# 2007 Oakland Athletics season

The Oakland Athletics' 2007 season was their first since 2004 in which they defended a title. The A's were without Frank Thomas (Toronto) and ace Barry Zito (San Francisco), both players who the A's 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

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6 | 49‍–‍33 | 39‍–‍41 |
| Oakland Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 18 | 40‍–‍41 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 19 | 47‍–‍34 | 28‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 6–12 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 3–7 | 0–7 | 9–9 | 4–4 | 2–7 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 |
| Boston | 12–6 | — | 7–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 13–5 | 6–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 |
| Chicago | 3–5 | 1–7 | — | 7–11 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 1–7 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–14 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 5–5 | 14–4 | 0–6 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 8–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 4–3 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 11–7 | 3–5 | 12–6 | 4–4 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 14–4 |
| Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 5–2 | 9–9 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
| Los Angeles | 7–3 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | — | 6–3 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 13–6 | 6–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 14–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–0 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 3–6 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 4–6 | 11–7 |
| New York | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–4 | 6–0 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 3–6 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 4–6 | 9–10 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 7–2 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 3–4 | 4–6 | 6–3 | 6–13 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 14–5 | — | 4–3 | 11–8 | 4–5 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 7–11 | 5–13 | 1–6 | 2–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 8–10 | 6–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–4 | 9–9 | 7–11 |
| Texas | 6–4 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 2–7 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 4–5 | — | 5–5 | 11–7 |
| Toronto | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 8–10 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 5–5 | — | 10–8 |

### Game log

2007 Game Log :
April: 12-13
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 2@ Mariners4 – 0Hernández (1-0)Haren (0-1)46,0030-1
2April 3@ Mariners8 – 4Mateo (1-0)Calero (0-1)25,2870-2
3April 4@ Mariners9 – 0Harden (1-0)Batista (0-1)22,8161-2
4April 5@ Angels4 – 3Duchscherer (1-0)Rodríguez (0-1)Street (1)39,2342-2
5April 6@ Angels5 – 2Moseley (1-0)Kennedy (0-1)Rodríguez (3)43,5342-3
