2011 Oakland Athletics season

The Oakland Athletics' 2011 season was the 44th for the franchise in the Bay Area, as well as the 111th in club history. The team was competing for the American League West Division title after a 4-year absence from playoff contention, with a payroll just above $77 million.

2011 Oakland Athletics
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Overstock.com Coliseum (since 1968) Oakland, California (since 1968)
Results
Record	74–88 (.457)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Lewis Wolff
Manager(s)	Bob Geren (through 6/9), Bob Melvin (Interim)
Local television	Comcast SportsNet California (Glen Kuiper, Ray Fosse)
Local radio	KGMZ (Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse)
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Off-season/spring training

Coaching changes

Coach	Former	Since	New	Former Position
Bench	Tye Waller	2009	Joel Skinner	Managed AA-Akron Aeros (CLE)
Bullpen	Ron Romanick	2008	Rick Rodriguez	Pitching coach for Sacramento
Hitting	Jim Skaalen	2009	Gerald Perry	Hitting coach for AAA-Pawtucket Red Sox (BOS)
Pitching	Curt Young	2004	Ron Romanick	3 seasons as Athletics' bullpen coach
1st Base	Todd Steverson	2009	Tye Waller	2 seasons as Athletics' bench coach

Young declined a 2-year contract offer and became Boston's pitching coach. Steverson becomes hitting coach for Sacramento.

Transaction

• April 27, C Kurt Suzuki moved to paternity list and recalled C Josh Donaldson.
• April 25, Activated P Michael Wuertz and optioned P Bobby Cramer.
• April 18, traded P Daniel Farquhar to Toronto for P David Purcey. Transferred P Rich Harden to 60-Day DL.
• April 6, recalled P Tyson Ross from Sacramento.
• March 30, placed IF Adam Rosales on 60-Day DL. Purchased contract and recalled IF Andy LaRoche.
• January 24, traded P Clayton Mortensen to Colorado for minor league P Ethan Hollingsworth. Signed free agent IF Andy LaRoche to a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp.
• January 19, signed free agent P Brian Fuentes to a two-year, $10.5M deal + third-year club option. DFA'd IF Steven Tolleson.
• January 18, signed free agent P Grant Balfour to a two-year, $8.1M deal + third-year club option. DFA'd P Clayton Mortensen. Avoid arbitration with P Dallas Braden (1yr/$3.35M), OF Conor Jackson (1yr/$3.2M), 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff (1yr/$4.75M), OF Josh Willingham (1yr/$6M).
• January 8, acquired P Guillermo Moscoso from Texas for minor league P Ryan Kelly (acquired from Pittsburgh for minor league UT Corey Wimberly in December). DFA'd P Philip Humber, claimed by Chicago.
• December 21, signed free agent P Rich Harden to a one-year, $1.5M deal.
• December 17, claimed P Philip Humber off waivers from Kansas City.
• December 16, traded P Henry Rodríguez and OF Corey Brown to Washington for OF Josh Willingham.
• December 14, signed free agent DH Hideki Matsui to a one-year, $4.25M deal.
• December 13, signed free agent P Brandon McCarthy to a one-year, $1M deal. Avoid arbitration with P Joey Devine (1yr/$850k)
• December 3, avoid arbitration with OF Ryan Sweeney (1yr/$1.4M)
• December 2, non-tendered OF Travis Buck (Cleveland), DH Jack Cust (Seattle) and IF Edwin Encarnación (Toronto).
• November 19, added OF Corey Brown, IF Adrian Cardenas, IF Sean Doolittle, P Trystan Magnuson, and OF Michael Taylor to 40-man roster.
• November 17, traded OF Rajai Davis to Toronto for minor league P Trystan Magnuson and P Daniel Farquhar.
• November 12, claimed IF Edwin Encarnación off waivers from Toronto.
• November 10, traded P Vin Mazzaro and minor league P Justin Marks to Kansas City for OF David DeJesus.
• November 8, won bid for NPB pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, but were not able to finalize a deal.
• November 3, picked up club options on OF Coco Crisp ($5.75M) and IF Mark Ellis ($6M). Declined $12.5M option on IF Eric Chavez (New York), making him a free agent for 1st time in his career.
• November 2, outrighted P Boof Bonser and OF Matt Carson to AAA. Resigned Carson to a minor-league contract. Bonser (New York) elected to become a free agent. P Justin James claimed off waivers by Milwaukee. P Justin Duchscherer and P Ben Sheets become free agents.
• October 30, outrighted OF Gabe Gross, UT Jeff Larish, P Jon Meloan, and P Justin Souza to AAA. Gross (Seattle) and Larish (Philadelphia) elected to become free agents.
• October 7, outrighted OF Jeremy Hermida, P Brad Kilby and P Ross Wolf to AAA. Hermida (Cincinnati) and Wolf (Houston) elected to become free agents.
• October 5, released Cedrick Bowers.
• October 4, released IF Akinori Iwamura (Tohoku Rakuten).

