Oakland A's (MP)

INTERESTING A's FACTS. The A's scored more runs in their first game than their opponents scored against them through 9 games. The A's have shutout their opponents in 32 innings. A's opponents have held them scoreless in just 4 innings. The A's have scored the maximum 5 run limit in 15 innings. Opponents have scored the limit just once. The A's have trailed a team for only one inning. (2-1, second inning against the Angels 5/9/03). The A's are the only team to shutout an opponent. They have done so twice. The A's average margin of win is 24. The A's average runs scored against is 4.5. The A's have 10 of 11 hitters whom have hit safely in every game. Only player to not do so has hit safely in 9 out of 10 games. The A's average less than 3 strikeouts per game. The A's once sent 100 hitters to the plate in one game. In that game the A's tallied 54 hits. The A's have just (4) 8 year olds. The A's have 2 players who had never played organized baseball. The A's are led in hitting by their youngest player, (6 years old), who is hitting over .900, also leads in RBIs, doubles and slugging percentage. The A's have 4 players who have played together since tee-ball.