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1997 Oakland Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996/1998)
65-97, Finished 4th in AL Western Division
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Scored 764 runs, Allowed 946 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-97
Managed by Art Howe

Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,264,218 (14th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1996/1998) / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Wed,4/2 vs CLE L (7-9) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Canseco Prieto Berroa
2.Thu,4/3 vs CLE W (5-4) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Berroa Adams Canseco
3.Fri,4/4 vs NYY W (4-2)# Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Canseco Karsay Berroa
4.Sat,4/5 vs NYY L (5-10) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Canseco Mohler Berroa
5.Sun,4/6 vs NYY W (3-0) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Canseco Telgheder Berroa
6.Mon,4/7 vs BOS W (6-2) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Berroa Prieto Canseco
7.Tue,4/8 vs BOS L (7-13) Williams McGwire Spiezio Magadan Batista Giambi Mashore Berroa Adams Canseco
8.Wed,4/9 vs BOS W (4-3) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Young Berroa Karsay Canseco
9.Fri,4/11 at NYY W (3-1) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Canseco Mohler Berroa
10.Sun,4/13 at NYY L (2-3)# Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Young Berroa Telgheder Canseco
11.Sun,4/13 at NYY W (7-4) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Canseco Prieto Berroa
12.Mon,4/14 at BOS L (1-10) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Berroa Adams Canseco
13.Tue,4/15 at BOS L (2-7) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Canseco Karsay Berroa
14.Wed,4/16 at TOR L (3-4) Molina Magadan Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Stairs Mohler Canseco
15.Thu,4/17 at TOR L (4-5) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Stairs Prieto Berroa
16.Fri,4/18 at DET W (9-5) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Telgheder Canseco
17.Sat,4/19 at DET W (7-1)# Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Mashore Young Canseco Adams Berroa
18.Sun,4/20 at DET L (2-9) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Magadan Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Karsay Canseco
19.Tue,4/22 vs MIN L (3-5) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Mohler Canseco
20.Wed,4/23 vs MIN W (6-1)# Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Berroa Prieto Canseco
21.Thu,4/24 vs MIN W (12-11) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Telgheder Canseco
22.Fri,4/25 vs KCR L (3-10) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Stairs Adams Canseco
23.Sat,4/26 vs KCR W (7-6)# Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Young Karsay Canseco
24.Sun,4/27 vs KCR L (1-7) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Magadan Batista Giambi Mashore Stairs Mohler Canseco
25.Tue,4/29 at CLE L (4-10) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Canseco Prieto Berroa
26.Wed,4/30 at CLE W (11-9) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Canseco Telgheder Berroa
27.Thu,5/1 at CLE L (1-7) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Canseco Adams Berroa
28.Fri,5/2 at BAL L (1-7)# Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Mashore Young Canseco Karsay Berroa
29.Sat,5/3 at BAL W (4-3) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Stairs Mohler Berroa
30.Sun,5/4 at BAL L (0-11) Molina McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Prieto Stairs
31.Mon,5/5 at MIL L (7-11)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Telgheder Canseco
32.Tue,5/6 at MIL W (6-5) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Canseco Adams Berroa
33.Wed,5/7 at MIL L (0-1) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Canseco Mashore Berroa Karsay Giambi
34.Thu,5/8 at CHW L (6-10) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Canseco Mashore Berroa Mohler Giambi
35.Fri,5/9 at CHW L (2-3) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Canseco Prieto Berroa
36.Sat,5/10 at CHW L (8-9) Williams McGwire Spiezio Magadan Batista Canseco Mashore Berroa Telgheder Giambi
37.Sun,5/11 at CHW L (5-8)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Canseco Mashore Young Adams Berroa
38.Mon,5/12 vs BAL L (1-5)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Karsay Canseco
39.Tue,5/13 vs BAL L (3-7) Mayne Magadan Spiezio Brosius Batista Canseco Mashore Berroa Mohler Giambi
40.Wed,5/14 vs MIL W (7-4) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Canseco Mashore Stairs Prieto Berroa
41.Thu,5/15 vs MIL W (6-5)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Lennon Mashore Canseco Telgheder Berroa
42.Fri,5/16 vs CHW L (2-6)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Lennon Mashore Canseco Adams Berroa
