2010 Oakland Athletics season

2010 Oakland Athletics
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 81–81 (.500)
Divisional place 2nd
Other information
Owner(s) Lewis Wolff
General manager(s) Billy Beane
Manager(s) Bob Geren
Local television Comcast SportsNet California
(Glen Kuiper, Ray Fosse)
Local radio KTRB
(Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse)
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The Oakland Athletics' 2010 season was their 42nd in Oakland, California. It was also the 110th season in franchise history. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 81-81.

The Athletics' 2010 season is remembered mainly for Dallas Braden's perfect game. Braden accomplished the feat on May 9, 2010 against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays had the league's best record at the time.

The season also saw Oakland's starting rotation improve greatly. The Athletics, led by a trio of promising young starters (Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, and Brett Anderson), ultimately posted the American League's lowest earned run average in 2010. All told, the team allowed some 135 fewer runs than it did in 2009. Cahill, along with closer Andrew Bailey, would be rewarded for their strong performance with All-Star selections.

The 2010 season was the only non-losing season of manager Bob Geren's tenure. Geren would ultimately be fired midway through the Athletics' 2011 season.

Regular season

Season standings

AL West		 W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 90 72 .556 — 51–30 39–42
Oakland Athletics 81 81 .500 9 47–34 34–47
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 80 82 .494 10 43–38 37–44
Seattle Mariners 61 101 .377 29 35–46 26–55

Game log

Legend
 Athletics win
 Athletics loss
 Postponement
BoldAthletics team member
2010 Game Log

Dallas Braden's Perfect Game

On Mother's Day, Braden pitches 19th perfect game in major league history against the MLB best, Tampa Bay Rays, who for the second time in less than a year were on the wrong side. The Rays less than two weeks before had hit Braden up for four runs on eight hits over just four innings. May 9 was the second perfect game in the Athletics' Oakland tenure, coming 42 years and 1 day after Catfish Hunter's game and first no-hitter by an Athletics pitcher since Dave Stewart's on June 29, 1990. Braden's batterymate was Landon Powell, who was drafted the same year as Braden and had caught him in all levels of pro ball. In the top of fifth, Evan Longoria broke a so-called "unwritten rule" by attempting to break up the perfect game with a bunt, but rolled foul and ended up striking out. All 12,228 fans weren't too thrilled to see Tampa's best hitter try to lay down a bunt, as Manager Joe Maddon said, "to get things going." Powell said that he started getting neverous around the sixth inning and was more excited about going back to behind the plate than hitting. He finished throwing 109 pitches with six strikeouts, which is tied for third fewest.

Month Review

September/October

On September 1, Rajai Davis stole his 40th base for the season, becoming the fourth Athletic to have 2 seasons with +40 SB (Henderson, Campaneris, North). Also, Barton walks twice and is the first player in franchise history to have five consecutive multi-walk games. September 6, Pennington steals 23rd base, most for an Athletic infielder since Carney Lansford in 1989 and Crisp hits team's first leadoff home run of the season. September 8, team has 2 double-steals in one inning, first time since July 17, 1983. September 10, Crisp steals 3 bases in one game. September 9 and 10, team steals 4 bases in consecutive games for first time since July 30 and 31, 1993. September 13, Cust hits 100th career HR and 30-year-old Bobby Cramer earns first career win throwing 5.1 innings (1 ER, 4 H, 4 K), becoming the oldest starting pitcher in franchise history to earn a win in first major league game. September 14, Sogard gets first career hit in eight inning. September 21, Carter gets first career hit in sixth inning, snapping 0–33 streak. September 23, Braden and Ziegler threw a combined one-hitter, fourth time in Oakland's history the team has throw a no-hitter and one-hitter in same season. September 26, Tolleson hits first career home run. September 27, Ellis hits career 191st double, tying Miguel Tejada for 10th on Oakland's All-Time list. September 28, Braden records career-high eighth pickoff of the season (previous high seven in 2008, 17th of his career).

The team stole 156 bases, the most for Oakland since 1989.

