2014 Oakland Athletics season

2014 Oakland Athletics
American League Wild Card Winners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkO.co Coliseum
CityOakland, California
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersLewis Wolff, John Fisher
General managersBilly Beane
ManagersBob Melvin
TelevisionComcast SportsNet California
(Glen Kuiper, Ray Fosse, Shooty Babitt)
RadioKGMZ
(Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse)
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The 2014 Oakland Athletics season was the 46th for the franchise in Oakland, as well as the 114th in club history. The Athletics entered the season hoping to win a third consecutive American League West championship; to that end, the team made a number of key signings and trades during the 2013–14 MLB offseason. Notably, Athletics traded outfielder Michael Choice for left fielder Craig Gentry and pitcher Josh Lindblom; they also traded the promising but oft-injured Brett Anderson for reliever Drew Pomeranz. Additional trades brought in relievers Fernando Abad (acquired for John Wooten), Luke Gregerson (acquired for Seth Smith), and Jim Johnson (acquired for Jemile Weeks and David Freitas). In free agency, the Athletics signed former All-Star starting pitcher Scott Kazmir to a two-year deal. These moves, among others, sought to bolster the depth of team's starting pitching and bullpen.

Shortly before the season opener, the Athletics were dealt a huge blow when starting pitchers Jarrod Parker and A. J. Griffin were ruled out for the season. The team responded by promoting reliever Jesse Chavez (and, eventually, Drew Pomeranz) to the starting rotation. Despite this setback, the team raced out to an impressive start; by the All-Star Break, the Athletics had compiled a league-best record of 59–36. Unexpectedly strong performances by starting pitchers Scott Kazmir, Jesse Chavez, and Drew Pomeranz enabled much of this surge; the Athletics' red-hot hitters (particularly sluggers Josh Donaldson, Yoenis Céspedes, and Brandon Moss) also played a major role.

Despite their fantastic first-half performance, the Athletics remained locked in a tight battle for first place in the American League West. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, like the Athletics, had also raced out to an impressive start; at the All-Star Break, the Angels owned the league's second-best record (and, at 57-37, only trailed the Athletics by 1.5 games). In part because of this, the Athletics traded noted prospects Addison Russell and Billy McKinney, along with starting pitcher Dan Straily, to the Chicago Cubs for two starters (ace Jeff Samardzija and veteran Jason Hammel) on July 4.

The Athletics continued to play well throughout July. Still, they failed to gain significant ground on the Angels. On July 31, with a scant 2.5 game lead over Los Angeles, the Athletics stunned the league by trading Yoenis Céspedes for all-star starter Jon Lester and outfielder Jonny Gomes. In the week immediately following the trade, things went well for the team; by August 9, they had raised their lead over the Angels to four games. From that point forward, however, the A's tumbled into a downward spiral as they won just 16 of their final 46 games due to ineffective hitting and a spate of narrow losses. The Athletics only managed to clinch an AL Wild Card berth on the final day of the regular season. The team finished some ten games behind the Angels, who clinched the league's best record with a 98-64 finish.

The Athletics met the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 American League Wild Card Game. The Athletics held a 7–3 lead over the Royals through seven innings; a furious Royals rally, however, saw the Royals tie the game by scoring three runs in the eighth inning and one run in the ninth. In the 12th inning, the Athletics' took an 8-7 lead on an Alberto Callaspo line drive; the Royals, however, would again rally for a 9-8 walk-off victory (their first playoff win in 29 years). The Athletics did not reach the postseason again until the 2018 season.

Regular season

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Oakland's 2014 season was full of ups and downs. They held the best record in the MLB at (59-36) going into the All-Star break, and were ranked by the Bleacher Report as the number one team in Major League Baseball. By mid-August, however, the Athletics had quickly begun losing ground in the AL race with a record of 11–25 through a 36-game span from August 10, to September 19, and were in the midst of what some called an historic collapse. General manager Billy Beane and his well-known "Moneyball" strategy came under increased scrutiny when Oakland made several personnel transactions, the most significant of which was finalized on July 31, 2014, while they still maintained a 2-game division lead over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This deal sent All Star left fielder Yoenis Céspedes to the Boston Red Sox in return for starting pitcher Jon Lester and veteran outfielder Jonny Gomes.[1][2] They would finish the season with a record of (88-74) and finished the second half of the year with a (29-38) record. Ended the season 10 games out of first place behind the Angels, and barely clinched the 2nd Wild Card spot just one game ahead of division rival, Seattle Mariners.[3]

American League West

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 98 64 .605 — 52‍–‍29 46‍–‍35
Oakland Athletics 88 74 .543 10 48‍–‍33 40‍–‍41
Seattle Mariners 87 75 .537 11 41‍–‍40 46‍–‍35
Houston Astros 70 92 .432 28 38‍–‍43 32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers 67 95 .414 31 33‍–‍48 34‍–‍47


