2007 Oakland Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 2007 American League West McAfee Coliseum Oakland, California 76–86 (.469) 3rd Lewis Wolff Billy Beane Bob Geren FSN Bay AreaKICU (Action 36) KYCYKNTSKFRC-FM The Oakland Athletics' 2007 season was their first since 2004 in which they defended a title. The Athletics were without Frank Thomas (Toronto) and ace Barry Zito (San Francisco), both players who the Athletics lost to free agency. They filled the space left by Frank Thomas by signing free agent catcher Mike Piazza to a one-year contract worth $8.5 million to be the team's designated hitter. They were also without Ken Macha, their former manager who was fired after four seasons with the team and replaced by Bob Geren, as well as third-base coach Ron Washington, who accepted the managerial position of the Texas Rangers. It was their first losing season since 1998. Offseason December 6, 2006: Alan Embree was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/embreal01.shtml Alan Embree Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 25, 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090201085423/http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/embreal01.shtml February 1, 2009 mdy-all December 7, 2006: Jared Burton was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics in the 2006 rule 5 draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burtoja01.shtml Jared Burton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 25, 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180201093346/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burtoja01.shtml February 1, 2018 mdy-all February 5, 2007: Ricky Ledée signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/ledeeri01.shtml Ricky Ledee Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 25, 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090218153508/http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/ledeeri01.shtml February 18, 2009 mdy-all Regular season Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Transactions Roster mike neu 2007 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 55 Joe Blanton 64 Jerry Blevins 61 Dallas Braden 54 Andrew Brown 50 Kiko Calero 44 Santiago Casilla 56 Lenny DiNardo 58 Justin Duchscherer 41 Alan Embree 47 Ron Flores 57 Chad Gaudin 40 Rich Harden 15 Dan Haren 37 Joe Kennedy 60 Shane Komine 46 Colby Lewis 25 Esteban Loaiza 45 Ruddy Lugo 52 Jay Marshall 30 Dan Meyer 54,61 Erasmo Ramirez 62 Connor Robertson 20 Huston Street 45 Jay Witasick Catchers 17 Rob Bowen 18 Jason Kendall 17 Adam Melhuse 28 Kurt Suzuki Infielders 10 Daric Barton  3 Eric Chavez  7 Bobby Crosby 14 Mark Ellis 22 Jack Hannahan 29 Dan Johnson  8 Kevin Melillo 12 Donnie Murphy 19 Marco Scutaro 12 Todd Walker Outfielders 44 Hiram Bocachica 22 Milton Bradley 18 Dee Brown  6 Travis Buck 32 Jack Cust 37 Jeff DaVanon  8 J. J. Furmaniak 23 Bobby Kielty 21 Mark Kotsay 11 Ryan Langerhans 26 Danny Putnam 11 Chris Snelling 24 Shannon Stewart 33 Nick Swisher 51 Kevin Thompson Other batters 31 Mike Piazza Manager 53 Bob Geren Coaches 48 Brad Fischer (bullpen)  4 Rene Lachemann (third base) 38 Bob Schaefer (bench) 39 Ty Van Burkleo (hitting) 36 Tye Waller (first base) 41 Curt Young (pitching) Game log 2007 Oakland Athletics April: 12-13 Oakland Athletics y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Mariners || 4 – 0 || Hernández (1-0) || Haren (0-1) || || 46,003 || 0-1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Mariners || 8 – 4 || Mateo (1-0) || Calero (0-1) || || 25,287 || 0-2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Mariners || 9 – 0 || Harden (1-0) || Batista (0-1) || || 22,816 || 1-2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Angels || 4 – 3 || Duchscherer (1-0) || Rodríguez (0-1) || Street (1) || 39,234 || 2-2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Angels || 5 – 2 || Moseley (1-0) || Kennedy (0-1) || Rodríguez (3) || 43,534 || 2-3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Angels || 2 – 1 || Lackey (2-0) || Haren (0-2) || Shields (1) || 44,007 || 2-4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 8 || @ Angels || 2 – 1 || Blanton (1-0) || Escobar (1-1) || Street (2) || 37,783 || 3-4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 9 || White Sox || 4 – 1 || Contreras (1-1) || Harden (1-1) || || 35,077 || 3-5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 10 || White Sox || 2 – 1 || Street (1-0) || Jenks (1-1) || || 15,153 || 4-5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 11 || White Sox || 6 – 3 || Aardsma (1-0) || Street (1-1) || Jenks (2) || 19,130 || 4-6 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 13 || Yankees || 5 – 4 (11) || Street (2-1) || Bruney (0-1) || || 35,077 || 5-6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || Yankees || 4 – 3 (13) || Bruney (1-1) || DiNardo (0-1) || || 35,077 || 5-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 15 || Yankees || 5 – 4 || Marshall (1-0) || Rivera (1-1) || || 35,077 || 6-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || Angels || 4 – 1 || Gaudin (1-0) || Weaver (0-1) || Street (3) || 20,174 || 7-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 18 || Angels || 3 – 0 || Haren (1-2) || Lackey (2-2) || Street (4) || 17,322 || 8-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 20 || @ Rangers || 16 – 4 || Blanton (2-0) || McCarthy (1-3) || || 29,782 || 9-7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 21 || @ Rangers || 7 – 0 || Loe (1-0) || Kennedy (0-2) || || 42,945 || 9-8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 22 || @ Rangers || 4 – 3 || Eyre (1-0) || Duchscherer (1-1) || Otsuka (2) || 37,002 || 9-9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 23 || @ Orioles || 6 – 5 || Haren (2-2) || Bédard (3-2) || Street (5) || 13,862 || 10-9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 24 || @ Orioles || 4 – 2 || Braden (1-0) || Guthrie (1-1) || Street (6) || 14,452 || 11-9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 25 || Mariners || 2 – 0 || Washburn (1-2) || Blanton (2-1) || || 19,674 || 11-10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || Mariners || 4 – 2 || Batista (2-2) || Calero (0-2) || Putz (2) || 14,683 || 11-11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 27 || Devil Rays || 4 – 1 || Shields (2-0) || Gaudin (1-1) || Reyes (8) || 15,388 || 11-12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 24 || April 28 || Devil Rays || 12 – 5 || Haren (3-2) || Fossum (2-2) || || 26,760 || 12-12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 29 || Devil Rays || 5 – 3 || Kazmir (2-1) || Braden (1-1) || Reyes (9) || 23,827 || 12-13 May: 14-13 Oakland Athletics y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || May 1 || @ Red Sox || 5 – 4 (10) || Duchscherer (2-1) || Donnelly (0-1) || Street (7) || 37,052 || 13-13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 2 || @ Red Sox || 6 – 4 || Beckett (6-0)|| Marshall (1-1) || Timlin (1) || 37,006 || 13-14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 4 || @ Devil Rays || 5 – 2 || Duchscherer (3-1) || Glover (0-2) || Street (8) || 11,546 || 14-14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 5 || @ Devil Rays || 3 – 2 (12) || Lugo (2-0) || Marshall (1-2) || || 16,604 || 14-15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 6 || @ Devil Rays || 5 – 3 || Blanton (3-1) || Jackson (0-5) || Street (9) || 16,880 || 15-15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Royals || 6 – 1 || Gaudin (2-1) || de la Rosa (3-3) || || 10,989 || 16-15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Royals || 3 – 2 || Gobble (1-1) || Duchscherer (3-2) || Soria (6) || 10,974 || 16-16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || @ Royals || 17 – 3 || Kennedy (1-2) || Hudson (0-1) || || 31,006 || 17-16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 11 || Indians || 8 – 2 || Blanton (4-1) || Sabathia (5-1) || || 20,393 || 18-16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 12 || Indians || 6 – 3 || Carmona (4-1) ||Braden (1-2) || Borowski (12) || 22,705 || 18-17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 13 || Indians || 10 – 7 || Witasick (1-0) || Borowski (0-1) || || 24,692 || 19-17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 14 || Royals || 2 – 1 || Gobble (2-1) || Duchscherer (3-3) || Soria (7) || 12,477 || 19-18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 15 || Royals || 5 – 4 (11) || DiNardo (1-1) || Soria (1-2) || || 14,966 || 20-18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 16 || Royals || 4 – 3 || Gobble (3-1) || Calero (0-3) || Riske (3) || 16,242 || 20-19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 17 || Royals || 7 – 4 || Elarton (1-0) || Braden (1-3) || Soria (8) || 21,037 || 20-20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 18 || Giants || 15 – 3 || Gaudin (3-1) || Zito (3-5) || || 35,077 || 21-20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 19 || Giants || 4 – 2 || Haren (4-2) || Cain (2-4) || Embree (1) || 35,077 || 22-20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 20 || Giants || 4 – 1 || Morris (5-1) || Kennedy (1-3) || || 35,077 || 22-21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 8 – 5 || Contreras (4-4) || Blanton (4-2) || Jenks (14) || 35,327 || 22-22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 22 || @ White Sox || 10 – 4 || Danks (2-4) || Lewis (0-1) || || 34,122 || 22-23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 23 || @ White Sox || 4 – 0 || Gaudin (4-1) || Garland (3-3) || || || 23-23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 25 || @ Orioles || 3 - 2 || Haren (5-2) || Bédard (3-3) || Embree (2) || 30,382 || 24-23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 26 || @ Orioles || 8 – 3 || Burres (2-2) || Kennedy (1-4) || || 29,194 || 24-24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 27 || @ Orioles || 8 – 4 || Cabrera (4-5) || Blanton (4-3) || || 30,140 || 24-25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 28 || Rangers || 5 – 3 || Gaudin (5-1) || Tejeda (4-5)|| Embree (3) || 18,230 || 25-25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 29 || Rangers || 4 – 0 || Wood (1-1) || DiNardo (1-2) || Gagné (3) || 18,006 || 25-26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || May 30 || Rangers || 6 – 1 || Haren (6-2) || Koronka (0-2) || || 25,674 || 26-26 June: 15-13 Oakland Athletics y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || June 1 || Twins || 3 – 2 (10) || Neshek (3-0) || Calero (0-4) || Nathan (12) || 20,219 || 26-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 2 || Twins || 1 – 0 || Blanton (5-3) || Silva (3-6) || || 30,576 || 27-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 55 || June 3 || Twins || 4 – 2 || Gaudin (6-1) || Santana (6-5) || Embree (4) || 25,388 || 28-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 4 || Red Sox || 5 – 4 (11) || Castilla (1-0) || Snyder (1-1) || || 28,177 || 29-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 5 || Red Sox || 2 – 0 || DiNardo (2-2) || Matsuzaka (7-3) || Embree (5) || 31,127 || 30-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 58 || June 6 || Red Sox || 3 – 2 || Kennedy (2-4) || Wakefield (5-7) || Casilla (1) || 32,280 || 31-27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 7 || Red Sox || 1 – 0 || Schilling (6-2) || Blanton (5-4) || || 31,211 || 31-28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 60 || June 8 || @ Giants || 5 – 3 (10) || Calero (1-4) || Hennessey (1-2) || Embree (6) || 42,427 || 32-28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 9 || @ Giants || 6 – 0 || Haren (7-2) || Zito (6-6) || || 42,526 || 33-28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 10 || @ Giants || 2 – 0 || Casilla (2-0) || Cain (2-6) || || 42,345 || 34-28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 12 || @ Astros || 5 – 4 (11) || Borkowski (1-0) || Flores (0-1) || || 33,637 || 34-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 64 || June 13 || @ Astros || 7 – 3 || Blanton (6-4) || Wheeler (0-3) || || 34,611 || 35-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 