 85.3 70 30 10 42 59 3.16 5.7
 Bob Lee 31 4 8 .333 48 0 21 71.7 51 25 7 31 36 3.14 9.6
*Rob Gardner 24 8 4 .667 67 0 2 47.3 39 21 4 16 32 3.99 4.1
 Barry Latman 33 2 3 .400 5 5 0 33.3 35 23 2 23 21 6.21 0.0
 Tom Timmermann 29 0 2 .000 47 7 1 23.7 24 11 2 12 11 4.18 0.7
*Paul Lindblad 27 2 0 1.000 24 1 2 15.3 16 7 3 8 6 4.11 0.6
*Karl Spooner 38 4 0 1.000 39 0 2 14.3 10 5 2 7 13 3.14 2.3
 Darrell Osteen 26 0 0 .000 1 0 0 2.0 2 3 1 2 2 13.50 0.0
 Bob Blaylock 34 0 0 .000 3 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 1 4 0.00 0.1
*Arnold Earley 36 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0.7 1 1 0 0 1 13.64 0.0
Team Totals 29.5 83 79 .512 428 162 29 1444.3 1289 605 137 572 1053 3.77 76.3
Rank among 10 AL teams 6 6 4 5 7 2 6 4 8 5 5  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 36.3
T.Talton 793.3 84 109 591 46 6 2 .991 35.7
A.Etchebarren 642.3 77 79 492 34 2 1 .996 61.5
P.Ratliff 8.7 1 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1444.3 162 190 1088 80 8 3 .993 44.5
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 10.94
F.Howard 1067.0 122 122 1245 81 17 112 .987 11.18
R.Monday 208.0 24 24 228 20 3 19 .988 10.73
A.Etchebarren 95.7 11 11 122 8 0 13 1.000 12.23
T.Talton 51.7 4 14 57 10 1 6 .985 11.67
G.Alley 10.0 0 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
C.Harrison 9.0 1 1 13 0 0 1 1.000 13.00
R.Jackson 2.0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50
D.Nen 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1444.3 162 182 1679 119 21 152 .988 11.20
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 5.64
D.Blasingame 867.3 98 109 200 356 11 74 .981 5.77
M.Breeding 349.7 40 44 69 166 3 33 .987 6.05
T.Helms 134.3 13 23 30 51 1 15 .988 5.43
C.Harrison 80.0 10 10 20 34 1 4 .982 6.08
G.Alley 11.0 1 2 5 5 0 3 1.000 8.18
D.Kessinger 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1444.3 162 189 324 613 16 129 .983 5.84
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .947 2.58
G.Nettles 878.7 101 110 53 202 20 15 .927 2.61
T.Helms 472.0 55 59 24 109 9 11 .937 2.54
R.Maris 46.0 4 12 1 12 0 1 1.000 2.54
J.Fregosi 16.0 1 5 1 6 1 0 .875 3.94
D.Blasingame 14.7 0 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.84
C.Harrison 9.0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00
G.Alley 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
M.Breeding 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
D.Kessinger 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
L.Green 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1444.3 162 198 80 335 30 28 .933 2.59
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .969 4.85
J.Fregosi 1271.3 144 148 175 516 31 96 .957 4.89
T.Helms 97.0 10 16 15 41 4 7 .933 5.20
G.Alley 36.0 4 6 6 19 1 1 .962 6.25
D.Blasingame 27.0 3 4 3 15 0 4 1.000 6.00
D.Kessinger 10.0 1 2 2 3 1 2 .833 4.50
M.Breeding 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1444.3 162 177 201 595 37 111 .956 4.96
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .985 1.78
R.White 1315.3 149 155 244 5 2 1 .992 1.70
G.Nettles 56.0 7 8 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.93
R.Maris 51.0 6 6 14 1 1 0 .938 2.65
W.Kirkland 13.0 0 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.69
C.Harrison 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
C.Motton 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
F.Howard 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1444.3 162 179 272 6 3 1 .989 1.73
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 2.43
L.Green 625.3 73 75 141 7 1 1 .993 2.13
R.Maris 411.7 44 55 101 1 1 0 .990 2.23
F.Howard 231.7 26 28 67 1 1 0 .986 2.64
R.Monday 159.7 18 25 34 1 2 1 .946 1.97
