Oakland Athletics | |
Season: | 2010 |
League: | American League |
Division: | West |
Ballpark: | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
City: | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Record: | 81–81 (.500) |
Divisional Place: | 2nd |
Owners: | Lewis Wolff |
Television: | Comcast SportsNet California (Glen Kuiper, Ray Fosse) |
Radio: | KTRB (Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Ray Fosse) |
The Oakland Athletics' 2010 season was their 42nd in Oakland, California. It was also the 110th season in franchise history. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 81–81.
The Athletics' 2010 season is remembered mainly for Dallas Braden's perfect game. Braden accomplished the feat on May 9, 2010, against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays had the league's best record at the time.
The season also saw Oakland's starting rotation improve greatly. The Athletics, led by a trio of promising young starters (Gio González, Trevor Cahill, and Brett Anderson), ultimately posted the American League's lowest earned run average in 2010. All told, the team allowed some 135 fewer runs than it did in 2009. Cahill, along with closer Andrew Bailey, would be rewarded for their strong performance with All-Star selections.
The 2010 season was the only non-losing season of manager Bob Geren's tenure. Geren would ultimately be fired midway through the Athletics' 2011 season.
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1 || April 5 || Mariners || 3–5 || League (1–0) || Ziegler (0–1) || Aardsma (1) || 30,686 || 1–0 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_05_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 2 || April 6 || Mariners || 2–1 || Ramírez (1–0) || Texeira (0–1) || || 10,090 || 1–1 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_06_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 3 || April 7 || Mariners || 6–5 || Blevins (1–0) || Lowe (0–1) || || 18,194 || 2–1 ||http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_07_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 4 || April 8 || Mariners || 6–2 || Anderson (1–0) || Fister (0–1) || || 12,464 || 3–1 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_08_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 5 || April 9 || @ Angels || 4–10 || Gonzalez (1–0) || Palmer (0–1) || || 40,034 || 4–1 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_09_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 6 || April 10 || @ Angels || 3–4 || Rodney (1–0) || Breslow (0–1) || || 40,249 || 4–2 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_10_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 7 || April 11 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Braden (1–0) ||Saunders (0–2) || Ross (1) || 40,601 || 5–2 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_11_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 8 || April 12 || @ Mariners || 4–0 || Duchscherer (1–0) || Rowland-Smith (0–1) || || 45,876 || 6–2 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_12_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 9 || April 13 || @ Mariners || 0–3 || Fister (1–1) || Ziegler (0–2) || Aardsma (3) || 18,043 || 6–3 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_13_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 10 || April 14 || @ Mariners || 2–4 || Vargas (1–1) || Gaudin (0–1) || Aardsma (4) || 19,978 || 6–4 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_14_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 11 || April 15 || Orioles || 6–2 || Sheets (1–0) || Hernandez (0–2) || || 17,382 || 7–4 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_15_balmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 12 || April 16 || Orioles || 4–2 || Braden (2–0) || Millwood (0–2) || Bailey (1) || 12,225 || 8–4 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_16_balmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 13 || April 17 || Orioles ||4–3 || Blevins (2–0) || Johnson (0–1) || || 15,072 || 9–4 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_17_balmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 14 || April 18 || Orioles || 3–8 || Matusz (2–0) || Anderson (1–1) || Johnson (1) || 14,451 || 9–5 ||http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_18_balmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 15 || April 20 || Yankees || 3–7 || Vázquez (1–2) || Gonzalez (1–1) || || 19,849 || 9–6 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_20_nyamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 16 || April 21 || Yankees || 1–3 || Hughes (2–0) || Sheets (1–1) || Rivera (6) || 30,211 || 9–7 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_21_nyamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 17 || April 22 || Yankees || 4–2 || Braden (3–0) || Sabathia (2–1) || Bailey (2) || 21,986 || 10–7 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_22_nyamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 18 || April 23 || Indians || 10–0 || Duchscherer (2–0) || Westbrook || || 11,547 || 11–7 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_23_clemlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 19 || April 24 || Indians || 1–6 || Carmona (3–0) || Gaudin (0–2) || || 15,873 || 11–8 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_24_clemlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 20 || April 25 || Indians || 11–0 || Gonzalez (2–1) || Masterson (0–3) || || 16,946 || 12–8 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_25_clemlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 21 || April 27 || @ Rays || 6–8 || Davis (2–1) || Sheets (1–2) || Soriano (5) || 10,825 || 12–9 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_27_oakmlb_tbamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 22 || April 28 || @ Rays || 3–10 || Shields (3–0) || Braden (3–1) || || 10,691 || 12–10 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_28_oakmlb_tbamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 23 || April 29 || @ Blue Jays || 3–6 || Romero (2–1) || Duchscherer (2–1) || Gregg (6) || 10,721 || 12–11 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_29_oakmlb_tormlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 24 || April 30 || @ Blue Jays || 2–10 || Morrow (2–2) || Cahill (0–1) || || 12,722 ||12–12 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_30_oakmlb_tormlb_1|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 25 || May 1 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Gonzalez (3–1) || Eveland (2–1) || Bailey (3) || 13,951 || 13–12 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_01_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 26 || May 2 || @ Blue Jays || 3–9 || Marcum (1–1) || Sheets (1–3) || || 14,725 || 13–13 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_02_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 27 || May 3 || Rangers || 2–4 || Harden (2–1) || Braden (3–2) || Feliz (6) || 8,874 || 13–14 ||http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_03_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 28 || May 4 || Rangers || 7–6 || Ziegler (1–2) || Feldman (1–3) || Bailey (4) || 10,135 || 14–14 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_04_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 29 || May 5 || Rangers || 4–1 || Cahill (1–1) || Lewis (3–1) || Bailey (5) || 15,403 || 15–14 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_05_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 