Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
6. Tony Armas, 1980
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26 | 158 | 666 | 87 | 175 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 109 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 128 | .279 | .310 | .500 | .810 | 127 |
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Generated 2/24/2014.
Finally given regular at-bats, Armas produced for the A’s, who surged from a 54-108 disaster to 83 wins and a second-place finish in the AL West.
He was seventh in the American League with a 1.7 Defensive WAR. Defensively, he led AL right fielders with 21 Total Zone Runs, a 2.43 Range Factor per nine innings and 2.39 Range Factor per game.
Armas was second in the league with 128 strikeouts, fourth with 35 homers, fifth with 17.9 at-bats per home run, sixth with 314 total bases, seventh with 109 RBI and 10th with a .500 slugging percentage and 61 extra base hits. He also led AL right fielders with 351 putouts, 15 assists and nine errors.
Armas also led AL right fielders with 35 home runs, 109 RBI, 87 runs, eight triples and a .500 slugging percentage; and was third with an .810 OPS.