2009 Oakland Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 2009 American League West Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California 75–87 (.463) 4th Lewis Wolff Billy Beane Bob Geren CSN CaliforniaGlen Kuiper, Ray Fosse Xtra Sports 860Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse The Oakland Athletics' 2009 season was their 41st in Oakland, California. It was also the 109th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 75–87, and finished last in their division for the first time since 1998. The Athletics entered the season with a measure of hope. During the 2008–09 offseason, the team added numerous hitters through both trades and free agent signings. The most notable addition was that of outfielder Matt Holliday. Holliday was acquired from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for rookie outfielder Carlos González, starting pitcher Greg Smith, and closer Huston Street. Oakland also added a handful of veterans via free agency; these included Orlando Cabrera, Nomar Garciaparra, and former Athletics superstar Jason Giambi. The signings were meant to improve the team's offense, which was the American League's worst (as measured by number of runs scored) in 2008. While the Athletics' offense improved considerably in 2009, its gains were largely offset by inconsistent pitching. All told, Oakland would finish the season with a third consecutive losing record. Regular season Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Roster 2009 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 49 Brett Anderson 40 Andrew Bailey 13 Jerry Blevins 51 Dallas Braden 56 Craig Breslow 53 Trevor Cahill 52 Kevin Cameron 44 Santiago Casilla 30 Dana Eveland 39 Sean Gallagher 45 Dan Giese 59 Édgar González 47 Gio González 60 Jeff Gray 39,85 Brad Kilby 52 Jay Marshall 54 Vin Mazzaro 65 Jonathan Meloan 62 Clay Mortensen 55 Josh Outman 61 Chad Reineke 63 Henry Rodríguez 36 Russ Springer 23 Brett Tomko 48 Michael Wuertz 31 Brad Ziegler Catchers 35 Landon Powell  8 Kurt Suzuki Infielders 10 Daric Barton 18 Orlando Cabrera  3 Eric Chavez  7 Bobby Crosby 14 Mark Ellis 21 Tommy Everidge 1,5 Nomar Garciaparra 16 Jason Giambi 22 Jack Hannahan 29 Adam Kennedy 26 Cliff Pennington  2 Gregorio Petit Outfielders  6 Travis Buck 25 Matt Carson 57 Aaron Cunningham 32 Jack Cust 11 Rajai Davis 19 Chris Denorfia 12,21 Scott Hairston  5 Matt Holliday 4,5,1 Eric Patterson 15 Ryan Sweeney Other batters 28 Eric Munson Manager 17 Bob Geren Coaches 4,12 Mike Gallego (third base) 37 Ron Romanick (bullpen) 20 Jim Skaalen (hitting) 38 Todd Steverson (first base) 46 Tye Waller (bench) 41 Curt Young (pitching) Game log background:#6E8B3D 2009 Game Log y background:#9EBD69; April (8–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || @ Angels || 3–0 || Saunders (1–0) || Braden (0–1) || Fuentes (1) || 43,220 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Wuertz (1–0) || Jepsen (0–1) || Ziegler (1) || 43,396 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Bailey (1–0) || Fuentes (0–1) || Ziegler (2) || 43,283 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || April 9 || @ Angels || colspan=6 |Postponed (death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart; rescheduled for August 27) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 10 || Mariners || 5–4 || Jakubauskas (1–0) || Anderson (0–1) || Aardsma (1) || 36,067 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 11 || Mariners || 8–5 || Batista (1–0) || Casilla (0–1) || Morrow (2) || 19,560 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 12 || Mariners || 1–0 || Bédard (1–0) || Cahill (0–1) || Aardsma (2) || 12,127 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 13 || Red Sox || 8–2 || Braden (1–1) || Lester (0–2) || || 21,331 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || Red Sox || 6 – 5 (12) || Gallagher (1–0) || López (0–1) || || 22,132 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 15 || Red Sox || 8–2 || Wakefield (1–1) || Anderson (0–2) || || 35,067 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 17 || @ Blue Jays || 8–5 || Bailey (2–0) || League (1–1) || Ziegler (3) || 18,272 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 18 || @ Blue Jays || 4 – 2 (12) || Frasor (2–0) || Giese (0–1) || || 21,698 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 19 || @ Blue Jays || 1–0 || Romero (2–0) || Braden (1–2) || Ryan (2) || 22,164 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || April 20 || @ Yankees || colspan=6 |Postponed (rain; rescheduled for July 23) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 21 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Pettitte (2–0) || Eveland (0–1) || Rivera (4) || 42,065 || 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 9 – 7 (14) || Veras (1–1) || Giese (0–2) || || 43,342 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 24 || Rays || 8–2 || Kazmir (3–1) || Cahill (0–2) || || 20,140 || 5–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 25 || Rays || 5–2 || Braden (2–2) || Garza (1–2) || Ziegler (4) || 15,432 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 26 || Rays || 7–1 || Eveland (1–1) || Sonnanstine (0–3) || || 18,689 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 28 || @ Rangers || 5–4 || Millwood (2–2) || Wuertz (1–1) || Francisco (6) || 12,627 || 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || April 29 || @ Rangers || colspan=6 |Postponed (rain; rescheduled for May 29) |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 30 || @ Rangers || 4–2 || Braden (3–2) || Padilla (1–2) || Wuertz (1) || 13,802 || 8–11 |- y background:#9EBD69; May (11–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 1 || @ Mariners || 8–7 || Kelley (1–1) || Springer (0–1) || || 25,760 || 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || May 2 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Bailey (3–0) || Aardsma (0–1) || Wuertz (2) || 29,484 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 3 || @ Mariners || 8 – 7 (15) || Vargas (1–0) || Eveland (1–2) || || 29,963 || 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 4 || Angels || 5–2 || Saunders (4–1) || Anderson (0–3) || Fuentes (6) || 10,397 || 9–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 5 || Angels || 5–3 || Loux (2–2) || Braden (3–3) || Fuentes (7) || 13,298 || 9–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 6 || Rangers || 3–2 || Feldman (2–0) || Giese (0–3) || Francisco (9) || 15,342 || 9–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 7 || Rangers || 9–4 || Cahill (1–2) || McCarthy (3–1) || || 13,702 || 10–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 8 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Wuertz (2–1) || Richmond (4–1) || Bailey (1) || 14,103 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 9 || Blue Jays || 6–4 || Tallet (2–1) || Gallagher (1–1) || || 15,817 || 11–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 10 || Blue Jays || 5–0 || Cecil (1–0) || Braden (3–4) || || 15,126 || 11–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 12 || Royals || 12–3 || Cahill (2–2) || Hochevar (0–1) || || 10,156 || 12–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 13 || Royals || 7–2 || Outman (1–0) || Bannister (3–1) || || 16,057 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 15 || @ Tigers || 14–1 || Jackson (3–2) || Anderson (0–4) || || 26,770 || 13–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 16 || @ Tigers || 9–1 || Porcello (4–3) || Braden (3–5) || || 31,554 || 13–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 17 || @ Tigers || 11–7 || Miner (3–1) || Cahill (2–3) || || 27,535 || 13–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 18 || @ Rays || 13–4 || Niemann (4–3) || Gallagher (1–2) || || 11,420 || 13–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 19 || @ Rays || 4 – 1 (11) || Casilla (1–1) || Wheeler (1–1) || || 12,842 || 14–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 20 || @ Rays || 7–6 || Anderson (1–4) || Kazmir (4–4) || Ziegler (5) || 13,721 || 15–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 21 || @ Rays || 6–5 || Nelson (1–0) || Ziegler (0–1) || || 14,374 || 15–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 22 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Buckner (1–0) || Cahill (2–4) || Rauch (2) || 13,586 || 15–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 23 || Diamondbacks || 8 – 7 (11) || Peña (4–1) || Breslow (1–3) || Qualls (11) || 21,295 || 15–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 24 || Diamondbacks || 6–2 || Outman (2–0) || Garland (4–3) || || 13,792 || 16–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 25 || Mariners || 6–1 || Anderson (2–4) || Jakubauskas (3–5) || Cameron (1) || 15,280 || 17–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 26 || Mariners || 4–3 || Braden (4–5) || Batista (2–1) || Bailey (2) || 10,371 || 18–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 27 || Mariners || 6–1 || Bédard (3–2) || Cahill (2–5) || || 30,012 || 18–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 29 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Wilson (3–2) || Casilla (1–2) || Francisco (11) || || 18–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 29 || @ Rangers || 5–2 || Feldman (4–0) || É. González (0–1) || Wilson (4) || 30,496 || 18–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 30 || @ Rangers || 14–1 || McCarthy (5–2) || Anderson (2–5) || || 45,325 || 18–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 31 || @ Rangers || 5–4 || Bailey (4–0) || Francisco (1–1) || || 22,952 || 19–29 |- y background:#9EBD69; June (13–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 1 || @ White Sox || 6–2 || Thornton (3–1) || Breslow (1–4) || || 26,038 || 19–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || June 2 || @ White Sox || 5–0 || Mazzaro (1–0) || Colón (3–5) || || 20,519 || 20–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 3 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Outman (3–0) || Richard (2–1) || Bailey (3) || 23,207 || 21–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 4 || @ White Sox || 7–0 || Anderson (3–5) || Buehrle (6–2) || || 18,219 || 22–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 5 || Orioles || 9–1 || Braden (5–5) || Guthrie (4–5) || || 12,608 || 23–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || Orioles || 9–4 || Cahill (3–5) || Berken (1–2) || || 20,267 || 24–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 7 || Orioles || 3–0 || Mazzaro (2–0) || Hill (2–1) || Bailey (4) || 17,208 || 25–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 8 || Twins || 4–3 || Outman (4–0) || Ayala (1–2) || Bailey (5) || 10,181 || 26–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 9 || Twins || 10–5 || Baker (4–6) || Anderson (3–6) || Nathan (12) || 10,127 || 26–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 10 || Twins || 6–3 || Guerrier (3–0) || Bailey (4–1) || Nathan (13) || 18,074 || 26–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 11 || Twins || 4–3 || Ziegler (1–1) || Henn (0–2) || || 13,383 || 27–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 12 || @ Giants || 3–0 || Lincecum (6–1) || Mazzaro (2–1) || || 36,035 || 27–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 13 || @ Giants || 5–2 || Johnson (6–5) || Outman (4–1) || Wilson (17) || 37,874 || 27–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 14 || @ Giants || 7–1 || Cain (9–1) || Anderson (3–7) || || 37,728 || 27–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 16 || @ Dodgers || 5 – 4 (10) || Mota (3–1) || Ziegler (1–2) || || 41,169 || 27–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 17 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Cahill (4–5) || Kuroda (1–3) || Bailey (6) || 46,274 || 28–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 18 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Leach (2–0) || Ziegler (1–3) || Troncoso (4) || 50,492 || 28–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 19 || @ Padres || 7–5 || Wuertz (3–1) || Mujica (2–2) || Bailey (7) || 20,019 || 29–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 20 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Wuertz (4–1) || Meredith (4–1) || Bailey (8) || 28,074 || 30–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 21 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Correia (4–5) || Braden (5–6) || Bell (19) || 24,249 || 30–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 22 || Giants || 5–1 || Cahill (5–5) || Sánchez (2–8) || Ziegler (6) || 27,324 || 31–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 