6April 7@ Angels2 – 1Lackey (2-0)Haren (0-2)Shields (1)44,0072-4
7April 8@ Angels2 – 1Blanton (1-0)Escobar (1-1)Street (2)37,7833-4
8April 9White Sox4 – 1Contreras (1-1)Harden (1-1)35,0773-5
9April 10White Sox2 – 1Street (1-0)Jenks (1-1)15,1534-5
10April 11White Sox6 – 3Aardsma (1-0)Street (1-1)Jenks (2)19,1304-6
11April 13Yankees5 – 4 (11)Street (2-1)Bruney (0-1)35,0775-6
12April 14Yankees4 – 3 (13)Bruney (1-1)DiNardo (0-1)35,0775-7
13April 15Yankees5 – 4Marshall (1-0)Rivera (1-1)35,0776-7
14April 17Angels4 – 1Gaudin (1-0)Weaver (0-1)Street (3)20,1747-7
15April 18Angels3 – 0Haren (1-2)Lackey (2-2)Street (4)17,3228-7
16April 20@ Rangers16 – 4Blanton (2-0)McCarthy (1-3)29,7829-7
17April 21@ Rangers7 – 0Loe (1-0)Kennedy (0-2)42,9459-8
18April 22@ Rangers4 – 3Eyre (1-0)Duchscherer (1-1)Otsuka (2)37,0029-9
19April 23@ Orioles6 – 5Haren (2-2)Bédard (3-2)Street (5)13,86210-9
20April 24@ Orioles4 – 2Braden (1-0)Guthrie (1-1)Street (6)14,45211-9
21April 25Mariners2 – 0Washburn (1-2)Blanton (2-1)19,67411-10
22April 26Mariners4 – 2Batista (2-2)Calero (0-2)Putz (2)14,68311-11
23April 27Devil Rays4 – 1Shields (2-0)Gaudin (1-1)Reyes (8)15,38811-12
24April 28Devil Rays12 – 5Haren (3-2)Fossum (2-2)26,76012-12
25April 29Devil Rays5 – 3Kazmir (2-1)Braden (1-1)Reyes (9)23,82712-13 :
May: 14-13
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
26May 1@ Red Sox5 – 4 (10)Duchscherer (2-1)Donnelly (0-1)Street (7)37,05213-13
27May 2@ Red Sox6 – 4Beckett (6-0)Marshall (1-1)Timlin (1)37,00613-14
28May 4@ Devil Rays5 – 2Duchscherer (3-1)Glover (0-2)Street (8)11,54614-14
29May 5@ Devil Rays3 – 2 (12)Lugo (2-0)Marshall (1-2)16,60414-15
30May 6@ Devil Rays5 – 3Blanton (3-1)Jackson (0-5)Street (9)16,88015-15
31May 8@ Royals6 – 1Gaudin (2-1)de la Rosa (3-3)10,98916-15
32May 9@ Royals3 – 2Gobble (1-1)Duchscherer (3-2)Soria (6)10,97416-16
33May 10@ Royals17 – 3Kennedy (1-2)Hudson (0-1)31,00617-16
34May 11Indians8 – 2Blanton (4-1)Sabathia (5-1)20,39318-16
35May 12Indians6 – 3Carmona (4-1)Braden (1-2)Borowski (12)22,70518-17
36May 13Indians10 – 7Witasick (1-0)Borowski (0-1)24,69219-17
37May 14Royals2 – 1Gobble (2-1)Duchscherer (3-3)Soria (7)12,47719-18
38May 15Royals5 – 4 (11)DiNardo (1-1)Soria (1-2)14,96620-18
39May 16Royals4 – 3Gobble (3-1)Calero (0-3)Riske (3)16,24220-19
40May 17Royals7 – 4Elarton (1-0)Braden (1-3)Soria (8)21,03720-20
41May 18Giants15 – 3Gaudin (3-1)Zito (3-5)35,07721-20
42May 19Giants4 – 2Haren (4-2)Cain (2-4)Embree (1)35,07722-20
43May 20Giants4 – 1Morris (5-1)Kennedy (1-3)35,07722-21
44May 21@ White Sox8 – 5Contreras (4-4)Blanton (4-2)Jenks (14)35,32722-22
45May 22@ White Sox10 – 4Danks (2-4)Lewis (0-1)34,12222-23
46May 23@ White Sox4 – 0Gaudin (4-1)Garland (3-3)23-23
47May 25@ Orioles3 - 2Haren (5-2)Bédard (3-3)Embree (2)30,38224-23
48May 26@ Orioles8 – 3Burres (2-2)Kennedy (1-4)29,19424-24
49May 27@ Orioles8 – 4Cabrera (4-5)Blanton (4-3)30,14024-25
50May 28Rangers5 – 3Gaudin (5-1)Tejeda (4-5)Embree (3)18,23025-25
51May 29Rangers4 – 0Wood (1-1)DiNardo (1-2)Gagné (3)18,00625-26
52May 30Rangers6 – 1Haren (6-2)Koronka (0-2)25,67426-26 :
June: 15-13
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
