1987 Oakland Athletics

81-81 • .500 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1987 Oakland Athletics went 81-81 (.500) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 806 runs, allowed 789, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Mark McGwire (49 HR, 118 RBI) and Dave Stewart (20-13, 3.68 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
3rd Rank
806 R 789 RA
Diff +17

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⚡ Quick Stats

806 Runs Scored
789 Runs Allowed
+17 Run Diff
1,678K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% below the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .333 equal to the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .427 1% above the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.32 3% better than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 806 2% above the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,678,922
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Avg per Game 20,727

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Steve Henderson 0.289 2 Mark McGwire 0.289 3 Carney Lansford 0.289 4 Luis Polonia 0.287 5 Terry Steinbach 0.284

Home Runs

1 Mark McGwire 49 2 Jose Canseco 31 3 Mike Davis 22 4 Carney Lansford 19 5 Terry Steinbach 16

RBI

1 Mark McGwire 118 2 Jose Canseco 113 3 Carney Lansford 76 4 Mike Davis 72 5 Alfredo Griffin 60
1987 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Canseco 159 630 81 162 35 3 31 113 50 157 15 0.257
Mark McGwire 151 557 97 161 28 4 49 118 71 131 1 0.289
Carney Lansford 151 554 89 160 27 4 19 76 60 44 27 0.289
Mike Davis 139 494 69 131 32 1 22 72 42 94 19 0.265
Alfredo Griffin 144 494 69 130 23 5 3 60 28 41 26 0.263
Luis Polonia 125 435 78 125 16 10 4 49 32 64 29 0.287
Terry Steinbach 122 391 66 111 16 3 16 56 32 66 1 0.284
Tony Phillips 111 379 48 91 20 0 10 46 57 76 7 0.240
Reggie Jackson 115 336 42 74 14 1 15 43 33 97 2 0.220
Dwayne Murphy 82 219 39 51 7 0 8 35 58 61 4 0.233
Tony Bernazard 61 214 34 57 14 1 3 19 30 30 4 0.266
Mickey Tettleton 82 211 19 41 3 0 8 26 30 65 1 0.194
Stan Javier 81 151 22 28 3 1 2 9 19 33 3 0.185
Mike Gallego 72 124 18 31 6 0 2 14 12 21 0 0.250
Steve Henderson 46 114 14 33 7 0 3 9 12 19 0 0.289
Ron Cey 45 104 12 23 6 0 4 11 22 32 0 0.221
Walt Weiss 16 26 3 12 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.462
Johnnie LeMaster 20 24 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.083
Rob Nelson 7 24 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.167
Brian Harper 11 17 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.235
Jerry Willard 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.167
Alejandro Sanchez 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Sinatro 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Curt Young 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joaquin Andujar 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Cadaret 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Caudill 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Codiroli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Storm Davis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Moose Haas 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Howell 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Krueger 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Lavelle 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Leiper 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Nelson 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Ontiveros 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Otto 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Rijo 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Rodriguez 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Von Ohlen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Dennis Eckersley 3.03 2 Storm Davis 3.26 3 Dave Stewart 3.68 4 Dave Leiper 3.78 5 Gene Nelson 3.93

Wins

1 Dave Stewart 20 2 Curt Young 13 3 Steve Ontiveros 10 4 Greg Cadaret 6 5 Dennis Eckersley 6

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stewart 205 2 Curt Young 124 3 Dennis Eckersley 113 4 Steve Ontiveros 97 5 Gene Nelson 94
1987 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stewart 20 13 3.68 37 37 0 261.1 224 107 105 205
Curt Young 13 7 4.08 31 31 0 203.0 194 92 44 124
Steve Ontiveros 10 8 4.00 35 22 1 150.2 141 67 50 97
Gene Nelson 6 5 3.93 54 6 3 123.2 120 54 35 94
Dennis Eckersley 6 8 3.03 54 2 16 115.2 99 39 17 113
Eric Plunk 4 6 4.74 32 11 2 95.0 91 50 62 90
Jose Rijo 2 7 5.90 21 14 0 82.1 106 54 41 67
Joaquin Andujar 3 5 6.08 13 13 0 60.2 63 41 26 32
Dennis Lamp 1 3 5.08 36 5 0 56.2 76 32 22 36
Dave Leiper 2 1 3.78 45 0 1 52.1 49 22 18 33
Jay Howell 3 4 5.89 36 0 16 44.1 48 29 21 35
Moose Haas 2 2 5.75 9 9 0 40.2 57 26 9 13
Greg Cadaret 6 2 4.54 29 0 0 39.2 37 20 24 30
Storm Davis 1 1 3.26 5 5 0 30.1 28 11 11 28
Rick Rodriguez 1 0 2.96 15 0 0 24.1 32 8 15 9
Rick Honeycutt 1 4 5.32 7 4 0 23.2 25 14 9 10
Chris Codiroli 0 2 8.74 3 3 0 11.1 12 11 8 4
Bill Caudill 0 0 9.00 6 0 1 8.0 10 8 1 8
Dave Otto 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 6.0 7 6 1 3
Dave Von Ohlen 0 0 7.50 4 0 0 6.0 10 5 1 3
Bill Krueger 0 3 9.53 9 0 0 5.2 9 6 8 2
Gary Lavelle 0 0 8.31 6 0 0 4.1 4 4 3 6

👥 Roster (45)

Joaquin Andujar Tony Bernazard Greg Cadaret Jose Canseco Bill Caudill Ron Cey Chris Codiroli Mike Davis Storm Davis Dennis Eckersley Mike Gallego Alfredo Griffin +33 more

45 players

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The 1987 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 1987 Oakland Athletics reads 81 wins and 81 losses, good for 3rd in the AL West. Runs came in at 806 scored against 789 allowed (+17). At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .259, 2% worse than the league's .264. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 4.32 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.46. The 1987 Oakland Athletics outscored the average club by 2% (806 against 794).

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 1,678,922. For power, Mark McGwire led the way with 49 homers. Jose Canseco collected the most hits, 162. On the mound, Dave Stewart won 20 games to lead the staff. Dennis Eckersley saved 16 games. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1987 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1987 Oakland Athletics finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Mark McGwire led the 1987 Oakland Athletics with 49 home runs.
What was the 1987 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1987 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.32.
Did the 1987 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1987 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1987 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mark McGwire (49 HR, 118 RBI) and Dave Stewart (20-13, 3.68 ERA).
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