American League Wild Card

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Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 98 64 .605
Baltimore Orioles 96 66 .593
Detroit Tigers 90 72 .556
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Kansas City Royals 89 73 .549 +1
Oakland Athletics 88 74 .543 —
Seattle Mariners 87 75 .537 1
Cleveland Indians 85 77 .525 3
New York Yankees 84 78 .519 4
Toronto Blue Jays 83 79 .512 5
Tampa Bay Rays 77 85 .475 11
Chicago White Sox 73 89 .451 15
Boston Red Sox 71 91 .438 17
Houston Astros 70 92 .432 18
Minnesota Twins 70 92 .432 18
Texas Rangers 67 95 .414 21


Record against opponents

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Final season record
2014 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2014
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore — 11–8 5–1 3–4 1–5 4–3 3–4 4–2 4–3 13–6 2–4 5–2 12–7 6–1 11–8 12–8
Boston 8–11 — 4–3 2–5 1–5 4–3 6–1 2–5 4–2 7–12 3–4 1–5 9–10 4–2 7–12 9–11
Chicago 1–5 3–4 — 9–10 9–10 3–3 6–13 1–5 9–10 2–5 4–3 3–4 5–2 2–4 5–2 11–9
Cleveland 4–3 5–2 10–9 — 8–11 5–2 10–9 2–5 11–8 4–3 2–4 2–4 4–2 6–1 2–4 10–10
Detroit 5–1 5–1 10–9 11–8 — 4–3 13–6 3–4 9–10 3–4 5–2 2–4 3–4 4–3 1–5 12–8
Houston 3–4 3–4 3–3 2–5 3–4 — 3–3 7–12 3–3 4–2 8–11 9–10 2–5 11–8 4–3 5–15
Kansas City 4–3 1–6 13–6 9–10 6–13 3–3 — 3–3 11–8 4–3 5–2 2–5 4–2 5–1 4–3 15–5
Los Angeles 2–4 5–2 5–1 5–2 4–3 12–7 3–3 — 7–0 2–4 10–9 7–12 5–2 14–5 5–2 12–8
Minnesota 3–4 2–4 10–9 8–11 10–9 3–3 8–11 0–7 — 3–4 1–6 5–2 2–4 2–5 4–2 9–11
New York 6–13 12–7 5–2 3–4 4–3 2–4 3–4 4–2 4–3 — 2–4 3–3 8–11 4–3 11–8 13–7
Oakland 4–2 4–3 3–4 4–2 2–5 11–8 2–5 9–10 6–1 4–2 — 9–10 4–2 9–10 4–3 13–7
Seattle 2–5 5–1 4–3 4–2 4–2 10–9 5–2 12–7 2–5 3–3 10–9 — 4–3 9–10 4–3 9–11
Tampa Bay 7–12 10–9 2–5 2–4 4–3 5–2 2–4 2–5 4–2 11–8 2–4 3–4 — 5–2 8–11 10–10
Texas 1–6 2–4 4–2 1–6 3–4 8–11 1–5 5–14 5–2 3–4 10–9 10–9 2–5 — 2–4 10–10
Toronto 8–11 12–7 2–5 4–2 5–1 3–4 3–4 2–5 2–4 8–11 3–4 3–4 11–8 4–2 — 13–7


