Oakland Athletics: Best Seasons At Second Base In Franchise History
By Phil Watson
2. Mark Ellis, 2005
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 | 122 | 486 | 76 | 137 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 51 | .316 | .384 | .477 | .861 | 128 |
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Generated 2/15/2014.
Ellis returned after missing all of the 2004 season with a torn labrum after colliding with shortstop Bobby Crosby during a spring training game and he came back well.
He was 10th in the American League with a .316 batting average.
Ellis led AL second baseman with that .316 average, was second with a .384 on-base percentage and .861 OPS and third with five triples and a .477 slugging percentage.
He got much stronger in the second half, hitting .344/.418/.564 in 66 games after the All-Star break, with 12 homers, 57 runs, 11 doubles, four triples and 38 RBI.