1996 Oakland Athletics

78-84 • .481 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1996 Oakland Athletics went 78-84 (.481) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 861 runs, allowed 900, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Mark McGwire (52 HR, 113 RBI) and John Wasdin (8-7, 5.96 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

78 Wins
84 Losses
.481 Win %
3rd Rank
861 R 900 RA
Diff -39

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861 Runs Scored
900 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
1,132K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% below the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .343 2% below the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .452 2% above the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 5.20 4% worse than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 861 1% below the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 1,132,362
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Avg per Game 15,098

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Mark McGwire 0.312 2 Scott Brosius 0.304 3 Tony Batista 0.298 4 Jason Giambi 0.291 5 Geronimo Berroa 0.290

Home Runs

1 Mark McGwire 52 2 Geronimo Berroa 36 3 Terry Steinbach 35 4 Scott Brosius 22 5 Jason Giambi 20

RBI

1 Mark McGwire 113 2 Geronimo Berroa 106 3 Terry Steinbach 100 4 Jason Giambi 79 5 Scott Brosius 71
1996 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Geronimo Berroa 153 586 101 170 32 1 36 106 47 122 0 0.290
Jason Giambi 140 536 84 156 40 1 20 79 51 95 0 0.291
Mike Bordick 155 525 46 126 18 4 5 54 52 59 5 0.240
Terry Steinbach 145 514 79 140 25 1 35 100 49 115 0 0.272
Ernie Young 141 462 72 112 19 4 19 64 52 118 7 0.242
Scott Brosius 114 428 73 130 25 0 22 71 59 85 7 0.304
Mark McGwire 130 423 104 132 21 0 52 113 116 112 0 0.312
Jose Herrera 108 320 44 86 15 1 6 30 20 59 8 0.269
Rafael Bournigal 88 252 33 61 14 2 0 18 16 19 4 0.242
Brent Gates 64 247 26 65 19 2 2 30 18 35 1 0.263
Tony Batista 74 238 38 71 10 2 6 25 19 49 7 0.298
Phil Plantier 73 231 29 49 8 1 7 31 28 56 2 0.212
Matt Stairs 61 137 21 38 5 1 10 23 19 23 1 0.277
George Williams 56 132 17 20 5 0 3 10 28 32 0 0.152
Allen Battle 47 130 20 25 3 0 1 5 17 26 10 0.192
Pedro Munoz 34 121 17 31 5 0 6 18 9 31 0 0.256
Damon Mashore 50 105 20 28 7 1 3 12 16 31 4 0.267
Brian Lesher 26 82 11 19 3 0 5 16 5 17 0 0.232
Torey Lovullo 65 82 15 18 4 0 3 9 11 17 1 0.220
Scott Spiezio 9 29 6 9 2 0 2 8 4 4 0 0.310
Izzy Molina 14 25 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Kerwin Moore 22 16 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 1 0.062
Webster Garrison 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mark Acre 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Adams 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Briscoe 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Chouinard 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Corsi 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Fletcher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Groom 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Johns 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mohler 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Montgomery 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ariel Prieto 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Reyes 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Small 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Taylor 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Telgheder 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Van Poppel 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Wasdin 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Wengert 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Witasick 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Wojciechowski 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Mike Mohler 3.67 2 Buddy Groom 3.84 3 Willie Adams 4.01 4 Jim Corsi 4.03 5 Ariel Prieto 4.15

Wins

1 John Wasdin 8 2 Carlos Reyes 7 3 Don Wengert 7 4 Jim Corsi 6 5 Doug Johns 6

Strikeouts

1 Carlos Reyes 78 2 Ariel Prieto 75 3 John Wasdin 75 4 Don Wengert 75 5 Doug Johns 71
1996 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Wengert 7 11 5.58 36 25 0 161.1 200 100 60 75
Doug Johns 6 12 5.98 40 23 1 158.0 187 105 69 71
John Wasdin 8 7 5.96 25 21 0 131.1 145 87 50 75
Ariel Prieto 6 7 4.15 21 21 0 125.2 130 58 54 75
Carlos Reyes 7 10 4.78 46 10 0 122.1 134 65 61 78
Mike Mohler 6 3 3.67 72 0 7 81.0 79 33 41 64
Steve Wojciechowski 5 5 5.65 16 15 0 79.2 97 50 28 30
Dave Telgheder 4 7 4.65 16 14 0 79.1 92 41 26 43
Buddy Groom 5 0 3.84 72 1 2 77.1 85 33 34 57
Willie Adams 3 4 4.01 12 12 0 76.1 76 34 23 68
Jim Corsi 6 0 4.03 56 0 3 73.2 71 33 34 43
Todd Van Poppel 1 5 7.71 28 6 1 63.0 86 54 33 37
Billy Taylor 6 3 4.33 55 0 17 60.1 52 29 25 67
Bobby Chouinard 4 2 6.10 13 11 0 59.0 75 40 32 32
Aaron Small 1 3 8.16 12 3 0 28.2 37 26 22 17
John Briscoe 0 1 3.76 17 0 1 26.1 18 11 24 14
Mark Acre 1 3 6.12 22 0 2 25.0 38 17 9 18
Steve Montgomery 1 0 9.22 8 0 0 13.2 18 14 13 8
Jay Witasick 1 1 6.23 12 0 0 13.0 12 9 5 12
Paul Fletcher 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 6 3 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Mark Acre Willie Adams Tony Batista Allen Battle Geronimo Berroa Mike Bordick Rafael Bournigal John Briscoe Scott Brosius Bobby Chouinard Jim Corsi Paul Fletcher +31 more

43 players

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The 1996 Oakland Athletics in brief

The 1996 Oakland Athletics finished 78-84, a .481 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL West. Runs came in at 861 scored against 900 allowed (-39). At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .265, 4% worse than the league's .277. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 5.20 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.99. League clubs averaged 872 runs that year, so the Oakland Athletics scored 1% fewer.

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1996, drawing a total attendance of 1,132,362. The home run leader was Mark McGwire, who hit 52. The hits leader was Geronimo Berroa with 170. On the mound, John Wasdin won 8 games to lead the staff. Carlos Reyes struck out 78, the most on the club. Billy Taylor saved 17 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1996 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1996 Oakland Athletics finished 78-84 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Mark McGwire led the 1996 Oakland Athletics with 52 home runs.
What was the 1996 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1996 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.20.
Did the 1996 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1996 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1996 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mark McGwire (52 HR, 113 RBI) and John Wasdin (8-7, 5.96 ERA).
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