Schedule and results

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Game log

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Legend
Athletics Win Athletics Loss Game Postponed / Tie Home Game
2014 Game Log
Total: 88-74 (Home: 48-33; Away: 40-41)
March:   0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 Indians 0-2 Cody Allen (1-0) Jim Johnson (0-1) John Axford (1) 36,067 0-1
April:   18-9 (Home: 6-5; Away: 12-4)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
2 April 1 Indians PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for April 2
2 April 2 Indians 6-1[dead link‍] Scott Kazmir (1-0) Corey Kluber (0-1) – 15,134 1-1
3 April 2 Indians 4-6 Cody Allen (2-0) Jim Johnson (0-2) John Axford (1) 12,198 1-2
4 April 3 Mariners 3-2 (12)[dead link‍] Drew Pomeranz (1-0) Héctor Noesí (0-1) – 11,236 2-2
5 April 4 Mariners PPD, FIELD CONDITIONS; rescheduled for May 7
5 April 5 Mariners 1-3[dead link‍] Félix Hernández (2-0) Dan Straily (0-1) Fernando Rodney (1) 30,290 2-3
6 April 6 Mariners 6-3[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (1-0) Erasmo Ramirez (1-1) Jim Johnson (1) 32,852 3-3
7 April 7 @ Twins 8-3[dead link‍] Scott Kazmir (2-0) Kevin Correia (0-1) – 35,837 4-3
8 April 9 @ Twins 7-4 (11) Dan Otero (1-0) Jared Burton (0-1) – 22,973 5-3
9 April 10 @ Twins 6-1 Dan Straily (1-1) Mike Pelfrey (0-2) – 20,650 6-3
10 April 11 @ Mariners 4-6 Félix Hernández (3-0) Tommy Milone (0-1) Fernando Rodney (3) 38,968 6-4
11 April 12 @ Mariners 3-1[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (2-0) Erasmo Ramirez (1-2) Luke Gregerson (1) 22,061 7-4
12 April 13 @ Mariners 3-0[dead link‍] Dan Otero (2-0) Charlie Furbush (0-1) Sean Doolittle (1) 22,628 8-4
13 April 14 @ Angels 3-2[dead link‍] Jim Johnson (1-2) Ernesto Frieri (0-1) Luke Gregerson (2) 37,120 9-4
14 April 15 @ Angels 10-9 (11)[dead link‍] Jim Johnson (2-2) Yoslan Herrera (0-1) – 34,887 10-4
15 April 16 @ Angels 4-5 (12) Joe Smith (1-0) Drew Pomeranz (1-1) – 37,324 10-5
16 April 18 Astros 11-3[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (3-0) Jarred Cosart (1-2) – 18,234 11-5
17 April 19 Astros 4-3[dead link‍] Dan Otero (3-0) Chad Qualls (0-1) – 33,166 12-5
18 April 20 Astros 4-1[dead link‍] Jesse Chavez (1-0) Brad Peacock (0-2) Luke Gregerson (3) 16,382 13-5
19 April 21 Rangers 3-4 Neal Cotts (1-1) Sean Doolittle (0-1) Joakim Soria (4) 13,297 13-6
20 April 22 Rangers 4-5[dead link‍] Alexi Ogando (1-1) Luke Gregerson (0-1) Joakim Soria (5) 15,744 13-7
21 April 23 Rangers 0-3[dead link‍] Martin Perez (4-0) Sonny Gray (3-1) – 18,340 13-8
22 April 24 @ Astros 10-1 Scott Kazmir (3-0) Brett Oberholtzer (0-4) – 19,987 14-8
23 April 25 @ Astros 12-5[dead link‍] Luke Gregerson (1-1) Josh Fields (0-2) – 17,708 15-8
24 April 26 @Astros 6-7 Jerome Williams (1-1) Sean Doolittle (0-2) Raúl Valdés (1) 17,850 15-9
25 April 27 @ Astros 1-5 Collin McHugh (2-0) Tommy Milone (0-2) – 18,935 15-10
26 April 28 @Rangers 4-0[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (4-1) Yu Darvish (1-1) – 28,548 16-10
27 April 29 @Rangers 9-3 Scott Kazmir (4-0) Martin Perez (4-1) – 30,221 17-10
28 April 30 @ Rangers 12-1 Jesse Chavez (2-0) Robbie Ross (1-2) – 32,979 18-10
May:   16-12 (Home: 10-6; Away: 6-6)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
29 May 2 @ Red Sox 1-7 Clay Buchholz (2-2) Dan Straily (1-2) – 34,850 18-11
30 May 3 @ Red Sox 3-6 Jon Lester (3-4) Tommy Milone (0-3) Koji Uehara (7) 37,042 18-12
31 May 4 @ Red Sox 3-2 (10) Jim Johnson (3-2) Chris Capuano (1-1) – 35,649 19-12
32 May 5 Mariners 2-4 Chris Young (2-0) Scott Kazmir (4-1) Fernando Rodney (8) 11,019 19-13
33 May 6 Mariners 3-8[dead link‍] Roenis Elias (3-2) Jesse Chavez (2-1) – 12,106 19-14
34 May 7 Mariners 4-6[dead link‍] Yoervis Medina (2-1) Ryan Cook (0-1) Fernando Rodney (9) 17,337 19-15
35 May 7 Mariners 2-0 Drew Pomeranz (2-1) Erasmo Ramirez (1-4) Jim Johnson (2) 17,337 20-15
36 May 9 Nationals 8-0[dead link‍] Tommy Milone (1-3) Doug Fister (0-1) – 20,159 21-15