30 || May 7 || Rays || 1–4 || Price (4–1) || Gonzalez (3–2) || Soriano (8) || 19,193 || 15–15 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_07_tbamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 31 || May 8 || Rays || 4–2 || Sheets (2–3) || Davis (3–2) || Bailey (6) || 15,493 || 16–15 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_08_tbamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 32 || May 9 || Rays || 4–0 || Braden (4–2) || Shields (4–1) || || 12,228 || 17–15 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_09_tbamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 33 || May 11 || @ Rangers || 7–6 || Ross (1–0) || Nippert (1–3) || || 15,474 || 18–15 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_11_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 34 || May 12 || @ Rangers || 1–10 || Holland (1–0) || Gonzalez (3–3) || || 26,625 || 18–16 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_12_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 35 || May 13 || @ Rangers || 1–2 || Nippert (2–3) || Bailey (0–1) || ||27,507 || 18–17 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_13_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 36 || May 14 || @ Angels || 0–4 || Saunders (2–5) || Braden (4–3) || || 41,290 || 18–18 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_14_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 37 || May 15 || @ Angels || 3–12 || Santana (2–3) || Ross (1–1) || || 41,744 || 18–19 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_15_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 38 || May 16 || @ Angels || 0–4 || Piñeiro (3–4) || Cahill (1–2) || || 41,569 || 18–20 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_16_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 39 || May 17 || Mariners || 8–4 || Gonzalez (4–3) || Rowland-Smith (0–4) || || 10,051 || 19–20 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_17_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 40 || May 18 || Mariners || 6–5 || Breslow (1–1) || League (3–4) || || 10,512 || 20–20 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_18_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 41 || May 19 || Tigers || 1–5 || Verlander (5–2) || Braden (4–4) || || 19,284 || 20–21 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_19_detmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 42 || May 20 || Tigers || 2–5 || Bonderman (2–2) || Ross (1–2) || Valverde (11) || 24,146 || 20–22 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_20_detmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 43 || May 21 || Giants || 6–1 || Cahill (2–2) || Zito (6–2) || || 33,369 || 21–22 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_21_sfnmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 44 || May 22 || Giants || 1–0 || Gonzalez (5–3) || Cain (2–4) || Bailey (7) || 35,067 || 22–22 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_22_sfnmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 45 || May 23 || Giants || 3–0 || Wuertz (1–0) || Sánchez (2–4) || Bailey (8) || 35,067 || 23–22 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_23_sfnmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 46 || May 25 || @ Orioles || 1–5 || Guthrie (3–4) || Ross (1–3) || || 14,686 || 23–23 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_25_oakmlb_balmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 47 || May 26 || @ Orioles || 6–1 || Cahill (3–2) || Matusz (2–5) || || 19,153 || 24–23 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_26_oakmlb_balmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 48 || May 27 || @ Orioles || 7–5 || Wuertz (2–0) || Hendrickson (1–3) || Bailey (9) || 26,279 || 25–23 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_27_oakmlb_balmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 49 || May 28 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || Ziegler (2–2) || Perry (1–4) || Bailey (10) || 40,210 || 26–23 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_28_oakmlb_detmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 50 || May 29 || @ Tigers || 6–0 || Anderson (2–1) || Porcello (4–5) || || 39,750 || 27–23 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_29_oakmlb_detmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 51 || May 30 || @ Tigers || 2–10 || Scherzer (2–4) || Braden (4–5) || || 32,510 || 27–24 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_30_oakmlb_detmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 52 || May 31 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Cahill (4–2) || Verlander (5–4) || Bailey (11) || 23,641 || 28–24 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_31_oakmlb_detmlb_1|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 53 || June 1 || @ Red Sox || 4–9 || Lackey (6–3) || Ross (1–4) || || 37,337 || 28–25 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_01_oakmlb_bosmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 54 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 4–6 || Matsuzaka (4–2) || Sheets (2–4) || Papelbon (13) || 37,783 || 28–26 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_02_oakmlb_bosmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 55 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 9–8 || Mazzaro (1–0) || Wakefield (1–4) || Bailey (12) || 37,386 || 29–26 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_03_oakmlb_bosmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 56 || June 4 || Twins || 4–5 (11) || Guerrier (1–1) || Bailey (0–2) || Rauch (14) || 21,703 || 29–27 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_04_minmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 57 || June 5 || Twins || 3–4 || Burnett (1–1) || Ziegler (2–3) || Rauch (15) || 16,421 || 29–28 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_05_minmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 58 || June 6 || Twins || 5–4 || Gonzalez (6–3) || Blackburn (6–3) || Wuertz (1) || 20,059 || 30–28 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_06_minmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 59 || June 7 || Angels || 2–4 || Kazmir (5–5) || Sheets (2–5) || Fuentes (8) || 10,071 || 30–29 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_07_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 60 || June 8 || Angels || 10–1 || Mazzaro (2–0) || Weaver (5–3) || || 11,860 || 31–29 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_08_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 61 || June 9 || Angels || 1–7 || Saunders (5–6) || Braden (4–6) || || 18,285 || 31–30 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_09_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 62 || June 10 || Angels || 6–1 || Cahill (5–2) || Santana (6–4) || || 12,328 || 32–30 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_10_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 63 || June 11 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Lincecum (6–2) || Gonzalez (6–4) || Wilson (16) || 41,817 || 32–31 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_11_oakmlb_sfnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 64 || June 12 || @ Giants || 4–5 || Zito (7–2) || Sheets (2–6) || Wilson (17) || 36,861 || 32–32 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_12_oakmlb_sfnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 65 || June 13 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Cain (6–4) || Mazzaro (2–1) || Casilla (2) || 39,187 || 32–33 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_13_oakmlb_sfnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 66 || June 15 || @ Cubs || 9–5 || Cahill (6–2) || Zambrano (2–5) || || 34,390 || 33–33 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_15_oakmlb_chnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 67 || June 16 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Dempster (5–5) || Gonzalez (6–5) || || 36,244 || 33–34 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_16_oakmlb_chnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 68 || June 17 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Mármol (2–1) || Blevins (2–1) || || 36,942 || 33–35 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_17_oakmlb_chnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 69 || June 18 || @ Cardinals || 4–6 || Carpenter (8–1) || Ziegler (2–4) || Franklin (13) || 40,083 || 33–36 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_18_oakmlb_slnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 70 || June 19 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Wainwright (10–4) || Sheets (2–7) || Motte (2) || 43,682 || 33–37 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_19_oakmlb_slnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 71 || June 20 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Breslow (2–1) || Hawksworth (1–4) || Bailey (13) || 42,271 || 34–37 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_20_oakmlb_slnmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 72 || June 21 || Reds || 4–6 || Cordero (3–3) || Wuertz (2–1) || Smith (1) || 11,088 || 34–38 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_21_cinmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 73 || June 22 || Reds || 2–4 || Arroyo (7–3) || Braden (4–7) || Cordero (18) || 12,136 || 34–39 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_22_cinmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 74 || June 23 || Reds || 0–3 || Cueto (7–2) || Mazzaro (2–2) || Cordero (19) || 20,824 || 34–40 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_23_cinmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 75 || June 25 || Pirates || 14–4 || Sheets (3–7) || Lincoln (0–2) || || 11,154 || 35–40 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_25_pitmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 76 || June 26 || Pirates || 5–0 || Cahill (7–2) || McCutchen (0–3) || || 25,068 || 36–40 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_26_pitmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 77 || June 27 || Pirates || 3–2 || Breslow (3–1) || Meek (3–2) || Bailey (14) || 15,238 || 37–40 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_27_pitmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 78 || June 29 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Mazzaro (3–2) || Matusz (2–9) || Bailey (15) || 11,987 || 38–40 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_29_oakmlb_balmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 79 || June 30 || @ Orioles || 6–9 || Albers (3–3) || Bowers (0–1) || Simón (10) || 21,392 || 38–41 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_06_30_oakmlb_balmlb_1|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 80 || July 1 || @ Orioles || 8–1 || Cahill (8–2) || Arrieta (2–2) || || 15,712 || 39–41 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_01_oakmlb_balmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 81 || July 2 || @ Indians || 3–0 || Gonzalez (7–5) || Talbot (8–7) || Bailey (16) || 18,629 || 40–41 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_02_oakmlb_clemlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 82 || July 3 || @ Indians || 4–5 (10) || Sipp (1–2) || Breslow (3–2) || || 25,483 || 40–42 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_03_oakmlb_clemlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 83 || July 4 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Mazzaro (4–2) || Carmona (7–7) || Bailey (17) || 13,940 || 41–42 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_04_oakmlb_clemlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 84 || July 5 || Yankees || 1–3 || Vázquez (7–7) || Sheets (3–8) || Rivera (19) || 27,405 || 41–43 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_05_nyamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 85 || July 6 || Yankees || 1–6 || Sabathia (11–3) || Cahill (8–3) || || 20,473 || 41–44 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_06_nyamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 86 || July 7 || Yankees || 2–6 || Burnett (7–7) || Gonzalez (7–6) || || 31,518 || 41–45 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_07_nyamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 87 || July 9 || Angels || 5–6 || Jepsen (1–1) || Bailey (0–3) || Fuentes (16) || 13,156 || 41–46 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_09_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 88 || July 10 || Angels || 15–1 || Sheets (4–8) || Kazmir (7–9) || || 30,035 || 42–46 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_10_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 89 || July 11 || Angels || 5–2 || Cahill (9–3) || Weaver (8–5) || Bailey (18) || 15,164 || 43–46 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_11_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 90 || July 16 || @ Royals || 5–1 || Gonzalez (8–6) || Greinke (5–9) || || 37,312 || 44–46 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_16_oakmlb_kcamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 91 || July 17 || @ Royals || 6–5 || Breslow (4–2) || Soria (0–2) || Bailey (19) || 26,634 || 45–46 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_17_oakmlb_kcamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 92 || July 18 || @ Royals || 9–6 || Mazzaro (5–2) || Bannister (7–8) || Bailey (20) || 18,702 || 46–46 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_18_oakmlb_kcamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 93 || July 19 || Red Sox || 1–2 || Matzusaka (7–3) || Sheets (4–9) || Papelbon (21) || 19,341 || 46–47 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_19_bosmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 94 || July 20 || Red Sox || 5–4 (10) || Bailey (1–3) || Ramírez (0–3) || || 20,271 || 47–47 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_20_bosmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 95 || July 21 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Gonzalez (9–6) || Buchholz (10–5) || Wuertz (2) || 30,456 || 48–47 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_21_bosmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 96 || July 23 || White Sox || 1–5 || Buehrle (9–8) || Cahill (9–4) || || 15,103 || 48–48 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_23_chamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 97 || July 24 || White Sox || 10–2 || Mazzaro (6–2) || García (9–4) || || 17,439 || 49–48 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_24_chamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 98 || July 25 || White Sox || 6–4 || Braden (5–7) || Hudson (1–1) || Wuertz (3) || 17,148 || 50–48 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_25_chamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 99 || July 27 || @ Rangers || 1–3 || Feliz (2–2) || Wuertz (2–2) || || 28,124 || 50–49 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_27_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 