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A's sign 3B Dallas McPherson to minor league deal

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics have signed free-agent third baseman Dallas McPherson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

McPherson is expected to compete for a starting job, and he provides Oakland with insurance at third base. Six-time Gold Glove winner Eric Chavez might not be able to return to that position after recovering from a second back surgery that cost him most of this season.

The 29-year-old McPherson, who missed the 2007 and '09 seasons with back trouble, is a career .245 hitter with 18 home runs and 45 RBIs in parts of four major league seasons with the Angels and Marlins. (MORE)

Athletics Headlines

Sun, Oct 4
Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E
LA Angels0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 591
Oakland0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3121
  W: Saunders (16-7)   L: Gray (0-1)   S: Jepsen (1)
  LAA HR: Napoli (20)
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Final Boxscore
Western Division
TeamWLPctGB
X-Los Angeles 9765.599-
Texas 8775.53710
Seattle 8577.52512
Oakland 7587.46322
Full Standings
Leaders
AVG: R. Sweeney.293
HR: J. Cust25
RBI: K. Suzuki88
SB: R. Davis41
W: B. Anderson11
ERA: B. Anderson4.06
Saves: A. Bailey26
K: B. Anderson150
General Batting (Rank)
AVG: .262 (15)
Runs: 759 (14)
Hits: 1464 (11)
Home Runs: 135 (27)
Stolen Bases: 133 (4)
OBP: .328 (21)
SLG: .397 (25)
Total Bases: 2218 (24)
General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average: 4.26 (12)
Runs Allowed: 761 (14)
Saves: 38 (21)
Strikeouts: 1124 (16)
OpBA: .265 (18)
OBP: .329 (11)
SLG: .413 (11)
Run Support: 4.72 (14)
Last Results
Date Opp Final
10/4 vs. LAA L 3-5
10/3 vs. LAA L 2-4
10/2 vs. LAA L 2-5
10/1 @ Sea L 2-4
9/30 @ Sea L 0-7
9/29 @ Sea L 4-6
9/27 @ LAA L 4-7
9/26 @ LAA W 15-10
9/25 @ LAA W 3-0
9/24 vs. Tex W 12-3
Full Schedule
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
11/22/2009 D. McPherson Signed to a Minor League Contract
11/13/2009 B. Tomko Declared Free Agency
11/9/2009 C. Denorfia Outrighted to Minors
11/6/2009 E. Chavez Removed From 60-Day DL (Strained right forearm, herniated disc)
11/5/2009 B. Crosby Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009 J. Duchscherer Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009 N. Garciaparra Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009 A. Kennedy Declared Free Agency
11/4/2009 D. Braden Removed From 60-Day DL (Infection, left foot)
11/4/2009 J. Devine Removed From 60-Day DL (Right elbow surgery - out for season)
Injuries
Date Player Status
9/23/2009 S. Hairston Sore hip and SI joint (day-to-day)
9/17/2009 B. Tomko Nerve damage in right arm (day-to-day)
9/8/2009 V. Mazzaro off 60-day DL
8/19/2009 S. Hairston Sore quad (day-to-day)
8/18/2009 B. Crosby off 15-day DL

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