The A’s had a strong June, bettering their real-life record by four games to get closer to being back on pace. Oakland went 17-10 in June during the replay compared to 13-14 in real life. Through 79 games, the A’s are 44-35, three games back of their 99-win pace at this point (47-32). Oakland was nine games behind pace on June 10 but won 14 of the month’s final 19 contests.
It was a successful June despite the fact that Dennis Eckersley and Walt Weiss were injured for basically the entire month, and Bob Welch missed multiple starts.
It will be interesting to see if the Rickey Henderson trade pays off. Henderson’s not off to a great start (.212 after eight games). They sent away their second-best hitter in the replay (Luis Polonia at .332) and one of their top relievers (Eric Plunk and a 1.32 ERA in 27.3 innings).
Carney Lansford has been ridiculously impressive. He hit .426 (29-for-68) in June to raise his season average to .381. He’s the only player that’s really overperforming at the plate, though, as the A’s offense continues to lag behind reality.
A good month by the pitchers widened the gap in team ERA between the replay (2.74) and reality (3.12). Dave Stewart and Mike Moore both have 11 wins (they were at 12 and nine, respectively, at this point in 1989).
The dice have been pretty impressive when it comes to Dave Parker — .272, 33 runs and 46 RBI in the replay, and .273, 33 runs and 45 RBI in real life to this point.
| Batting | G | AVG | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sim | 79 | .260 | 304 | 97 | 9 | 48 | 297 | 59 | 196 | 426 |
| Actual | 79 | .269 | 330 | 119 | 17 | 55 | 310 | 57 | 250 | 374 |
| Pitching | G | W-L | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sim | 79 | 44-35 | 2.74 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 720.0 | 504 | 247 | 219 | 229 | 497 |
| Actual | 79 | 47-32 | 3.12 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 703.3 | 605 | 275 | 244 | 276 | 429 |
| Batters | Sim Through June | Actual Through June |
|---|---|---|
| Carney Lansford | .381, 27 R, 0 HR, 21 RBI, 20 SB | .340, 37 R, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 12 SB |
| Terry Steinbach | .280, 23 R, 3 HR, 22 RBI | .313, 20 R, 4 HR, 24 RBI |
| Dave Parker | .272, 33 R, 14 HR, 46 RBI | .273, 33 R, 11 HR, 45 RBI |
| Tony Phillips | .268, 26 R, 2 HR, 15 RBI | .281, 26 R, 2 HR, 21 RBI |
| Dave Henderson | .256, 33 R, 10 HR, 46 RBI | .250, 37 R, 7 HR, 39 RBI |
| Stan Javier | .255, 17 R, 1 HR, 32 RBI, 7 SB | .261, 24 R, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 7 SB |
| Walt Weiss | .250, 14 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 4 SB | .213, 11 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB |
| Mike Gallego | .231, 20 R, 2 HR, 30 RBI | .259, 26 R, 2 HR, 20 RBI |
| Ron Hassey | .218, 17 R, 2 HR, 13 RBI | .244, 14 R, 4 HR, 18 RBI |
| Rickey Henderson | .212, 2 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 5 SB | .375, 8 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 SB |
| Billy Beane | .208, 10 R, 0 HR, 4 RBI | .273, 8 R, 0 HR, 11 RBI |
| Mark McGwire | .198, 42 R, 10 HR, 30 RBI | .245, 35 R, 15 HR, 47 RBI |
| Lance Blankenship | .190, 6 R, 0 HR, 6 RBI | .209, 8 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI |
| Glenn Hubbard | .130, 9 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI | .227, 10 R, 3 HR, 12 RBI |
| Pitchers | Sim Through June | Actual Through June |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Corsi | 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 13.0 IP, 8 K | 0-1, 2.87 ERA, 15.7 IP, 10 K |
| Mike Moore | 11-2, 1.34 ERA, 128.0 IP, 81 K | 9-5, 2.23 ERA, 117.0 IP, 79 K |
| Rick Honeycutt | 5-1, 1.41 ERA, 32.0 IP, 19 K | 1-0, 1.98 ERA, 41.0 IP, 31 K |
| Todd Burns | 1-1, 1.89 ERA, 47.7 IP, 20 K | 4-2, 1.77 ERA, 56.0 IP, 30 K |
| Bob Welch | 6-8, 2.30 ERA, 109.7 IP, 91 K | 9-4, 2.66 ERA, 98.0 IP, 62 K |
| Dave Stewart | 11-4, 2.31 ERA, 128.3 IP, 90 K | 12-4, 3.51 ERA, 123.0 IP, 60 K |
| Gene Nelson | 1-2, 2.84 ERA, 31.7 IP, 16 K | 2-3, 3.05 ERA, 38.3 IP, 27 K |
| Storm Davis | 4-4, 3.40 ERA, 76.7 IP, 66 K | 6-3, 5.53 ERA, 57.0 IP, 34 K |
| Dennis Eckersley | 0-1, 4.29 ERA, 21.0 IP, 14 K, 11 SV | 1-0, 1.44 ERA, 18.7 IP, 20 K, 14 SV |
| Curt Young | 2-7, 6.60 ERA, 60.0 IP, 34 K | 2-8, 5.61 ERA, 61.0 IP, 32 K |
| Matt Young | 0-3, 8.18 ERA, 11.0 IP, 12 K | 0-1, 5.02 ERA, 14.1 IP, 3 K |
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