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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988 / 1990)
99-63, Finished 1st in AL West
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Scored 712 runs, Allowed 576 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-65
Manager: Tony LaRussa (99-63)
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,667,225 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 95; one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
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Won World Series (4-0) over San Francisco Giants Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Toronto Blue Jays |
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1988 / 1990 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1988
Ed Jurak granted Free Agency.
Orlando Mercado granted Free Agency.
November 4, 1988
Don Baylor granted Free Agency.
Dave Henderson granted Free Agency.
Rick Honeycutt granted Free Agency.
November 11, 1988
Signed Kevin Ward as a free agent.
November 21, 1988
Released Matt Young.
November 28, 1988
Signed Mike Moore as a free agent.
November 30, 1988
Signed Billy Beane as a free agent.
December 1, 1988
Signed Dave Henderson as a free agent.
December 5, 1988
Drafted Jose Mota from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
December 15, 1988
Signed Dick Scott as a free agent.
December 21, 1988
Signed Rick Honeycutt as a free agent.
Released Steve Ontiveros.
January, 1989
Signed Bill Dawley as a free agent.
January 13, 1989
Signed Chris Bando as a free agent.
January 19, 1989
Signed Matt Young as a free agent.
February 23, 1989
Signed Dwayne Hosey as a free agent.
March 22, 1989
Signed Donnie Hill as a free agent.
March 29, 1989
Signed Eric Fox as a free agent.
April 6, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Mike Norris as a free agent.
Traded Matt Sinatro to the Houston Astros. Received Troy Afenir.
May 27, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
June 3, 1989 (Standings)
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jose Mota to the San Diego Padres. Received Peter Kuld (minors) from the Cleveland Indians. In addition, the San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. The San Diego Padres sent Brian Brooks (minors) (June 11, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
June 5, 1989 (Standings)
Drafted Scott Lydy in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1989.
Drafted Steve Chitren in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Drafted Craig Paquette in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
Drafted Kurt Abbott in the 15th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1989.
Drafted Matt Mieske in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Dana Allison in the 21st round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Drafted Mike Mohler in the 42nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1989.
June 21, 1989 (Standings)
Traded Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk and Luis Polonia to the New York Yankees. Received Rickey Henderson.
June 22, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Joe Bitker as a free agent.
July 24, 1989 (Standings)
Released Jamie Quirk.
July 27, 1989 (Standings)
Released Bill Dawley.
July 28, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Matt Grott as an amateur free agent.
July 31, 1989 (Standings)
Released Glenn Hubbard.
August 9, 1989 (Standings)
Released Donnie Hill.
August 30, 1989 (Standings)
Traded Scott Holcomb (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Ken Phelps.
October 15, 1989 (Standings)
Bryan Clark granted Free Agency.
Dick Scott granted Free Agency.
Brian Snyder granted Free Agency.
Kevin Ward granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1989
Chris Bando granted Free Agency.
Storm Davis granted Free Agency.
Rickey Henderson granted Free Agency.
Dave Parker granted Free Agency.
Ken Phelps granted Free Agency.
Tony Phillips granted Free Agency.
Matt Young granted Free Agency.
November 28, 1989
Signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.
December 1, 1989
Signed Ramon Fermin as an amateur free agent.
December 4, 1989
Drafted Reggie Harris from the Boston Red Sox in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
December 8, 1989
Signed Ken Phelps as a free agent.
December 13, 1989
Signed Jamie Quirk as a free agent.
Signed Scott Sanderson as a free agent.
January 15, 1990
Signed Fausto Cruz as an amateur free agent.
January 16, 1990
Signed Dave Leiper as a free agent.
January 22, 1990
Signed Kevin Ward as a free agent.
