1996 Oakland Athletics season
Major League Baseball team season
The Oakland Athletics ' 1996 season was the team's 29th in Oakland , California . It was also the 96th season in franchise history. The team finished third in the American League West with a record of 78–84.
The Athletics started their season in Las Vegas Nevada, as the renovations at the Coliseum were not finished yet. The Athletics would play their first game in Oakland on April 19th.
The 1996 season was the Athletics' first under manager Art Howe . It was also the team's fourth consecutive losing season. The reasons behind Oakland's mediocrity remained the same; a below-average offense failed to offset an awful pitching staff. The Athletics' starting rotation, once again, was in shambles; none of the Athletics' six primary starters (Don Wengert , Doug Johns , John Wasdin , Ariel Prieto , Steve Wojciechowski , and Dave Telgheder ) won more than eight games. Oakland's bullpen also ranked among the league's worst. Reliever Carlos Reyes lead all pitchers in strikeouts with 78. All told, the A's boasted a team ERA of 5.20; this was the 10th best total in the 14-team American League .
The Athletics' offense was only slightly better. As had been the case in prior years, slugger Mark McGwire (his final full season as an Athletic) was the main draw; he crushed a league-high (and Oakland franchise record) 52 home runs in 1996. Designated hitter Gerónimo Berroa and catcher Terry Steinbach belted 36 and 35 home runs, respectively; secondary hitters Scott Brosius , Jason Giambi , and Ernie Young contributed 22, 20, and 19. The Athletics, as a team, hit 243 home runs (the American League's third-most); a low team batting average, however, ensured that they would finish the season with only 861 runs (the American League's 10th best total).
The Athletics hovered around the .500-mark for almost all of the season. They were not expected to contend in 1996, and indeed did not; they ultimately finished 12 games behind the first-time AL West Champion Texas Rangers .
Offseason
November 16, 1995: The Athletics hire Art Howe as manager, after Tony La Russa left to manage the St Louis Cardinals.
November 27, 1995: Buddy Groom was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[ 1]
December 5, 1995: Torey Lovullo was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[ 2]
January 22, 1996: Danny Tartabull was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Andrew Lorraine and Charles Poe (minors).[ 3]
January 22, 1996: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[ 4]
January 29, 1996: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Seattle Mariners.[ 5]
