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Hatteberg was a part of the A's 20 consecutive game winning streak in 2002. [7] A fictionalized version of Hatteberg (played by Chris Pratt) is a key character in the 2011 film Moneyball. A career highlight for Hatteberg was as a member of the Oakland A's on September 4, 2002. The A's had won 19 straight games to tie the American League record.
Pinchhitter Scott Hatteberg then hit a one-out solo walkoff home run off of Kansas City reliever Jason Grimsley. The home run clinched the AL-record 20th consecutive victory for the Athletics. [citation needed] Oakland's streak came to an end with a 6–0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on September 6. The A's continued to play well down the ...
Moneyball is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film that was directed by Bennett Miller with a script by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin from a story by Stan Chervin. The film is based on the 2003 nonfiction book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. The book is an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball ...
Then, Scott Hatteberg, enduring criticism as Jason Giambi's replacement, hit a pinch-hit home run off Royals closer Jason Grimsley in the bottom of the 9th inning to win 12–11. The streak was snapped two nights later in Minneapolis, the A's losing 6–0 to the Minnesota Twins. The Major League record for consecutive games without a loss is 26 ...
Scott Hatteberg hit a home run to right field moments later to stake 23-game winner Barry Zito to a 2–0 lead. Terrence Long's home run in the fourth made it 3–0 A's. The Twins cut it to 3–1 on A. J. Pierzynski's RBI single with runners on first and third. Next inning, Jacque Jones drew a leadoff walk, then scored on Corey Koskie's one-out ...
Jun. 19—THERE'S a scene in the movie "Moneyball" where Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane, played by actor Brad Pitt, and A's assistant coach Ron Washington (Brent Jennings) visit Scott ...
KFRC. ( Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) ← 2003. Seasons. 2005 →. The Oakland Athletics ' 2004 season involved the A's finishing second in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.
The longest American League winning streak is 22, by the 2017 Cleveland Indians. The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (who swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998–99 Yankees. According to Major League Baseball's policy on ...