1980 Oakland A’s starting pitching. 93 complete games!

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1980 Oakland A’s starting pitching. 93 complete games!

Post by Hy Feiber » Wed Oct 22, 2025 12:48 am

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1980.shtml

Team save total was all of 13.

That must’ve been on a different planet.

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Re: 1980 Oakland A’s starting pitching. 93 complete games!

Post by Donn Beach » Wed Oct 22, 2025 1:12 am

Yeah, it was, Ricky Henderson breaks the stolen base record in his second season

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Re: 1980 Oakland A’s starting pitching. 93 complete games!

Post by D-train » Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:40 pm

Donn Beach wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 1:12 am
Yeah, it was, Ricky Henderson breaks the stolen base record in his second season
I was just going to say it is a miracle he is still alive but then I remembered he isn't.
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Re: 1980 Oakland A’s starting pitching. 93 complete games!

Post by Hy Feiber » Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:01 am

D-train wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:40 pm
Donn Beach wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 1:12 am
Yeah, it was, Ricky Henderson breaks the stolen base record in his second season
I was just going to say it is a miracle he is still alive but then I remembered he isn't.
You were right the first time, it would indeed be a miracle if he were still alive, cause he isn’t!

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Re: 1980 Oakland A’s starting pitching. 93 complete games!

Post by harmony » Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:49 am

In 1980 Oakland right-hander Mike Norris was a 22-game winner who posted 5.9 bWAR, tossing 24 complete games, including this 14-inning marathon:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 6110.shtml

This summer Norris threw the first pitch at the Celebration of Rickey Henderson Day hosted by the Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League. I watched Norris, who is my age, use a walker to reach the pitcher's mound.

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Re: 1980 Oakland A’s starting pitching. 93 complete games!

Post by Donn Beach » Fri Oct 24, 2025 1:02 am

1982 Norris goes 11-9, 1983 he's returned to the minors, after that he was a relief pitcher. Billy Martin gets the blame for ruining his arm

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