43.Sat,5/17 vs CHW L (6-7) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Magadan Bournigal Stairs Mashore Berroa Karsay Giambi
44.Sun,5/18 vs CHW L (4-10) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Canseco Mashore Berroa Mohler Giambi
45.Tue,5/20 at TEX L (3-8) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Canseco Mashore Berroa Prieto Giambi
46.Wed,5/21 at TEX W (7-3) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Canseco Mashore Berroa Telgheder Giambi
47.Thu,5/22 at TEX L (7-10) Mayne Magadan Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Canseco Mashore Berroa Adams Giambi
48.Fri,5/23 at MIN W (8-4) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Stairs Mashore Berroa Karsay Giambi
49.Sat,5/24 at MIN L (4-7)# Williams McGwire Sheldon Brosius Bournigal Lennon Mashore Canseco Mohler Berroa
50.Sun,5/25 at MIN L (6-7) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Stairs Mashore Canseco Prieto Giambi
51.Mon,5/26 at KCR W (2-1) Mayne Magadan Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Canseco Mashore Berroa Telgheder Giambi
52.Tue,5/27 at KCR W (8-6)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Lennon Mashore Canseco Oquist Berroa
53.Wed,5/28 vs ANA L (10-14) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Canseco Mashore Berroa Karsay Giambi
54.Thu,5/29 vs ANA L (1-7)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Lennon Mashore Berroa Wengert Canseco
55.Fri,5/30 vs TOR W (12-7) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Giambi Mashore Berroa Prieto Canseco
56.Sat,5/31 vs TOR L (3-13) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Stairs Telgheder Canseco
57.Sun,6/1 vs TOR W (8-2) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Giambi Mashore Berroa Oquist Stairs
58.Mon,6/2 vs DET L (7-8) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Sheldon Canseco Mashore Berroa Karsay Giambi
59.Tue,6/3 vs DET W (9-8) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Berroa Wengert Canseco
60.Thu,6/5 at TOR W (4-3) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi McDonald Berroa Prieto Canseco
61.Fri,6/6 at TOR L (1-4) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Stairs Oquist Canseco
62.Sat,6/7 at TOR L (1-3) Williams McGwire Spiezio Magadan Brosius Canseco McDonald Berroa Karsay Giambi
63.Sun,6/8 at TOR W (7-5) Williams McGwire Bournigal Magadan Brosius Giambi McDonald Berroa Wengert Canseco
64.Tue,6/10 at DET L (4-6) Mayne McGwire Bellhorn Magadan Brosius Giambi Mashore Berroa Prieto Canseco
65.Wed,6/11 at DET L (2-4) Williams McGwire Bellhorn Magadan Brosius Canseco Mashore Berroa Oquist Stairs
66.Thu,6/12 vs LAD W (5-4) Mayne McGwire Bellhorn Brosius Bournigal Stairs Mashore Canseco Telgheder Berroa
67.Fri,6/13 vs LAD L (4-6) Williams McGwire Bellhorn Brosius Bournigal Stairs Mashore Berroa Karsay Canseco
68.Sat,6/14 vs COL L (1-7) Williams McGwire Bellhorn Brosius Bournigal Stairs McDonald Berroa Wengert Canseco
69.Sun,6/15 vs COL W (5-2) Mayne McGwire Bellhorn Magadan Brosius Mashore McDonald Stairs Prieto Canseco
70.Tue,6/17 at SDP W (10-3) Williams McGwire Bellhorn Magadan Brosius Canseco McDonald Berroa Oquist  
71.Wed,6/18 at SDP W (11-9) Mayne McGwire Bellhorn Magadan Brosius Canseco McDonald Berroa Telgheder  
72.Thu,6/19 at ANA L (3-4)# Williams McGwire Bellhorn Brosius Bournigal Lennon Mashore Berroa Karsay Canseco
73.Fri,6/20 at ANA L (2-5) Williams McGwire Bellhorn Magadan Brosius Stairs McDonald Canseco Wengert Giambi
74.Sat,6/21 at ANA L (3-5) Mayne McGwire Bellhorn Magadan Brosius Stairs McDonald Canseco Prieto Giambi
75.Sun,6/22 at ANA L (6-7)# Williams McGwire Bellhorn Brosius Bournigal Lennon Mashore Canseco Oquist Berroa
76.Mon,6/23 at SEA L (5-6) Mayne Stairs Bellhorn Magadan Bournigal Giambi McDonald Berroa Telgheder Canseco
77.Tue,6/24 at SEA W (4-1)# Williams McGwire Bellhorn Brosius Bournigal Lennon McDonald Canseco Karsay Berroa
78.Wed,6/25 at SEA L (4-9) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi McDonald Stairs Wengert Berroa
79.Thu,6/26 vs TEX W (6-3) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi McDonald Canseco Prieto Berroa
80.Fri,6/27 vs TEX W (7-4) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Stairs Oquist Canseco
81.Sat,6/28 vs TEX L (0-2)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi Mashore Lennon Rigby Canseco
82.Sun,6/29 vs TEX W (7-5) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi McDonald Stairs Karsay Canseco
83.Mon,6/30 vs SDP L (6-15) Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Bournigal Giambi McDonald Stairs Wengert Canseco
84.Tue,7/1 vs SDP W (8-6) Mayne Giambi Spiezio Magadan Brosius Lennon McDonald Stairs Prieto Canseco
85.Wed,7/2 at SFG W (8-1)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Lennon Mashore Canseco Oquist  
86.Thu,7/3 at SFG L (4-6)# Williams McGwire Spiezio Brosius Batista Giambi Mashore Lennon Rigby  
87.Fri,7/4 at TEX L (6-7) Mayne McGwire Spiezio Magadan Batista Lennon McDonald Brosius Karsay Canseco