January 29, 1996: Pedro Munoz was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[ 6]
February 13, 1996: Dennis Eckersley was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Montgomery.
March 10, 1996: Webster Garrison was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[ 7]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
7–6
6–6
4–8
5–7
11–2
9–3
9–3
7–5
3–10
9–4
7–5
3–10–1
8–5
Boston
6–7
—
8–4
6–6
1–11
12–1
3–9
7–5
6–6
7–6
8–5
7–6
6–6
8–5
California
6–6
4–8
—
6–6
4–9
6–6
4–8
7–5
4–8
7–6
6–7
5–8
4–9
7–5
Chicago
8–4
6–6
6–6
—
5–8
10–3
7–6
6–7
6–7
6–7
5–7
5–7
8–4
7–5
Cleveland
7–5
11–1
9–4
8–5
—
12–0
7–6
7–6
10–3
3–9
6–6
8–4
4–8
7–5
Detroit
2–11
1–12
6–6
3–10
0–12
—
6–6
4–8
6–6
5–8
4–8
6–6
4–9
6–7
Kansas City
3–9
9–3
8–4
6–7
6–7
6–6
—
4–9
6–7
4–8
5–7
7–5
6–6
5–8
Milwaukee
3–9
5–7
5–7
7–6
6–7
8–4
9–4
—
9–4
6–6
7–5
4–9
6–7
5–7
Minnesota
5–7
6–6
8–4
7–6
3–10
6–6
7–6
4–9
—
5–7
6–7
6–6
7–5
8–5
New York
10–3
6–7
6–7
7–6
9–3
8–5
8–4
6–6
7–5
—
9–3
3–9
5–7
8–5
Oakland
4–9
5–8
7–6
7–5
6–6
8–4
7–5
5–7
7–6
3–9
—
8–5
7–6
4–8
Seattle
5–7
6–7
8–5
7–5
4–8
6–6
5–7
9–4
6–6
9–3
5–8
—
10–3
5–7
Texas
10–3–1
6–6
9–4
4–8
8–4
9–4
6–6
7–6
5–7
7–5
6–7
3–10
—
10–2
Toronto
5–8
5–8
5–7
5–7
5–7
7–6
8–5
7–5
5–8
5–8
8–4
7–5
2–10
—
Game log
1996 Game Log: 78–84 (Home: 40–41; Away: 38–43)
April: 13–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
Blue Jays
6–9
Hanson
Reyes (0–1)
Timlin
7,294
0–1
2
April 3
Blue Jays
4–10
Hentgen
Prieto (0–1)
—
8,050
0–2
3
April 4
Tigers
9–10 (15)
Keagle
Small (0–1)
—
8,346
0–3
4
April 5
Tigers
13–2
Johns (1–0)
Gohr
—
11,149
1–3
5
April 6
Tigers
1–6
Lira
Reyes (0–2)
—
10,424
1–4
6
April 7
Tigers
7–6
Corsi (1–0)
Williams
—
9,723
2–4
7
April 9
@ Brewers
4–10
McDonald
Van Poppel (0–1)
—
42,090
2–5
8
April 11
@ Brewers
11–0
Johns (2–0)
Karl
—
12,236
3–5
9
April 12
@ White Sox
7–2
Reyes (1–2)
Fernandez
—
13,623
4–5
10
April 13
@ White Sox
5–6 (12)
Karchner
Wengert (0–1)
—
15,812
4–6
11
April 14
@ White Sox
10–5
Groom (1–0)
Simas
—
15,236
5–6
12
April 15
@ Rangers
8–3
Mohler (1–0)
Heredia
—
19,312
6–6
13
April 16
@ Rangers
3–5
Witt
Johns (2–1)
Henneman
20,948
6–7
14
April 17
@ Rangers
1–12
Hill
Reyes (1–3)
—
24,120
6–8
15
April 19
White Sox
3–4
Karchner
Briscoe (0–1)
Hernandez
31,320
6–9
16
April 20
White Sox
3–8
Tapani
Van Poppel (0–2)
—
16,480
6–10
17
April 21
White Sox
6–5
Corsi (2–0)
Simas
Mohler (1)
16,125
7–10
18
April 22
Brewers
6–2
Reyes (2–3)
Bones
Briscoe (1)
6,021
8–10
19
April 23
Brewers
9–6
Wojciechowski (1–0)
Sparks
Mohler (2)
7,026
9–10
20
April 24
@ Blue Jays
7–6
Prieto (1–1)
Hentgen
Corsi (1)
28,029
10–10
21
April 25
@ Blue Jays
4–3 (11)
Mohler (2–0)
Crabtree
—
26,163
11–10
22
April 26
@ Tigers
5–14
Christopher
Johns (2–2)
—
7,941
11–11
23
April 27
@ Tigers
4–1
Reyes (3–3)