100 || July 28 || @ Rangers || 1–3 || Cahill (10–4) || Lewis (9–7) || Breslow (1) || 38,269 || 51–49 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_28_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 101 || July 29 || @ Rangers || 4–7 || Wilson (10–5) || Mazzaro (6–3) || || 28.739 || 51–50 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_29_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 102 || July 30 || @ White Sox || 1–6 || Harrell (1–0) || Anderson (2–2) || || 29,431 || 51–51 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_30_oakmlb_chamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 103 || July 31 || @ White Sox || 6–2 || Braden (6–7) || Danks (11–8) || || 35,852 || 52–51 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_07_31_oakmlb_chamlb_1|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 104 || August 1 || @ White Sox || 1–4 || Floyd (7–8) || Gonzalez (9–7) || Jenks (22) || 32,118 || 52–52 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_01_oakmlb_chamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 105 || August 2 || Royals || 6–0 || Cahill (11–4) || Bannister (7–11) || || 10,047 || 53–52 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_02_kcamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 106 || August 3 || Royals || 2–3 || Chavez (4–2) || Breslow (4–3) || Soria (30) || 10,670 || 53–53 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_03_kcamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 107 || August 4 || Royals || 4–3 || Anderson (3–2) || O'Sullivan (1–2) || Wuertz (4) || 22,325 || 54–53 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_04_kcamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 108 || August 6 || Rangers || 1–5 || Lee (10–5) || Braden (6–8) || || 26,388 || 54–54 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_06_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 109 || August 7 || Rangers || 6–2 || Gonzalez (10–7) || Harden (4–4) || || 16,104 || 55–54 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_07_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 110 || August 8 || Rangers || 3–2 || Cahill (12–4) || Oliver (0–1) || Wuertz (5) || 18,050 || 56–54 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_08_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 111 || August 9 || @ Mariners || 1–5 || Fister (4–8) || Mazzaro (6–4) || Aardsma (21) || 19,943 || 56–55 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_09_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 112 || August 10 || @ Mariners || 0–2 || Hernández (8–9) || Anderson (3–3) || Aardsma (22) || 21,377 || 56–56 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_10_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 113 || August 11 || @ Mariners || 5–1 || Braden (7–8) || French (1–3) || || 31,560 || 57–56 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_11_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 114 || August 13 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Pavano (15–7) || Gonzalez (10–8) || Capps (29) || 40,622 || 57–57 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_13_oakmlb_minmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 115 || August 14 || @ Twins || 0–2 || Duensing (6–1) || Cahill (12–5) || || 40,830 || 57–58 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_14_oakmlb_minmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 116 || August 15 || @ Twins || 2–4 || Slowey (11–5) || Mazzaro (6–5) || Capps (30) || 40,602 || 57–59 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_15_oakmlb_minmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 117 || August 16 || Blue Jays || 1–3 || Marcum (11–6) || Anderson (3–4) || || 10,136 || 57–60 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_16_tormlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 118 || August 17 || Blue Jays || 6–2 || Braden (8–8) || Tallet (2–5) || Wuertz (6) || 13,237 || 58–60 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_17_tormlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 119 || August 18 || Blue Jays || 5–4 || Ziegler (3–4) || Janssen (4–1) || || 18,046 || 59–60 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_18_tormlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 120 || August 19 || Rays || 4–3 || Cahill (13–5) || Wheeler (2–1) || Blevins (1) || 10,118 || 60–60 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_19_tbamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 121 || August 20 || Rays || 5–4 || Rodríguez (1–0) || Benoit (0–2) || Breslow (2) || 13,207 || 61–60 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_20_tbamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 122 || August 21 || Rays || 4–5 || Choate (3–3) || Breslow (4–4) || Soriano (36) || 16,202 || 61–61 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_21_tbamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 123 || August 22 || Rays || 2–3 || Garza (13–7) || Braden (8–9) || Soriano (37) || 18,749 || 61–62 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_22_tbamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 124 || August 24 || @ Indians || 5–0 || Gonzalez (11–8) || Carmona (11–12) || || 11,751 || 62–62 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_24_oakmlb_clemlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 125 || August 25 || @ Indians || 6–1 || Cahill (14–5) || Talbot (8–11) || || 10,514 || 63–62 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_25_oakmlb_clemlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 126 || August 26 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Masterson (5–12) || Mazzaro (6–6) || Perez (16) || 11,826 || 63–63 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_26_oakmlb_clemlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 127 || August 27 || @ Rangers || 3–7 || Hunter (11–2) || Anderson (3–5) || || 24,962 || 63–64 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_27_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 128 || August 28 || @ Rangers || 5–0 || Braden (9–9) || Harden (5–5) || || 47,411 || 64–64 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_28_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 129 || August 29 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Gonzalez (12–8) || Lewis (9–11) || || 37,188 || 65–64 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_29_oakmlb_texmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 130 || August 30 || @ Yankees || 5–11 || Vázquez (10–9) || Cahill (14–6) || || 46,356 || 65–65 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_30_oakmlb_nyamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 131 || August 31 || @ Yankees || 3–9 || Hughes (16–6) || Mazzaro (6–7) || || 44,575 || 65–66 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_08_31_oakmlb_nyamlb_1|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 132 || September 1 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Burnett (10–12) || Anderson (3–6) || Rivera (28) || 45,222 || 65–67 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_01_oakmlb_nyamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 133 || September 2 || @ Yankees || 0–5 || Sabathia (19–5) || Braden (9–10) || || 44,644 || 65–68 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_02_oakmlb_nyamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 134 || September 3 || Angels || 8–0 || Gonzalez (13–8) || Kazmir (8–13) || || 23,401 || 66–68 