The Oakland Athletics were 78-84 in 1996. They finished 3rd in the AL West.
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Kurtz homers for 3rd straight game to help the Athletics beat the Giants 5-2
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Jordan Walker homers, hits go-ahead run in 9th as Cardinals beat Athletics 5-4
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Nick Kurtz hits 3rd career grand slam to help the Athletics beat the Cardinals 6-2
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JJ Wetherholt hits a 2-run homer and Cardinals jump on Athletics early in 6-4 win
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Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson goes on 10-day injured list with dislocated left shoulder
1996 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,630 | 861 | 1,492 | 283 | 21 | 243 | 823 | 640 | 58 | 1,114 | 58 | 35 | .265 | .344 | .452 |
Team Rank | 12th | 11th | 16th | 17th | 24th | 3rd | 10th | 7th | 9th | 23rd | 27th | 3rd | 18th | 11th | 7th |
1996 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 78 | 84 | 5.20 | 884 | 3 | 34 | 1456.1 | 1,638 | 841 | 900 | 205 | 644 | 52 |
Team Rank | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 27th | 10th | 23rd | 7th | 27th | 24th | 22nd | 22nd | 25th | 17th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | 15 | .681 | ||
24 | 23 | .511 | 8.0 | |
23 | 24 | .489 | 9.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 11.0 | |
20 | 26 | .435 | 11.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
26 | 18 | .591 | 1.5 | |
27 | 19 | .587 | 1.5 | |
24 | 23 | .511 | 5.0 | |
24 | 23 | .511 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
28 | 18 | .609 | 0.5 | |
22 | 23 | .489 | 6.0 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 9.0 | |
18 | 29 | .383 | 11.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 15 | .667 | ||
28 | 19 | .596 | 3.0 | |
21 | 25 | .457 | 9.5 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 10.0 | |
19 | 27 | .413 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
26 | 22 | .542 | ||
24 | 22 | .522 | 1.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 4.5 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 5.5 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 5.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
23 | 23 | .500 | ||
22 | 24 | .478 | 1.0 | |
22 | 26 | .458 | 2.0 | |
19 | 29 | .396 | 5.0 | |
16 | 31 | .340 | 7.5 |