Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons At Designated Hitter
By Phil Watson
4. Frank Thomas, 2006
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38 | 137 | 559 | 77 | 126 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | .270 | .381 | .545 | .926 | 140 |
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Generated 3/7/2014.
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The Big Hurt made a successful return from a broken left foot that cost him almost all of the White Sox’ 2005 World Series championship season, signing with the A’s as a free agent before departing for Toronto at season’s end. In between, Thomas finished fourth in the MVP balloting and helped Oakland to the AL West title.
He was ninth in the American League with a 140 OPS-plus.
Thomas was fifth in the AL with 39 home runs, fourth with 11.9 at-bats per homer, eighth with 114 RBI and 10th with a .545 slugging percentage.
He was third among AL designated hitters with 114 RBI.
He was 5-for-10 with a double, two home runs and two RBI as the A’s swept the Twins in the ALDS but went 0-for-13 with two walks while Oakland was swept by Detroit in the ALCS.