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_03_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 135 || September 4 || Angels || 3–1 || Cahill (15–6) || Weaver (11–11) || Bailey (21) || 14,227 || 67–68 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_04_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 136 || September 5 || Angels || 4–7 || Santana (15–9) || Mazzaro (6–8) || || 16,413 || 67–69 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_05_anamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 137 || September 6 || Mariners || 6–2 || Anderson (4–6) || Vargas (9–9) || || 11,581 || 68–69 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_06_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 138 || September 7 || Mariners || 5–7 || Fister (5–11) || Braden (9–11) || Aardsma (29) || 10,067 || 68–70 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_07_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 139 || September 8 || Mariners || 4–3 || Gonzalez (14–8) || French (4–5) || Bailey (22) || 15,180 || 69–70 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_08_seamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 140 || September 10 || Red Sox || 5–0 || Cahill (16–6) || Buchhloz (15–7) || || 19,139 || 70–70 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_10_bosmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 141 || September 11 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Anderson (5–6) ||Lackey (12–10) || Bailey (23) || 22,932 || 71–70 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_11_bosmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 142 || September 12 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Beckett (5–4) || Braden (9–12) || Papelbon (36) || 19,806 || 71–71 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_12_bosmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 143 || September 13 || @ Royals || 3–1 || Cramer (1–0) || Hochevar (5–5) || Bailey (24) || 20,695 || 72–71 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_13_oakmlb_kcamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 144 || September 14 || @ Royals || 3–11 || Greinke (9–12) || Gonzalez (14–9) || || 12,852 || 72–72 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_14_oakmlb_kcamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 145 || September 15 || @ Royals || 3–6 || Chen (10–7) || Cahill (16–7) || Soria (38) || 11,087 || 72–73 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_15_oakmlb_kcamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 146 || September 17 || @ Twins || 3–1 || Anderson (6–6) || Blackburn (9–10) || Bailey (25) || 40,681 || 73–73 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_17_oakmlb_minmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 147 || September 18 || @ Twins || 2–4 || Slowey (13–6) || Braden (9–13) || Capps (40) || 40,847 || 73–74 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_18_oakmlb_minmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 148 || September 19 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Cramer (2–0) || Liriano (14–8) || || 40,088 || 74–74 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_19_oakmlb_minmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 149 || September 20 || White Sox || 3–0 || Bonser (1–0) || Linebrink (3–2) || Breslow (3) || 10,090 || 75–74 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_20_chamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 150 || September 21 || White Sox || 7–2 || Cahill (17–7) || Buehrle (12–12) || || 11,158 || 76–74 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_21_chamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 151 || September 22 || White Sox || 3–4 || Thornton (4–4) || Zielger (3–5) || Sale (3) || 16,056 || 76–75 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_22_chamlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 152 || September 23 || Rangers || 5–0 || Braden (10–13) || Lee (12–9) || || 10,815 || 77–75 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_23_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 153 || September 24 || Rangers || 3–10 || Hunter (13–4) || Cramer (2–1) || || 15,539 || 77–76 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_24_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 154 || September 25 || Rangers || 3–4 || O'Day (5–2) || Wuertz (2–3) || Feliz (38) || 20,136 || 77–77 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_25_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 155 || September 26 || Rangers || 9–16 || Lewis (12–13) || Cahill (17–8) || || 21,030 || 77–78 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_26_texmlb_oakmlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 156 || September 27 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Kohn (2–0) || Ziegler (3–6) || Rodney (13) || 40,414 || 77–79 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_27_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 157 || September 28 || @ Angels || 2–4 || Haren (11–12) || Braden (10–14) || Rodney (14) || 43,163 || 77–80 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_28_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 158 || September 29 || @ Angels || 1–2 || Cassevah (1–2) || Ziegler (3–7) || || 39,199 || 77–81 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_29_oakmlb_anamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 159 || September 30 || @ Mariners || 8–1 || Gonzalez (15–9) || Fister (6–14) || || 16,940 || 78–81 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_09_30_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 160 || October 1 || @ Mariners || 9–0 || Cahill (18–8) || French (5–7) || || 19,656 || 79–81 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_01_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 161 || October 2 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Anderson (7–6) || Pauley (4–9) || Breslow (4) || 17,717 || 80–81 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_02_oakmlb_seamlb_1|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 162 || October 3 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Braden (11–14) || Varvaro (0–1) || Breslow (5) || 23,263 || 81–81 || http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_30_oakmlb_seamlb_1|-
See main article: Dallas Braden's perfect game. On Mother's Day, Braden pitches the 19th perfect game in major league history against the MLB best team, the Tampa Bay Rays, who for the second time in less than a year were on the wrong side. The Rays less than two weeks before had hit Braden up for four runs on eight hits over just four innings. May 9 was the second perfect game in the Athletics' Oakland tenure, coming 42 years and 1 day after Catfish Hunter's game and first no-hitter by an Athletics pitcher since Dave Stewart's on June 29, . Braden's batterymate was Landon Powell, who was drafted the same year as Braden and had caught him in all levels of pro ball. In the top of fifth, Evan Longoria broke an unwritten rule by attempting to break up the perfect game with a bunt, but rolled foul and ended up striking out. All 12,228 fans weren't too thrilled to see Tampa's best hitter try to lay down a bunt, as Manager Joe Maddon said, "to get things going." Powell said that he started getting nervous around the sixth inning and was more excited about going back to behind the plate than hitting. He finished throwing 109 pitches with six strikeouts, which is tied for third fewest.