37 May 10 Nationals 4-3 (10)[dead link‍] Sean Doolittle (1-2) Drew Storen (2-1) – 36,067 22-15
38 May 11 Nationals 9-1 Scott Kazmir (5-1) Gio González (3-3) – 28,205 23-15
39 May 12 White Sox 5-4 Jesse Chavez (3-1) John Danks (3-3) Sean Doolittle (2) 10,120 24-15
40 May 13 White Sox 11-0 Drew Pomeranz (3-1) Scott Carroll (1-3) – 13,826 25-15
41 May 14 White Sox 2-4 Ronald Belisario (2-3) Fernando Abad (0-1) Matt Lindstrom (6) 18,035 25-16
42 May 16 @ Indians 11-1[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (5-1) Zach McAllister (3-4) – 21,389 26-16
43 May 17 @ Indians 6-2[dead link‍] Dan Otero (4-0) Josh Tomlin (2-1) – 18,358 27-16
44 May 18 @ Indians 13-3[dead link‍] Jesse Chavez (4-1) Justin Masterson (2-3) – 14,872 28-16
45 May 20 @ Rays 3-0 Drew Pomeranz (4-1) Jake Odorizzi (2-4) Sean Doolittle (3) 11,369 29-16
46 May 21 @ Rays 3-2[dead link‍] Tommy Milone (2-3) Érik Bédard (2-2) Sean Doolittle (4) 10,555 30-16
47 May 22 @ Rays 2-5 (11) Josh Lueke (1-2) Dan Otero (4-1) – 11,257 30-17
48 May 23 @ Blue Jays 2-3[dead link‍] Liam Hendriks (1-0) Scott Kazmir (5-2) Casey Janssen (6) 21,007 30-18
49 May 24 @ Blue Jays 2-5[dead link‍] R. A. Dickey (5-4) Jesse Chavez (4-2) Brett Cecil (3) 29,372 30-19
50 May 25 @Blue Jays 1-3[dead link‍] J. A. Happ (4-1) Drew Pomeranz (4-2) Casey Janssen (7) 45,277 30-20
51 May 26 Tigers 10-0[dead link‍] Tommy Milone (3-3) Drew Smyly (2-3) – 35,067 31-20
52 May 27 Tigers 5-6[dead link‍] Al Alburquerque (2-1) Fernando Abad (0-2) Joe Nathan (12) 21,549 31-21
53 May 28 Tigers 3-1[dead link‍] Scott Kazmir (6-2) Joe Nathan (2-1) — 15,590 32-21
54 May 29 Tigers 4-5 Rick Porcello (8-2) Jesse Chavez (4-3) Joe Nathan (13) 21,860 32-22
55 May 30 Angels 9-5 Drew Pomeranz (5-2) Garrett Richards (4-2) — 23,384 33-22
56 May 31 Angels 11-3 Fernando Rodriguez (1-0) Tyler Skaggs (4-3) — 35,067 34-22
June:   17-9 (Home: 8-3; Away: 9-6)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
57 June 1 Angels 6-3[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (6-1) Jered Weaver (6-4) Sean Doolittle (5) 32,231 35-22
58 June 3 @ Yankees 5-2 (10)[dead link‍] Dan Otero (5-1) Adam Warren (1-3) Sean Doolittle (6) 41,677 36-22
59 June 4 @ Yankees 7-4[dead link‍] Jesse Chavez (5-3) José Ramírez (0-1) Sean Doolittle (7) 37,734 37-22
60 June 5 @ Yankees 1-2 Masahiro Tanaka (9-1) Drew Pomeranz (5-3) David Robertson (13) 44,346 37-23
61 June 6 @ Orioles 4-3 (11) Fernando Abad (1-2) Evan Meek (0-2) Sean Doolittle (8) 28,076 38-23
62 June 7 @ Orioles 3-6 Kevin Gausman (1-1) Sonny Gray (6-2) – 44,202 38-24
63 June 8 @ Orioles 11-1[dead link‍] Scott Kazmir (7-2) Ubaldo Jiménez (2-7) – 38,244 39-24
64 June 9 @ Angels 1-4 Garrett Richards (6-2) Jesse Chavez (5-4) Ernesto Frieri (11) 36,838 39-25
65 June 10 @ Angels 1-2 (15)[dead link‍] Cory Rasmus (2-0) Jeff Francis (0-2) – 31,942 39-26
66 June 11 @ Angels 7-1 Tommy Milone (4-3) Jered Weaver (7-5) – 36,793 40-26
67 June 13 Yankees 0-7[dead link‍] David Phelps (2-4) Sonny Gray (6-3) – 36,067 40-27
68 June 14 Yankees 5-1[dead link‍] Scott Kazmir (8-2) Hiroki Kuroda (4-5) – 36,067 41-27
69 June 15 Yankees 10-5[dead link‍] Jesse Chavez (6-4) Vidal Nuño (1-3) – 36,067 42-27
70 June 16 Rangers 8-14 Colby Lewis (5-4) Drew Pomeranz (5-4) – 12,412 42-28
71 June 17 Rangers 10-6[dead link‍] Tommy Milone (5-3) Yu Darvish (7-3) – 21,288 43-28
72 June 18 Rangers 4-2[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (7-3) Nick Tepesch (2-3) Sean Doolittle (9) 23,175 44-28
73 June 19 Red Sox 4-2 Scott Kazmir (9-2) Jake Peavy (1-5) Dan Otero (1) 24,371 45-28
74 June 20 Red Sox 4-3[dead link‍] Fernando Abad (2-2) Andrew Miller (2-5) Sean Doolittle (10) 28,602 46-28
75 June 21 Red Sox 2-1 (10)[dead link‍] Dan Otero (6-1) Edward Mujica (2-3) – 32,873 47-28
76 June 22 Red Sox 6-7 (10)[dead link‍] Koji Uehara (3-1) Fernando Abad (2-3) – 36,067 47-29
77 June 24 @Mets 1-10 Bartolo Colón (8-5) Scott Kazmir (9-3) – 25,751 47-30
78 June 25 @Mets 8-5 Brad Mills (1-0) Zack Wheeler (3-8) Sean Doolittle (11) 23,367 48-30
79 June 27 @ Marlins 9-5[dead link‍] Luke Gregerson (2-1) Steve Cishek (4-3) – 18,666 49-30
