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2008 Oakland Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2007)
65-77, 3rd place in AL Western Division
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Scored 559 runs, Allowed 591 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-75
Managed by Bob Geren

Ballpark: McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 1,485,236 (13th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 93, Pitching - 93
  (one-year): Batting - 89, Pitching - 89
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Batting Orders are the starting batting orders 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 (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,3/25 vs BOS L (5-6) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Cust-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
2.Wed,3/26 vs BOS W (5-1)# Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Denorfia-CF
3.Tue,4/1 vs BOS L (1-2) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Cust-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
4.Wed,4/2 vs BOS L (0-5)# Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Brown-RF Crosby-SS Suzuki-C Hannahan-3B Denorfia-CF
5.Fri,4/4 vs CLE W (6-3) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
6.Sat,4/5 vs CLE W (6-1)# Ellis-2B Barton-1B Brown-RF Sweeney-DH Crosby-SS Cust-LF Suzuki-C Murphy-3B Denorfia-CF
7.Sun,4/6 vs CLE L (1-2)# Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
8.Tue,4/8 at TOR W (9-8) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
9.Wed,4/9 at TOR W (6-3) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Cust-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
10.Thu,4/10 at TOR W (3-2) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
11.Fri,4/11 at CLE W (9-7)# Ellis-2B Barton-1B Brown-RF Sweeney-DH Crosby-SS Cust-LF Murphy-3B Bowen-C Denorfia-CF
12.Sat,4/12 at CLE W (7-3) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF
13.Sun,4/13 at CLE L (1-7)# Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Murphy-3B Suzuki-C Denorfia-CF
14.Mon,4/14 at CHW W (2-1)# Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Suzuki-C Denorfia-CF Murphy-3B
15.Tue,4/15 at CHW L (1-4)# Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Suzuki-C Denorfia-CF Murphy-3B
16.Wed,4/16 vs SEA L (2-4) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Suzuki-C Hannahan-3B
17.Thu,4/17 vs SEA L (1-8) Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Cust-DH Brown-LF Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Suzuki-C Hannahan-3B
18.Fri,4/18 vs KCR W (13-2) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Ellis-2B Cust-DH Brown-LF Sweeney-CF Crosby-SS Buck-RF Hannahan-3B
19.Sat,4/19 vs KCR W (6-5) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Ellis-2B Cust-DH Brown-RF Sweeney-CF Crosby-SS Denorfia-LF Hannahan-3B
20.Sun,4/20 vs KCR W (7-1) Ellis-2B Barton-1B Brown-RF Cust-DH Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Denorfia-LF Bowen-C Hannahan-3B
21.Tue,4/22 vs MIN L (4-5) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Ellis-2B Cust-DH Brown-RF Sweeney-CF Crosby-SS Denorfia-LF Hannahan-3B
22.Wed,4/23 vs MIN W (3-0) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Ellis-2B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Brown-RF Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Murphy-3B
23.Thu,4/24 vs MIN W (11-2)# Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Sweeney-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Crosby-SS Denorfia-LF Murphy-3B Davis-CF
24.Fri,4/25 at SEA W (4-3) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Ellis-2B Thomas-DH Cust-LF Brown-RF Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Murphy-3B
25.Sat,4/26 at SEA L (3-5)# Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Sweeney-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Crosby-SS Denorfia-LF Murphy-3B Davis-CF
26.Sun,4/27 at SEA W (4-2) Ellis-2B Barton-1B Brown-RF Thomas-DH Cust-LF Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Bowen-C Hannahan-3B
27.Mon,4/28 at LAA W (14-2) Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Barton-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