53June 1Twins3 – 2 (10)Neshek (3-0)Calero (0-4)Nathan (12)20,21926-27
54June 2Twins1 – 0Blanton (5-3)Silva (3-6)30,57627-27
55June 3Twins4 – 2Gaudin (6-1)Santana (6-5)Embree (4)25,38828-27
56June 4Red Sox5 – 4 (11)Castilla (1-0)Snyder (1-1)28,17728-27
57June 5Red Sox2 – 0DiNardo (2-2)Matsuzaka (7-3)Embree (5)31,12729-27
58June 6Red Sox3 – 2Kennedy (2-4)Wakefield (5-7)Casilla (1)32,28030-27
59June 7Red Sox1 – 0Schilling (6-2)Blanton (5-4)31,21130-28
60June 8@ Giants5 – 3 (10)Calero (1-4)Hennessey (1-2)Embree (6)42,42731-28
61June 9@ Giants6 – 0Haren (7-2)Zito (6-6)42,52632-28
62June 10@ Giants2 – 0Casilla (2-0)Cain (2-6)42,34533-28
63June 12@ Astros5 – 4 (11)Borkowski (1-0)Flores (0-1)33,63733-29
64June 13@ Astros7 – 3Blanton (6-4)Wheeler (0-3)34,61134-29
65June 14@ Astros6 – 5 (11)Embree (1-0)Moehler (0-2)Casilla (2)42,02435-29
66June 15Cardinals14 – 3Haren (8-2)Looper (6-6)24,24136-29
67June 16Cardinals15 – 6Springer (2-0)DiNardo (2-3)28,57236-30
68June 17Cardinals10 – 6Springer (3-0)Lewis (0-2)35,07736-31
69June 18Reds6 – 1Blanton (7-4)Lohse (3-9)16,46637-31
70June 19Reds5 – 2Bailey (2-0)Gaudin (6-2)Weathers (14)19,35137-32
71June 20Reds5 – 3Haren (9-2)McBeth (1-1)Embree (8)25,87238-32
72June 22@ Mets9 – 1Glavine (6-5)DiNardo (2-4)43,02938-33
73June 23@ Mets1 – 0Wagner (1-0)Casilla (2-1)52,92038-34
74June 24@ Mets10 – 2Maine (8-4)Kennedy (2-5)50,14338-35
75June 25@ Indians5 – 2Sabathia (11-2)Gaudin (6-3)17,73738-36
76June 26@ Indians8 – 5Betancourt (1-0)Embree (1-1)18,49438-37
77June 27@ Indians13 – 2DiNardo (3-4)Carmona (8-4)18,61440-37
78June 28@ Indians4 – 3Byrd (7-3)Flores (0-2)Borowski (22)22,92140-38
79June 29@ Yankees2 – 1Mussina (4-5)Kennedy (2-6)Rivera (10)52,62240-39
80June 30@ Yankees7 – 0Gaudin (7-3)Igawa (2-2)54,15041-39 :
July: 9-18
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Yankees11 – 5Haren (10-2)Pettitte (4-6)54,26642-39
82July 2Blue Jays11 – 7Towers (4-5)DiNardo (3-5)13,28142-40
83July 3Blue Jays3 – 1Blanton (8-4)Litsch (1-3)35,07743-40
84July 4Blue Jays10 – 3McGowan (5-4)Kennedy (2-7)26,56643-41
85July 5Mariners3 – 2Gaudin (8-3)Batista (8-7)Embree (9)15,65444-41
86July 6Mariners7 – 1O'Flaherty (6-0)Haren (10-3)19,15844-42
87July 7Mariners4 – 0Hernández (5-4)Harden (1-2)29,22544-43
88July 8Mariners7 – 3Green (2-1)Blanton (8-5)27,05944-44
89July 12@ Twins6 – 2Baker (4-3)Gaudin (8-4)25,20744-45
90July 13@ Twins5 – 3Santana (11-6)DiNardo (3-6)Nathan (17)36,33844-46
91July 14@ Twins4 – 3Silva (6-10)Blanton (8-6)Nathan (18)36,06644-47
92July 15@ Twins4 – 3Neshek (4-1)Kennedy (2-8)36,73744-48
93July 16Rangers4-1Wright (3-2)Braden (1-4)Gagné (13)18,16044-49
94July 17Rangers11 – 4Eyre (3-3)Gaudin (8-5)Mahay (1)20,20944-50
95July 18Rangers6 – 0DiNardo (4-6)Millwood (6-8)23,44045-50
96July 20Orioles6 – 1Bédard (9-4)Blanton (8-7)18,44445-51
97July 21Orioles4 – 3Haren (11-3)Trachsel (5-7)Embree (10)30,82846-51
98July 22Orioles2 – 0Guthrie (6-3)Braden (1-5)Walker (1)25,55246-52
99July 23@ Angels12 – 6Kennedy (3-8)Colón (6-6)43,84747-52
100July 24@ Angels4 – 3DiNardo (5-6)Escobar (11-4)Embree (11)43,78448-52
101July 25@ Angels7 – 6Rodríguez (4-2)Kennedy (3-9)44,25248-53
102July 26@ Mariners6 – 2Haren (12-3)Weaver (2-9)34,25049-53