23 || Giants || 4–1 || Lincecum (7–2) || Mazzaro (2–2) || || 32,854 || 31–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 24 || Giants || 6–3 || Johnson (7–5) || G. Gonzalez (0–1) || Wilson (20) || 35,067 || 31–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 26 || Rockies || 4–2 || Hammel (5–3) || Braden (5–7) || Street (17) || 20,872 || 31–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 27 || Rockies || 11–9 || de la Rosa (4–7) || Cahill (5–6) || Street (18) || 18,624 || 31–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 28 || Rockies || 3–1 || Cook (8–3) || Mazzaro (2–3) || Street (19) || 15,701 || 31–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 29 || Tigers || 7–1 || Anderson (4–7) || Porcello (8–5) || || 10,563 || 32–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || Tigers || 5–3 || Galarraga (5–7) || G. Gonzalez (0–2) || || 12,126 || 32–44 |- y background:#9EBD69; July (12–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || July 1 || Tigers || 5–1 || Braden (6–7) || Verlander (8–4) || || 21,238 || 33–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 3 || @ Indians || 15–3 || Huff (4–3) || Cahill (5–7) || || 26,557 || 33–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 4 || @ Indians || 5–2 || Pavano (7–7) || Mazzaro (2–4) || Wood (10) || 24,501 || 33–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 5 || @ Indians || 5–2 || G. Gonzalez (1–2) || Lee (4–7) || Bailey (9) || 19,105 || 34–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 6 || @ Red Sox || 6–0 || Anderson (5–7) || Smoltz (0–2) || || 38,294 || 35–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 7 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Beckett (10–3) || Eveland (1–3) || Papelbon (21) || 37,676 || 35–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 8 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Wakefield (11–3) || Cahill (5–8) || Papelbon (22) || 37,981 || 35–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 10 || @ Rays || 6–0 || Niemann (8–4) || Mazzaro (2–5) || || 20,358 || 35–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 11 || @ Rays || 7–2 || Braden (7–7) || Garza (6–7) || || 33,273 || 36–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 12 || @ Rays || 7–3 || Wuertz (5–1) || Wheeler (3–2) || Bailey (10) || 29,727 || 37–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 16 || Angels || 6–2 || Santana (2–3) || Braden (7–8) || Fuentes (27)|| 11,113 || 37–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 17 || Angels || 7–3 || Breslow (2–4)|| Saunders (8–6) || || 17,147 || 38–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 18 || Angels || 11–6 || Oliver (4–0) || Mazzaro (2–6) || || 16,475 || 38–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 19 || Angels || 1 – 0 (10) || Lackey (5–4) || Bailey (4–2) || Fuentes (28) || 18,539 || 38–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 20 || Twins || 14–13 || Breslow (3–4) || Mijares (0–2) || Wuertz (3) || 10,283 || 39–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 21 || Twins || 3 – 2 (10) || Guerrier (5–0) || Bailey (4–3) || Nathan (26) || 12,027 || 39–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 22 || Twins || 16–1 || Cahill (6–8) || Perkins (5–6) || || 22,031 || 40–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 23 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Sabathia (10–6) || Mazzaro (2–7) || Hughes (1) || 44,206 || 40–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 24 || @ Yankees || 8–3 || Chamberlain (6–2) || Anderson (5–8) || || 46,086 || 40–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96 || July 25 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || G. Gonzalez (2–2) || Pettitte (8–6) || Bailey (11) || 46,412 || 41–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 26 || @ Yankees || 7–5 || Coke (2–3) || Braden (7–9) || Rivera (29) || 46,163 || 41–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 27 || @ Red Sox || 8–2 || Beckett (12–4) || Cahill (6–9) || || 37,955 || 41–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 28 || @ Red Sox || 9 – 8 (11) || Berslow (4–4) || Delcarmen (2–2) || Bailey (12) || 38,084 || 42–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 