Lira
Taylor (1)
13,067
12–11
24
April 28
@ Tigers
6–3
Wojciechowski (2–0)
Gohr
Taylor (2)
8,907
13–11
25
April 30
Angels
3–7
Langston
Prieto (1–2)
—
7,154
13–12
May: 11–16 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
26
May 1
Angels
4–6
Boskie
Van Poppel (0–3)
Percival
6,721
13–13
27
May 2
Angels
1–3
Abbott
Johns (2–3)
Percival
9,102
13–14
28
May 3
@ Royals
1–3
Appier
Reyes (3–4)
Montgomery
14,452
13–15
29
May 4
@ Royals
5–2
Wojciechowski (3–0)
Gubicza
Groom (1)
15,987
14–15
30
May 5
@ Royals
0–2
Haney
Prieto (1–3)
—
16,589
14–16
31
May 6
Indians
5–3
Taylor (1–0)
Assenmacher
Mohler (3)
47,313
15–16
32
May 7
Indians
8–4
Johns (3–3)
Hershiser
—
10,126
16–16
33
May 8
Indians
3–7
Nagy
Reyes (3–5)
—
9,288
16–17
34
May 10
Twins
15–5
Wojciechowski (4–0)
Rodriguez
—
8,278
17–17
35
May 11
Twins
12–5
Prieto (2–3)
Radke
—
15,791
18–17
36
May 12
Twins
8–3
Wengert (1–1)
Parra
—
13,430
19–17
37
May 13
Orioles
3–4
Krivda
Johns (3–4)
Myers
8,204
19–18
38
May 14
Orioles
1–9
Mussina
Reyes (3–6)
—
8,466
19–19
39
May 17
@ Red Sox
3–5 (11)
Stanton
Van Poppel (0–4)
—
28,690
19–20
40
May 18
@ Red Sox
6–5 (10)
Groom (2–0)
Garces
Taylor (3)
31,663
20–20
41
May 19
@ Red Sox
2–12
Sele
Wengert (1–2)
—
32,601
20–21
42
May 20
@ Red Sox
4–16
Gordon
Johns (3–5)
—
20,890
20–22
43
May 21
@ Yankees
3–7
Gooden
Reyes (3–7)
—
15,614
20–23
44
May 22
@ Yankees
5–1
Wojciechowski (5–0)
Pettitte
Mohler (4)
18,544
21–23
45
May 23
@ Yankees
3–4
Rogers
Taylor (1–1)
Wetteland
19,315
21–24
46
May 24
@ Orioles
4–5 (10)
McDowell
Reyes (3–8)
—
45,024
21–25
47
May 25
@ Orioles
6–3
Johns (4–5)
Wells
Groom (2)
47,353
22–25
48
May 26
@ Orioles
1–6
Mercker
Chouinard (0–1)
McDowell
47,401
22–26
49
May 27
Red Sox
3–10
Wakefield
Wojciechowski (5–1)
—
21,688
22–27
50
May 28
Red Sox
6–2
Wasdin (1–0)
Clemens
—
9,338
23–27
51
May 29
Red Sox
7–6 (10)
Mohler (3–0)
Slocumb
—
8,282
24–27
52
May 31
Yankees
1–4
Key
Johns (4–6)
Wetteland
13,279
24–28
June: 14–15 (Home: 4–7; Away: 10–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
53
June 1
Yankees
3–6
Pettitte
Chouinard (0–2)
Wetteland
21,354
24–29
54
June 2
Yankees
4–11
Rogers
Wojciechowski (5–2)
Wetteland
26,331
24–30
55
June 3
Royals
2–1
Wasdin (2–0)
Appier
Taylor (4)
6,465
25–30
56
June 4
Royals
8–3
Wengert (2–2)
Gubicza
—
11,524
26–30
57
June 5
Royals
2–5
Haney
Johns (4–7)
Montgomery
8,113
26–31
58
June 7
@ Twins
6–4
Reyes (4–8)
Radke
Corsi (2)
14,999
27–31
59
June 8
@ Twins
2–4
Robertson
Wojciechowski (5–3)
Guardado
—
27–32
60
June 8
@ Twins
13–7
Wasdin (3–0)
Mahomes
—
22,164
28–32
61
June 9
@ Twins
3–5
Rodriguez
Wengert (2–3)
—
13,291
28–33
62
June 10
@ Indians
4–5
Nagy
Johns (4–8)
Mesa
42,167
28–34
63
June 11
@ Indians
5–6 (13)
Ogea
Reyes (4–9)
—
42,249