August

July 31 – August 2, Braden (W)-Gonzalez (L)-Cahill (W) toss 3 straight complete games. First time since September 8–10, 2000 (Heredia–Hudson–Zito). August 7, Davis steal 2 bases, giving him 100 as an Athletic, 10th player to do so in franchise history. August 9, Team's number a prospect, Chris Carter, makes MLB debut. August 11, Braden throws fourth complete game of the season, most since Mark Mulder threw five in 2004. August 18–20, Pennington drives in 3 consecutive GW runs. August 19, Cahill ties Nolan Ryan's record of 20 consecutive games with 6 or fewer hits allowed and Blevins records first career save. August 20, Crisp and Pennington double steal, giving them each 20 SBs on the season. First time since 1992 (Henderson–Wilson–Blankenship), the A's have 3 players with +20 SBs. Through August 20, Team has AL-best 3.53 ERA (5th in MLB). August 22, team promotion Fiesta Day, team wore 'Atléticos' jerseys. Ending August 27, team set franchise record of 18 consecutive games with 6 IP and 3 of less ER by starting pitchers. Also, 24 consecutive games allowing 5 runs or fewer, second longest AL streak in DH era since 1974 (1980 Royals with 25). Finished month as the only AL team to have three pitchers in top 10 ERA: Cahill (3rd), Gonzalez (9th), Braden (10th).

July

July 2, with bases loaded and 2 outs, team records a 9–3 putout. Sweeney throws out Cleveland's Mike Redmond before reaching first for sixth time since 1950. Team shutouts Cleveland 3–0. July 10–18, season-high 5-game winning streak. July 19, Sweeney out for season. Kouzmanoff hits walk-off single in bottom 10th on July 20, beating Boston 5–4.

June

Bad month for the team, going 10–17. June 25–27, completed third sweep of season against Pittsburgh. Former Athletic Bobby Crosby makes first return to Oakland. June 30, Ellis steals home against Baltimore (First since 2008), but then ruling is changed to fielder's choice. Team is appealing the call.

May

May 1, Donaldson gets first career hit, 2-run HR. May 4, Sweeney knocks in career-high 5 RBIs. May 12–16, 5-game losing streak, scoring total of 5 runs. Last time that happen was September 1979. May 18, Suzuki hits walk-off single to right against Seattle (3rd time in season) in bottom 12. Completed first sweep of season (2 game series). May 21, Former Athletics Barry Zito now 0–4 with 8.85 ERA against team. May 21–23, completed second sweep of season against San Francisco, outscoring the cross bay rivals 10–1.

April

Team lost season opener. April 6, Ellis hit a walk-off single to right against Seattle in bottom of the 10th. The next night, Suzuki hit a walk-off single to left against Seattle in bottom of the 9th. Ross made MLB debut (2.1 IP). April 12, team records first shutout, defeating Seattle 4–0. Duchscherer gets first win since July 8, 2008. April 17, Sweeney hits walk off 2-run single to right against Baltimore. June 22, team hits into first triple-play since May 14, 1994, against New York. Team wore green jerseys at home for first time in 3 seasons. June 30, Donaldson makes MLB debut (0–1, 1 K).

Record vs. opponents

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore – 9–9 4–3 3–3 5–5 2–4 6–0 3–5 5–13 3–7 3–6 7–11 6–4 3–15 7–11
Boston 9–9 – 1–6 4–4 3–3 4–3 9–1 3–2 9–9 4–5 7–3 7–11 4–6 12–6 13–5
Chicago 3–4 6–1 – 9–9 8–10 10–8 7–2 5–13 2–4 4–5 9–1 3–4 4–5 3–5 15–3
Cleveland 3–3 4–4 9–9 – 9–9 10–8 5–4 6–12 2–6 3–6 3–4 2–7 2–4 6–4 5–13
Detroit 5–5 3–3 10–8 9–9 – 10–8 6–4 9–9 4–4 3–3 3–5 1–6 3–6 4–4 11–7
Kansas City 4–2 3-4 9–10 8–10 8–10 – 3-7 5–13 3–5 3–6 5–4 4–4 2–7 3–3 8–10
Los Angeles 0–6 1–9 2–7 4–5 4–6 7–3 – 2–5 4–4 11–8 15–4 4–5 9–10 6–3 11–7
Minnesota 5–3 2–3 13–5 12–6 9–9 13–5 5–2 – 2–4 6–3 6-4 3–5 7–3 3–6 8–10
New York 13–5 9–9 4–2 6-2 4–4 5–3 4–4 4–2 – 9–1 6–4 8–10 4–4 8–10 11–7
Oakland 7–3 5–4 5–4 6–3 3–3 6–3 8–11 3–6 1–9 – 13–6 4–5 9–10 3–4 8–10
Seattle 6–3 3–7 1–9 4–3 5–3 4–5 4–15 4–6 4–6 6–13 – 2–7 7–12 2–3 9–9
Tampa Bay 11–7 11–7 4–3 7–2 6–1 4–4 5–4 5–3 10–8 5–4 7–2 – 4–2 10–8 7–11
Texas 4–6 6–4 5–4 4–2 6–3 7–2 10-9 3-7 4-4 10-9 12–7 2–4 – 3–7 14–4
Toronto 15–3 6–12 5–3 4–6 4–4 3–3 3–6 6–3 10–8 4–3 3–2 8–10 7–3 – 7–11