On September 1, Rajai Davis stole his 40th base for the season, becoming the fourth Athletic to have 2 seasons with +40 SB (Henderson, Campaneris, North). Also, Barton walks twice and is the first player in franchise history to have five consecutive multi-walk games. September 6, Pennington steals 23rd base, most for an Athletic infielder since Carney Lansford in 1989 and Crisp hits team's first leadoff home run of the season. September 8, team has 2 double-steals in one inning, first time since July 17, 1983. September 10, Crisp steals 3 bases in one game. September 9 and 10, team steals 4 bases in consecutive games for first time since July 30 and 31, 1993. September 13, Cust hits 100th career HR and 30-year-old Bobby Cramer earns first career win throwing 5.1 innings (1 ER, 4 H, 4 K), becoming the oldest starting pitcher in franchise history to earn a win in first major league game. September 14, Sogard gets first career hit in eight inning. September 21, Carter gets first career hit in sixth inning, snapping 0–33 streak. September 23, Braden and Ziegler threw a combined one-hitter, fourth time in Oakland's history the team has throw a no-hitter and one-hitter in same season. September 26, Tolleson hits first career home run. September 27, Ellis hits career 191st double, tying Miguel Tejada for 10th on Oakland's all-time list. September 28, Braden records career-high eighth pickoff of the season (previous high seven in 2008, 17th of his career).
The team stole 156 bases, the most for Oakland since .
July 31 – August 2, Braden (W)-Gonzalez (L)-Cahill (W) toss 3 straight complete games. First time since September 8–10, 2000 (Heredia–Hudson–Zito). August 7, Davis steal 2 bases, giving him 100 as an Athletic, 10th player to do so in franchise history. August 9, Team's number a prospect, Chris Carter, makes MLB debut. August 11, Braden throws fourth complete game of the season, most since Mark Mulder threw five in 2004. August 18–20, Pennington drives in 3 consecutive GW runs. August 19, Cahill ties Nolan Ryan's record of 20 consecutive games with 6 or fewer hits allowed and Blevins records first career save. August 20, Crisp and Pennington double steal, giving them each 20 SBs on the season. First time since 1992 (Henderson–Wilson–Blankenship), the A's have 3 players with +20 SBs. Through August 20, Team has AL-best 3.53 ERA (5th in MLB). August 22, team promotion Fiesta Day, team wore 'Atléticos' jerseys. Ending August 27, team set franchise record of 18 consecutive games with 6 IP and 3 of less ER by starting pitchers. Also, 24 consecutive games allowing 5 runs or fewer, second longest AL streak in DH era since 1974 (1980 Royals with 25). Finished month as the only AL team to have three pitchers in top 10 ERA: Cahill (3rd), Gonzalez (9th), Braden (10th).
July 2, with bases loaded and 2 outs, team records a 9–3 putout. Sweeney throws out Cleveland's Mike Redmond before reaching first for sixth time since . Team shutouts Cleveland 3–0. July 10–18, season-high 5-game winning streak. July 19, Sweeney out for season. Kouzmanoff hits walk-off single in bottom 10th on July 20, beating Boston 5–4.
Bad month for the team, going 10–17. June 25–27, completed third sweep of season against Pittsburgh. Former Athletic Bobby Crosby makes first return to Oakland. June 30, Ellis steals home against Baltimore (First since), but then ruling is changed to fielder's choice. Team is appealing the call.
May 1, Donaldson gets first career hit, 2-run HR. May 4, Sweeney knocks in career-high 5 RBIs. May 12–16, 5-game losing streak, scoring total of 5 runs. Last time that happen was September . May 18, Suzuki hits walk-off single to right against Seattle (3rd time in season) in bottom 12. Completed first sweep of season (2-game series). May 21, Former Athletics Barry Zito now 0–4 with 8.85 ERA against team. May 21–23, completed second sweep of season against San Francisco, outscoring the cross bay rivals 10–1.
Team lost season opener. April 6, Ellis hit a walk-off single to right against Seattle in bottom of the 10th. The next night, Suzuki hit a walk-off single to left against Seattle in bottom of the 9th. Ross made MLB debut (2.1 IP). April 12, team records first shutout, defeating Seattle 4–0. Duchscherer gets first win since July 8, . April 17, Sweeney hits walk off 2-run single to right against Baltimore. June 22, team hits into first triple-play since May 14,, against New York. Team wore green jerseys at home for first time in 3 seasons. June 30, Donaldson makes MLB debut (0–1, 1 K).
