1988 Oakland Athletics Roster (40-man)

1987 Season 1989 Season

Record: 104-58-0, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason:
Lost World Series (4-1) to Los Angeles Dodgers
Won AL Championship Series (4-0) over Boston Red Sox

Manager: Tony La Russa (104-58)

General Manager: Sandy Alderson

Farm Director: Walt Jocketty

Scouting Director: Dick Bogard

Ballpark: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Attendance: 2,287,335 (7th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 94

Pythagorean W-L: 100-62, 800 Runs, 620 Runs Allowed

American League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Don Baylor	39	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jun 28, 1949	19	92	73	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	19	0	-0.3	$495,000
Lance Blankenship	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Dec 6, 1963	1st	10	0	10	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	-0.1
Rich Bordi	29	us US	R	R	6' 7"	210	Apr 18, 1959	9	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Todd Burns	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	186	Jul 6, 1963	1st	17	14	0	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$62,500
Greg Cadaret	26	us US	L	L	6' 3"	210	Feb 27, 1962	2	58	0	0	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$86,333
José Canseco	23	cu CU	R	R	6' 4"	240	Jul 2, 1964	4	158	156	158	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	144	13	1	0	7.3	$325,000	All-Star
Jim Corsi	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	210	Sep 9, 1961	1st	11	1	0	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Storm Davis	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	207	Dec 26, 1961	7	33	33	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	$550,000
Dennis Eckersley HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 3, 1954	14	60	0	0	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	$650,000	All-Star
Mike Gallego	27	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Oct 31, 1960	4	129	84	129	127	0	0	0	83	16	42	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	0.7	$100,000
Ron Hassey	35	us US	L	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 27, 1953	11	107	87	107	92	0	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	17	0	1.7	$300,000
Dave Henderson	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Jul 21, 1958	8	146	127	146	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	143	0	143	0	9	2	6.3	$225,000
Rick Honeycutt	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 29, 1954	12	55	0	0	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$855,000
Glenn Hubbard	30	de DE	R	R	5' 9"	150	Sep 25, 1957	11	105	86	105	104	0	0	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2.0	$425,000
Stan Javier	24	do DO	B	R	6' 0"	185	Jan 9, 1964	4	125	90	125	117	0	0	4	0	0	0	69	45	30	115	2	9	13	1.0	$77,500
Doug Jennings	23	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Sep 30, 1964	1st	71	21	71	37	0	0	14	0	0	0	16	0	7	23	2	37	3	-0.1	$62,500
Félix José	23	do DO	B	R	6' 1"	190	May 2, 1965	1st	8	0	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	0	2	0	0.1
Ed Jurak	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Oct 24, 1957	5	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.0
Carney Lansford	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 7, 1957	11	150	135	150	149	0	0	9	1	143	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	3.0	$1,300,000	All-Star
Mark McGwire	24	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Oct 1, 1963	3	155	146	155	154	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	2.7	$250,000	All-Star
Orlando Mercado	26	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	180	Nov 7, 1961	6	16	8	16	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.2
Gene Nelson	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	172	Dec 3, 1960	8	57	1	3	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1.5	$450,000
Steve Ontiveros	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 5, 1961	4	13	10	3	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-0.2	$200,000
Dave Otto	23	us US	L	L	6' 7"	210	Nov 12, 1964	2	3	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Dave Parker	37	us US	L	R	6' 5"	230	Jun 9, 1951	16	101	92	101	35	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	0	0	34	61	9	0	0.2	$1,000,000
Tony Phillips	29	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Apr 25, 1959	7	79	53	79	75	0	0	3	27	32	10	24	6	3	31	2	8	4	-0.4	$200,000
Eric Plunk	24	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Sep 3, 1963	3	49	0	0	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$90,000
Luis Polonia	24	do DO	L	L	5' 8"	155	Dec 10, 1963	2	84	65	84	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	1	76	2	9	6	1.5	$115,000
Jeff Shaver	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1963	1st	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Matt Sinatro	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	174	Mar 22, 1960	6	10	2	10	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.1	$700,000
Terry Steinbach	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Mar 2, 1962	3	104	93	104	94	0	83	8	0	9	0	1	0	0	1	8	5	0	2.4	$125,000	All-Star
Dave Stewart	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 19, 1957	9	37	37	1	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	$600,000
Walt Weiss	24	us US	B	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 28, 1963	2	147	140	147	147	0	0	0	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2.8	$62,500
Bob Welch	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 3, 1956	11	36	36	0	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	$937,500
Curt Young	28	us US	R	L	6' 1"	175	Apr 16, 1960	6	26	26	0	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$410,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Tony La Russa HOF	43	us US	Oct 4, 1944	Manager	Apr 4	Oct 2
Bob Watson	42	us US	Apr 10, 1946	Bench	Apr 4	Oct 2
Jim Lefebvre	46	us US	Jan 7, 1942	Hitting	Apr 4	Oct 2
Dave Duncan	42	us US	Sep 26, 1945	Pitching	Apr 4	Oct 2
Mike Paul	43	us US	Apr 18, 1945	Bullpen	Apr 4	Oct 2
Rene Lachemann	43	us US	May 4, 1945	First base	Apr 4	Oct 2
Jim Lefebvre	46	us US	Jan 7, 1942	Third base	Apr 4	Oct 2
Dave McKay	38	ca CA	Mar 14, 1950	Strength	Apr 4	Oct 2
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date