Changes in apparel

The A's were known for sporting white jerseys at home and greys for away games. On top of that, the A's wore a black and a green alternate jersey. During the 2011 season, they added a new style. The A's started wearing a gold alternate home jersey to their apparel. Manager Billy Beane referred to the look as "the Canary yellow" jerseys. A's relief pitcher Jerry Blevins said, "It might be hard not to notice us now".[1]

Regular season

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	96	66	0.593	—	52–29	44–37
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	86	76	0.531	10	45–36	41–40
Oakland Athletics	74	88	0.457	22	43–38	31–50
Seattle Mariners	67	95	0.414	29	39–45	28–50

Roster

2011 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers 49 Brett Anderson 40 Andrew Bailey 50 Grant Balfour 61 Bruce Billings 13 Jerry Blevins 51 Dallas Braden 56 Craig Breslow 53 Trevor Cahill 67 Andrew Carignan 26 Bobby Cramer 60 Fautino de los Santos 33 Joey Devine 57 Brian Fuentes 65 Graham Godfrey 47 Gio González 18 Rich Harden 64 Trystan Magnuson 32 Brandon McCarthy 52 Guillermo Moscoso 59 Jordan Norberto 88 Josh Outman 29 David Purcey 66 Tyson Ross 62 Neil Wagner 48 Michael Wuertz 31 Brad Ziegler		Catchers 11 Landon Powell 26 Anthony Recker  8 Kurt Suzuki Infielders 31 Brandon Allen 10 Daric Barton 22 Chris Carter 14 Mark Ellis 28 Conor Jackson  5 Kevin Kouzmanoff 21 Andy LaRoche  2 Cliff Pennington  7 Adam Rosales 29 Scott Sizemore 36 Eric Sogard 19 Jemile Weeks		Outfielders  4 Coco Crisp 12 David DeJesus 55 Hideki Matsui 58 Jai Miller 15 Ryan Sweeney 23 Michael Taylor 16 Josh Willingham		Manager 17 Bob Geren  6 Bob Melvin Coaches  3 Mike Gallego (third base) 39 Gerald Perry (hitting) 41 Rick Rodriguez (bullpen) 37 Ron Romanick (pitching) 38 Joel Skinner (bench) 46 Tye Waller (first base)