28–35
64
June 12
@ Indians
9–6
Montgomery (1–0)
McDowell
Mohler (5)
40,673
29–35
65
June 13
@ Brewers
3–16
Karl
Wojciechowski (5–4)
—
12,439
29–36
66
June 14
@ Brewers
2–6
Bones
Wasdin (3–1)
—
14,404
29–37
67
June 15
@ Brewers
9–12
Givens
Wengert (2–4)
Garcia
21,064
29–38
68
June 16
@ Brewers
10–9
Taylor (2–1)
Fetters
Mohler (6)
26,744
30–38
69
June 17
@ Tigers
8–4 (10)
Corsi (3–0)
Myers
—
9,231
31–38
70
June 18
@ Tigers
8–5
Van Poppel (1–4)
Urbani
Taylor (5)
8,543
32–38
71
June 19
@ Tigers
10–3
Wasdin (4–1)
Keagle
—
9,875
33–38
72
June 20
Blue Jays
0–1
Hentgen
Wengert (2–5)
Timlin
8,027
33–39
73
June 21
Blue Jays
5–7
Quantrill
Johns (4–9)
Timlin
10,278
33–40
74
June 22
Blue Jays
8–4
Chouinard (1–2)
Ware
—
20,124
34–40
75
June 23
Blue Jays
4–5
Guzman
Wojciechowski (5–5)
Timlin
14,407
34–41
76
June 24
Tigers
4–2
Wasdin (5–1)
Sodowsky
Taylor (6)
10,122
35–41
77
June 25
Tigers
8–10
Olivares
Wengert (2–6)
Olson
9,652
35–42
78
June 27
@ Angels
18–2
Johns (5–9)
Boskie
—
23,503
36–42
79
June 28
@ Angels
6–3
Chouinard (2–2)
Finley
—
32,380
37–42
80
June 29
@ Angels
11–9
Groom (3–0)
Monteleone
—
26,565
38–42
81
June 30
@ Angels
0–1
Hancock
Wasdin (5–2)
Percival
19,284
38–43
July: 17–10 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
82
July 1
@ Mariners
6–4
Wengert (3–6)
Wagner
Taylor (7)
18,166
39–43
83
July 2
@ Mariners
11–6
Mohler (4–0)
Charlton
—
19,632
40–43
84
July 3
@ Mariners
3–4
Ayala
Reyes (4–10)
—
36,619
40–44
85
July 4
Angels
8–7 (11)
Taylor (3–1)
Monteleone
—
14,144
41–44
86
July 5
Angels
16–8
Wasdin (6–2)
Hancock
—
36,129
42–44
87
July 6
Angels
6–5 (10)
Taylor (4–1)
James
—
14,294
43–44
88
July 7
Angels
4–9
Boskie
Johns (5–10)
—
16,526
43–45
89
July 11
Rangers
8–3
Chouinard (3–2)
Oliver
—
13,437
44–45
90
July 12
Rangers
4–8 (10)
Russell
Taylor (4–2)
—
12,074
44–46
91
July 13
Rangers
1–8
Pavlik
Wengert (3–7)
—
16,792
44–47
92
July 14
Rangers
9–1
Johns (6–10)
Gross
—
20,704
45–47
93
July 15
Mariners
1–5
Wolcott
Telgheder (0–1)
—
11,183
45–48
94
July 16
Mariners
12–5
Chouinard (4–2)
Hitchcock
—
15,206
46–48
95
July 17
Mariners
7–6
Corsi (4–0)
Minor
Taylor (8)
14,387
47–48
96
July 18
@ Rangers
5–4 (11)
Reyes (5–10)
Brandenburg
Van Poppel (1)
28,585
48–48
97
July 19
@ Rangers
9–6
Reyes (6–10)
Helling
Taylor (9)
37,455
49–48
98
July 20
@ Rangers
4–8
Witt
Van Poppel (1–5)
—
46,052
49–49
99
July 21
@ Rangers
11–8
Groom (4–0)
Brandenburg
Mohler (7)
36,039
50–49
100
July 22
@ White Sox
6–5
Taylor (5–2)
Karchner
—
23,572
51–49
101
July 23
@ White Sox
8–4
Wengert (4–7)
Fernandez
Corsi (3)
18,527
52–49
102
July 24
@ White Sox
6–5
Corsi (5–0)
Simas
Taylor (10)
23,350
53–49
103
July 25
@ Blue Jays
3–4
Crabtree
Witasick (0–1)
—
30,174
53–50
104
July 26
@ Blue Jays