Team Leaders/Team Rank

As of 09/13/10

Stat Player (Total) Team (MLB Rank)
Runs
Barton (79)
663 (23)
Hits
Barton (152)
1396 (18)
Doubles
Barton (33)
276 (17)
Triples
Pennington (8)
30 (t-13)
Home Runs
Kouzmanoff (16)
109 (28)
RBIs
Kouzmanoff/Suzuki (71)
619 (25)
Stolen Bases
Davis (50)
156 (3)
Batting Avg.
Davis (.284)
.256 (17)
Wins
Cahill (18)
72 (15)
ERA
Cahill (2.97)
3.56 (4)
Innings Pitched
Gonzalez (200.2)
1431.2 (29)
Strikeouts
Gonzalez (171)
1070 (21)

Roster

Craig Breslow
2010 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

Awards

ALL STAR GAME

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Opening Day Lineup

Player Position Stats
Ben Sheets
Pitcher
5 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 K, 4 BB, 3.60 ERA, 1 Pickoff, ND
Kurt Suzuki
Catcher
0–3, 2 E
Daric Barton
First Base
0–1, 3 BB, 1 E
Mark Ellis
Second Base
0–2, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 K
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Third Base
0–4, 1 E
Cliff Pennington
Shortstop
2–3, 1 RBI, 1 K
Travis Buck
Left Field
0–3, 1 BB, 1 R, 2 K
Rajai Davis
Center Field
2–4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 K
Ryan Sweeney
Right Field
1–4, 1 RBI
Eric Chavez
Designated Hitter
0–4, 1 K

Transactions

Non-injury report

Farm System

Non Roster Invitees

P Cedrick Bowers, P Sam Demel (traded to ARI), P Lenny DiNardo, P Fernando Hernández, P Marcus McBeth, P Tyson Ross, P Matt Wright, C Josh Donaldson, C Joel Galarraga, C Anthony Recker, C Max Stassi, IF Adrian Cardenas, IF Grant Green, IF Dallas McPherson, IF Gregorio Petit (traded to TEX), IF Eric Sogard, IF Jemile Weeks, IF Matthew Whitney, OF Corey Brown, OF Matt Carson, OF Michael Taylor, OF Corey Wimberly

Bold made appearance with Oakland.

Minor League Standings

Level		 Team League Manager W L Position
AAA Sacramento Rivercatsx Pacific Coast League Tony DeFrancesco 79 65 1st in PCL Pacific South
AA Midland RockHounds1 x Texas League Darren Bush 35 35 1st in TEX South
High A Stockton Ports2 x California League Steve Scarsone 43 27 1st in CAL North
Low-A Kane County Cougars3 x Midwest League Aaron Nieckula 39 30 4 GB, 2nd in MID Western
SS-A Vancouver Canadians4 x Northwest League Rick Magnante 25 13 1st in NOR West
Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Marcus Jensen 30 26 5 GB, 2nd in AZL East
DSL Athletics Dominican Summer League Oscar Spencer 32 39 11 GB, 3rd in SD North

x Made playoffs.

  1. Midland RockHounds went 35–35 (3rd) in first half of the season. Won South Division Finals 3–1. Lost in Texas League Championship Series.
  2. Stockton Ports went 31–39 (4th) in first half of the season. Lost in first-round of the playoffs.
  3. Kane County Cougars went 32–37 (6th) in first half of the season. Lost in first-round of playoffs.
  4. Vancouver Canadians went 17–21 (4th) in first half of the season. Lost in first-round of playoffs.