Game log

Legend
	Athletics win
	Athletics loss
	Postponement
Bold	Athletics team member

2011 Game Log ({{{win}}}–{{{loss}}})
April (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 1 Mariners 2–6 Hernández (1–0) Breslow (0–1) 36,067 0–1 2 April 2 Mariners 2–5 Ray (1–0) Fuentes (0–1) League (1) 15,088 0–2 3 April 3 Mariners 7–1 Gonzalez (1–0) Fister (0–1) 22,292 1–2 4 April 5 @ Blue Jays 6–7 (10) Frasor (1–0) Balfour (0–1) 11,077 1–3 5 April 6 @ Blue Jays 3–5 Litsch (1–0) Braden (0–1) Rauch (1) 11,684 1–4 6 April 7 @ Blue Jays 2–1 Cahill (1–0) Frasor (1–1) Fuentes (1) 19,528 2–4 7 April 8 @ Twins 1–2 Pavano (1–1) Anderson (0–1) Nathan (3) 40,714 2–5 8 April 9 @ Twins 1–0 Gonzalez (2–0) Blackburn (1–1) Fuentes (2) 39,936 3–5 9 April 10 @ Twins 5–3 McCarthy (1–0) Baker (0–2) Fuentes (3) 38,484 4–5 10 April 11 @ White Sox 2–1 (10) Ross (1–0) Crain (0–1) Fuentes (4) 20,057 5–5 11 April 12 @ White Sox 5–6 (10) Sale (2–0) Cramer (0–1) 18,020 5–6 12 April 13 @ White Sox 7–4 (10) Balfour (1–1) Thornton (0–2) Fuentes (5) 16,523 6–6 13 April 14 Tigers 0–3 Coke (1–2) Ross (1–1) Valverde (3) 11,129 6–7 14 April 15 Tigers 4–8 (10) Villarreal (1–0) Fuentes 0–2 21,853 6–8 15 April 16 Tigers 6–2 Braden (1–1) Verlander (1–2) 16,265 7–8 16 April 17 Tigers 5–1 Cahill (2–0) Penny (0–2) 16,460 8–8 17 April 19 Red Sox 5–0 Anderson (1–1) Lackey (1–2) 25,230 9–8 18 April 20 Red Sox 3–5 Buchholz (1–2) Gonzalez (2–1) Papelbon (3) 29,045 9–9 19 April 21 @ Mariners 0–1 Hernández (2–2) McCarthy (1–1) League (4) 12,770 9–10 20 April 22 @ Mariners 0–4 Pineda (3–1) Ross (1–2) League (5) 17,798 9–11 21 April 23 @ Mariners 9–1 Cahill (3–0) Vargas (0–2) 25,355 10–11 22 April 24 @ Mariners 5–2 Anderson (2–1) Laffey (0–1) Fuentes (6) 16,530 11–11 23 April 25 @ Angels 0–5 Weaver (6–0) Gonzalez (2–2) 37,115 11–12 24 April 26 @ Angels 3–8 Chatwood (2–1) McCarthy (1–2) 37,228 11–13 25 April 27 @ Angels 2–1 (10) Fuentes (1–2) Walden (0–1) Ziegler (1) 37,247 12–13 26 April 29 Rangers 3–1 Cahill (4–0) Wilson (3–1) Fuentes (7) 17,226 13–13 27 April 30 Rangers 2–11 Lewis (2–3) Anderson (2–2) 27,285 13–14
May (14–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 28 May 1 Rangers 7–2 Gonzalez (3–2) Harrison (3–3) 15,178 14–14 29 May 2 Rangers 5–4 (10) Balfour (2–1) Oliver (1–3) 9,193 15–14 30 May 3 Indians 1–4 Carmona (3–3) Fuentes (1–3) C. Perez (8) 10,135 15–15 31 May 4 Indians 3–1 Cahill (5–0) Tomlin (4–1) Balfour (1) 13,872 16–15 32 May 5 Indians 3–4 (12) Durbin (2–1) Breslow (0–2) C. Perez (9) 14,353 16–16 33 May 6 @ Royals 3–2 Gonzalez (4–2) O'Sullivan (1–2) Fuentes (8) 30,690 17–16 34 May 7 @ Royals 3–4 Soria (2–0) McCarthy (1–3) 25,828 17–17 35 May 8 @ Royals 5–2 Ross (2–2) Francis (0–4) Fuentes (9) 22,435 18–17 36 May 9 @ Rangers 7–2 Cahill (6–0) Wilson (4–2) 24,375 19–17 37 May 10 @ Rangers 2–7 Lewis (3–4) Anderson (2–3) 31,655 19–18 May 11 @ Rangers Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 7 38 May 13 White Sox 3–4 Humber (3–3) McCarthy (1–4) Santos (4) 12,690 19–19 39 May 14 White Sox 6–2 Ross (3–2) Floyd (4–3) 17,291 20–19 40 May 15 