103July 27@ Mariners7 – 1Hernández (7-6)Braden (1-6)37,64349-54
104July 28@ Mariners4 – 3Ramírez (6-3)Gaudin (8-6)Putz (30)41,26049-55
105July 29@ Mariners14 – 10Green (4-1)Street (2-2)41,96149-56
106July 30Tigers5 – 2Tata (1-0)Blanton (8-8)Jones (28)18,46849-57
107July 31Tigers7 – 3Haren (13-3)Verlander (11-4)21,30550-57 :
August: 17-12
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1Tigers3 – 2Brown (1-0)Robertson (6-9)Embree (12)27,11851-57
109August 2Angels6 – 4Saunders (5-0)Gaudin (8-7)Rodríguez (26)21,65451-58
110August 3Angels8 – 4Casilla (3-1)Shields (3-4)21,55252-58
111August 4Angels2 – 1Blanton (9-8)Escobar (11-6)Embree (13)29,14453-58
112August 5Angels4 – 3Lackey (14-6)Calero (1-5)Rodríguez (27)26,78253-59
113August 6@ Rangers9 – 7 (13)Brown (2-0)Eyre (3-5)Calero (1)24,73754-59
114August 7@ Rangers8 – 6Gabbard (5-1)Gaudin (8-8)Wilson (3)25,12254-60
115August 8@ Rangers6 – 3DiNardo (6-6)Murray (0-1)Embree (14)29,64755-60
116August 10@ Tigers16 – 10Lugo (3-0)McBride (1-1)40,92256-60
117August 11@ Tigers5 – 2Verlander (12-4)Haren (13-4)Jones (31)42,01656-61
118August 12@ Tigers11 – 6Robertson (7-9)Braden (1-7)39,96056-62
119August 13@ Tigers7 – 2Gaudin (9-8)Durbin (7-5)37,22957-62
120August 14White Sox4 – 3DiNardo (7-6)Garland (8-8)Embree (15)24,08258-62
121August 15White Sox3 – 2Blanton (10-8)Buehrle (9-8)Street (10)25,29559-62
122August 16White Sox8 – 5 (10)Lugo (4-0)Thornton (3-4)20,21860-62
123August 17Royals8 – 2Bannister (9-7)Meyer (0-1)18,18560-63
124August 18Royals7 – 3Pérez (8-11)Gaudin (9-9)24,63860-64
125August 19Royals6 – 1DiNardo (8-6)Davies (5-10)26,44561-64
126August 20@ Blue Jays6 – 4Blanton (11-8)Marcum (10-5)Street (11)27,19362-64
127August 21@ Blue Jays6 – 4Haren (14-4)Tallet (2-3)Street (12)32,63963-64
128August 22@ Blue Jays4 – 1Loaiza (1-0)Burnett (7-7)Embree (16)31,14564-64
129August 23@ Devil Rays12 – 2Gaudin (10-9)Hammel (1-4)9,44465-64
130August 24@ Devil Rays12 – 2Shields (10-8)DiNardo (8-7)9,59265-65
131August 25@ Devil Rays14 – 3Kazmir (10-8)Blanton (11-9)18,16365-66
132August 26@ Devil Rays7 – 4Sonnanstine (3-9)Haren (14-5)Reyes (20)19,04465-67
133August 27Blue Jays6 – 2 (12)Accardo (3-3)Embree (1-2)18,09265-68
134August 28Blue Jays5 – 4Wolfe (3-1)Brown (2-1)Janssen (4)20,54265-69
135August 29Blue Jays5 – 4 (11)Lugo (5-0)Frasor (1-4)16,01566-69
136August 31Tigers5 – 4 (10)Street (3-2)Zumaya (1-3)27,25067-69 :
September: 9-17
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1Tigers6 – 1Verlander (15-5)Haren (14-6)21,33667-70
138September 2Tigers8 – 7 (10)Street (4-2)Bazardo (0-1)23,19568-70
139September 3@ Angels9 – 5Santana (6-12)Gaudin (10-10)39,16468-71
140September 4@ Angels4 – 3Weaver (11-6)DiNardo (8-8)Rodríguez (34)39,01768-72
141September 5@ Angels6 – 2Blanton (12-9)Saunders (7-3)34,00069-72
142September 7@ Rangers5 – 3Vólquez (2-0)Haren (14-7)Benoit (4)22,31869-73
143September 8@ Rangers7 – 3Murray (1-1)Gaudin (10-11)32,47669-74
144September 9@ Rangers12 – 9White (1-0)DiNardo (8-9)25,05469-75
145September 10@ Mariners9 – 3Blanton (13-9)Ramírez (8-9)Street (13)26,69870-75
146September 11@ Mariners7 – 4Lugo (6-0)Washburn (9-14)Street (14)26,67671-75