14 || @ Astros || 6 – 5 (11) || Embree (1-0) || Moehler (0-2) || Casilla (2) || 42,024 || 36-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 15 || Cardinals || 14 – 3 || Haren (8-2) || Looper (6-6) || || 24,241 || 37-29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 16 || Cardinals || 15 – 6 || Springer (2-0) || DiNardo (2-3) || || 28,572 || 37-30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 17 || Cardinals || 10 – 6 || Springer (3-0) || Lewis (0-2) || || 35,077 || 37-31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 18 || Reds || 6 – 1 || Blanton (7-4) || Lohse (3-9) || || 16,466 || 38-31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 19 || Reds || 5 – 2 || Bailey (2-0) || Gaudin (6-2) || Weathers (14) || 19,351 || 38-32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 20 || Reds || 5 – 3 || Haren (9-2) || McBeth (1-1) || Embree (8) || 25,872 || 39-32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 22 || @ Mets || 9 – 1 || Glavine (6-5) || DiNardo (2-4) || || 43,029 || 39-33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Mets || 1 – 0 || Wagner (1-0) || Casilla (2-1) || || 52,920 || 39-34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 24 || @ Mets || 10 – 2 || Maine (8-4) || Kennedy (2-5) || || 50,143 || 39-35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 25 || @ Indians || 5 – 2 || Sabathia (11-2) || Gaudin (6-3) || || 17,737 || 39-36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || @ Indians || 8 – 5 || Betancourt (1-0) || Embree (1-1) || || 18,494 || 39-37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 27 || @ Indians || 13 – 2 || DiNardo (3-4) || Carmona (8-4) || || 18,614 || 40-37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Indians || 4 – 3 || Byrd (7-3) || Flores (0-2) || Borowski (22) || 22,921 || 40-38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 2 – 1 || Mussina (4-5) || Kennedy (2-6) || Rivera (10) || 52,622 || 40-39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ Yankees || 7 – 0 || Gaudin (7-3) || Igawa (2-2) || || 54,150 || 41-39 July: 9-18 Oakland Athletics y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 1 || @ Yankees || 11 – 5 || Haren (10-2) || Pettitte (4-6) || || 54,266 || 42-39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 82 || July 2 || Blue Jays || 11 – 7 || Towers (4-5) || DiNardo (3-5) || || 13,281 || 42-40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 83 || July 3 || Blue Jays || 3 – 1 || Blanton (8-4) || Litsch (1-3) || || 35,077 || 43-40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 84 || July 4 || Blue Jays || 10 – 3 || McGowan (5-4) || Kennedy (2-7) || || 26,566 || 43-41 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 85 || July 5 || Mariners || 3 – 2 || Gaudin (8-3) || Batista (8-7) || Embree (9) || 15,654 || 44-41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 6 || Mariners || 7 – 1 || O'Flaherty (6-0) || Haren (10-3) || || 19,158 || 44-42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 87 || July 7 || Mariners || 4 – 0 || Hernández (5-4) || Harden (1-2) || || 29,225 || 44-43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 88 || July 8 || Mariners || 7 – 3 || Green (2-1) || Blanton (8-5) || || 27,059 || 44-44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 89 || July 12 || @ Twins || 6 – 2 || Baker (4-3) || Gaudin (8-4) || || 25,207 || 44-45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 90 || July 13 || @ Twins || 5 – 3 || Santana (11-6) || DiNardo (3-6) || Nathan (17) || 36,338 || 44-46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 14 || @ Twins || 4 – 3 || Silva (6-10) || Blanton (8-6) || Nathan (18) || 36,066 || 44-47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 15 || @ Twins || 4 – 3 || Neshek (4-1) || Kennedy (2-8) || || 36,737 || 44-48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 16 || Rangers || 4-1 || Wright (3-2) || Braden (1-4) || Gagné (13) || 18,160 || 44-49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 17 || Rangers || 11 – 4 || Eyre (3-3) || Gaudin (8-5) || Mahay (1) || 20,209 || 44-50 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 95 || July 18 || Rangers || 6 – 0 || DiNardo (4-6) || Millwood (6-8) || || 23,440 || 45-50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || Orioles || 6 – 1 || Bédard (9-4) || Blanton (8-7) || || 18,444 || 45-51 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 21 || Orioles || 4 – 3 || Haren (11-3) || Trachsel (5-7) || Embree (10) || 30,828 || 46-51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 98 || July 22 || Orioles || 2 – 0 || Guthrie (6-3) || Braden (1-5) || Walker (1) || 25,552 || 46-52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 99 || July 23 || @ Angels || 12 – 6 || Kennedy (3-8) || Colón (6-6)|| || 43,847 || 47-52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 100 || July 24 || @ Angels || 4 – 3 || DiNardo (5-6) || Escobar (11-4) || Embree (11) || 43,784 || 48-52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 25 || @ Angels || 7 – 6 || Rodríguez (4-2) || Kennedy (3-9) || || 44,252 || 48-53 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 102 || July 26 || @ Mariners || 6 – 2 || Haren (12-3) || Weaver (2-9) || || 34,250 || 49-53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 103 || July 27 || @ Mariners || 7 – 1 || Hernández (7-6) || Braden (1-6) || || 37,643 || 49-54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 104 || July 28 || @ Mariners || 4 – 3 || Ramírez (6-3) || Gaudin (8-6) || Putz (30) || 41,260 || 49-55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 29 || @ Mariners || 14 – 10 || Green (4-1) || Street (2-2) || || 41,961 || 49-56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 106 || July 30 || Tigers || 5 – 2 || Tata (1-0) || Blanton (8-8) || Jones (28)|| 18,468 || 49-57 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 107 || July 31 || Tigers || 7 – 3 || Haren (13-3) || Verlander (11-4) || || 21,305 || 50-57 August: 17-12 Oakland Athletics y |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 108 || August 1 || Tigers || 3 – 2 || Brown (1-0) || Robertson (6-9) || Embree (12) || 27,118 || 51-57 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 2 || Angels || 6 – 4 || Saunders (5-0) || Gaudin (8-7) || Rodríguez (26) || 21,654 || 51-58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 110 || August 3 || Angels || 8 – 4 || Casilla (3-1) || Shields (3-4) || || 21,552 || 52-58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 111 || August 4 || Angels || 2 – 1 || Blanton (9-8) || Escobar (11-6) || Embree (13) || 29,144 || 53-58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 5 || Angels || 4 – 3 || Lackey (14-6) || Calero (1-5) || Rodríguez (27) || 26,782 || 53-59 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 113 || August 6 || @ Rangers || 9 – 7 (13) || Brown (2-0) || Eyre (3-5) || Calero (1) || 24,737 || 54-59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 7 || @ Rangers || 8 – 6 || Gabbard (5-1) || Gaudin (8-8) || Wilson (3) || 25,122 || 54-60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 8 || @ Rangers || 6 – 3 || DiNardo (6-6) || Murray (0-1) || Embree (14) || 29,647 || 55-60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 116 || August 10 || @ Tigers || 16 – 10 || Lugo (3-0) || McBride (1-1) || || 40,922 || 56-60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 117 || August 11 || @ Tigers || 5 – 2 || Verlander (12-4) || Haren (13-4) || Jones (31) || 42,016 || 56-61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 118 || August 12 || @ Tigers || 11 – 6 || Robertson (7-9) || Braden (1-7) || || 39,960 || 56-62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 13 || @ Tigers || 7 – 2 || Gaudin (9-8) || Durbin (7-5) || || 37,229 || 57-62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 14 || White Sox || 4 – 3 || DiNardo (7-6) || Garland (8-8) || Embree (15) || 24,082 || 58-62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 15 || White Sox || 3 – 2 || Blanton (10-8) || Buehrle (9-8) || Street (10) || 25,295 || 59-62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 