White Sox 3–4 Buehrle (3–3) Cahill (6–1) Santos (5) 19,018 20–20 41 May 16 Angels 5–4 (10) Balfour (3–1) Rodney (2–2) 11,061 21–20 42 May 17 Angels 14–0 Gonzalez (5–2) Chatwood (2–2) 12,190 22–20 43 May 18 Twins 3–4 (10) Nathan (1–1) Fuentes (1–4) Capps (7) 15,355 22–21 44 May 19 Twins 1–11 Blackburn (3–4) Ross (3–3) 22,320 22–22 45 May 20 @ Giants 1–2 (10) López (2–0) Fuentes (1–5) 42,224 22–23 46 May 21 @ Giants 0–3 Lincecum (4–4) Anderson (2–4) 42,152 22–24 47 May 22 @ Giants 4–5 (11) Romo (2–0) Fuentes (1–6) 42,288 22–25 48 May 23 @ Angels 1–4 Downs (2–1) Fuentes (1–7) Walden (9) 36,215 22–26 49 May 24 @ Angels 6–1 Moscoso (1–0) Haren (4–3) 39,117 23–26 50 May 25 @ Angels 1–4 Santana (3–4) Cahill (6–2) Walden (10) 40,253 23–27 51 May 26 @ Angels 4–3 Anderson (3–4) Piñeiro (2–1) 33,412 24–27 52 May 27 Orioles 6–2 Ziegler (1–0) Simón (1–1) 12,110 25–27 53 May 28 Orioles 4–2 Outman (1–0) Bergesen (1–6) Fuentes (10) 23,795 26–27 54 May 29 Orioles 6–4 Moscoso (2–0) Britton (5–3) Fuentes (11) 15,373 27–27 55 May 30 Yankees 0–5 Colón (3–3) Cahill (6–3) 35,067 27–28 56 May 31 Yankees 3–10 García (3–4) Anderson (3–5) 22,581 27–29
June (9–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 57 June 1 Yankees 2–4 Burnett (6–3) Gonzalez (5–3) Rivera (14) 25,469 27–30 58 June 3 @ Red Sox 6–8 Jenks (2–2) Devine (0–1) 37,808 27–31 59 June 4 @ Red Sox 8–9 (14) Aceves (3–1) Moscoso (2–1) 37,485 27–32 60 June 5 @ Red Sox 3–6 Lackey (3–5) Anderson (3–6) Bard (1) 37,796 27–33 61 June 6 @ Orioles 2–4 Matusz (1–0) Gonzalez (5–4) Gregg (11) 10,556 27–34 62 June 7 @ Orioles 0–4 Jakubauskas (1–0) Moscoso (2–2) 13,652 27–35 63 June 8 @ Orioles 2–3 Britton (6–4) Outman (1–1) Gregg (12) 11,760 27–36 64 June 9 @ White Sox 4–9 Buehrle (6–4) Cahill (6–4) 22,170 27–37 65 June 10 @ White Sox 7–5 Balfour (4–1) Santos (2–3) Bailey (1) 20,166 28–37 66 June 11 @ White Sox 2–3 Danks (2–8) Gonzalez (5–5) Crain (1) 24,391 28–38 67 June 12 @ White Sox 4–5 Humber (6–3) Moscoso (2–3) Santos (12) 22,144 28–39 68 June 14 Royals 4–7 Duffy (1–2) Cahill (6–5) Soria (10) 11,439 28–40 69 June 15 Royals 2–1 Outman (2–1) Hochevar (4–7) Bailey (2) 16,392 29–40 70 June 16 Royals 8–4 Gonzalez (6–5) Francis (3–7) 11,775 30–40 71 June 17 Giants 5–2 Godfrey (1–0) Lincecum (5–6) Bailey (3) 36,067 31–40 72 June 18 Giants 4–2 Ziegler (2–0) Sánchez (4–5) Bailey (4) 36,067 32–40 73 June 19 Giants 2–1 Cahill (7–5) Affeldt (1–1) Fuentes (12) 36,067 33–40 74 June 21 @ Mets 7–3 Outman (3–1) Gee (7–1) Balfour (2) 37,019 34–40 75 June 22 @ Mets 2–3 (13) Parnell (2–1) Ziegler (2–1) 38,813 34–41 76 June 23 @ Mets 1–4 Capuano (6–7) Godfrey (1–1) Rodríguez (20) 30,168 34–42 77 June 24 @ Phillies 0–1 Stutes (3–0) Fuentes (1–8) 45,685 34–43 78 June 25 @ Phillies 4–1 Cahill (8–5) Hamels (9–4) Bailey (5) 45,785 35–43 79 June 26 @ Phillies 1–3 Halladay (10–3) Outman (3–2) 45,863 35–44 80 June 28 Marlins 1–0 Gonzalez (7–5) Vázquez (4–8) Bailey (6) 12,124 36–44 81 June 29 Marlins 0–3 Nolasco (5–4) Moscoso (2–4) 17,006 36–45 82 June 30 Marlins 4–5 Volstad (4–7) Cahill (8–6) Núñez (22) 18,395 36–46