Affiliation news

Prior to the 2010 season, Oakland's farm system was ranked fifth in the league. For the first time since 2005, Oakland will have new minor league teams, for the 2011 season. 2010 will be the last season for Oakland's affiliation with Kane County (MWL) and Vancouver (NWL). Kane County, Oakland's Low-A team since 2003, signed on with Kansas City for the next two years. Vancouver, a Triple-A affiliate for the 1999 season and a Short-Season A team since 2000, signed on with Toronto for the next four seasons. Oakland signed two-year deals with the Midwest League's Burlington Bees (Athletics' affiliate from 1963–1974, MWL title in 1965) and New York–Penn League's Vermont Lake Monsters.

Oakland agreed to a four-year extension with Triple-A Sacramento through the 2014 season. Sacramento has been Oakland's Triple-A team since 2000.

Top Prospects

# Player Position Top 100 Rank 2010 Level(s) (Games)
1
Chris Carter
First Base
28
MLB (24) / AAA (125)
2
Michael Taylor
Outfield
29
AAA (127)
3
Grant Green
Shortstop
-
AA (Playoffs) / A-STK (131)
4
Max Stassi
Catcher
-
A-KC (110)
5
Pedro Figueroa
Pitcher
-
AA (13)
6
Tyson Ross
Pitcher
-
MLB (26) / AAA (6)
7
Jemile Weeks
Second Base
-
AA (67)
8
Grant Desme
Outfield
-
Retired
9
Adrian Cardenas
Infield
-
AAA (58) / AA (51)
10
Sean Doolittle
Outfield
-
Did not play

Organization leaders

Stat Player Team
AVG
Royce Consigli (.340)
AZL
Hits
Grant Green (174)
STK
Home Runs
Chris Carter (31)
SAC
RBIs
Stephen Parker (98)
STK
OPS
Connor Crumbliss (.421)
KC
SLG
Chris Carter (.529)
SAC
ERA
Ian Krol (2.80)
KC
Wins
Clayton Mortensen (13)
SAC
SO
Shawn Haviland (169)
STK
Saves
Paul Smyth (28)
STK
WHIP
Ian Krol (1.04)
KC
AVG
Ian Krol (.226)
KC

Awards

ALL STAR SELECTION
Pacific Coast League (AAA), July 14, 2010 @ Coca-Cola Field, Allentown, Pennsylvania
PCL vs. International League, 1–2

Postseason All-Star Selection – Chris Carter

Texas League-South (AA), June 30, 2010 @ Citibank Ballpark, Midland, Texas
North vs. South, 4–5

Postseason All-Star Selection – Corey Borwn, Josh Horton

California League (A), June 22, 2010 @ BB&T Coastal Field, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
CAL vs. Carolina League, 4–3

Postseason All-Star Selection – Grant Green, Shawn Haviland, Stephen Parker

Midwest League-West (A), June 22, 2010 @ Parkview Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana
West vs. East, 2–6

ALL STAR FUTURES GAME July 11, 2010 @ Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California
U.S. vs. World, 9–1

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sacramento Rivercats

Midland RockHounds

Stockton Ports

Vancouver Canadians

Top 10 Draft Picks

Pick Player Position School Signed Finishing Team
10
Michael Choice
OF
UT Arlington
07/30/10
Vancouver
60
Yordy Cabrera1
3B
Lakeland Senior HS (FL)
08/16/10
AZL Athletics
92
Aaron Shipman
OF
Brooks County HS (GA)
08/16/10
AZL Athletics
125
Chad Lewis
3B
Marina HS (CA)
08/16/10
AZL Athletics
155
Tyler Vail
P
Notre Dame HS (PA)
06/15/10
AZL Athletics
185
Tony Thompson
3B
Kansas
06/11/10
Vancouver
215
Jordan Tripp
OF
Golden West College
06/20/10
AZL Athletics
245
Blake Hassebrock
P
UNC
06/23/10
Vancouver
275
A.J. Kirby-Jones
IF
Tenn. Tech
06/11/10
Vancouver
305
Joshua Bowman
P
Tampa
06/23/10
Vancouver
  1. Cabrera appeared in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Game.

International signings

Arizona Fall League

Seven player from the organization were assigned to the Phoenix Desert Dogs managed by Dodger's hitting coach Don Mattingly. The pitching coach will be the Athletics' roving pitching coach and rehab coordinator Garvin Alston.

Notes

  1. ↑ Oakland's Top-Rated Prospects

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