H.Anderson 14.0 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.57
A.Etchebarren 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1444.3 162 188 348 10 5 2 .986 2.23
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .985 1.93
W.Kirkland 1244.7 139 147 217 7 5 3 .978 1.62
R.Maris 111.7 14 14 22 0 1 0 .957 1.77
R.Jackson 77.0 9 10 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.40
F.Howard 6.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
C.Motton 5.0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80
Team Total 1444.3 162 177 252 7 6 3 .977 1.61
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 1.93
S.Carlton 277.0 33 33 20 54 2 5 .974 2.40
T.Seaver 251.3 32 32 21 34 1 3 .982 1.97
M.Lolich 247.0 32 32 18 39 0 4 1.000 2.08
S.Koufax 214.3 27 27 6 34 2 0 .952 1.68
M.Queen 159.3 25 29 9 27 0 3 1.000 2.03
D.Higgins 85.3 0 39 4 6 0 0 1.000 1.05
B.Lee 71.7 0 48 2 14 0 1 1.000 2.01
R.Gardner 47.3 0 67 1 5 1 0 .857 1.14
B.Latman 33.3 5 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.35
T.Timmermann 23.7 7 47 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.52
P.Lindblad 15.3 1 24 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.76
K.Spooner 14.3 0 39 0 1 1 0 .500 0.63
D.Osteen 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
B.Blaylock 1.7 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
A.Earley 0.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1444.3 162 428 86 222 7 16 .978 1.92
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Blasingame .294
On-Base Pct Howard .366
Slugging Pct Howard .460
OPS Howard .826
XR Howard 92.5
Games White, Howard 156
At-Bats White 573
Runs Howard 96
Hits Howard 159
Total Bases Howard 261
Singles Blasingame 118
Doubles Talton 36
Triples Kirkland 7
Homeruns Howard 25
RBIs White 92
Stolen Bases Fregosi 30
Caught Stealing Blasingame 17
Walks Howard 78
Strikeouts Fregosi 121
ERA Koufax 3.53
Wins Koufax 16
Losses Lolich 17
Winning Pct Koufax .667
Saves Lee 21
Games Pitched Gardner 67
Games Started Carlton 33
Complete Games Carlton 20
Shutouts Seaver 3
Innings Pitched Carlton 277.0
Hits Allowed Carlton 244
Homeruns Allowed Koufax 25
Strikeouts Carlton 222
Walks Allowed Seaver 110
Walks per 9IP Lolich 3.0
Hits per 9IP Koufax 7.3
Strikeouts per 9IP Koufax 8.5
WHiP Koufax 1.18
OAVG Koufax .218
OOBP Koufax .290
OSLG Lolich .355
OOPS Koufax .646
Team All-Stars
Jim Fregosi
Frank Howard
Willie Kirkland
Tim Talton
Roy White
Player Salaries
Jim Fregosi $ 10,220,000
Sandy Koufax $ 8,960,000
Willie Kirkland $ 5,510,000
Frank Howard $ 5,420,000
Steve Carlton $ 4,200,000
Don Blasingame $ 3,800,000
Tim Talton $ 2,907,143
Lenny Green $ 2,172,000
Ron Jackson $ 1,900,000
Mickey Lolich $ 1,685,714
Bob Blaylock $ 1,600,000
Roger Maris $ 1,500,000
Marv Breeding $ 1,400,000
Karl Spooner $ 570,000
Gene Alley $ 368,571
Paul Lindblad $ 350,000
Chuck Harrison $ 310,000
Tom Seaver $ 300,000
Darrell Osteen $ 300,000
Harry Anderson $ 300,000
Arnold Earley $ 300,000
Andy Etchebarren $ 300,000
Tom Timmermann $ 300,000
Rob Gardner $ 300,000
Paul Ratliff $ 300,000
Mel Queen $ 300,000
Dennis Higgins $ 300,000
Dick Nen $ 300,000
Don Kessinger $ 300,000
Graig Nettles $ 300,000
Roy White $ 300,000
Barry Latman $ 300,000
Bob Lee $ 300,000
Rick Monday $ 300,000
Curt Motton $ 300,000
Tommy Helms $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/3 Signed     Ron Jackson
2/4 Signed     Karl Spooner
2/5 Signed     Don Blasingame
2/6 Traded Don Rowe St. Louis Frank Howard
2/23 Signed     Chuck Harrison
3/2 Signed     Don Lock
3/2 Signed     Harry Anderson
4/2 Signed     Lenny Green
4/2 Signed     Ike Delock
4/2 Signed     Arnold Earley
4/2 Signed     Joe Grzenda
5/1 Released Len Boehmer    
10/22 Released Bobby Klaus