80 June 28 @ Marlins 7-6 (14) Jim Johnson (4-2) Jacob Turner (2-6) Jeff Francis (1) 19,358 50-30
81 June 29 @ Marlins 4-3 Tommy Milone (6-3) Andrew Heaney (0-3) Ryan Cook (1) 21,917 51-30
82 June 30 @ Tigers 4-5 Blaine Hardy (1-1) Sean Doolittle (1-3) – 42,477 51-31
July:   15-10 (Home: 10-2; Away: 5-8)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
83 July 1 @ Tigers 0-3[dead link‍] Rick Porcello (11-4) Brad Mills (1-1) – 32,455 51-32
84 July 2 @ Tigers 3-9 Justin Verlander (7-7) Jesse Chavez (6-5) – 35,445 51-33
85 July 3 Blue Jays 4-1 Sonny Gray (8-3) R. A. Dickey (6-8) Sean Doolittle (12) 32,913 52-33
86 July 4 Blue Jays 1-0 (12)[dead link‍] Dan Otero (7-1) Chad Jenkins (0-1) – 22,322 53-33
87 July 5 Blue Jays 5-1 Scott Kazmir (10-3) Mark Buehrle (10-6) – 20,236 54-33
88 July 6 Blue Jays 4-2 Jeff Samardzija (1-0) Drew Hutchison (6-7) Sean Doolittle (13) 22,897 55-33
89 July 7 Giants 5-0[dead link‍] Jesse Chavez (7-5) Ryan Vogelsong (5-6) – 36,067 56-33
90 July 8 Giants 6-1[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (9-3) Madison Bumgarner (9-7) – 36,067 57-33
91 July 9 @ Giants 2-5 Matt Cain (2-7) Jason Hammel (0-1) – 41,427 57-34
92 July 10 @ Giants 6-1[dead link‍] Scott Kazmir (11-3) Tim Hudson (7-6) – 41,069 58-34
93 July 11 @ Mariners 2-3 Félix Hernández (11-2) Jeff Samardzija (1-1) Fernando Rodney (29) 32,971 58-35
94 July 12 @ Mariners 2-6 Hisashi Iwakuma (8-4) Jesse Chavez (7-6) – 39,204 58-36
95 July 13 @ Mariners 4-1 Sonny Gray (10-3) Chris Young (8-6) Sean Doolittle (14) 25,944 59-36
-- July 15 85th All-Star Game National League 3   American League 5   (Minneapolis, Minnesota;  Target Field)
96 July 18 Orioles 5-4[dead link‍] Eric O'Flaherty (1-0) Zach Britton (3-2) – 27,232 60-36
97 July 19 Orioles 4-8[dead link‍] Wei-Yin Chen (10-3) Jason Hammel (0-2) Zach Britton (16) 36,067 60-37
98 July 20 Orioles 10-2[dead link‍] Sonny Gray (11-3) Kevin Gausman (4-3) – 30,124 61-37
99 July 22 Astros 2-3 (12) Darin Downs (2-1) Fernando Abad (2-4) Chad Qualls (11) 22,908 61-38
100 July 23 Astros 9-7[dead link‍] Jesse Chavez (8-6) Brad Peacock (3-7) Sean Doolittle (15) 28,310 62-38
101 July 24 Astros 13-1 Jeff Samardzija (2-1) Scott Feldman (4-8) – 22,759 63-38
102 July 25 @Rangers 1-4 Jerome Williams (2-4) Jason Hammel (0-3) Neftalí Feliz (1) 35,582 63-39
103 July 26 @Rangers 5-1 Sonny Gray (12-3) Nick Tepesch (3-7) – 34,651 64-39
104 July 27 @ Rangers 9-3 Scott Kazmir (12-3) Miles Mikolas (1-3) – 38,915 65-39
105 July 28 @ Astros 3-7 Brett Oberholtzer (3-7) Jesse Chavez (8-7) – 18,259 65-40
106 July 29 @ Astros 7-4 Evan Scribner (1-0) Chad Qualls (1-2) Sean Doolittle (16) 16,940 66-40
107 July 30 @ Astros 1-8 Dallas Keuchel (10-7) Jason Hammel (0-4) – 17,637 66-41
August:   12-17 (Home: 9-6; Away: 3-11)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
108 August 1 Royals 0-1[dead link‍] Jeremy Guthrie (7-9) Sonny Gray (12-4) Greg Holland (30) 35,067 66-42
109 August 2 Royals 8-3 Jon Lester (1-0) Jason Vargas (8-5) – 30,097 67-42
110 August 3 Royals 2-4 James Shields (10-6) Scott Kazmir (12-4) Greg Holland (31) 22,612 67-43
111 August 4 Rays 3-2 (10) Ryan Cook (1-1) Grant Balfour (1-4) – 18,479 68-43
112 August 5 Rays 3-0 Jason Hammel (1-4) Drew Smyly (6-10) Sean Doolittle (17) 16,335 69-43
113 August 6 Rays 3-7 Jeremy Hellickson (1-1) Sonny Gray (12-5) – 21,513 69-44
114 August 7 Twins 3-0[dead link‍] Jon Lester (2-0) Yohan Pino (1-4) – 22,108 70-44
115 August 8 Twins 6-5 Scott Kazmir (13-4) Kyle Gibson (10-9) Sean Doolittle (18) 20,196 71-44
116 August 9 Twins 9-4 Jeff Samardzija (3-1) Trevor May (0-1) – 32,074 72-44
117 August 10 Twins 1-6[dead link‍] Phil Hughes (12-8) Luke Gregerson (2-2) – 25,598 72-45
118 August 11 @ Royals 2-3 Kelvin Herrera (3-2) Sonny Gray (12-6) Greg Holland (35) 21,479 72-46
119 August 12 @ Royals 11-3 Jon Lester (3-0) Jeremy Guthrie (8-10) – 27,161 73-46
120 August 13 @ Royals 0-3[dead link‍] Jason Vargas (9-5) Scott Kazmir (13-5) – 21,099 73-47