5–3
Groom (5–0)
Castillo
Taylor (11)
32,241
54–50
105
July 27
@ Blue Jays
4–6
Hanson
Wasdin (6–3)
Timlin
32,162
54–51
106
July 28
@ Blue Jays
0–1
Hentgen
Prieto (2–4)
—
31,150
54–52
107
July 30
White Sox
1–2
Baldwin
Telgheder (0–2)
Hernandez
14,210
54–53
108
July 31
White Sox
5–4
Witasick (1–1)
Karchner
Taylor (12)
13,127
55–53
August: 11–19 (Home: 8–10; Away: 3–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
109
August 1
White Sox
3–8
Tapani
Wasdin (6–4)
Hernandez
10,514
55–54
110
August 2
Brewers
3–4 (10)
Miranda
Taylor (5–3)
Fetters
10,056
55–55
111
August 3
Brewers
0–7
Bones
Johns (6–11)
—
15,171
55–56
112
August 4
Brewers
4–2
Telgheder (1–2)
Van Egmond
Taylor (13)
10,281
56–56
113
August 5
Brewers
3–13
Eldred
Adams (0–1)
—
8,616
56–57
114
August 6
@ Royals
2–9
Belcher
Wasdin (6–5)
—
14,028
56–58
115
August 7
@ Royals
0–7
Appier
Prieto (2–5)
—
15,517
56–59
116
August 8
@ Royals
2–1
Wengert (5–7)
Linton
Taylor (14)
19,197
57–59
117
August 9
Indians
4–10
McDowell
Telgheder (1–3)
—
20,122
57–60
118
August 10
Indians
5–1
Adams (1–1)
Nagy
—
30,238
58–60
119
August 11
Indians
9–3
Wasdin (7–5)
Lopez
—
21,914
59–60
120
August 12
Twins
11–1
Prieto (3–5)
Robertson
—
10,071
60–60
121
August 13
Twins
2–6
Aguilera
Wengert (5–8)
—
11,156
60–61
122
August 14
Twins
7–13
Rodriguez
Telgheder (1–4)
—
12,729
60–62
123
August 15
Orioles
5–18
Mussina
Adams (1–2)
—
14,026
60–63
124
August 16
Orioles
3–14
Erickson
Wasdin (7–6)
—
—
60–64
125
August 16
Orioles
4–5 (10)
Myers
Mohler (4–1)
—
15,645
60–65
126
August 17
Orioles
3–1
Prieto (4–5)
Coppinger
Acre (1)
20,231
61–65
127
August 18
Orioles
9–6
Wengert (6–8)
Wells
—
18,122
62–65
128
August 20
@ Red Sox
3–4
Garces
Mohler (4–2)
Slocumb
25,094
62–66
129
August 21
@ Red Sox
4–6
Brandenburg
Johns (6–12)
Slocumb
26,362
62–67
130
August 22
@ Red Sox
1–2
Clemens
Acre (0–1)
—
30,503
62–68
131
August 23
@ Yankees
3–5
Gooden
Wengert (6–9)
Rivera
34,244
62–69
132
August 24
@ Yankees
4–5
Whitehurst
Telgheder (1–5)
Pavlas
32,125
62–70
133
August 25
@ Yankees
6–4
Mohler (5–2)
Nelson
Acre (2)
50,808
63–70
134
August 26
@ Orioles
11–12 (10)
Myers
Acre (0–2)
—
43,361
63–71
135
August 27
@ Orioles
1–3
Wells
Prieto (4–6)
Myers
43,641
63–72
136
August 28
@ Orioles
3–0
Wengert (7–9)
Mussina
—
45,282
64–72
137
August 30
Red Sox
7–0
Telgheder (2–5)
Maddux
—
17,182
65–72
138
August 31
Red Sox
8–0
Adams (2–2)
Wakefield
—
32,116
66–72
September: 12–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
139
September 1
Red Sox
3–8
Sele
Wasdin (7–7)
—
15,021
66–73
140
September 2
Yankees
0–5
Cone
Prieto (4–7)
—
20,159
66–74
141
September 3
Yankees
10–9
Acre (1–2)
Boehringer
Johns (1)
11,621
67–74
142
September 4
Yankees
3–10
Pettitte
Telgheder (2–6)
