2007 Oakland Athletics season

The Oakland Athletics' 2007 season was their first since 2004 in which they defended a title. The Athletics were without Frank Thomas (Toronto) and ace Barry Zito (San Francisco), both players who the Athletics lost to free agency. They filled the space left by Frank Thomas by signing free agent catcher Mike Piazza to a one-year contract worth $8.5 million to be the team's designated hitter. They were also without Ken Macha, their former manager who was fired after four seasons with the team and replaced by Bob Geren, as well as third-base coach Ron Washington, who accepted the managerial position of the Texas Rangers. It was their first losing season since 1998.

Offseason December 6, 2006: Alan Embree was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. December 7, 2006: Jared Burton was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Oakland Athletics in the 2006 rule 5 draft. February 5, 2007: Ricky Ledée signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Roster mike neu 2007 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (bullpen) (third base) (bench) (hitting) (first base) (pitching)

Game log

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || @ Mariners || 4 – 0 || Hernández (1-0) || Haren (0-1) || || 46,003 || 0-1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Mariners || 8 – 4 || Mateo (1-0) || Calero (0-1) || || 25,287 || 0-2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Mariners || 9 – 0 || Harden (1-0) || Batista (0-1) || || 22,816 || 1-2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Angels || 4 – 3 || Duchscherer (1-0) || Rodríguez (0-1) || Street (1) || 39,234 || 2-2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Angels || 5 – 2 || Moseley (1-0) || Kennedy (0-1) || Rodríguez (3) || 43,534 || 2-3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Angels || 2 – 1 || Lackey (2-0) || Haren (0-2) || Shields (1) || 44,007 || 2-4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 8 || @ Angels || 2 – 1 || Blanton (1-0) || Escobar (1-1) || Street (2) || 37,783 || 3-4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 9 || White Sox || 4 – 1 || Contreras (1-1) || Harden (1-1) || || 35,077 || 3-5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 10 || White Sox || 2 – 1 || Street (1-0) || Jenks (1-1) || || 15,153 || 4-5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 11 || White Sox || 6 – 3 || Aardsma (1-0) || Street (1-1) || Jenks (2) || 19,130 || 4-6 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 13 || Yankees || 5 – 4 || Street (2-1) || Bruney (0-1) || || 35,077 || 5-6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || Yankees || 4 – 3 || Bruney (1-1) || DiNardo (0-1) || || 35,077 || 5-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 15 || Yankees || 5 – 4 || Marshall (1-0) || Rivera (1-1) || || 35,077 || 6-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || Angels || 4 – 1 || Gaudin (1-0) || Weaver (0-1) || Street (3) || 20,174 || 7-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 18 || Angels || 3 – 0 || Haren (1-2) || Lackey (2-2) || Street (4) || 17,322 || 8-7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 20 || @ Rangers || 16 – 4 || Blanton (2-0) || McCarthy (1-3) || || 29,782 || 9-7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 21 || @ Rangers || 7 – 0 || Loe (1-0) || Kennedy (0-2) || || 42,945 || 9-8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 22 || @ Rangers || 4 – 3 || Eyre (1-0) || Duchscherer (1-1) || Otsuka (2) || 37,002 || 9-9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 23 || @ Orioles || 6 – 5 || Haren (2-2) || Bédard (3-2) || Street (5) || 13,862 || 10-9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 24 || @ Orioles || 4 – 2 || Braden (1-0) || Guthrie (1-1) || Street (6) || 14,452 || 11-9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 25 || Mariners || 2 – 0 || Washburn (1-2) || Blanton (2-1) || || 19,674 || 11-10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || Mariners || 4 – 2 || Batista (2-2) || Calero (0-2) || Putz (2) || 14,683 || 11-11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 27 || Devil Rays || 4 – 1 || Shields (2-0) || Gaudin (1-1) || Reyes (8) || 15,388 || 11-12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 24 || April 28 || Devil Rays || 12 – 5 || Haren (3-2) || Fossum (2-2) || || 26,760 || 12-12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 29 || Devil Rays || 5 – 3 || Kazmir (2-1) || Braden (1-1) || Reyes (9) || 23,827 || 12-13