28.Tue,4/29 at LAA L (0-2)# Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Sweeney-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Crosby-SS Murphy-3B Denorfia-LF Davis-CF
29.Wed,4/30 at LAA L (1-6) Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Barton-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
30.Thu,5/1 at LAA W (15-8) Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Barton-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
31.Fri,5/2 vs TEX L (3-4) Barton-1B Hannahan-3B Cust-LF Thomas-DH Brown-RF Bowen-C Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Murphy-2B
32.Sat,5/3 vs TEX L (3-6)# Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Sweeney-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Cust-LF Crosby-SS Murphy-3B Davis-CF
33.Sun,5/4 vs TEX W (3-1) Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Barton-1B Thomas-DH Cust-LF Brown-RF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
34.Mon,5/5 vs BAL W (2-1)# Suzuki-C Ellis-2B Sweeney-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Cust-LF Crosby-SS Murphy-3B Davis-CF
35.Tue,5/6 vs BAL W (4-2)# Suzuki-C Barton-1B Thomas-DH Cust-LF Brown-RF Crosby-SS Ellis-2B Murphy-3B Davis-CF
36.Wed,5/7 vs BAL W (6-5) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Sweeney-DH Cust-LF Brown-RF Crosby-SS Ellis-2B Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
37.Fri,5/9 at TEX L (0-4) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Cust-LF Thomas-DH Brown-RF Crosby-SS Ellis-2B Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
38.Sat,5/10 at TEX L (4-6) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Cust-LF Thomas-DH Brown-RF Crosby-SS Ellis-2B Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
39.Sun,5/11 at TEX W (12-6) Suzuki-C Sweeney-1B Cust-LF Thomas-DH Brown-RF Crosby-SS Ellis-2B Hannahan-3B Sweeney-CF
40.Tue,5/13 at CLE L (0-4) Suzuki-C Barton-1B Cust-LF Thomas-DH Brown-RF Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Sweeney-CF Murphy-2B
41.Wed,5/14 at CLE L (0-2)# Davis-CF Sweeney-1B Cust-LF Thomas-DH Brown-RF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Murphy-2B
42.Thu,5/15 at CLE L (2-4)# Davis-CF Barton-1B Brown-RF Thomas-DH Cust-LF Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Murphy-2B Bowen-C
43.Fri,5/16 at ATL L (2-3) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Brown-RF Barton-1B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF Murphy-2B Eveland-P
44.Sat,5/17 at ATL W (5-4) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Brown-RF Barton-1B Suzuki-C Sweeney-CF Murphy-2B Harden-P
45.Sun,5/18 at ATL L (2-5)# Davis-CF Crosby-SS Sweeney-1B Cust-LF Brown-RF Hannahan-3B Bowen-C Petit-2B Duchscherer-P
46.Mon,5/19 vs TBR L (6-7) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Thomas-DH Sweeney-CF Brown-RF Barton-1B Suzuki-C Petit-2B
47.Tue,5/20 vs TBR L (2-3)# Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Sweeney-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Cust-LF Suzuki-C Petit-2B Davis-CF
48.Wed,5/21 vs TBR W (9-1) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Thomas-DH Sweeney-CF Brown-RF Barton-1B Suzuki-C Petit-2B
49.Fri,5/23 vs BOS W (8-3) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Thomas-DH Sweeney-CF Brown-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Suzuki-C
50.Sat,5/24 vs BOS W (3-0) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Thomas-DH Sweeney-1B Sweeney-CF Brown-RF Ellis-2B Suzuki-C
51.Sun,5/25 vs BOS W (6-3)# Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Sweeney-1B Thomas-DH Brown-RF Cust-LF Ellis-2B Sweeney-CF Suzuki-C
52.Tue,5/27 vs TOR W (3-1) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Thomas-DH Sweeney-CF Brown-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Suzuki-C
53.Wed,5/28 vs TOR L (1-2) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Sweeney-DH Sweeney-CF Brown-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Suzuki-C
54.Thu,5/29 vs TOR L (0-12) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-DH Brown-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Bowen-C Davis-CF
55.Fri,5/30 at TEX L (1-3) Buck-RF Crosby-SS Cust-DH Chavez-3B Brown-LF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C
56.Sat,5/31 at TEX L (4-8) Hannahan-1B Crosby-SS Cust-DH Chavez-3B Brown-LF Ellis-2B Buck-RF Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C