As of 10/3/10
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Runs | Barton (79) | 663 (23) | |||
Hits | Barton (152) | 1396 (18) | |||
Doubles | Barton (33) | 276 (17) | |||
Triples | Pennington (8) | 30 (t-13) | |||
Home Runs | Kouzmanoff (16) | 109 (28) | |||
RBIs | Kouzmanoff/Suzuki (71) | 619 (25) | |||
Stolen Bases | Davis (50) | 156 (3) | |||
Batting Avg. | Davis (.284) | .256 (17) | |||
Wins | Cahill (18) | 72 (15) | |||
ERA | Cahill (2.97) | 3.56 (4) | |||
Innings Pitched | Gonzalez (200.2) | 1431.2 (29) | |||
Strikeouts | Gonzalez (171) | 1070 (21) |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="20%" | Player | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | G | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | AB | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | R | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | H | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | 2B | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | 3B | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | HR | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | RBI | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | SB | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | BB | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | AVG | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | SLG |
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Daric Barton | 159 | 556 | 79 | 152 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 7 | 110 | .273 | .405 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Kouzmanoff | 143 | 551 | 59 | 136 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 2 | 24 | .247 | .396 | |||||||||||||
Rajai Davis | 143 | 525 | 66 | 149 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 50 | 26 | .284 | .377 | |||||||||||||
Cliff Pennington | 156 | 508 | 64 | 127 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 50 | .250 | .368 | |||||||||||||
Kurt Suzuki | 131 | 495 | 55 | 120 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 3 | 33 | .242 | .366 | |||||||||||||
Mark Ellis | 124 | 436 | 45 | 127 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 7 | 40 | .291 | .381 | |||||||||||||
Jack Cust | 112 | 349 | 50 | 95 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 2 | 68 | .272 | .438 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Sweeney | 82 | 303 | 41 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 24 | .294 | .383 | |||||||||||||
Coco Crisp | 75 | 290 | 51 | 81 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 30 | .279 | .438 | |||||||||||||
Adam Rosales | 80 | 255 | 31 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 19 | .271 | .400 | |||||||||||||
Gabe Gross | 105 | 222 | 27 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 17 | .239 | .311 | |||||||||||||
Landon Powell | 41 | 112 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 15 | .214 | .304 | |||||||||||||
Eric Chavez | 33 | 111 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | .234 | .333 | |||||||||||||
Eric Patterson | 45 | 103 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .204 | .408 | |||||||||||||
Jake Fox | 39 | 98 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | .214 | .327 | |||||||||||||
Matt Carson | 36 | 79 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .177 | .354 | |||||||||||||
Chris Carter | 24 | 70 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | .186 | .329 | |||||||||||||
Jeremy Hermida | 21 | 64 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .359 | |||||||||||||
Conor Jackson | 18 | 57 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .228 | .316 | |||||||||||||
Jeff Larish | 24 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .175 | .333 | |||||||||||||
Steven Tolleson | 25 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .408 | |||||||||||||
Travis Buck | 14 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .286 | |||||||||||||
Josh Donaldson | 14 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .156 | .281 | |||||||||||||
Akinori Iwamura | 10 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .129 | .161 | |||||||||||||
Matt Watson | 12 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .367 | |||||||||||||
Eric Sogard | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | |||||||||||||
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | |||||||||||||
Team Totals | 162 | 5448 | 663 | 1396 | 276 | 30 | 109 | 619 | 156 | 527 | .256 | .378 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="20%" | Player | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | W | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | L | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | ERA | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | G | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | GS | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | SV | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | IP | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | H | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | R | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | ER | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | BB | bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%" | SO |
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Gio González | 15 | 9 | 3.23 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 200.2 | 171 | 75 | 72 | 92 | 171 | |||||||||||||
Trevor Cahill | 18 | 8 | 2.97 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 196.2 | 155 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 118 | |||||||||||||
Dallas Braden | 11 | 14 | 3.50 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 192.2 | 180 | 83 | 75 | 43 | 113 | |||||||||||||
Vin Mazzaro | 6 | 8 | 4.27 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 122.1 | 127 | 70 | 58 | 50 | 79 | |||||||||||||
Ben Sheets | 4 | 9 | 4.53 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 119.1 | 123 | 65 | 60 | 43 | 84 | |||||||||||||
Brett Anderson | 7 | 6 | 2.80 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 112.1 | 112 | 41 | 35 | 22 | 75 | |||||||||||||
Craig Breslow | 4 | 4 | 3.01 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 74.2 | 53 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 71 | |||||||||||||
Brad Ziegler | 3 | 7 | 3.26 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 60.2 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 41 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Bailey | 1 | 3 | 1.47 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 49.0 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 42 | |||||||||||||
Jerry Blevins | 2 | 1 | 3.70 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 48.2 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 46 | |||||||||||||
Michael Wuertz | 2 | 3 | 4.31 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 39.2 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 40 | |||||||||||||
Tyson Ross | 1 | 4 | 5.49 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 39.1 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 32 | |||||||||||||
Justin Duchscherer | 2 | 1 | 2.89 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28.0 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||||||
Henry Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 33 | |||||||||||||
Bobby Cramer | 2 | 1 | 3.04 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23.2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||||||
Boof Bonser | 1 | 0 | 5.09 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Chad Gaudin | 0 | 2 | 8.83 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||||||
Cedrick Bowers | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||
Ross Wolf | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Edwar Ramírez | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Brad Kilby | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Clay Mortensen | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Justin James | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Team Totals | 81 | 81 | 3.56 | 162 | 162 | 38 | 1431.2 | 1315 | 626 | 566 | 512 | 1070 |
ALL STAR GAME
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Player | Position | Stats | |||
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Ben Sheets | Pitcher | 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 K, 4 BB, 3.60 ERA, 1 Pickoff, ND | |||
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher | 0–3, 2 E | |||
Daric Barton | First Base | 0–1, 3 BB, 1 E | |||
Mark Ellis | Second Base | 0–2, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 K | |||
Kevin Kouzmanoff | Third Base | 0–4, 1 E | |||
Cliff Pennington | Shortstop | 2–3, 1 RBI, 1 K | |||
Travis Buck | Left Field | 0–3, 1 BB, 1 R, 2 K | |||
Rajai Davis | Center Field | 2–4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 K | |||
Ryan Sweeney | Right Field | 1–4, 1 RBI | |||
Eric Chavez | Designated Hitter | 0–4, 1 K |
Non-injury report
P Cedrick Bowers,P Sam Demel (traded to ARI),P Lenny DiNardo,P Fernando Hernández,P Marcus McBeth,P Tyson Ross,P Matt Wright,C Josh Donaldson,C Joel Galarraga,C Anthony Recker,C Max Stassi,IF Adrian Cardenas,IF Grant Green,IF Dallas McPherson,IF Gregorio Petit (traded to TEX),IF Eric Sogard,IF Jemile Weeks,IF Matthew Whitney,OF Corey Brown,OF Matt Carson,OF Michael Taylor,OF Corey Wimberly
Bold made appearance with Oakland.