29 || @ Red Sox || 8–6 || Anderson (6–8) || Penny (7–5) || Bailey (13) || 38,193 || 43–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 30 || @ Red Sox || 8–5 || Delcarmen (3–2) || Breslow (4–5) || Papelbon (26) || 37,919 || 43–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 31 || Blue Jays || 8–5 || Braden (8–9) || Richmond (6–6)|| Bailey (14) || 12,151 || 44–58 |- y background:#9EBD69; August (14–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 1 || Blue Jays || 6–5 || Cecil (5–1) || Cahill (6–10) || Frasor (4) || 35,067 || 44–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 2 || Blue Jays || 7–2 || Romero (10–4) || Mazzaro (2–8) || || 13,070 || 44–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 105 || August 3 || Rangers || 3–2 || Wuertz (6–1) || Wilson (4–5) || || 10,523 || 45–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 4 || Rangers || 6–0 || G. Gonzalez (3–2) || Holland (4–7) || || 10,781 || 46–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 5 || Rangers || 7–5 || Breslow (5–5) || Padilla (8–5) || Bailey (15) || 20,560 || 47–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 6 || Rangers || 6–4 || Hunter (4–2) || Cahill (6–11) || Wilson (13) || 17,214 || 47–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 7 || @ Royals || 9–4 || Mazzaro (3–8) || Bannister (7–8) || || 21,918 || 48–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 8 || @ Royals || 12–6 || Greinke (11–7) || Mortensen (0–1) || || 29,818 || 48–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 9 || @ Royals || 6–3 || Anderson (7–8) || Hochevar (6–5) || Bailey (16) || 19,439 || 49–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 10 || @ Orioles || 9–1 || G. Gonzalez (4–2) || Guthrie (7–12) || || 14,688 || 50–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 11 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Hernandez (4–4) || Cahill (6–12) || Johnson (4) || 23,006 || 50–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 12 || @ Orioles || 6–3 || Mazzaro (4–8) || Berken (2–10) || Bailey (17) || 19,128 || 51–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 14 || White Sox || 8 – 7 (10) || Dotel (2–3) || Breslow (5–6) || Jenks (24) || 20,348 || 51–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 15 || White Sox || 8–1 || Floyd (10–7) || G. Gonzalez (4–3) || || 17,742 || 51–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 16 || White Sox || 2–3 || Bailey (5–3) || Jenks (2–4) || || 20,241 || 52–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 17 || Yankees || 3–0 || Tomko (2–2) || Burnett (10–6) || Bailey (18) || 24,409 || 53–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 18 || Yankees || 7–2 || Sabathia (14–7) || Marshall (0–1) || || 25,383 || 53–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 19 || Yankees || 3–2 || Aceves (8–1) || Anderson (7–9) || Rivera (36) || 35,067 || 53–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 21 || Tigers || 3–2 || Jackson (10–5) || G. Gonzalez (4–4)|| Rodney (26) || 15,927 || 53–68 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 22 || Tigers || 3–2 || Bailey (6–3) || Miner (5–4)|| || 26,266 || 54–68 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 23 || Tigers || 9–4 || Tomko (3–2) || Porcello (10–8) || || 17,690|| 55–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 24 || @ Mariners || 3–1 || Snell (4–9) || Mazzaro (4–9) || Aardsma (29) || 21,056 || 55–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 25 || @ Mariners || 4–2 || Lowe (2–6) || Breslow (5–7) || || 17,661 || 55–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 26 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || French (4–3) || G. Gonzalez (4–5) || Aardsma (30) || 18,695 || 55–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 27 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Cahill (7–12) || Santana (7–7) || Bailey (19) || 43,139 || 56–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 28 || @ Angels || 11–7 || Arredondo (2–3) || Ziegler (1–4) || Fuentes (37) || 41,912 || 56–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 29 || @ Angels || 4–3 || Ziegler (2–4) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Bailey (20) || 43,011 || 