121 August 14 @ Royals 3-7 Aaron Crow (6-1) Jeff Samardzija (3-2) Greg Holland (36) 20,569 73-48
122 August 15 @ Braves 2-7[dead link‍] Alex Wood (9-9) Jason Hammel (1-5) – 30,606 73-49
123 August 16 @ Braves 3-4[dead link‍] Julio Teherán (11-9) Sonny Gray (12-7) Craig Kimbrel (36) 40,760 73-50
124 August 17 @ Braves 3-4[dead link‍] Mike Minor (5-8) Jon Lester (3-1) Craig Kimbrel (37) 25,461 73-51
125 August 19 Mets 6-2 Scott Kazmir (14-5) Dillon Gee (4-6) – 23,498 74-51
126 August 20 Mets 5-8[dead link‍] Zack Wheeler (9-8) Jeff Samardzija (3-3) Jeurys Familia (4) 20,312 74-52
127 August 22 Angels 5-3 Sonny Gray (13-7) Jason Grilli (1-4) Sean Doolittle (19) 33,810 75-52
128 August 23 Angels 2-1 Luke Gregerson (3-2) Joe Smith (5-2) Sean Doolittle (20) 36,067 76-52
129 August 24 Angels 4-9[dead link‍] Jered Weaver (14-7) Scott Kazmir (14-6) – 36,067 76-53
130 August 25 @ Astros 8-2[dead link‍] Jeff Samardzija (4-3) Scott Feldman (7-10) – 14,094 77-53
131 August 26 @ Astros 2-4[dead link‍] Josh Fields (4-6) Luke Gregerson (3-3) Chad Qualls (15) 17,345 77-54
132 August 27 @ Astros 5-4[dead link‍] Dan Otero (8-1) Chad Qualls (1-4) Eric O'Flaherty (1) 14,791 78-54
133 August 28 @ Angels 3-4 (10)[dead link‍] Fernando Salas (5-0) Ryan Cook (1-2) – 41,056 78-55
134 August 29 @ Angels 0-4 Jered Weaver (15-7) Jon Lester (3-2) – 41,177 78-56
135 August 30 @ Angels 0-2 Yoslan Herrera (1-1) Jeff Samardzija (4-3) Huston Street (11) 44,018 78-57
136 August 31 @ Angels 1-8[dead link‍] Matt Shoemaker (14-4) Scott Kazmir (14-7) – 44,205 78-58
September:   10-16 (Home: 5-10; Away: 5-6)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
137 September 1 Mariners 6-1 Jason Hammel (2-5) Chris Young (12-7) – 36,067 79-58
138 September 2 Mariners 5-6[dead link‍] James Paxton (5-1) Sonny Gray (13-8) Fernando Rodney (40) 23,859 79-59
139 September 3 Mariners 1-2 Félix Hernández (14-5) Jon Lester (3-3) Fernando Rodney (41) 17,073 79-60
140 September 5 Astros 3-4 Brett Oberholtzer (5-10) Jeff Samardzija (4-4) Tony Sipp (3) 21,130 79-61
141 September 6 Astros 4-3 Luke Gregerson (4-3) Chad Qualls (1-5) – 28,668 80-61
142 September 7 Astros 3-4 José Veras (4-0) Ryan Cook (1-3) Josh Fields (3) 25,533 80-62
143 September 8 @ White Sox 4-5 (11) Javy Guerra (2-3) Jesse Chavez (8-8) – 15,517 80-63
144 September 9 @ White Sox 11-2 Jon Lester (4-3) John Danks (9-11) – 12,150 81-63
145 September 10 @ White Sox 1-2 Zach Putnam (5-3) Luke Gregerson (4-4) Jake Petricka (12) 15,046 81-64
146 September 11 @ White Sox 0-1 Chris Sale (12-3) Scott Kazmir (14-8) Jake Petricka (13) 12,314 81-65
147 September 12 @ Mariners 2-4 James Paxton (6-2) Jason Hammel (2-6) Fernando Rodney (45) 29,090 81-66
148 September 13 @ Mariners 3-2 Luke Gregerson (5-4) Fernando Rodney (1-6) Sean Doolittle (21) 43,913 82-66
149 September 14 @ Mariners 4-0 Jon Lester (5-3) Chris Young (12-8) – 28,925 83-66
150 September 16 Rangers 3-6 Nick Tepesch (5-10) Scott Kazmir (14-9) Neftalí Feliz (10) 19,835 83-67
151 September 17 Rangers 1-6 Robbie Ross (3-6) Sean Doolittle (1-4) – 17,530 83-68
152 September 18 Rangers 2-7 Nick Martinez (4-11) Sonny Gray (13-9) – 17,574 83-69
153 September 19 Phillies 3-1 Jon Lester (16-10) David Buchanan (6-8) Sean Doolittle (22) 35,067 84-69
154 September 20 Phillies 0-3 Jerome Williams (6-7) Dan Otero (8-2) Ken Giles (1) 31,848 84-70
155 September 21 Phillies 8-6 Sean Doolittle (2-4) Miguel Alfredo González (0-1) – 25,126 85-70
156 September 22 Angels 8-4 Jeff Samardzija (5-5) C. J. Wilson (13-10) – 25,455 86-70
157 September 23 Angels 0-2 Wade LeBlanc (1–1) Sonny Gray (13–10) Huston Street (40) 27,588 86-71
158 September 24 Angels 4-5 Hector Santiago (6–9) Jon Lester (16–11) Huston Street (41) 27,989 86-72
159 September 25 @ Rangers 1-2 Neftalí Feliz (2–1) Luke Gregerson (5–5) 33,696 86-73
160 September 26 @ Rangers 6-2 Scott Kazmir (15–9) Nick Tepesch (5–11) 31,586 87-73
161 September 27 @ Rangers 4-5 Spencer Patton (1–0) Jeff Samardzija (7–13) Neftalí Feliz 35,326 87-74
162 September 28 @ Rangers 4-0 Sonny Gray (14–10) Nick Martinez (5–12) 36,381 88-74

