Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Left Field
By Phil Watson
7. Mitchell Page, 1977
| Year | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 25 | 145 | 592 | 85 | 154 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 42 | 5 | 78 | 95 | .307 | .405 | .521 | .926 | 154 |
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Generated 2/13/2014.
Page was runner-up for Rookie of the Year after coming over in a spring training trade with Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Rick Langford and Doc Medich that sent Phil Garner, Chris Batton and Tommy Helms to Pittsburgh. He led the AL with an 89.36 stolen base percentage (42-for-47)
He was second in the American League with a Power-Speed number of 28.0, third with a 154 OPS-plus, fifth with a 6.0 Offensive WAR and 117 Runs Created and seventh with a 6.0 WAR (fourth among position players).
Page was second in the league with 42 stolen bases, fourth with a .405 on-base percentage and a .926 OPS, seventh with 78 walks and ninth with a .521 slugging percentage.
However, the A’s—ravaged by losses in free agency’s debut—fell from second to last in the AL West and Page never again approached the success he had as a rookie.