2012 A's POSTSEASON GUIDE
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Derek Norris, home run, vs. Giants, June 24. Brandon Moss, home run, vs. Mariners, Sept. 29. Brandon Hicks, home run, vs. Rangers, July 18. Josh Reddick, double, vs. Mariners, July 8. Brandon Inge, grand slam, vs. Blue Jays, May 8. Coco Crisp, sac fly, vs. Blue Jays, Aug. 3. Jemile Weeks, sac fly, vs. Rays, July 30. Chris Carter, home run, vs. Mariners, July 6. 2012 POSTSEASON A’s GUIDE Kila Ka’aihue, single, vs. White Sox, April 25. Jonny Gomes, hit by pitch, vs. Royals, April 11 Coco Crisp, single, vs. Yankees, July 22. July Yankees, vs. single, Crisp, Coco Coco Crisp, sac fly, vs. Red Sox, July 3. July Sox, Red vs. fly, sac Crisp, Coco Brandon Moss, single, vs. Yankees, July 20. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2012 OAKLAND A’S • Trailed Texas by five games with nine games remaining and became the first team in Major League history to comeback from a deficit of five or more games with fewer than 10 games remaining to win a Division or Pennant • Trailed Texas by 13 games June 30 and become the fifth team in Major League history to win a 2012 ATHLETICS 2012 Division or Pennant after trailing by 13 or more games • Posted the best record (19-5) in the month of July in franchise history. • Since June 2, registered the best mark (72-38) in the Majors. • Staged a Major League-leading 14 walk-off victories this season, including eight within a 16-game home stretch from June 21 through July 22. Eleven different players hit walk-off RBI this season (Crisp 3 times, Moss twice). • Registered 10 series sweeps, including a first-ever four-game sweep of the Yankees and two three- game sweeps of the Red Sox at home. • Tied the Oakland record with 12 straight road wins (Aug. 24-Sept. 12). • Starting pitchers walked three batters or fewer in 44 straight games from July 30-September 15, the longest streak by an A’s team since at least 1921. • Etched the best pitching staff ERA (3.48) by an Oakland team in 12 years (3.18 in 1990). • Bullpen led the American League with a 2.90 ERA, the lowest ERA by an Oakland relief corps since 1990 (2.35). • This season have used 12 rookie pitchers who have combined for 319 games pitched and 54 wins— both Oakland records. • Beat the Blue Jays in Toronto, 16-0, on July 25 to equal the franchise record for the biggest shutout victory. • Defeated the Red Sox in Oakland, 20-2, on Aug. 31, marking only the fourth time in Oakland his- tory the A’s have scored 20 runs in a game, and the first time in 12 years (23-2 vs. Texas in 2000). • Turned the eighth triple play in Oakland history in the fifth inning of the A’s 4-1 win over Minne- sota at the Oakland Coliseum Aug. 21 (Trevor Plouffe grounded into a 5-4-3 triple play, Donaldson- to-Rosales-to-Carter). • Rookie reliever Ryan Cook opened the 2012 season by reeling off 23.0 scoreless innings from March 28 through May 27. He allowed only four hits and a .056 opponents batting average during the streak. • Brandon Inge, only a week after being acquired, hit four home runs and drove in 16 runs over a five-game stretch from May 6-11, including grand slams vs. Toronto (May 8) and Detroit (May 10). • Starting pitchers Tommy Milone (13-10) and Jarrod Parker (13-8) set an Oakland rookie record for most wins in a season. • Rookie starting pitcher Jarrod Parker allowed one run or fewer in 10 of his first 14 Major League starts, becoming only the second pitcher since 1900 to allow one run or fewer in 10 of his first 14 starts (Ferdie Schupp, NY Giants, 1913-17). • Rookie starting pitcher A.J. Griffin went 6-0 with a 1.94 ERA over his first 11 starts, becoming only the second pitcher to be undefeated in at least his first 11 Major League appearances, all starts, while maintaining an ERA under 2.00 (Jered Weaver, 9-0 with a 1.95 ERA over his first 12 starts with the Angels). • Griffin also is the first pitcher in Oakland history to start his career 6-0, and is the only Major League pitcher since at least 1918 to allow three runs or fewer and walk two batters or fewer in each of his first 11 career starts. 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE < 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012 ATHLETICS 2012 SEASON IN REVIEW Manager and Coaches ............................................... 3 Season in Review..................................................... 90 Bob Melvin ..................................................... 3 Final Statistics .......................................................... 96 Chili Davis ...................................................... 5 Fielding Statistics ..................................................... 97 Mike Gallego .................................................. 6 Day-By-Day Results ................................................. 98 Chip Hale ....................................................... 7 Wild Card Day-By-Day ........................................... 102 Rick Rodriguez .............................................. 8 Miscellaneous Stats ............................................... 102 Tye Waller ...................................................... 8 Club Statistics ........................................................ 103 Curt Young ..................................................... 9 Highs and Lows ...................................................... 103 The Players .............................................................. 10 Designated Hitting Statistics................................... 104 Brett Anderson ............................................. 10 Pinch Hitting Statistics ............................................ 105 Grant Balfour ............................................... 12 Batting With The Bases Loaded ............................. 105 Daric Barton ................................................. 15 Batting With RISP ................................................... 106 Travis Blackley ............................................. 17 Starting Lineups ..................................................... 106 Jerry Blevins ................................................ 19 Batting and Pitching Breakdown ............................ 107 Dallas Braden .............................................. 21 Player Transactions ................................................ 107 Andrew Carignan ......................................... 22 Stats At The All-Star Break ......................................110 Chris Carter ................................................. 23 Stats After The All-Star Break ..................................111 Yoenis Céspedes ......................................... 25 April Statistics ..........................................................112 Bartolo Colón ............................................... 27 May Statistics ..........................................................113 Ryan Cook ................................................... 31 June Statistics .........................................................114 Collin Cowgill ............................................... 33 July Statistics ..........................................................115 Coco Crisp ................................................... 34 August Statistics ......................................................116 Joey Devine ................................................. 37 September Statistics ...............................................117 Josh Donaldson ........................................... 38 Stats At Home .........................................................118 Sean Doolittle .............................................. 40 Stats On The Road..................................................119 Stephen Drew .............................................. 42 Stats During The Day ............................................. 120 Pedro Figueroa ............................................ 44 Stats At Night ......................................................... 121 Jonny Gomes ............................................... 46 Stats vs. Left-Handers ............................................ 122 A.J. Griffin .................................................... 48 Stats vs. Right-Handers ......................................... 123 Brandon Inge ............................................... 51 Final Standings ...................................................... 124 George Kottaras .......................................... 53 Major League Attendance ...................................... 125 Brandon McCarthy ....................................... 55 AL Team Leaders ................................................... 126 Jim Miller ...................................................... 57 AL Batting Leaders ................................................. 128 Tommy Milone .............................................. 59 AL Pitching Leaders ............................................... 130 Brandon Moss .............................................. 62 AL Rookie Batting Leaders ..................................... 132 Pat Neshek .................................................. 64 AL Rookie Pitching Leaders ................................... 133 Jordan Norberto ........................................... 66 NL Team Leaders ................................................... 134 Derek Norris ................................................. 68 NL Batting Leaders ................................................. 136 Jarrod Parker ............................................... 69 NL Pitching Leaders ............................................... 138 Cliff Pennington ........................................... 72 NL Rookie Batting Leaders ...................................