Player stats

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Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Josh Donaldson 158 608 93 155 31 2 29 98 8 76 .255 .456
Jed Lowrie 136 502 59 125 29 3 6 50 0 51 .249 .355
Brandon Moss 147 500 70 117 23 2 25 81 1 67 .234 .438
Coco Crisp 126 463 68 114 21 3 9 47 19 66 .246 .363
Alberto Callaspo 127 404 37 90 15 0 4 39 0 40 .223 .290
Yoenis Céspedes 101 399 62 102 26 3 17 67 3 28 .256 .464
Derek Norris 127 385 46 104 19 1 10 55 2 54 .270 .403
Josh Reddick 109 363 53 96 16 7 12 54 1 28 .264 .446
John Jaso 99 307 42 81 18 3 9 40 2 28 .264 .430
Eric Sogard 117 291 38 65 10 0 1 22 11 31 .223 .268
Stephen Vogt 84 269 26 75 10 2 9 35 1 16 .279 .431
Craig Gentry 94 232 38 59 6 1 0 12 20 17 .254 .289
Nick Punto 73 198 21 41 7 2 2 14 3 25 .207 .293
Sam Fuld 60 187 25 39 6 4 3 19 9 17 .209 .332
Nate Freiman 36 87 12 19 5 0 5 15 0 5 .218 .448
Adam Dunn 25 66 6 14 1 0 2 10 0 6 .212 .318
Jonny Gomes 34 64 6 15 1 0 0 5 0 9 .234 .250
Daric Barton 30 57 7 9 1 0 0 5 0 5 .158 .175
Andy Parrino 21 46 4 7 3 0 1 3 0 3 .152 .283
Kyle Blanks 21 45 9 15 1 0 2 7 0 8 .333 .489
Geovany Soto 14 42 3 11 4 0 0 8 0 6 .262 .357
Billy Burns 13 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 .167
Bryan Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Pitcher Totals 162 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Team Totals 162 5545 729 1354 253 33 146 686 83 586 .244 .381

