Oakland Athletics: Best Seasons At Shortstop in Franchise History
By Phil Watson
1. Bert Campaneris, 1968
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 26 | 159 | 707 | 87 | 177 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 62 | 22 | 50 | 69 | .276 | .330 | .361 | .692 | 116 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 2/9/2014.
Forty-six seasons in Oakland and no shortstop has put together a better all-around season than Campaneris did in the A’s first season in the Bay Area.
Campaneris led the American League with 177 hits and 62 stolen bases and made his first All-Star Game appearance as Oakland went 82-80, the franchise’s first winning season since 1949.
Campaneris’ 6.7 WAR was sixth in the AL and fourth among position players. He ranked fifth with a 5.9 Offensive War and a 2.1 Defensive WAR.
He was also fifth in the league with nine triples, sixth with 87 runs, eighth with a .276 average and 73.81 stolen base percentage (62-for-84) and ninth with 82 runs created.