Byrd went 15-15 in his first full season with the team and posted a 3.31 ERA in 228.1 innings of work.
The A's had a string of Rookie of the Year winners with Jose Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), and Walt Weiss (1988).
Weiss made his first major league appearance for the Oakland Athletics in September 1987. The club was impressed enough with the young shortstop's talent that they traded starter Alfredo Griffin that December, making Weiss their starting shortstop for 1988.
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