July (13–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 83 July 1 Diamondbacks 5–4 Harden (1–0) Collmenter (4–5) Bailey (7) 12,216 37–46 84 July 2 Diamondbacks 2–4 Saunders (5–7) Outman (3–9) Hernandez (3) 30,338 37–47 85 July 3 Diamondbacks 7–2 Gonzalez (8–5) Kennedy (8–3) 13,822 38–47 86 July 4 Mariners 1–2 Pineda (8–5) McCarthy (1–5) League (23) 15,566 38–48 87 July 5 Mariners 2–4 (10) League (1–4) Bailey (0–1) Wright (1) 11,153 38–49 88 July 6 Mariners 2–0 Moscoso (3–4) Vargas (6–6) Bailey (8) 19,491 39–49 89 July 7 @ Rangers 0–6 Holland (7–4) Harden (1–1) 35,041 39–50 90 July 8 @ Rangers 5–8 Wilson (9–3) Gonzalez (8–6) 37,858 39–51 91 July 9 @ Rangers 6–7 Oliver (2–5) Bailey (0–2) 34,066 39–52 92 July 10 @ Rangers 0–2 Harrison (7–7) Cahill (8–7) Feliz (18) 33,834 39–53 All-Star Break 93 July 15 Angels 5–3 McCarthy (2–5) Haren (10–6) Bailey (9) 18,470 40–53 94 July 16 Angels 2–4 Weaver (12–4) Cahill (8–8) Walden (21) 40–54 95 July 16 Angels 4–3 (10) Ziegler (3–1) Thompson (1–3) 27,379 41–54 96 July 17 Angels 9–1 Gonzalez (9–6) Piñeiro (5–4) 26,115 42–54 97 July 19 @ Tigers 3–8 Porcello (9–6) Moscoso (3–5) 31,980 42–55 98 July 20 @ Tigers 7–5 Devine (1–1) Purcey (1–2) Bailey (10) 31,975 43–55 99 July 22 @ Yankees 7–17 Noesí (2–0) Cahill (8–9) 46,921 43–56 100 July 23 @ Yankees 4–3 Harden (2–1) Burnett (8–8) Bailey (11) 46,188 44–56 101 July 24 @ Yankees 5–7 Colón (7–6) Gonzalez (9–7) Rivera (25) 45,586 44–57 102 July 25 Rays 7–5 Fuentes (2–8) Howell (2–2) Bailey (12) 11,053 45–57 103 July 26 Rays 6–1 McCarthy (3–5) Price (9–9) 12,166 46–57 104 July 27 Rays 13–4 Cahill (9–9) Shields (9–9) 18,640 47–57 105 July 28 Rays 8–10 Davis (8–7) Ziegler (3–2) Farnsworth (20) 16,466 47–58 106 July 29 Twins 5–9 Liriano (7–8) Gonzalez (9–8) 25,656 47–59 107 July 30 Twins 8–3 Moscoso (4–5) Blackburn (7–8) 19,605 48–59 108 July 31 Twins 7–3 McCarthy (4–5) Pavano (6–8) 22,452 49–59
August (11–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 109 August 1 @ Mariners 4–8 Beavan (2–2) Cahill (9–10) 23,335 49–60 110 August 2 @ Mariners 2–4 Hernández (10–9) Harden (2–2) League (25) 22,576 49–61 111 August 3 @ Mariners 4–7 Furbush (2–3) Gonzalez (9–9) League (26) 29,691 49–62 112 August 5 @ Rays 4–8 Niemann (6–4) Moscoso (4–6) 15,168 49–63 113 August 6 @ Rays 8–0 McCarthy (5–5) Cobb (3–2) 24,939 50–63 114 August 7 @ Rays 5–4 (10) De Los Santos (1–0) McGee (0–1) Bailey (13) 21,425 51–63 115 August 9 @ Blue Jays 4–1 Harden (3–2) Cecil (4–5) Bailey (14) 20,521 52–63 116 August 10 @ Blue Jays 4–8 Janssen (4–0) Gonzalez (9–10) Litsch (1) 19,541 52–64 117 August 11 @ Blue Jays 10–3 Moscoso (5–6) Mills (1–2) 27,918 53–64 118 August 12 Rangers 1–9 Wilson (11–5) McCarthy (5–6) 20,288 53–65 119 August 13 Rangers 1–7 Lewis (11–8) Cahill (9–11) 25,160 53–66 120 August 14 Rangers 6–7 Adams (1–0) Bailey (0–3) Feliz (23) 15,107 53–67 121 August 15 Orioles 2–6 Hunter (2–2) Gonzalez (9–11) 10,122 53–68 122 August 16 Orioles 8–4 Moscoso (6–6) Matusz (1–5) 12,325 54–68 123 August 17 Orioles 6–5 McCarthy (6–6) Simón (3–6) Bailey (15) 20,448 55–68 124 August 