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A's 20 Game Streak Edit Info
In 2002 the Oakland A's won 20 consecutive games, setting an American League record. The A's went on to win the AL West with a record of 103-59, though they lost in the division series to the Twins in 5 games. The manager at the time was Art Howe.
On September 6th the Minnesota Twins shutout the A's to end the streak.
Players on the team: Scott Hatteberg: hit a pinch hit walk off homerun in the bottom of the ninth to win game 20. Featured prominently in the movie Moneyball. Miguel Tejada: Won the MVP award in 2002. Tim Hudson Barry Zito: 2002 Cy Young Award winner. Zito won 23 games in 2002. Currently pitching with the Giants. Mark Mulder: Considered the 3rd starter on the A's, Mulder was a 19 game winner in 2002. Billy Koch Eric Chavez Chad Bradford Terrence Long
Jermaine Dye Mark Ellis: A long-time 2nd baseman with the A's, Ellis was a rookie in 2002. Cory Lidle
Ray Durham John Mabry
Eric Byrnes David Justice: This was Justice's last year in the Majors after an amazing career. Ramon Hernandez
The Streak: 1. August 13: A's 5, Blue Jays 4 2. August 14: A's 4, Blue Jays 2 3. August 16: A's 1, White Sox 0
4. August 17: A's 9, White Sox 2 5. August 18: A's 7, White Sox 4 6. August 19: A's 8, Indians 1 7. August 20: A's 6, Indians 3 8. August 21: A's 6, Indians 0 9. August 22: A's 9, Indians 3 10. August 23: A's 9, Tigers 1 11. August 24: A's 12, Tigers 3 12. August 25: A's 10, Tigers 7 13. August 26: A's 6, Royals 3 14. August 27: A's 6, Royals 4
15. August 28: A's 7, Royals 1 16. August 30: A's 4, Twins, 2 17. August 31: A's 6, Twins 3 18. September 1: A's 7, Twins 5 19. September 2: A's 7, Royals 6 20. September 4: A's 12, Royals 11
Sources used in the creation of this article:
Gilmore, Eric. " ' A's celebrate 10th anniversary of 20-game streak." MLB.com. Aug 18, 2012.
" ' A's 20-game win streak: Where are they now?" CSNBayArea.com. Sep 4, 2012.
" ' A's win 20th consecutive game after blowing 11-0 lead." SI.com. Sep 5, 2002.
Heyman, Jon. " ' Twins end Athletics' 20-game win streak." The Baltimore Sun: Sep 7, 2002.
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