Oakland Athletics: Best Seasons At Second Base In Franchise History
By Phil Watson
9. Davey Lopes, 1983
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 38 | 147 | 561 | 64 | 137 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 67 | 22 | 4 | 51 | 61 | .277 | .341 | .423 | .764 | 116 |
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Generated 2/15/2014.
The 38-year-old Lopes showed he still had something left in the tank, putting up a solid season while spending time mostly at second base, but also making starts at DH, third base, right field and center field.
He was fourth in the AL with a 19.2 Power-Speed number
In conventional statistics, Lopes was third in the league with 10 sacrifice flies and sixth with an 84.62 stolen base percentage (22-for-26).
Lopes led American League second basemen with 17 home runs and was third with a .423 slugging percentage and a .764 OPS.