Jermaine Clark #24

2005

Had two stints with the A's, but spent most of the season with Triple-A Sacramento, where he batted .250 with five home runs and 28 RBIs in 70 games...was selected from Sacramento for the first time on May 2 and appeared in three games, scoring two runs and walking in his only plate appearance...was designated for assignment on May 14 but was brought back on May 20 and appeared in one game on May 24 at Tampa Bay without an at-bat...designated for assignment again on May 25 after appearing in a total of four games (two at second base, one in left field)...combined at the Major and Minor League level to appear in just 74 games as he was on the disabled list from May 31 to July 14 with a fractured right hand...his games played were his fewest as a professional since appearing in 59 games in his first season in 1997...had 41 walks and 33 strikeouts with the River Cats, the second consecutive season and fourth time in his career he has had more walks than strikeouts...fared better on the road, where he hit .290 (38-for-131), compared to .208 (26-for-125) at Sacramento's Raley Field...batted .274 (17-for-62) against left-handed pitching and .242 (47-for-194) with four of his five home runs against right-handers...hit .308 (16-for-52) with runners in scoring position...saw most of his action hitting leadoff, where he batted .223 (33-for-148) in 38 games...appeared in 54 games at second base, nine at third base, two in left field and two in center field...also went 0-for-3 in two games at designated hitter...got off to a slow start; was batting just .228 (21-for-92) when he was brought up to Oakland on May 2...was outrighted to Sacramento on May 18 and went 4-for-5 with three RBIs on May 19 at Omaha before the A's recalled him again on May 20...was outrighted again to Sacramento on May 27 and went 1-for-7 in two games before breaking his hand...went 12-for-37 (.324) in his first 11 games following his return on July 14, but then hit .226 (26-for-115) over his final 32 games...had a second four-hit game on July 21 at Portland...had a season-best six-game hitting streak from Aug. 17-22 (11-for-29, .379)...batted .261 (6-for-23) with a triple, two home runs, five RBIs, four runs scored and four walks in five postseason games for Sacramento.