Billy Beane

William Lamar Beane


Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'4", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: 3/29/1962 in Orlando, FL
Debut: 09/13/1984
Final Game: 10/01/1989
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1984 NYN NL 5 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 1
    1985 NYN NL 8 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 3
    1986 MIN AL 80 183 20 39 30 6 0 3 15 2 3 11 54 0 0 0 0 6 .213 .258 .295 .553 54
    1987 MIN AL 12 15 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .400 .667 6
    1988 DET AL 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 1
    1989 OAK AL 37 79 8 19 14 5 0 0 11 3 1 0 13 0 0 2 1 2 .241 .237 .304 .541 24
    2 seasons NYN NL 13 18 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .222 .389 4
    2 seasons MIN AL 92 198 21 43 32 8 0 3 16 2 3 11 60 0 0 0 0 6 .217 .258 .303 .561 60
    1 season DET AL 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 1
    1 season OAK AL 37 79 8 19 14 5 0 0 11 3 1 0 13 0 0 2 1 2 .241 .237 .304 .541 24
    Total
    (6 seasons)     		148 301 30 66 49 14 0 3 29 5 5 11 80 0 0 2 1 8 .219 .246 .296 .542 89

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    Should Billy Beane take a shot with Gregor Blanco and Luis Jimenez?
    Billy Beane, the A’s General Manager, has been praised for building competitive teams by taking advantage of “market inefficiencies.” This means that he signs inexpensive players, that almost no other organization wants or would consider, because they overlook important statistics like OBP (on-base percentage), and give way too much importance to stats that aren’t that important [...]
    02/02/12
    Deal involving Rich Harden between A’s and Red Sox falls through
    The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox were reportedly closing in on a deal for Rich Harden late Saturday, but according to a source close to the Associated Press, the deal fell through.  Harden later confirmed after speaking with GM Billy Beane that he was staying put. The Athletics were to receive Lars Anderson and [...]
    07/31/11
    Injury updates: Braden, Bailey, Hughes, Mejia and Meek
    Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Athletics GM, Billy Beane, said that Dallas Braden’s catch session did not go well. “So-so would be kind,” he said. The left handed pitcher will revisit doctors, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicles. – Homer Bailey will join the Reds rotation on Thursday [...]
    05/03/11
    Athletics fail to reach deal with Hisashi Iwakuma
    According to several news outlets, including MLB.com’s Jane Lee, the Oakland Athletics have announced that they have failed to reach a deal with Hisashi Iwakuma. Iwakuma will return to the Rakuten Golden Eagles and the A’s will get their $19.1 million posting fee back. “We would like to express our appreciation to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden [...]
    12/07/10
    Romanick named Athletics pitching coach
    According to MLB.com’s Jane Lee the Athletics have named Ron Romanick as their new pitching coach. Lee said last week that the top candidate was Romanick. When GM Billy Beane was asked about his candidacy he didn’t hesitate at all. “Absolutely,”Beane said. “Not only will he be considered, but he should be. He’s [...]
    11/01/10
    Oakland Athletics could go with Ron Romanick as pitching coach?
    The Oakland Athletics are in need of a new pitching coach now that Curt Young has left to pursue another opportunity within Major League Baseball. According to MLB.com’s Jane Lee, the team has four internal candidates that will be strongly considered before the team looks elsewhere. Lee says the top candidate is 49-year-old bullpen coach Ron [...]
    10/26/10
    Mets may not get takers for soon-to-be-available GM job?
    Incumbent GM of the New York Mets, Omar Minaya, is almost out the door.  The New York Posts’ Joel Sherman says that Minaya is going to be fired or moved into another job as soon as the season is over. Sources close to Sherman say that COO Jeff Wilpon is in the “fact-gathering” stage in [...]
    09/20/10
    Oakland Athletics have decision to make on 2B Mark Ellis
    Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane has several decisions to make for the 2011 team, and one is whether or not to exercise second baseman Mark Ellis’ $6 million club option for 2011 or cut ties with him with a $500,000 buyout, according to Joe Stiglich of the Oakland Tribune. “They’re going to do what they [...]
    09/10/10
    Cahill, Gonzalez and Bailey next to receive long-term deals from Oakland Athletics?
    Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics signed left-handed pitcher Brett Anderson and catcher Kurt Suzuki to long-term deals to ensure the organization’s youth would be around during their prime years. However, the A’s have an ever-growing list of young talent that needs to be signed before the teams with the larger check books can get [...]
    09/01/10
    Pictures of Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill on the set of Moneyball – the movie
    Earlier we talked about Michael Lewis’ bestselling book “Moneyball” being filmed in Oakland. One of our readers commented on a few fan pictures from the set. Here are some snapshots from the “Moneyball” Facebook fan page that show Brad Pitt as Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane and Jonah Hill as assistant GM Paul DePodesta and the [...]
    08/03/10