| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 11th, 2001: Season May Be Over for A's Mecir
Oakland fans will be disappointed to learn that Jim Mecir developed a torn labrum while throwing a pitch in today's game. After the doctor informed the Oakland A's manager that Mecir was expected to miss 7 months, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the reliever could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
Checking out his season stats to date, Mecir has 1 save in 11 relief appearances with a 1-1 record and 2.42 ERA. |
 | Friday, June 1st, 2001: AMERICAN LEAGUE Names Rookie of Month
A boyish Xavier Nady emerged as the latest AMERICAN LEAGUE Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Oakland deserved the honor, batting .375 with 4 home runs and 24 runs batted in. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Nady enjoy the limelight.
Presently Nady is batting .365 and has collected 7 home runs, 39 RBIs, .417 OBP and scored 35 runs.
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 | Monday, May 28th, 2001: 5-Hit Barrage by Finley
Thanks to Steve Finley and his big bat, the A's derailed the Minnesota Twins 14-2 today at Metropolitan Stadium. The Oakland center fielder had a standout game with 5 hits in 6 at-bats.
S. Finley doubled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.
So far in 2001, Finley is batting .296 with 1 home run and 7 RBIs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Bobby Smith | torn rib cage muscle | 5-6 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Jim Mecir | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 7 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 41-31, .569 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 5.0 GB | | Record at home | 19-18, .514 PCT | | Record on the road | 22-13, .629 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-4, .667 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-9, .571 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-7, .563 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 32-24, .571 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in April | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record in May | 16-11, .593 PCT | | Record in June | 10-7, .588 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .291 - 5th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .367 - 3rd in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .445 - 5th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .812 - 4th in AL | | Runs Scored | 385 - 5th in AL | | Hits | 740 - tied for 3rd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 217 - 7th in AL | | Home Runs | 84 - tied for 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 301 - 2nd in AL | | Strikeouts | 545 - 13th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 50 - 4th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.52 - 7th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.46 - 5th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.67 - 7th in AL | | Runs allowed | 354 - 7th in AL | | Hits allowed | 688 - 8th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .271 - 5th in AL | | BABIP | .304 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 73 - 8th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 220 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 444 - 11th in AL |
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