57.Sun,6/1 at TEX W (13-8) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-DH Ellis-2B Buck-RF Gonzalez-CF Barton-1B Suzuki-C
58.Mon,6/2 vs DET W (3-2)# Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-DH Brown-LF Ellis-2B Gonzalez-CF Buck-RF Barton-1B Suzuki-C
59.Tue,6/3 vs DET W (5-4)# Ellis-2B Crosby-SS Cust-DH Chavez-3B Brown-LF Buck-RF Barton-1B Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C
60.Wed,6/4 vs DET W (10-2)# Hannahan-3B Ellis-2B Cust-DH Crosby-SS Brown-LF Barton-1B Buck-RF Gonzalez-CF Bowen-C
61.Fri,6/6 vs LAA L (1-3) Hannahan-DH Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-3B Ellis-2B Barton-1B Buck-RF Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C
62.Sat,6/7 vs LAA L (3-5) Hannahan-DH Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-3B Ellis-2B Barton-1B Buck-RF Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C
63.Sun,6/8 vs LAA W (7-3) Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-DH Buck-RF Ellis-2B Barton-1B Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C
64.Tue,6/10 vs NYY L (1-3) Hannahan-DH Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-3B Ellis-2B Barton-1B Buck-RF Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C
65.Wed,6/11 vs NYY W (8-4) Hannahan-DH Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-3B Ellis-2B Gonzalez-CF Barton-1B Buck-RF Suzuki-C
66.Thu,6/12 vs NYY L (1-4)# Hannahan-3B Crosby-SS Cust-LF Chavez-DH Ellis-2B Brown-RF Gonzalez-CF Barton-1B Suzuki-C
67.Fri,6/13 at SFG W (5-1)# Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-LF Chavez-3B Crosby-SS Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C Barton-1B Smith-P
68.Sat,6/14 at SFG W (4-0) Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-LF Chavez-3B Crosby-SS Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C Barton-1B Harden-P
69.Sun,6/15 at SFG W (5-3) Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-LF Chavez-3B Crosby-SS Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C Barton-1B Eveland-P
70.Tue,6/17 at ARI W (15-1) Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-LF Chavez-3B Crosby-SS Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C Barton-1B Duchscherer-P
71.Wed,6/18 at ARI L (1-11) Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-LF Chavez-3B Crosby-SS Gonzalez-CF Suzuki-C Barton-1B Blanton-P
72.Thu,6/19 at ARI L (1-2)# Ellis-2B Sweeney-CF Cust-LF Crosby-SS Chavez-3B Brown-RF Hannahan-1B Bowen-C Smith-P
73.Fri,6/20 vs FLA W (7-6)# Ellis-2B Sweeney-LF Cust-DH Crosby-SS Chavez-3B Suzuki-C Gonzalez-RF Barton-1B Davis-CF
74.Sat,6/21 vs FLA L (4-6) Ellis-2B Sweeney-LF Cust-DH Chavez-3B Crosby-SS Hannahan-1B Suzuki-C Gonzalez-RF Davis-CF
75.Sun,6/22 vs FLA W (7-1)# Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-DH Crosby-SS Suzuki-C Brown-LF Hannahan-1B Gonzalez-CF Murphy-3B
76.Tue,6/24 vs PHI W (5-2)# Suzuki-C Sweeney-RF Cust-DH Crosby-SS Brown-LF Hannahan-3B Gonzalez-CF Murphy-2B Barton-1B
77.Wed,6/25 vs PHI L (0-4) Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-LF Chavez-DH Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Suzuki-C Gonzalez-CF Barton-1B
78.Thu,6/26 vs PHI W (5-0) Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Cust-LF Chavez-DH Crosby-SS Hannahan-3B Gonzalez-CF Barton-1B Bowen-C
79.Fri,6/27 vs SFG W (4-1) Ellis-2B Suzuki-C Cust-DH Crosby-SS Gonzalez-RF Brown-LF Hannahan-3B Davis-CF Barton-1B
80.Sat,6/28 vs SFG L (0-1) Ellis-2B Suzuki-C Cust-DH Crosby-SS Gonzalez-RF Brown-LF Hannahan-3B Davis-CF Barton-1B
81.Sun,6/29 vs SFG L (1-11)# Ellis-2B Suzuki-C Crosby-SS Brown-LF Cust-DH Gonzalez-RF Davis-CF Murphy-3B Barton-1B
82.Mon,6/30 at LAA W (6-1) Sweeney-RF Suzuki-C Cust-LF Chavez-DH Crosby-SS Gonzalez-CF Ellis-2B Hannahan-3B Barton-1B
83.Tue,7/1 at LAA L (3-5) Sweeney-RF Suzuki-C Cust-LF Chavez-DH Crosby-SS Gonzalez-CF Ellis-2B Hannahan-3B Barton-1B
84.Wed,7/2 at LAA L (4-7)# Davis-CF Ellis-2B Crosby-SS Brown-LF Cust-DH Bankston-1B Gonzalez-RF Bowen-C Murphy-3B
85.Thu,7/3 at CHW W (3-2) Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Suzuki-C Cust-LF Gonzalez-CF Bankston-DH Hannahan-3B Barton-1B Murphy-SS
86.Fri,7/4 at CHW W (7-1)# Ellis-2B Sweeney-RF Suzuki-C Brown-LF Cust-DH Bankston-1B