57–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 30 || @ Angels || 9–1 || Lackey (9–7) || Anderson (7–10) || || 38,018 || 57–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 31 || Royals || 8–5 || Breslow (6–7) || Hochevar (6–8) || Bailey (21) || 10,376 || 58–73 |- y background:#9EBD69; September (17–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 1 || Royals || 4–3 || Davies (6–9) || Marshall (0–2) || Soria (21) || 10,039 || 58–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || September 2 || Royals || 10–4 || Cahill (8–12) || Bannister (7–12) || || 13,920 || 59–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 3 || Mariners || 7–4 || Snell (6–9) || Tomko (3–3) || Aardsma (34) || 10,297 || 59–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 4 || Mariners || 6–3 || Rowland-Smith (3–2) || Mortensen (0–2) || Lowe (2) || 11,738 || 59–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 5 || Mariners || 9–5 || Anderson (8–10) || French (4–5) || Bailey (22) || 16,495 || 60–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 6 || Mariners || 5–2 || G. Gonzalez (5–5) || Kelley (4–2) || Bailey (23) || 16,188 || 61–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 8 || @ White Sox || 11–3 || Tomko (4–3) || Torres (1–1) || || 24,317 || 62–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 9 || @ White Sox || 4 – 3 (13) || Dotel (3–3) || É. González (0–2) || || 23,703 || 62–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 11 || @ Twins || 12–5 || Mortensen (1–2) || Blackburn (9–11) || || 21,084 || 63–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 12 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Anderson (9–10) || Manship (0–1) || Bailey (24) || 24,283 || 64–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 13 || @ Twins || 8–0 || Duensing (3–1) || G. Gonzalez (5–6) || || 21,850 || 64–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 14 || @ Rangers || 9–0 || Tomko (5–3) || Feldman (16–5) || || 13,669 || 65–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 15 || @ Rangers || 6–1 || Breslow (7–7) || McCarthy (7–3) || || 15,964 || 66–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 16 || @ Rangers || 4–0 || Cahill (9–12) || Nippert (5–3) || || 23,372 || 67–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 17 || Indians || 5–2 || Mortensen (2–2) || Masterson (4–8) || Bailey (25) || 10,873 || 68–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 18 || Indians || 2–1 || Anderson (10–10) || Huff (10–8) || Ziegler (7) || 22,893 || 69–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 19 || Indians || 8–4 || Kilby (1–0) || Sowers (6–10) || Wuertz (4) || 17,209 || 70–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 20 || Indians || 11–4 || Eveland (2–3) || Carmona (3–12) || || 15,430 || 71–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 21 || Rangers || 10–3 || Millwood (11–10) || É. González (0–3) || || 10,581 || 71–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 22 || Rangers || 9–1 || Cahill (10–12) || McCarthy (7–4) || || 10,475 || 72–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 23 || Rangers || 9–8 || Hunter (9–4) || Mortensen (2–3) || Francisco (24) || 18,311 || 72–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 24 || Rangers || 12–3 || Anderson (11–10) || Feldman (17–6) || || 11,124 || 73–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 25 || @ Angels || 3–0 || G. Gonzalez (6–6) || Weaver (15–8) || Bailey (26) || 43,242 || 74–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 26 || @ Angels || 15–10 || Breslow (8–7) || Jepsen (6–4) || || 41,014 || 75–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 27 || @ Angels || 7–4 || Saunders (15–7) || É. González (0–4) || Fuentes (45) || 38,718 || 75–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 29 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Hernández (18–5) || Cahill (10–13) || || 18,167 || 75–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 30 || @ Mariners || 7–0 || Morrow (2–4) || Mortensen (2–4) || || 16,930 || 75–83 |- y background:#9EBD69; October (0–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || October 1 || @ Mariners || 4–2 || Fister (3–4) || Anderson (11–11) || Aardsma (37) || 16,607 || 75–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || October 2 || Angels || 5–2 || Weaver (16–8) || G. Gonzalez (6–7) || Fuentes (47) || 14,554 || 75–85 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 3 || Angels || 4–2 || Kazmir (10–9) || Eveland (2–4) || Fuentes (48) || 16,539 || 75–86 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || October 4 || Angels || 5–3 || Saunders (16–7) || Gray (0–1) || Jepsen (1) || 16,591 || 75–87 |- Please do not edit this line: OgreBot End--> Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SBRyan Sweeney baseball 134 484 68 142 31 3 6 53 .293 6Scott Hairston 60 233 24 55 13 1 7 35 .236 3Orlando Cabrera 101 414 41 116 23 0 4 41 .280 11Adam Kennedy 129 529 65 153 29 1 11 63 .289 20Matt Holliday 93 346 52 99 23 1 11 54 .286 12Kurt Suzuki 147 570 74 156 37 1 15 88 .274 8Rajai Davis 125 390 65 119 27 5 3 48 .305 41Cliff Pennington Cliff Pennington (baseball) 60 208 27 58 11 3 4 21 .279 7Jack Cust 149 513 88 123 16 0 25 70 .240 4Daric Barton 54 160 31 43 12 1 3 24 .269 0Jason Giambi 83 269 39 52 13 0 11 40 .193 0Mark Ellis Mark Ellis (baseball) 105 377 52 99 23 0 10 61 .263 10Bobby Crosby 97 238 35 53 10 2 6 29 .223 2Travis Buck 36 105 11 23 3 0 3 10 .219 1Nomar Garciaparra 65 160 17 45 8 0 3 16 .281 2Landon Powell 46 140 19 32 7 0 7 30 .229 0Jack Hannahan 52 119 12 23 6 2 1 8 .193 0Eric Patterson 39 94 15 27 5 1 1 11 .287 6Tommy Everidge 24 85 13 19 6 0 2 7 .224 0Aaron Cunningham 23 53 6 8 2 0 1 6 .151 0Gregorio Petit 11 31 2 7 1 0 0 1 .226 0Eric Chavez 8 30 0 3 1 0 0 1 .100 0Matt Carson 10 21 1 6 0 0 1 5 .286 0Chris Denorfia 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0Eric Munson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Pitcher totals 162 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250 0Team totals1625584759146430721135723.262133 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts | Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB KTrevor Cahill 10 13 4.63 32 32 0 178.2 185 99 92 72 90Brett Anderson 11 11 4.06 30 30 0 175.1 180 94 79 45 150Dallas Braden 8 9 3.89 22 22 0 136.2 144 61 59 42 81Brad Kilby 1 0 0.53 11 1 0 17.0 10 1 1 4 20Santiago Casilla 1 2 5.96 46 0 0 48.1 61 32 32 25 35Brett Tomko 4 1 2.95 6 6 0 36.2 31 12 12 6 22Dana Eveland 2 4 7.16 13 9 0 44.0 70 36 35 26 22Kevin Cameron Kevin Cameron (baseball) 0 0 3.44 11 0 1 18.1 15 7 7 6 15Clayton Mortensen 2 4 7.81 6 6 0 27.2 37 24 24 12 11Gio Gonzalez 6 7 5.75 20 17 0 98.2 113 63 63 56 109Andrew Bailey Andrew Bailey (baseball) 6 3 1.84 68 0 26 83.1 49 17 17 24 91Brad Ziegler 2 4 3.07 69 0 7 73.1 82 25 25 28 54Vin Mazzaro 4 9 5.32 17 17 0 91.1 120 54 54 39 59Josh Outman 4 1 3.48 14 12 0 67.1 53 28 26 25 53Édgar González 0 4 5.51 26 6 0 65.1 76 41 40 28 39Craig Breslow 7 5 2.60 60 0 0 55.1 37 16 16 18 44Dan Giese 0 3 5.32 7 1 0 22.0 22 13 13 9 11Michael Wuertz 6 1 2.63 74 0 4 78.2 52 24 23 23 102Russ Springer 0 1 4.10 48 0 0 41.2 52 20 19 14 47Jeff Gray 0 1 3.76 24 0 0 26.1 30 12 11 4 19Jerry Blevins 0 0 4.84 20 0 0 22.1 19 12 12 6 23Sean Gallagher Sean Gallagher (baseball) 1 2 8.16 6 2 0 14.1 21 14 13 7 10Jon Meloan 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 8.1 3 1 0 2 11 Jay Marshall 0 2 14.73 10 0 0 7.1 13 12 12 0 1Chad Reineke 0 0 7.20 1 1 0 5.0 7 4 4 0 1Henry Rodríguez 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 4 2 1 2 4Team totals75874.26162162381447.114867616855231124 Awards and honors On December 22, 2009, Sports Illustrated named general manager Billy Beane as number 10 on its list of the Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade (in all sports).The list's only other MLB GMs were Boston's Theo Epstein (No. 3) and Seattle and Philadelphia's Pat Gillick (No. 7). Friedman Dick 2000s: Top 10 GMs/Executives Sports Illustrated December 22, 2009 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/19/top.executives/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100117053624/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/19/top.executives/index.html dead January 17, 2010 September 23, 2010 Andrew Bailey won the American League Rookie of the Year honors with a 1.84 era, 83 1/2 innings and 26 saves. 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