122 || August 16 || White Sox || 8 – 5 (10) || Lugo (4-0) || Thornton (3-4) || || 20,218 || 60-62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 17 || Royals || 8 – 2 || Bannister (9-7) || Meyer (0-1) || || 18,185 || 60-63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 124 || August 18 || Royals || 7 – 3 || Pérez (8-11) || Gaudin (9-9) || || 24,638 || 60-64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 125 || August 19 || Royals || 6 – 1 || DiNardo (8-6) || Davies (5-10) || || 26,445 || 61-64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 20 || @ Blue Jays || 6 – 4 || Blanton (11-8) || Marcum (10-5) || Street (11) || 27,193 || 62-64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 21 || @ Blue Jays || 6 – 4 || Haren (14-4) || Tallet (2-3) || Street (12) || 32,639 || 63-64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 128 || August 22 || @ Blue Jays || 4 – 1 || Loaiza (1-0) || Burnett (7-7) || Embree (16) || 31,145 || 64-64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 129 || August 23 || @ Devil Rays || 12 – 2 || Gaudin (10-9) || Hammel (1-4) || || 9,444 || 65-64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 24 || @ Devil Rays || 12 – 2 || Shields (10-8) || DiNardo (8-7) || || 9,592 || 65-65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 131 || August 25 || @ Devil Rays || 14 – 3 || Kazmir (10-8) || Blanton (11-9) || || 18,163 || 65-66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 132 || August 26 || @ Devil Rays || 7 – 4 || Sonnanstine (3-9) || Haren (14-5)|| Reyes (20)|| 19,044 || 65-67 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 133 || August 27 || Blue Jays || 6 – 2 (12) || Accardo (3-3) || Embree (1-2) || || 18,092 || 65-68 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 134 || August 28 || Blue Jays || 5 – 4 || Wolfe (3-1) || Brown (2-1) || Janssen (4) || 20,542 || 65-69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 135 || August 29 || Blue Jays || 5 – 4 (11) || Lugo (5-0) || Frasor (1-4) || || 16,015 || 66-69 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 136 || August 31 || Tigers || 5 – 4 (10) || Street (3-2) || Zumaya (1-3) || || 27,250 || 67-69 September: 9-17 Oakland Athletics y |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 137 || September 1 || Tigers || 6 – 1 || Verlander (15-5) || Haren (14-6) || || 21,336 || 67-70 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 138 || September 2 || Tigers || 8 – 7 (10) || Street (4-2) || Bazardo (0-1) || || 23,195 || 68-70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 3 || @ Angels || 9 – 5 || Santana (6-12) || Gaudin (10-10) || || 39,164 || 68-71 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 4 || @ Angels || 4 – 3 || Weaver (11-6) || DiNardo (8-8) || Rodríguez (34) || 39,017 || 68-72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 141 || September 5 || @ Angels || 6 – 2 || Blanton (12-9) || Saunders (7-3) || || 34,000 || 69-72 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 7 || @ Rangers || 5 – 3 || Vólquez (2-0) || Haren (14-7) || Benoit (4) || 22,318 || 69-73 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 8 || @ Rangers || 7 – 3 || Murray (1-1) || Gaudin (10-11) || || 32,476 || 69-74 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Rangers || 12 – 9 || White (1-0) || DiNardo (8-9) || || 25,054 || 69-75 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Mariners || 9 – 3 || Blanton (13-9) || Ramírez (8-9) || Street (13) || 26,698 || 70-75 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 146 || September 11 || @ Mariners || 7 – 4 || Lugo (6-0) || Washburn (9-14) || Street (14) || 26,676 || 71-75 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 12 || @ Mariners || 6 – 5 || Putz (3-1) || Brown (2-2) || || 26,194 || 71-76 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 13 || Rangers || 6 – 5 || Gaudin (11-11) || Millwood (9-12) || Street (15) || 16,240 || 72-76 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 149 || September 14 || Rangers || 11 – 9 || Brown (3-2) || Rheinecker (2-2) || Street (16) || 19,346 || 73-76 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 15 || Rangers || 7 – 3 || Blanton (14-9) || McCarthy (5-10) || Embree (17) || 24,517 || 74-76 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 151 || September 16 || Rangers || 11 – 9 || Rheinecker (3-2) || Brown (3-3) || Benoit (5) || 23,770 || 74-77 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 152 || September 17 || Mariners || 4 – 0 || Batista (14-11) || Haren (14-8) || || 17,228 || 74-78 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 18 || Mariners || 8 – 7 || Weaver (7-12) || Gaudin (11-12) || Sherrill (2) || 18,145 || 74-79 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 154 || September 19 || Mariners || 9 – 5 || Hernández (13-7) || Meyer (0-2) || || 21,171 || 74-80 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 21 || @ Indians || 4 – 3 || Carmona (18-8) || Blanton (14-10) || Borowski (43) || 36,016 || 74-81 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 156 || September 22 || @ Indians || 9 – 3 || Haren (15-8) || Byrd (15-7) || || 40,663 || 75-81 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 23 || @ Indians || 6 – 2 || Westbrook (6-9) || Braden (1-8) || Betancourt (2) || 40,250 || 75-82 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 158 || September 25 || @ Red Sox || 7 – 3 || Schilling (9-8) || Gaudin (11-13) || || 36,708 || 75-83 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 159 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 11 – 6 || Timlin (2-1) || Blevins (0-1) || || 36,570 || 75-84 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 28 || Angels || 2 – 0 || Lackey (19-9) || Haren (15-9) || Rodríguez (39) || 32,287 || 75-85 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 161 || September 29 || Angels || 3 – 2 || Escobar (18-7) || DiNardo (8-10) || Rodríguez (40) || 26,480 || 75-86 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 162 || September 30 || Angels || 3 – 2 || Street (5-2) || Bootcheck (3-3) || || 28,062 || 76-86 Notable games April 5, 2007 – Mike Piazza hits a go-ahead home run to center field giving the A's a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It was notable because it was his first home run of the season, his first as an Oakland Athletic, and his first ever at Angel Stadium. April 15, 2007 – Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs against the New York Yankees, Todd Walker got a hit and Jason Kendall was walked to put two men on base. Backup Marco Scutaro who was then 1 for 20 on the season hit a home run to left field which gave the A's a remarkable 5-4 win as well as the series vs. the Yankees. May 13, 2007 – Again trailing by two in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, the Athletics seemed to be out vs. the Cleveland Indians. However Chavez overcame a 0-2 strike count to hit a single and get on board. Milton Bradley then hit a home run to right field to tie the game. After Dan Johnson and Bobby Crosby got on base, Jack Cust, coming off a hot streak after being in the lineup for seven days at the time, hit a three-run shot to center field which gave the A's another dramatic comeback at home for a 10-7 victory. May 18, 2007 – The first game of the season against the San Francisco Giants saw former A's pitcher Barry Zito return to Oakland and try to beat his former team. However, the A's would not allow that. Zito allowed seven runs and six hits in four-plus innings, and walked seven. The A's would pound the Giants even harder, scoring eight runs on the Giants bullpen, including a Mark Ellis grand slam for a 15-3 win. June 2, 2007 – Joe Blanton hit nine scoreless innings for his fifth complete game against the Minnesota Twins. The Twins' pitcher Carlos Silva also pitched the entire eight innings in which the Twins were on the field. (The A's were at home, so the bottom of the ninth was not necessary.) The one run Silva allowed was the difference as the A's won 1-0. June 4, 2007 – Mark Ellis was having a great day for