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || May 1 || @ Red Sox || 5 – 4 || Duchscherer (2-1) || Donnelly (0-1) || Street (7) || 37,052 || 13-13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 2 || @ Red Sox || 6 – 4 || Beckett (6-0)|| Marshall (1-1) || Timlin (1) || 37,006 || 13-14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 4 || @ Devil Rays || 5 – 2 || Duchscherer (3-1) || Glover (0-2) || Street (8) || 11,546 || 14-14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 5 || @ Devil Rays || 3 – 2 || Lugo (2-0) || Marshall (1-2) || || 16,604 || 14-15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 6 || @ Devil Rays || 5 – 3 || Blanton (3-1) || Jackson (0-5) || Street (9) || 16,880 || 15-15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Royals || 6 – 1 || Gaudin (2-1) || de la Rosa (3-3) || || 10,989 || 16-15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Royals || 3 – 2 || Gobble (1-1) || Duchscherer (3-2) || Soria (6) || 10,974 || 16-16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || @ Royals || 17 – 3 || Kennedy (1-2) || Hudson (0-1) || || 31,006 || 17-16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 11 || Indians || 8 – 2 || Blanton (4-1) || Sabathia (5-1) || || 20,393 || 18-16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 12 || Indians || 6 – 3 || Carmona (4-1) ||Braden (1-2) || Borowski (12) || 22,705 || 18-17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 13 || Indians || 10 – 7 || Witasick (1-0) || Borowski (0-1) || || 24,692 || 19-17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 14 || Royals || 2 – 1 || Gobble (2-1) || Duchscherer (3-3) || Soria (7) || 12,477 || 19-18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 38 || May 15 || Royals || 5 – 4 || DiNardo (1-1) || Soria (1-2) || || 14,966 || 20-18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 16 || Royals || 4 – 3 || Gobble (3-1) || Calero (0-3) || Riske (3) || 16,242 || 20-19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 17 || Royals || 7 – 4 || Elarton (1-0) || Braden (1-3) || Soria (8) || 21,037 || 20-20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 18 || Giants || 15 – 3 || Gaudin (3-1) || Zito (3-5) || || 35,077 || 21-20 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 19 || Giants || 4 – 2 || Haren (4-2) || Cain (2-4) || Embree (1) || 35,077 || 22-20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 20 || Giants || 4 – 1 || Morris (5-1) || Kennedy (1-3) || || 35,077 || 22-21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 8 – 5 || Contreras (4-4) || Blanton (4-2) || Jenks (14) || 35,327 || 22-22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 22 || @ White Sox || 10 – 4 || Danks (2-4) || Lewis (0-1) || || 34,122 || 22-23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 23 || @ White Sox || 4 – 0 || Gaudin (4-1) || Garland (3-3) || || || 23-23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 25 || @ Orioles || 3 - 2 || Haren (5-2) || Bédard (3-3) || Embree (2) || 30,382 || 24-23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 26 || @ Orioles || 8 – 3 || Burres (2-2) || Kennedy (1-4) || || 29,194 || 24-24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 49 || May 27 || @ Orioles || 8 – 4 || Cabrera (4-5) || Blanton (4-3) || || 30,140 || 24-25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || May 28 || Rangers || 5 – 3 || Gaudin (5-1) || Tejeda (4-5)|| Embree (3) || 18,230 || 25-25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 29 || Rangers || 4 – 0 || Wood (1-1) || DiNardo (1-2) || Gagné (3) || 18,006 || 25-26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 52 || May 30 || Rangers || 6 – 1 || Haren (6-2) || Koronka (0-2) || || 25,674 || 26-26

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || June 1 || Twins || 3 – 2 || Neshek (3-0) || Calero (0-4) || Nathan (12) || 20,219 || 26-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 54 || June 2 || Twins || 1 – 0 || Blanton (5-3) || Silva (3-6) || || 30,576 || 27-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 55 || June 3 || Twins || 4 – 2 || Gaudin (6-1) || Santana (6-5) || Embree (4) || 25,388 || 28-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 4 || Red Sox || 5 – 4 || Castilla (1-0) || Snyder (1-1) || || 28,177 || 29-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 5 || Red Sox || 2 – 0 || DiNardo (2-2) || Matsuzaka (7-3) || Embree (5) || 31,127 || 30-27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 58 || June 6 || Red Sox || 3 – 2 || Kennedy (2-4) || Wakefield (5-7) || Casilla (1) || 32,280 || 31-27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 7 || Red Sox || 1 – 0 || Schilling (6-2) || Blanton (5-4) || || 31,211 || 31-28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 60 || June 8 || @ Giants || 5 – 3 || Calero (1-4) || Hennessey (1-2) || Embree (6) || 42,427 || 32-28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 61 || June 9 || @ Giants || 6 – 0 || Haren (7-2) || Zito (6-6) || || 42,526 || 33-28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 62 || June 10 || @ Giants || 2 – 0 || Casilla (2-0) || Cain (2-6) || || 42,345 || 34-28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 12 || @ Astros || 5 – 4 || Borkowski (1-0) || Flores (0-1) || || 33,637 || 34-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 64 || June 13 || @ Astros || 7 – 3 || Blanton (6-4) || Wheeler (0-3) || || 34,611 || 35-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 14 || @ Astros || 6 – 5 || Embree (1-0) || Moehler (0-2) || Casilla (2) || 42,024 || 36-29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 15 || Cardinals || 14 – 3 || Haren (8-2) || Looper (6-6) || || 24,241 || 37-29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 16 || Cardinals || 15 – 6 || Springer (2-0) || DiNardo (2-3) || || 28,572 || 37-30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 17 || Cardinals || 10 – 6 || Springer (3-0) || Lewis (0-2) || || 35,077 || 37-31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 18 || Reds || 6 – 1 || Blanton (7-4) || Lohse (3-9) || || 16,466 || 38-31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 19 || Reds || 5 – 2 || Bailey (2-0) || Gaudin (6-2) || Weathers (14) || 19,351 || 38-32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 20 || Reds || 5 – 3 || Haren (9-2) || McBeth (1-1) || Embree (8) || 25,872 || 39-32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 22 || @ Mets || 9 – 1 || Glavine (6-5) || DiNardo (2-4) || || 43,029 || 39-33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Mets || 1 – 0 || Wagner (1-0) || Casilla (2-1) || || 52,920 || 39-34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 24 || @ Mets || 10 – 2 || Maine (8-4) || Kennedy (2-5) || || 50,143 || 39-35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 75 || June 25 || @ Indians || 5 – 2 || Sabathia (11-2) || Gaudin (6-3) || || 17,737 || 39-36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || @ Indians || 8 – 5 || Betancourt (1-0) || Embree (1-1) || || 18,494 || 39-37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 77 || June 27 || @ Indians || 13 – 2 || DiNardo (3-4) || Carmona (8-4) || || 18,614 || 40-37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Indians || 4 – 3 || Byrd (7-3) || Flores (0-2) || Borowski (22) || 22,921 || 40-38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 2 – 1 || Mussina (4-5) || Kennedy (2-6) || Rivera (10) || 52,622 || 40-39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ Yankees || 7 – 0 || Gaudin (7-3) || Igawa (2-2) || || 54,150 || 41-39

|- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 81 || July 1 || @ Yankees || 11 – 5 || Haren (10-2) || Pettitte (4-6) || || 54,266 || 42-39