2010 OAKLAND ATHLETICS POSTSEASON GUIDE TREVOR CAHILL •18-8, 2.97 ERA • 2010 All-Star • Most wins by an AL pitcher, 22 years old or younger, in 25 years 2010 A’s PostseASON GUIDE Table of Contents Table of Contents ......................................1 Chronology ...........................................100 2011 Oakland A’s Coaching Staff At A Glance ...........................................119 Bob Geren .................................................2 Club Statistics .......................................120 Mike Gallego ............................................3 Miscellaneous Stats ...............................120 Gerald Perry ..............................................4 Highs and Lows ....................................121 Ron Romanick ..........................................5 Designated Hitting Statistics .................122 Joel Skinner ...............................................5 Pinch Hitting Statistics ..........................122 Tye Waller .................................................6 Batting With RISP .................................123 2010 Oakland A’s Players Batting With The Bases Loaded............123 Brett Anderson ..........................................7 Starting Lineups ....................................124 Andrew Bailey ..........................................9 Player Transactions ...............................125 Daric Barton ............................................11 How The A’s Were Built .......................127 Jerry Blevins ...........................................13 Stats At The All-Star Break ...................128 Boof Bonser ............................................14 Stats After The All-Star Break ..............129 Dallas Braden ..........................................16 April Statistics .......................................130 Craig Breslow .........................................19 May Statistics ........................................131 Travis Buck .............................................21 June Statistics ........................................132 Trevor Cahill ...........................................23 July Statistics ........................................133 Matt Carson .............................................26 August Statistics....................................134 Chris Carter .............................................27 September Statistics ..............................135 Eric Chavez .............................................29 Stats At Home .......................................136 Bobby Cramer .........................................32 Stats On The Road ................................137 Coco Crisp ..............................................34 Stats During The Day ............................138 Jack Cust .................................................36 Stats At Night ........................................139 Rajai Davis ..............................................38 Stats vs. Left-Handers ...........................140 Joey Devine .............................................40 Stats vs. Right-Handers .........................141 Josh Donaldson .......................................41 Final Standings......................................142 Justin Duchscherer ..................................43 Major League Attendance .....................143 Mark Ellis ................................................45 AL Team Leaders ..................................144 Gio Gonzalez ..........................................48 AL Batting Leaders ...............................146 Conor Jackson .........................................50 AL Pitching Leaders .............................148 Justin James ............................................52 AL Rookie Batting Leaders ..................150 Kevin Kouzmanoff ..................................53 AL Rookie Pitching Leaders .................151 Vin Mazzaro ............................................55 NL Team Leaders ..................................152 Clayton Mortensen ..................................57 NL Batting Leaders ...............................154 Josh Outman............................................59 NL Pitching Leaders .............................156 Cliff Pennington ......................................60 NL Rookie Batting Leaders ..................158 Landon Powell ........................................61 NL Rookie Pitching Leaders .................159 Henry Rodriguez .....................................63 2010 Minor League Season In Review Adam Rosales .........................................65 Sacramento Season Summary ...............160 Tyson Ross ..............................................66 Midland Season Summary ....................161 Ben Sheets ...............................................68 Stockton Season Summary ...................163 Eric Sogard ..............................................70 Kane County Season Summary ............164 Kurt Suzuki .............................................72 Vancouver Season Summary .................165 Ryan Sweeney .........................................74 Arizona A’s Season Summary ...............166 Steve Tolleson .........................................76 Dominican A’s Season Summary ..........168 Michael Wuertz .......................................77 Draft Picks ............................................169 Brad Ziegler ............................................79 Organizational Leaders .........................170 Additional Players ...................................81 Organizational Standings ......................171 2010 Oakland A’s Season In Review Miscellaneous Team Notes .............................................89 Roster ....................................................172 Final Statistics .........................................94 2011 Schedule .......................................173 Fielding Statistics ....................................95 Day-By-Day Results ...............................96 Wild Card Day-By-Day ........................100 2010 Oakland A’s Postseason Guide 1 BOB GEREN 17 MANAGER Robert Peter Geren Named as A’s bullpen coach, November 13, 2002 Named as A’s manager, November 17, 2006 Birthdate: September 22, 1961 Birthplace/Resides: San Diego, California / Danville, California Contract Status: Signed through 2011 Bob Geren has compiled a 307-340 (.474) record in four seasons as manager of the Oakland A’s. He was named the 28th manager in franchise history and the 17th in Oakland history on November 17, 2006. Geren guided Oakland to an 81-81 record and second place finish in the American League West in 2010 after posting losing seasons in each of his first three years at the helm of the A’s. The A’s used the disabled 23 times last year, which was second most in Oakland history, and the 23 players combined to miss an Oakland record 1397 games. After employing an Oakland-record 54 players and tying the club record by using the disabled list 22 times in 2007 en route to a 76-86 record, the A’s utilized 51 players in 2008 and set a new Oakland record by using the DL 25 times while finishing 75-86. The A’s utilized 51 players again in 2009 and used the DL 17 times in a 75-87 season. Oakland has now used the DL 87 times during Geren’s four seasons as manager, a total surpassed only by the Texas Rangers (98), and has employed 129 different players. Geren has been a member of the A’s coaching staff for the last eight seasons, serving as the club’s bench coach in 2006 after spending the previous three seasons as bullpen coach. He joined the A’s organization in 1999 as manager of Single-A Modesto and spent the next three seasons (2000-02) at the helm of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. He also managed in the Boston Red Sox farm system for three seasons, guiding Utica of the New York-Penn League in 1995, the Red Sox Gulf Coast League team in 1996 and Sarasota of the Florida State League in 1998. His seven-year managerial record on the minor league level is 452-390, including a 319-253 record in the A’s system. He gained further managerial experience in the 2005 off-season, leading Escogido in the Dominican Winter League. Geren was named the California League’s Manager of the Year in 1999 after his Modesto club finished 88-52 and won both halves in the Northern Division of the California League. He then led Triple-A Sacramento to consecutive first place finishes in the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast League, as the River Cats posted a 90-54 record in 2000 and 75-69 mark in 2001. A former catcher, Geren’s professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, including five years in the major leagues with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. Originally a first round pick of the Padres in 1979, Geren was traded to the St. Louis organization prior to making his major league debut with the Yankees in 1988. He played four seasons with New York from 1988-91 and enjoyed his best season in 1989 when he batted .288 and hit a career high nine home runs. After spending the 1992 season in Boston’s minor league system, Geren finished his playing career with San Diego in 1993. He owns a .233 career batting average in 307 Major League games. A native of San Diego, Geren attended Clairemont High School. Bob and his wife, Pam, reside in Danville with their sons, Brett and Bobby. Bobby was drafted by the A’s in the 36th round of the 2010 First-Year Player draft. 2 2010 Oakland A’s Postseason Guide MANAGERIAL RECORD Year Club League Class W-L Pos. 1995 Utica New York-Penn Rookie 33-40 5th / Pickney 1996 GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast Rookie 24-36