2008 Oakland Athletics Roster

The 2008 Oakland Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 2008 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"Basically, we (the 2008 Oakland Athletics) have the same record as last year with a much brighter outlook for the future, with the young starting pitchers, our bullpen and more coming." - Oakland Athletics Manager Bob Geren on MLB.com (Bob Sherwin, Geren likes progress despite record, 09/28/08)
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2008 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

55 Joe Blanton 6-03 225 Right Right 1980-12-11
13 Jerry Blevins 6-06 185 Left Left 1983-09-06
51 Dallas Braden 6-01 185 Left Left 1983-08-13
59 Andrew Brown 6-06 230 Right Right 1981-02-17
50 Kiko Calero 6-01 185 Right Right 1975-01-09
44 Santiago Casilla 6-00 165 Right Right 1980-06-25
33 Joey Devine 6-00 210 Right Right 1983-09-19
25 Lenny DiNardo 6-04 195 Left Left 1979-09-19
58 Justin Duchscherer 6-03 164 Right Right 1977-11-19
41 Alan Embree 6-02 185 Left Left 1970-01-23
35, 30 Dana Eveland 6-01 219 Left Left 1983-10-29
29 Keith Foulke 6-00 195 Right Right 1972-10-19
36 Sean Gallagher 6-02 225 Right Right 1985-12-30
57 Chad Gaudin 5-11 165 Right Right 1983-03-24
47 Gio Gonzalez 5-11 185 Left Right 1985-09-19
60 Jeff Gray 6-02 210 Right Right 1981-11-19
40 Rich Harden 6-01 180 Right Left 1981-11-30
56 Fernando Hernandez 5-11 190 Right Right 1984-07-31
53 Dan Meyer 6-03 210 Left Right 1981-07-03
55 Josh Outman 6-01 185 Left Left 1984-09-14
21 Kirk Saarloos 6-00 185 Right Right 1979-05-23
23 Greg Smith 6-02 190 Left Left 1983-12-22
20 Huston Street 6-00 190 Right Right 1983-08-02
31 Brad Ziegler 6-04 200 Right Right 1979-10-10
18 Rob Bowen 6-03 225 Right Both 1981-02-24
24 Kurt Suzuki 6-00 205 Right Right 1983-10-04
52 Jeff Baisley 6-03 210 Right Right 1982-12-19
45 Wes Bankston 6-04 215 Right Right 1983-11-23
10 Daric Barton 6-00 225 Right Left 1985-08-16
3 Eric Chavez 6-00 204 Right Left 1977-12-07
62 Brooks Conrad 5-11 190 Right Both 1980-01-16
7 Bobby Crosby 6-03 195 Right Right 1980-01-12
14 Mark Ellis 5-11 180 Right Right 1977-06-06
22 Jack Hannahan 6-02 205 Right Left 1980-03-04
12 Donnie Murphy 5-10 180 Right Right 1983-03-10
4 Eric Patterson 5-11 170 Right Left 1983-04-08
56 Cliff Pennington 5-11 185 Right Both 1984-06-15
2 Gregorio Petit 5-10 190 Right Right 1984-12-10
5 Mike Sweeney 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-07-22
8 Emil Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1974-12-29
6 Travis Buck 6-02 225 Right Left 1983-11-18
57 Aaron Cunningham 5-11 195 Right Right 1986-04-24
32 Jack Cust 6-02 200 Right Left 1979-01-16
38 Rajai Davis 5-11 195 Right Right 1980-10-19
19 Chris Denorfia 6-00 195 Right Right 1980-07-15
67 Jeff Fiorentino 6-01 190 Right Left 1983-04-14
28 Carlos Gonzalez 6-01 200 Left Left 1985-10-17
26 Matt Murton 6-01 215 Right Right 1981-10-03
15 Ryan Sweeney 6-04 200 Left Left 1985-02-20
29 Dan Johnson 6-02 220 Right Left 1979-08-10
35 Frank Thomas 6-05 257 Right Right 1968-05-27
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The 2008 Oakland Athletics played 161 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 86 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at McAfee Coliseum (Park Factors: 89/89) where 1,665,256 fans witnessed their 2008 Athletics finish the season with a .466 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 2008 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

2008 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Daric Barton
Joe Blanton
Emil Brown
Travis Buck
Bobby Crosby
Jack Cust
Mark Ellis
Jack Hannahan
Kurt Suzuki
Ryan Sweeney

2008 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Kurt Suzuki (141)
1B Daric Barton (134)
2B Mark Ellis (115)
3B Jack Hannahan (126)
SS Bobby Crosby (145)
LF Jack Cust (78)
CF Rajai Davis (84)
RF Ryan Sweeney (75)
DH Frank Thomas (16)
  
SP Joe Blanton
SP Justin Duchscherer
SP Dana Eveland
SP Greg Smith
  
RP Jerry Blevins
RP Andrew Brown
RP Santiago Casilla
RP Joey Devine
RP Alan Embree
RP Keith Foulke
RP Chad Gaudin
RP Brad Ziegler
CL Huston Street


2008 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Frank Thomas $12,560,000.00
Eric Chavez $11,500,000.00
Mark Ellis $5,000,000.00
Bobby Crosby $3,550,000.00
Huston Street $3,300,000.00
Alan Embree $3,107,126.00
Emil Brown $1,400,000.00
Justin Duchscherer $1,200,000.00
Keith Foulke $700,000.00
Rob Bowen $410,000.00
Jack Cust $410,000.00
Travis Buck $400,000.00
Santiago Casilla $400,000.00
Chris Denorfia $400,000.00
Andrew Brown $395,000.00
Dana Eveland $395,000.00
Jack Hannahan $395,000.00
Kurt Suzuki $395,000.00
Ryan Sweeney $395,000.00
Rajai Davis $392,500.00
Daric Barton $390,000.00


2008 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Gregorio Petit
#3 Eric Chavez
#4 Eric Patterson
#5 Mike Sweeney
#6 Travis Buck
#7 Bobby Crosby
#8 Emil Brown
#10 Daric Barton
#12 Donnie Murphy
#13 Jerry Blevins
#14 Mark Ellis
#15 Ryan Sweeney
#18 Rob Bowen
#19 Chris Denorfia
#20 Huston Street
#21 Kirk Saarloos
#22 Jack Hannahan
#23 Greg Smith
#24 Kurt Suzuki
#25 Lenny DiNardo
#26 Matt Murton
#28 Carlos Gonzalez
#29 Keith Foulke
#29 Dan Johnson
#30 Dana Eveland
#31 Brad Ziegler
#32 Jack Cust
#33 Joey Devine
#35 Dana Eveland
#35 Frank Thomas
#36 Sean Gallagher
#38 Rajai Davis
#40 Rich Harden
#41 Alan Embree
#44 Santiago Casilla
#45 Wes Bankston
#47 Gio Gonzalez
#50 Kiko Calero
#51 Dallas Braden
#52 Jeff Baisley
#53 Dan Meyer
#55 Joe Blanton
#55 Josh Outman
#56 Fernando Hernandez
#56 Cliff Pennington
#57 Aaron Cunningham
#57 Chad Gaudin
#58 Justin Duchscherer
#59 Andrew Brown
#60 Jeff Gray
#62 Brooks Conrad
#67 Jeff Fiorentino

Did you know that a 2008 Oakland Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?