Level | Team | League | Manager | W | L | Position |
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Sacramento River Catsx | 79 | 65 | 1st in PCL Pacific South | |||
Midland RockHounds1 x | 35 | 35 | 1st in TEX South | |||
Stockton Ports2 x | 43 | 27 | 1st in CAL North | |||
Kane County Cougars3 x | 39 | 30 | 4 GB, 2nd in MID Western | |||
Vancouver Canadians4 x | 25 | 13 | 1st in NOR West | |||
Rookie | 30 | 26 | 5 GB, 2nd in AZL East | |||
DSL Athletics | Oscar Spencer | 32 | 39 | 11 GB, 3rd in SD North |
Prior to the season, Oakland's farm system was ranked fifth in the league. For the first time since 2005, Oakland will have new minor league teams, for the season. 2010 will be the last season for Oakland's affiliation with Kane County (MWL) and Vancouver (NWL). Kane County, Oakland's Low-A team since 2003, signed on with Kansas City for the next two years. Vancouver, a Triple-A affiliate for the 1999 season and a Short-Season A team since 2000, signed on with Toronto for the next four seasons. Oakland signed two-year deals with the Midwest League's Burlington Bees (Athletics' affiliate from 1963 to 1974, MWL title in 1965) and New York–Penn League's Vermont Lake Monsters.
Oakland agreed to a four-year extension with Triple-A Sacramento through the 2014 season. Sacramento has been Oakland's Triple-A team since 2000.
Player | Position | Top 100 Rank | 2010 Level(s) (Games) | ||||||
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1 | Chris Carter | First Base | 28 | MLB (24) / AAA (125) | |||||
2 | Michael Taylor | Outfield | 29 | AAA (127) | |||||
3 | Grant Green | Shortstop | - | AA (Playoffs) / A-STK (131) | |||||
4 | Max Stassi | Catcher | - | A-KC (110) | |||||
5 | Pedro Figueroa | Pitcher | - | AA (13) | |||||
6 | Tyson Ross | Pitcher | - | MLB (26) / AAA (6) | |||||
7 | Jemile Weeks | Second Base | - | AA (67) | |||||
8 | Grant Desme | Outfield | - | Retired | |||||
9 | Adrian Cardenas | Infield | - | AAA (58) / AA (51) | |||||
10 | Sean Doolittle | Outfield | - | did not play |
Stat | Player | Team | |||
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AVG | Royce Consigli (.340) | AZL | |||
Hits | Grant Green (174) | STK | |||
Home Runs | Chris Carter (31) | SAC | |||
RBIs | Stephen Parker (98) | STK | |||
OPS | Connor Crumbliss (.421) | KC | |||
SLG | Chris Carter (.529) | SAC | |||
ERA | Ian Krol (2.80) | KC | |||
Wins | Clayton Mortensen (13) | SAC | |||
SO | Shawn Haviland (169) | STK | |||
Saves | Paul Smyth (28) | STK | |||
WHIP | Ian Krol (1.04) | KC | |||
AVG | Ian Krol (.226) | KC |
ALL STAR SELECTION
Pacific Coast League (AAA), July 14, 2010 @ Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania
PCL vs. International League, 1–2
Postseason All-Star Selection – Chris Carter
Texas League-South (AA), June 30, 2010 @ Citibank Ballpark, Midland, Texas
North vs. South, 4–5
Postseason All-Star Selection – Corey Brown, Josh Horton
California League (A), June 22, 2010 @ BB&T Coastal Field, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
CAL vs. Carolina League, 4–3
Postseason All-Star Selection – Grant Green, Shawn Haviland, Stephen Parker
Midwest League-West (A), June 22, 2010 @ Parkview Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana
West vs. East, 2–6
ALL STAR FUTURES GAME July 11, 2010 @ Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California
U.S. vs. World, 9–1
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sacramento River Cats
Midland RockHounds
Stockton Ports
Vancouver Canadians
Pick | Player | Position | School | Signed | Finishing Team | ||||||
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10 | Michael Choice | OF | UT Arlington | 07/30/10 | Vancouver | ||||||
60 | Yordy Cabrera1 | 3B | Lakeland Senior HS (FL) | 08/16/10 | AZL Athletics | ||||||
92 | Aaron Shipman | OF | Brooks County HS (GA) | 08/16/10 | AZL Athletics | ||||||
125 | Chad Lewis | 3B | Marina HS (CA) | 08/16/10 | AZL Athletics | ||||||
155 | Tyler Vail | P | Notre Dame HS (PA) | 06/15/10 | AZL Athletics | ||||||
185 | Tony Thompson | 3B | Kansas | 06/11/10 | Vancouver | ||||||
215 | Jordan Tripp | OF | Golden West College | 06/20/10 | AZL Athletics | ||||||
245 | Blake Hassebrock | P | UNC | 06/23/10 | Vancouver | ||||||
275 | A.J. Kirby-Jones | IF | Tenn. Tech | 06/11/10 | Vancouver | ||||||
305 | Joshua Bowman | P | Tampa | 06/23/10 | Vancouver |
Seven player from the organization were assigned to the Phoenix Desert Dogs managed by Dodger's hitting coach Don Mattingly. The pitching coach will be the Athletics' roving pitching coach and rehab coordinator Garvin Alston.