2009 Oakland A's Season in Review
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oakland athletics ANDREW BAILEY, RHP KURT SUZUKI, C 26 saves, 1.84 ERA .274, 37 doubles, 15 HR, 88 RBI 2009 All-Star Led AL catchers in games, AL Rookie of the Month (Aug.) doubles & RBI RAJAI DAVIS, OF BRETT ANDERSON, LHP .305, 27 doubles, 41 SB 11-11, 4.06 ERA .325 with ML-leading 30 SB Led ML rookies with 150 strikeouts after All-Star Break AL Rookie of the Month (Sept.) 2009 postseason guide 2009 A’s PostseASON GUIDE Table of Contents 2009 Oakland A’s Coaching Staff Day-By-Day Results .............................102 Bob Geren .................................................2 Wild Card Day-By-Day ........................105 Mike Gallego ............................................3 Chronology ...........................................106 Ron Romanick ..........................................3 Club Statistics .......................................128 Jim Skaalen ...............................................4 Miscellaneous Stats ...............................128 Todd Steverson ..........................................4 Highs and Lows ....................................129 Tye Waller .................................................5 At A Glance ...........................................130 Curt Young ................................................6 Designated Hitting Statistics .................130 2009 Oakland A’s Players Pinch Hitting Statistics ..........................130 Brett Anderson ..........................................7 Batting With RISP .................................131 Andrew Bailey ..........................................9 Batting With The Bases Loaded............131 Daric Barton ............................................12 Starting Lineups ....................................132 Jerry Blevins ...........................................13 Player Transactions ...............................133 Dallas Braden ..........................................15 How The A’s Were Built .......................135 Craig Breslow .........................................17 Stats At The All-Star Break ...................136 Travis Buck .............................................19 Stats After The All-Star Break ..............137 Trevor Cahill ...........................................21 April Statistics .......................................138 Matt Carson .............................................24 May Statistics ........................................139 Santiago Casilla ......................................25 June Statistics ........................................140 Eric Chavez .............................................27 July Statistics ........................................141 Bobby Crosby .........................................30 August Statistics....................................142 Jack Cust .................................................31 September Statistics ..............................143 Rajai Davis ..............................................34 Stats At Home .......................................144 Joey Devine .............................................36 Stats On The Road ................................145 Justin Duchscherer ..................................37 Stats During The Day ............................146 Mark Ellis ................................................39 Stats At Night ........................................147 Dana Eveland ..........................................41 Stats vs. Left-Handers ...........................148 Nomar Garciaparra ..................................43 Stats vs. Right-Handers .........................149 Dan Giese ................................................46 Stats On Grass .......................................150 Edgar Gonzalez .......................................48 Stats On Artificial Turf ..........................151 Gio Gonzalez ..........................................50 Final Standings......................................152 Jeff Gray ..................................................52 Major League Attendance .....................153 Scott Hairston ..........................................54 AL Team Leaders ..................................154 Adam Kennedy .......................................56 AL Batting Leaders ...............................156 Brad Kilby ...............................................58 AL Pitching Leaders .............................158 Jay Marshall ............................................59 AL Rookie Batting Leaders ..................160 Vin Mazzaro ............................................61 AL Rookie Pitching Leaders .................161 John Meloan ............................................63 NL Team Leaders ..................................162 Clayton Mortensen ..................................64 NL Batting Leaders ...............................164 Eric Munson ............................................66 NL Pitching Leaders .............................166 Josh Outman............................................68 NL Rookie Batting Leaders ..................168 Eric Patterson ..........................................69 NL Rookie Pitching Leaders .................169 Cliff Pennington ......................................71 2009 Minor League Season In Review Landon Powell ........................................73 Sacramento Season Summary ...............170 Henry Rodriguez .....................................74 Midland Season Summary ....................171 Kurt Suzuki .............................................75 Stockton Season Summary ...................173 Ryan Sweeney .........................................77 Kane County Season Summary ............175 Brett Tomko ............................................79 Vancouver Season Summary .................176 Michael Wuertz .......................................82 Arizona A’s Season Summary ...............177 Brad Ziegler ............................................84 Dominican A’s Season Summary ..........179 Additional Players ...................................85 Organizational Leaders .........................180 2009 Oakland A’s Season In Review Organizational Standings ......................181 Team Notes .............................................94 Draft Picks ............................................182 Final Statistics .......................................100 Roster Fielding Statistics ..................................101 2009 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 the 2010 season with a club option for 2011 Bob Geren completed his third season as the A’s manager in 2009. He was named the 28th manager in franchise history and the 17th in Oakland history on November 17, 2006. Geren guided the A’s to a 75-87 record in 2009 after compiling a 75-86 mark the previous year and a 76-86 record in his first season as manager in 2007. After employing an Oakland-record 54 players and tying the club record by using the disabled list 22 times in 2007, the A’s utilized 51 players in 2008 and set a new Oakland record by using the DL 25 times. The A’s utilized 51 players again in 2009 and used the DL 17 times. Geren’s three-year major league managerial record now stands at 226-259 and the A’s have used the DL 64 times while employing 107 different players over that span. Geren has been a member of the A’s coaching staff for the last seven 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 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. 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 4th / Western 1998 Sarasota