18 Blue Jays 0–7 Romero (12–9) Cahill (9–12) 12,220 55–69 125 August 19 Blue Jays 2–0 Harden (4–2) Cecil (4–6) Bailey (16) 13,174 56–69 126 August 20 Blue Jays 5–1 Gonzalez (10–11) Álvarez (0–1) 28,434 57–69 127 August 21 Blue Jays 0–1 Pérez (3–2) Moscoso (6–7) Janssen (2) 16,811 57–70 128 August 23 @ Yankees 6–5 McCarthy (7–6) Colón (8–8) Bailey (17) 47,343 58–70 129 August 24 @ Yankees 6–4 (10) De Los Santos (2–0) Soriano (2–2) Bailey (18) 47,271 59–70 130 August 25 @ Yankees 9–22 Logan (4–2) De Los Santos (2–1) 46,369 59–71 131 August 26 @ Red Sox 15–5 Gonzalez (11–11) Wakefield (6–6) 38,239 60–71 132 August 27 @ Red Sox 3–9 Lester (14–6) Moscoso (6–8) 37,314 60–72 133 August 27 @ Red Sox 0–4 Aceves (9–1) Godfrey (1–2) 37,039 60–73 134 August 29 @ Indians 1–2 Huff (2–2) McCarthy (7–7) C. Perez (30) 18,201 60–74 135 August 30 @ Indians 2–6 Gómez (1–2) Cahill (9–13) 20,372 60–75 136 August 31 @ Indians 3–4 (16) Herrmann (4–0) Outman (3–4) 15,202 60–76
September (14–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 137 September 1 @ Indians 7–0 Gonzalez (12–11) Carmona (6–13) 14,192 61–76 138 September 2 Mariners 9–2 Moscoso (7–8) Vargas (7–13) 14,972 62–76 139 September 3 Mariners 3–0 McCarthy (7–8) Pineda (9–9) 19,732 63–76 140 September 4 Mariners 8–5 Cahill (10–13) Beavan (3–5) Bailey (19) 19,384 64–76 141 September 5 Royals 6–11 Holland (4–1) Bailey (0–4) 14,577 64–77 142 September 6 Royals 4–7 Duffy (4–8) Gonzalez (12–12) Soria (26) 12,064 64–78 143 September 7 Royals 7–0 Moscoso (8–8) Chen (10–7) 13,132 65–78 144 September 9 @ Rangers 4–13 Lewis (12–10) McCarthy (8–8) 36,706 65–79 145 September 10 @ Rangers 8–7 Cahill (11–13) Ogando (12–8) Andrew Bailey (20) 46,151 66–79 146 September 11 @ Rangers 1–8 Wilson (16–6) Outman (3–5) 46,727 66–80 147 September 12 Angels 6–3 Gonzalez (13–12) Piñeiro (6–7) 12,858 67–80 148 September 13 Angels 3–6 Takahashi (4–3) De Los Santos (2–2) Walden (30) 13,212 67–81 149 September 14 Angels 1–4 Weaver (17–7) Harden (4–3) Walden (31) 14,743 67–82 150 September 15 Tigers 6–1 McCarthy (9–8) Scherzer (14–9) 10,925 68–82 151 September 16 Tigers 1–3 Fister (9–13) Cahill (11–14) Valverde (45) 31,022 68–83 152 September 17 Tigers 5–3 Gonzalez (14–12) Porcello (14–9) 19,451 69–83 153 September 18 Tigers 0–3 Verlander (24–5) Moscoso (8–9) Valverde (46) 18,405 69–84 154 September 20 Rangers 2–7 Holland (15–5) Harden (4–4) 13,635 69–85 155 September 21 Rangers 2–3 Uehara (2–3) Balfour (4–2) Feliz (29) 19,589 69–86 156 September 22 Rangers 4–3 Balfour (5–2) Adams (4–4) Bailey (21) 14,090 70–86 157 September 23 @ Angels 3–1 Gonzalez (15–12) Weaver (18–8) Bailey (22) 39,217 71–86 158 September 24 @ Angels 2–4 Williams (4–0) Moscoso (8–10) Walden (32) 41,113 71–87 159 September 25 @ Angels 6–5 De Los Santos (3–2) Walden (5–4) Bailey (23) 40,794 72–87 160 September 26 @ Mariners 2–4 Vargas (10–13) McCarthy (9–9) League (36) 17,057 72–88 161 September 27 @ Mariners 7–0 Cahill (12–14) Beavan (5–6) 18,600 73–88 162 September 28 @ Mariners 2–0 Gonzalez (16–12) Vasquez (1–6) Bailey (24) 20,173 74–88