147September 12@ Mariners6 – 5Putz (3-1)Brown (2-2)26,19471-76
148September 13Rangers6 – 5Gaudin (11-11)Millwood (9-12)Street (15)16,24072-76
149September 14Rangers11 – 9Brown (3-2)Rheinecker (2-2)Street (16)19,34673-76
150September 15Rangers7 – 3Blanton (14-9)McCarthy (5-10)Embree (17)24,51774-76
151September 16Rangers11 – 9Rheinecker (3-2)Brown (3-3)Benoit (5)23,77074-77
152September 17Mariners4 – 0Batista (14-11)Haren (14-8)17,22874-78
153September 18Mariners8 – 7Weaver (7-12)Gaudin (11-12)Sherrill (2)18,14574-79
154September 19Mariners9 – 5Hernández (13-7)Meyer (0-2)21,17174-80
155September 21@ Indians4 – 3Carmona (18-8)Blanton (14-10)Borowski (43)36,01674-81
156September 22@ Indians9 – 3Haren (15-8)Byrd (15-7)40,66375-81
157September 23@ Indians6 – 2Westbrook (6-9)Braden (1-8)Betancourt (2)40,25075-82
158September 25@ Red Sox7 – 3Schilling (9-8)Gaudin (11-13)36,70875-83
159September 26@ Red Sox11 – 6Timlin (2-1)Blevins (0-1)36,57075-84
160September 28Angels2 – 0Lackey (19-9)Haren (15-9)Rodríguez (39)32,28775-85
161September 29Angels3 – 2Escobar (18-7)DiNardo (8-10)Rodríguez (40)26,48075-86
162September 30Angels3 – 2Street (5-2)Bootcheck (3-3)28,06276-86 :

### Notable games

* April 5, 2007 – Mike Piazza hits a go-ahead home run to center field giving the A's a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It was notable because it was his first home run of the season, his first as an Oakland Athletic, and his first ever at Angel Stadium.
* April 15, 2007 – Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs against the New York Yankees, Todd Walker got a hit and Jason Kendall was walked to put two men on base. Backup Marco Scutaro who was then 1 for 20 on the season hit a home run to left field which gave the A's a remarkable 5-4 win as well as the series vs. the Yankees.
* May 13, 2007 – Again trailing by two in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, the Athletics seemed to be out vs. the Cleveland Indians. However Chavez overcame a 0-2 strike count to hit a single and get on board. Milton Bradley then hit a home run to right field to tie the game. After Dan Johnson and Bobby Crosby got on base, Jack Cust, coming off a hot streak after being in the lineup for seven days at the time, hit a three-run shot to center field which gave the A's another dramatic comeback at home for a 10-7 victory.
* May 18, 2007 – The first game of the season against the San Francisco Giants saw former A's pitcher Barry Zito return to Oakland and try to beat his former team. However, the A's would not allow that. Zito allowed seven runs and six hits in four-plus innings, and walked seven. The A's would pound the Giants even harder, scoring eight runs on the Giants bullpen, including a Mark Ellis grand slam for a 15-3 win.
* June 2, 2007 – Joe Blanton hit nine scoreless innings for his fifth complete game against the Minnesota Twins. The Twins' pitcher Carlos Silva also pitched the entire eight innings in which the Twins were on the field. (The A's were at home, so the bottom of the ninth was not necessary.) The one run Silva allowed was the difference as the A's won 1-0.