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Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Sonny Gray 14 10 3.08 33 33 0 219.0 187 84 75 74 183
Scott Kazmir 15 9 3.55 32 32 0 190.1 171 81 75 50 164
Jesse Chavez 8 8 3.45 32 21 0 146.0 142 64 56 49 136
Jeff Samardzija 5 6 3.14 16 16 0 111.2 92 42 39 12 99
Tommy Milone 6 3 3.55 16 16 0 96.1 91 42 38 26 61
Dan Otero 8 2 2.28 72 0 1 86.2 80 24 22 15 45
Jon Lester 6 4 2.35 11 11 0 76.2 66 24 20 16 71
Luke Gregerson 5 5 2.12 72 0 3 72.1 58 20 17 15 59
Drew Pomeranz 5 4 2.35 20 10 0 69.0 51 22 18 26 64
Jason Hammel 2 6 4.26 13 12 0 67.2 66 34 32 21 54
Sean Doolittle 2 4 2.73 61 0 22 62.2 38 19 19 8 89
Fernando Abad 2 4 1.57 69 0 0 57.1 34 11 10 15 51
Ryan Cook 1 3 3.42 54 0 1 50.0 32 19 19 22 50
Jim Johnson 4 2 7.14 38 0 2 40.1 60 33 32 23 28
Dan Straily 1 2 4.93 7 7 0 38.1 33 21 21 15 34
Eric O'Flaherty 1 0 2.25 21 0 1 20.0 15 5 5 4 15
Brad Mills 1 1 4.41 3 3 0 16.1 19 9 8 7 14
Jeff Francis 0 1 6.08 9 0 1 13.1 11 9 9 3 10
Evan Scribner 1 0 4.63 13 0 0 11.2 11 6 6 0 11
Fernando Rodriguez 1 0 1.00 7 0 0 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Josh Lindblom 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 4.2 5 2 2 2 2
Joe Savery 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 1 0
Team Totals 88 74 3.22 162 162 31 1463.1 1269 572 524 406 1244

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Post-season

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Wild Card Game

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Main article: 2014 American League Wild Card Game

The 2014 American League Wild Card game took place on September 30, 2014, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Oakland Athletics took on the Kansas City Royals. Oakland went out to an early lead after a first inning 2-run home run from Brandon Moss, scoring Coco Crisp. Kansas City responded in the bottom half of the inning, and trimmed Oakland's Lead to 1 after a Billy Butler single, scoring Nori Aoki. The Royals later took the lead in the 3rd inning, following two RBI singles from Lorenzo Cain, and Eric Hosmer. In the top of the 6th inning, Brandon Moss hit his second homerun of the game, which scored Sam Fuld and Josh Donaldson. Followed by RBI singles from Derek Norris and Coco Crisp, making the score 7-3 Oakland after 6 innings. The Royals then scored 3 more runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, making the score 7-6. Kansas City would later tie the game in the bottom of the 9th using their well documented "small ball" techniques, and scored from an Aoki sacrifice fly, sending the game to extra innings. Both teams remained scoreless until the top of the 12th, where Alberto Callaspo scored Josh Reddick on a single to left field, which put the Athletics up 8-7. In the bottom of the 12th Kansas city rallied back, and tied the game on an infield single, and later won the game in walk-off fashion on a Salvador Pérez single down the 3rd base line. The 2014 AL Wild Card playoff game became the longest game in the history of the MLB wild card. The Royals would later continue their hot streak, and found themselves in the 2014 World Series, where they later lost to the San Francisco Giants.[4][5]

Postseason game log

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2014 Postseason Game Log
Total: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series
1 September 30 @ Royals 8–9 (12) Frasor (1–0) Otero (0–1) – 40,502 0–1

Roster

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2014 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

All-stars

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The following players represented the Athletics at the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game:

  • 3B Josh Donaldson
  • C Derek Norris
  • 1B Brandon Moss
  • OF Yoenis Céspedes
  • LHP Sean Doolittle
  • LHP Scott Kazmir

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Sacramento River Cats Pacific Coast League Steve Scarsone
AA Midland RockHounds Texas League Aaron Nieckula
A Stockton Ports California League Ryan Christenson
A Beloit Snappers Midwest League Rick Magnante
A-Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters New York–Penn League David Newhan
Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Ruben Escalera

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Midland[6]

References

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  1. ^ "A's trade of Yoenis Céspedes has backfired". September 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "MLB Power Rankings: Where All 30 Teams Stand After the All-Star Break". Bleacher Report.
  3. ^ "Athletics Standings". Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Athletics vs. Royals - Game Recap - September 30, 2014 - ESPN". Archived from the original on October 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Major League Baseball wild-card game#American League
  6. ^ Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2014). Baseball America 2015 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-54-1.
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