—
9,892
67–75
143
September 6
Royals
7–1
Adams (3–2)
Haney
—
14,404
68–75
144
September 7
Royals
13–6
Prieto (5–7)
Belcher
—
13,175
69–75
145
September 8
Royals
8–7 (10)
Corsi (6–0)
Pichardo
—
17,208
70–75
146
September 10
@ Twins
7–0
Telgheder (3–6)
Robertson
—
9,676
71–75
147
September 11
@ Twins
2–7
Radke
Adams (3–3)
—
9,493
71–76
148
September 12
@ Twins
3–4 (12)
Stevens
Mohler (5–3)
—
9,712
71–77
149
September 14
@ Indians
2–9
Nagy
Wengert (7–10)
—
—
71–78
150
September 14
@ Indians
8–9
Plunk
Small (0–2)
Mesa
42,233
71–79
151
September 15
@ Indians
10–9 (10)
Reyes (7–10)
Mesa
—
42,226
72–79
152
September 17
@ Angels
5–1
Prieto (6–7)
Springer
—
17,827
73–79
153
September 18
@ Angels
1–3
Finley
Adams (3–4)
Percival
18,213
73–80
154
September 20
@ Mariners
2–12
Carmona
Wengert (7–11)
Meacham
56,535
73–81
155
September 21
@ Mariners
2–9
Moyer
Telgheder (3–7)
—
56,103
73–82
156
September 22
@ Mariners
13–11
Mohler (6–3)
Mulholland
Taylor (15)
54,194
74–82
157
September 23
Rangers
5–3
Wasdin (8–7)
Witt
Taylor (16)
10,164
75–82
158
September 24
Rangers
3–7
Cook
Small (0–3)
—
9,694
75–83
159
September 26
Mariners
7–5
Taylor (6–3)
Charlton
—
11,141
76–83
160
September 27
Mariners
8–1
Telgheder (4–7)
Mulholland
—
25,132
77–83
161
September 28
Mariners
3–5 (10)
Carmona
Acre (1–3)
Charlton
30,057
77–84
162
September 29
Mariners
3–1
Small (1–3)
Torres
Taylor (17)
34,462
78–84
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Athletics team member
Detailed records
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
April
25
13
12
0.520
145
145
May
27
11
16
0.407
120
142
June
29
14
15
0.483
175
162
July
27
17
10
0.630
163
139
August
30
11
19
0.367
130
170
September
24
12
12
0.500
128
142
Total
162
78
84
0.481
861
900
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
Home
81
40
41
0.494
440
452
Away
81
38
43
0.469
421
448
Total
162
78
84
0.481
861
900
Transactions
June 4, 1996: Eric Chavez was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1996 amateur draft. Signed August 27, 1996.[ 8]
June 4, 1996: A. J. Hinch was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Signed June 22, 1996.[ 9]
Roster
1996 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates league leader
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
[ 10]
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
[ 10]
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and records
Mark McGwire, Silver Slugger Award
Mark McGwire, Major League record, 1st player to reach 50 Home Runs in one season before reaching 400 at-bats in a season[ 11]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Edmonton, West Michigan
References
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