2001 Oakland Athletics season
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2001 Oakland Athletics season
| 2001 Oakland Athletics 2001 AL Wild Card |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann | |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe | |
| Local television | KICU-TV FSN Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa) |
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| Local radio | KABL (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 2001 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 102 wins and 60 losses. Their 102 wins is the most wins ever by a team that won the Wild Card.
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Offseason
- November 17, 2000: Randy Velarde was traded by the Athletics to the Texas Rangers for Aaron Harang and Ryan Cullen (minors).[1]
- January 8, 2001: Ben Grieve was traded by the Athletics to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Ángel Berroa and A. J. Hinch were traded by the Athletics to the Kansas City Royals as part of a three-team trade. The Royals sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to the Athletics, and the Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Athletics. The Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernández to the Royals.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Seattle Mariners | 116 | 46 | .716 | -- |
| Oakland Athletics | 102 | 60 | .630 | 14 |
| Anaheim Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 41 |
| Texas Rangers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 43 |
Notable transactions
- June 5, 2001: 2001 Major League Baseball Draft
- Neal Cotts was drafted by the Athletics in the 2nd round. Player signed June 13, 2001.[3]
- Dan Johnson was drafted by the Athletics in the 7th round. Player signed June 18, 2001.[4]
- July 25, 2001: José Ortiz, Todd Belitz and Mario Encarnación were traded by the Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for Jermaine Dye.[5]
Roster
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Postseason
The A's lost 3-2 to the New York Yankees in the 2001 American League Division Series.
Player stats
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Ramon Hernandez | 156 | 453 | 115 | .254 | 15 | 60 |
| 1B | Jason Giambi | 154 | 520 | 178 | .342 | 38 | 120 |
| 2B | Frank Menechino | 139 | 471 | 114 | .242 | 12 | 60 |
| SS | Miguel Tejada | 162 | 622 | 166 | .267 | 31 | 113 |
| 3B | Eric Chavez | 151 | 552 | 159 | .288 | 32 | 114 |
| LF | Terrence Long | 162 | 629 | 178 | .283 | 12 | 85 |
| CF | Johnny Damon | 155 | 644 | 165 | .256 | 9 | 49 |
| RF | Jermaine Dye | 61 | 232 | 69 | .297 | 13 | 59 |
| DH | Jeremy Giambi | 124 | 371 | 105 | .283 | 12 | 57 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| José Ortiz | 11 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tim Hudson | 35 | 235.0 | 18 | 9 | 3.37 | 181 |
| Mark Mulder | 34 | 229.1 | 21 | 8 | 3.45 | 153 |
| Barry Zito | 35 | 214.1 | 17 | 8 | 3.49 | 205 |
| Cory Lidle | 29 | 188.0 | 13 | 6 | 3.59 | 118 |
| Gil Heredia | 24 | 109.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.58 | 48 |
| Erik Hiljus | 16 | 66.0 | 5 | 0 | 3.41 | 67 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Awards and records
- Jason Giambi, Silver Slugger award
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Sacramento RiverCats | Pacific Coast League | Bob Geren |
| AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Tony DeFrancesco |
| A | Modesto A's | California League | Greg Sparks |
| A | Visalia Oaks | California League | Juan Navarrete |
| Short-Season A | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Webster Garrison |
| Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | Ricky Nelson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Athletics
References
- ^ Aaron Harang page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Damon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Neal Cotts page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dan Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ José Ortiz page at Baseball Reference
- 2001 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 2001 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
| Preceded by Seattle Mariners 2000 |
AL Wild Card 2001 |
Succeeded by Anaheim Angels 2002 |
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