* June 4, 2007 – Mark Ellis was having a great day for the entire game vs. the Boston Red Sox. After hitting a triple in the bottom of the 2nd which gave the A's the lead, he would hit a home run in the fourth, and a double in the sixth. With a chance to hit for the cycle in the bottom of the eighth, Ellis grounded the ball into a fielder's choice and was not awarded a single, despite that no one was out as a result of the play. With the A's having a 4-2 lead it seemed like Ellis would not hit for the cycle. However, the Red Sox would tie the game in the top of the ninth, and the A's were unable to break the tie in the bottom of the inning. This was a blessing in disguise as Mark Ellis had another chance to hit for the cycle, which he did with a single to midfield. He was the sixth player in the Oakland Athletics to hit for the cycle (not including when the A's were in Philadelphia and Kansas City). Eric Chavez, who has also hit for the cycle in 2000, won the game with a solo home run in the 11th.
* June 7, 2007 – Shannon Stewart broke up a hitless game for the A's in the bottom of the ninth. This spoiled Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's bid for his first career no-hitter. The A's however could not score, and Schilling still walked away with a complete game 1-0 shutout. It was Boston's only win of the four-game series.

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Jason Kendall | 80 | 292 | 66 | .226 | 2 | 22 |
| 1B | Dan Johnson | 117 | 416 | 98 | .236 | 18 | 62 |
| 2B | Mark Ellis | 150 | 583 | 161 | .276 | 19 | 76 |
| SS | Bobby Crosby | 93 | 349 | 79 | .226 | 8 | 31 |
| 3B | Eric Chavez | 90 | 341 | 82 | .240 | 15 | 46 |
| LF | Shannon Stewart | 146 | 576 | 167 | .290 | 12 | 48 |
| CF | Nick Swisher | 150 | 539 | 141 | .262 | 22 | 78 |
| RF | Travis Buck | 82 | 285 | 82 | .288 | 7 | 34 |
| DH | Mike Piazza | 83 | 309 | 85 | .275 | 8 | 44 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Jack Cust | 124 | 395 | 101 | .256 | 26 | 82 |
| Marco Scutaro | 104 | 338 | 88 | .260 | 7 | 41 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 68 | 213 | 53 | .249 | 7 | 39 |
| Mark Kotsay | 56 | 206 | 44 | .214 | 1 | 20 |
| Jack Hannahan | 41 | 144 | 40 | .278 | 3 | 24 |
| Donnie Murphy | 42 | 118 | 26 | .220 | 6 | 21 |
| Daric Barton | 18 | 72 | 25 | .347 | 4 | 8 |
| Milton Bradley | 19 | 65 | 19 | .292 | 2 | 7 |
| Jeff DaVanon | 26 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 0 | 5 |
| Todd Walker | 18 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Bowen | 21 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 2 | 5 |
| Bobby Kielty | 13 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Putnam | 11 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Melhuse | 12 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Snelling | 6 | 20 | 7 | .350 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Furmaniak | 16 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| Hiram Bocachica | 6 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Thompson | 9 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Brown | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Melillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Joe Blanton | 34 | 230.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.95 | 140 |
| Dan Haren | 34 | 222.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.07 | 192 |
| Chad Gaudin | 34 | 199.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.42 | 154 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 2 | 14.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.84 | 5 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Lenny DiNardo | 35 | 131.1 | 8 | 10 | 4.11 | 59 |
| Joe Kennedy | 27 | 101.0 | 3 | 9 | 4.37 | 42 |
| Dallas Braden | 20 | 72.1 | 1 | 8 | 6.72 | 55 |
| Rich Harden | 7 | 25.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.45 | 27 |
| Dan Meyer | 6 | 16.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.82 | 11 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Huston Street | 48 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2.88 | 63 |
| Alan Embree | 68 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.97 | 51 |
| Jay Marshall | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.43 | 18 |
| Santiago Casilla | 46 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.44 | 52 |
| Kiko Calero | 46 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.75 | 31 |
| Andrew Brown | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.54 | 43 |
| Ruddy Lugo | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | 26 |
| Colby Lewis | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.45 | 23 |
| Ron Flores | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.57 | 15 |
| Justin Duchscherer | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.96 | 13 |
| Jay Witasick | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 10 |
| Jerry Blevins | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.64 | 3 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Connor Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 |
| Shane Komine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pacific Coast League | Tony DeFrancesco |
| AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Todd Steverson |
| A | Stockton Ports | California League | Darren Bush |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Aaron Nieckula |
| A-Short Season | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Rick Magnante |
| Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | Ruben Escalera |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento