O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company7000 Coliseum WayOakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900www.athletics.comA’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (65-93) VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS (83-74) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 – ANGEL STADIUM – 4:05 P.M. PDT LHP BARRY ZITO (0-0, 18.00) VS. RHP GARRETT RICHARDS (15-11, 3.73) CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) ABOUT THE A’S: Have lost four straight and nine OAKLAND A’S LOWEST the last 14 years (124 in 2011)…have committed 48 errors in the last 85 of the last 10 games…are 65-93 (.411), which is the WINNING PERCENTAGE games after making 72 in the first 73 contests…have 65 unearned runs, fourth worst record in the majors…will finish with the which are second most in the majors (San Diego, 73)…Marcus Semien worst record in the American League for the third W L PCT has 34 errors and Brett Lawrie 24, which rank first and second in the Amer- time in Oakland history (1993 and 1997) and will fin- 1979 54 108 .333 ican League…the 58 errors are the most by two A’s teammates since Ed 1977 63 98 .391 ish last in the AL West for eighth time in Oakland 1997 65 97 .401 Busch (41) and Irv Hall (26) combined for 67 with the 1944 Philadelphia history (1977, 79, 93, 95, 97, 98, 2009)…this marks 2015 65 93 .411 A’s…they are the most in the majors by two teammates since 1993 when the seventh time in Oakland history the A’s have lost 1993 68 94 .420 Wil Cordero (36) and Mike Lansing (24) combined for 60 with Montreal. 90 or more games, the first time since 1997 (65- 1982 68 94 .420 HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 0-2 on the final road trip of the season, a 97)…from 1998-2014, only the A’s, Yankees and 1978 69 93 .426 six-game trip to Los Angeles-AL (0-2) and Seattle (three games)…went Cardinals did not lose 90 games in a season…will 4-6 on the last road trip to Texas (1-2), Chicago-AL (2-2) and Houston (1-2) end the season with 142 days alone in last place, which will be the third and are 31-46 (.408) on the road, which is the second worst road record most such days in Oakland history (162 in 2009, 153 in 1997)…have spent in the American League (Houston, 30-47)…have clinched a losing record every day in last dating back to July 23 and all but four days in last dating on the road for the second consecutive season and seventh time in the back to May 8. last nine years…went 1-5 on the final homestand of the season against IN SEPTEMBER: The A’s are 7-19 (.269) in September and will finish the Texas (0-3) and San Francisco (1-2)…finished the season 34-47 (.420) at month with the worst record in the majors…have lost 20 games in a month home, which is the second worst home record in Oakland history (31-50 12 times in Oakland history (last: 10-20 in Aug., 2008), including twice in in 1979)…currently have the worst home record in the majors (Cincinnati, September (last: 8-20 in 1985)…with a loss today, the A’s will match the 34-45)…the A’s have not finished the season with the worst home record in worst September in Oakland history (1978) and will equal their fifth worst the majors since the 1964 Kansas City A’s went 26-55 (.321). record in any month…a win would give the A’s their third worst September ONE-RUN AND TWO-RUN GAMES: The A’s have set Oakland single sea- and their worst since 1985 (8-20, .286)…the pitching staff has compiled a son records for one-run losses (34) and losses by two runs or fewer (52)… 6.72 ERA (173 er in 231.2 ip), which is more than 1½ runs higher than the the 52 losses by two runs or fewer are fourth most in Athletics history (55 in next closest team (Atlanta, 5.15)…it is currently the highest single-month 1945, 54 in 1916, 53 in 1908) and the 34 one-run losses are tied for fourth ERA in Oakland history (6.59 in May, 1997)…the last time the Athletics (40 in 1908, 38 in 1945, 35 in 1943, 34 in 1967)…are 18-34 (.346) in one- posted an ERA above 6.59 in a month of at least 15 games was in July of run games, which is the worst record in the majors and the worst by an A’s 1939 (7.50)…have allowed 181 runs, which is second most in any month team since 1946 (13-29, .310)…the worst mark in Oakland history is .381 in Oakland history (206 in May, 1997)…have surrendered a Major League in 1980…lead the majors in one-run losses and rank seventh in games… leading 43 home runs, which are the second most home runs in a month are 28-52 (.350) in games decided by two runs or fewer, which is also the in Oakland history…the record is 44 in August of 1969…the offense has worst record in the majors. 11 triples, which are tied for second most in a month in Oakland history… they are the most since September of 1984 when the A’s also had 11…the THIS AND THAT: Bryan Anderson had the A’s 33rd pinch hit of the season record is 13 in July, 1968. last night, which ranks second in the American League and is the most by an A’s team since 1998 (35)…the A’s had a positive run differential over OFFENSE: The A’s have set an Oakland single season record with 43 their first 139 games through Sept. 8 (+5)…have been outscored by 44 triples, breaking the previous mark of 40 set in 1968, which was the A’s first runs in 19 games since then…have used a franchise record 30 pitchers season in Oakland…the triples are the most by an A’s team since the 1967 and an Oakland record 24 relievers…have employed 52 players overall… club had 50 in their final season in Kansas City…will likely set a franchise currently have 37 players on the active roster, which includes Blair, Pheg- record for fewest sacrifice hits in a season…have a Major League-low 14 ley and Pomeranz, who are out for the season…are averaging 3 hours and and the franchise record is 18 in 2007…the A’s rank second in the Ameri- 16 minutes per game in September after averaging 2:58 over the first five can League in fewest strikeouts (1084), third in triples and lowest slugging months of the season…have not swept a series of three or more games percentage (.395) and fourth in fewest home runs (142)…lead the AL and since June 23-25 at Texas…including this series with the Angels, have rank third in the majors in infield hits (156)…the infield hits are second played 25 consecutive series of three or more games without a sweep. most by an A’s team since Stats, Inc. began tracking infield hits in 1987 (165 in 1989)…have 458 walks, which are currently the second fewest A’s vs. ANGELS: The A’s have lost the season series for the second con- walks in a non-strike season in Oakland history (433 in 1978, 472 in 1968, secutive season as they trail 7-11 entering the final game today…went 4-5 482 in 1979, 506 in 1980). in Oakland and are 3-6 in Anaheim…are 48-46 against the Angels over the last five years…including 39-10 when scoring four or more runs…have PITCHING: The A’s were leading the American League with a 3.47 ERA been held to one run or fewer in 23 of their last 37 losses, including 12 as late as Aug. 13…have compiled a 5.97 ERA (250 er in 376.2 ip) since shutouts…since moving to Oakland in 1968, the A’s are 413-342 against then, which is the highest in the majors (Atlanta, 5.70)…the season ERA the Angels…that includes 215-161 in Oakland and 198-181 in Anaheim… has risen .67 runs since then to 4.14, which ranks 11th in the AL…have fin- all-time, the A’s are 462-419 against the Angels. ished in the top four in the AL in ERA in 15 of the previous 16 seasons, with the exception being a sixth place finish in 2007…have not finished 10th or TODAY’S TIDBITS worse since 1997 when they were last…have allowed 77 home runs over Billy Burns leads Major League rookies in stolen bases (26) and mul- the last 50 games after surrendering just 87 over the first 108 games… tiple hit games (46) and leads American League rookies in hits (150)… have yielded 164 home runs for the season, which matches the most by an Mark Canha leads AL rookies in RBI (68). A’s team over the last 17 years (also 2004)…have 1158 strikeouts, which is the fourth highest single season total in Athletics history (1244 in 2014, THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORY 1183 in 2013, 1160 in 2011)…lead the AL in shutouts (15).