the entire game vs. the Boston Red Sox. After hitting a triple in the bottom of the 2nd which gave the A's the lead, he would hit a home run in the fourth, and a double in the sixth. With a chance to hit for the cycle in the bottom of the eighth, Ellis grounded the ball into a fielder's choice and was not awarded a single, despite that no one was out as a result of the play. With the A's having a 4-2 lead it seemed like Ellis would not hit for the cycle. However, the Red Sox would tie the game in the top of the ninth, and the A's were unable to break the tie in the bottom of the inning. This was a blessing in disguise as Mark Ellis had another chance to hit for the cycle, which he did with a single to midfield. He was the sixth player in the Oakland Athletics to hit for the cycle (not including when the A's were in Philadelphia and Kansas City). Eric Chavez, who has also hit for the cycle in 2000, won the game with a solo home run in the 11th. June 7, 2007 – Shannon Stewart broke up a hitless game for the A's in the bottom of the ninth. This spoiled Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's bid for his first career no-hitter. The A's however could not score, and Schilling still walked away with a complete game 1-0 shutout. It was Boston's only win of the four-game 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 C Jason Kendall 80 292 66 .226 2 22 1B Dan Johnson 117 416 98 .236 18 62 2B Mark Ellis 150 583 161 .276 19 76 SS Bobby Crosby 93 349 79 .226 8 31 3B Eric Chavez 90 341 82 .240 15 46 LF Shannon Stewart 146 576 167 .290 12 48 CF Nick Swisher 150 539 141 .262 22 78 RF Travis Buck 82 285 82 .288 7 34 DH Mike Piazza 83 309 85 .275 8 44 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Jack Cust 124 395 101 .256 26 82 Marco Scutaro 104 338 88 .260 7 41 Kurt Suzuki 68 213 53 .249 7 39 Mark Kotsay 56 206 44 .214 1 20 Jack Hannahan 41 144 40 .278 3 24 Donnie Murphy 42 118 26 .220 6 21 Daric Barton 18 72 25 .347 4 8 Milton Bradley 19 65 19 .292 2 7 Jeff DaVanon 26 63 15 .238 0 5 Todd Walker 18 48 13 .271 0 4 Rob Bowen 21 43 12 .279 2 5 Bobby Kielty 13 35 7 .200 0 3 Danny Putnam 11 28 6 .214 1 2 Adam Melhuse 12 26 6 .231 0 2 Chris Snelling 6 20 7 .350 0 0 J.J. Furmaniak 16 17 3 .176 0 1 Hiram Bocachica 6 17 1 .059 1 3 Kevin Thompson 9 14 1 .071 0 1 Ryan Langerhans 2 4 0 .000 0 0 Dee Brown 8 3 0 .000 0 0 Kevin Melillo 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Joe Blanton 34 230.0 14 10 3.95 140 Dan Haren 34 222.2 15 9 3.07 192 Chad Gaudin 34 199.1 11 13 4.42 154 Esteban Loaiza 2 14.2 1 0 1.84 5 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Lenny DiNardo 35 131.1 8 10 4.11 59 Joe Kennedy 27 101.0 3 9 4.37 42 Dallas Braden 20 72.1 1 8 6.72 55 Rich Harden 7 25.2 1 2 2.45 27 Dan Meyer 6 16.1 0 2 8.82 11 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Huston Street 48 5 2 16 2.88 63 Alan Embree 68 1 2 7 3.97 51 Jay Marshall 51 1 2 0 6.43 18 Santiago Casilla 46 3 1 2 4.44 52 Kiko Calero 46 1 5 1 5.75 31 Andrew Brown 33 3 3 0 4.54 43 Ruddy Lugo 27 4 0 0 4.30 26 Colby Lewis 26 0 2 0 6.45 23 Ron Flores 17 0 2 0 3.57 15 Justin Duchscherer 17 3 3 0 4.96 13 Jay Witasick 16 1 0 0 3.60 10 Jerry Blevins 6 0 1 0 9.64 3 Erasmo Ramirez 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 Connor Robertson 3 0 0 0 18.00 2 Shane Komine 2 0 0 0 4.70 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Sacramento River Cats Pacific Coast League Tony DeFrancesco AA Midland RockHounds Texas League Todd Steverson A Stockton Ports California League Darren Bush A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Aaron Nieckula A-Short Season Vancouver Canadians Northwest League Rick Magnante Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Ruben Escalera LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento References Game Logs + Notable Games: 1st Half: Oakland Athletics Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd Half: Oakland Athletics Game Log on ESPN.com 2007 Oakland As at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Oakland Athletics season Oak