Farm System

Minor League Standings

Level	Team	League	Manager	W	L	Position
AAA	Sacramento River Cats	Pacific Coast League	Darren Bush
AA	Midland RockHounds	Texas League	Steve Scarsone
High-A	Stockton Ports	California League	Webster Garrison
Low-A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Aaron Nieckula
SS-A	Vermont Lake Monsters	New York–Penn League	Rick Magnante
Rookie	AZL Athletics	Arizona League	Marcus Jensen
	DSL Athletics	Dominican Summer League	Oscar Spencer

Tony DeFrancesco moves to AAA-Oklahoma City RedHawks (HOU) after managing in Oakland's farm system for 16 years (except 2008, was on MLB staff).

Top Prospects

Player	Position	Baseball America	Baseball Prospectus	MLB	2011 Levels
Grant Green	SS	1	2	1	Midland RockHounds (AA)
Chris Carter	OF/1B	2	1	2	Sacramento River Cats (Class AAA)[2]
Michael Choice	OF	3	3	3	Stockton Ports (A)
Tyson Ross	P	4	7	--	Oakland Athletics
Jemile Weeks	2B	5	6	5	Sacramento River Cats (Class AAA)[2]
Max Stassi	C	6	9	7	Stockton Ports (Advanced A)[3]
Aaron Shipman	OF	7	--	8	AZL Athletics
Yordy Cabrera	SS	8	5	6	Burlington Bees (Class A)[4]
Ian Krol	P	9	4	4
Michael Taylor	OF	10	11	10	Sacramento River Cats
Renato Núñez	3B	--	8	9	DSL Athletics
Stephen Parker	3B	--	10	--	Midland RockHounds (Class AA)[5]

• Bold on 40-Man roster to begin 2011 season.
• Top Prospects according to Baseball America,[6] Baseball Prospectus[7]

MLB.com named 1B Chris Carter (even though being played as an OF), SS Grant Green and 2B Jemile Weeks as No. 8 top prospects as their positions in MLB.com's 2011 Top 50 Prospects report. FanHouse named Grant Green (58), Chris Carter (91), and Michael Choice (94) to their top 100. Baseball America named Grant Green (63) and Chris Carter (91) to their top 100.

Minor League Info

Joselito Adames, who pitched for AZL Athletics in '10 and STK/VAN in '09, was suspended 50-games for violating MiLB's drug policy in January.

References

• 2011 Oakland Athletics season at Baseball Reference
• 2011 Oakland Athletics season Official Site

1. Sanchez, jesse. "A's unveil new gold alternate home jerseys". Retrieved March 21, 2011.
2. "2011 Sacramento River Cats Opening Day Roster". Retrieved April 8, 2011.
3. "2011 Stockton Ports Opening Day Roster". Retrieved April 8, 2011.
4. "2011 Burlington Bees Opening Day Roster". Retrieved April 7, 2011.
5. "2011 Midland RockHounds Opening Day Roster". Retrieved April 8, 2011.
6. Baseball America
7. Baseball Prospectus