1 : Oakland Athletics
2 : Franchise history
2.1 : The Philadelphia years (1901-1954)
2.2 : The Kansas City years (1955-1966)
2.3 : The Oakland years (1967 to present)
3 : Events and Records of Note
4 : Players of note
4.1 : Baseball Hall of Famers
4.2 : Current stars
4.3 : Not to be forgotten
4.4 : Retired numbers
5 : Managers, coaches, and executives
6 : External Link
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. They are in the Western Division of the American League. The team is often called simply the "A's".
Founded: 1893, as the Indianapolis, Indiana franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1900 when that league became the American League. Moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1955 and to Oakland in 1967
Formerly known as: Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955-1966
Home ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum, Oaklan
Uniform colors: Green, White and Gol
Logo design: A stylized capital "A's". The team also occasionally uses a white elephant logo
Wild Card titles won (1): 2001]
Division titles won (13): [[1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002, [[2003]
American League pennants won: 1901, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1990
World Series championships won: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, Franchise history
The Philadelphia years (1901-1954)
- The "White Elephants": [[Connie Mack (baseball)">Connie Mack, the Lajoie scandal, early success
- The $100,000 Infield: Baker, Barry, Collins, McInnis; dominance, 1910-1913; upset by Miracle Braves in 1914; dismantling of the team and subsequent cellar-dwelling
- 1928-1932: Rebuilding of team in 1920s. Cochrane, Grove, Foxx, Simmons, others
The Kansas City years (1955-1966)
- During the Kansas City years, the team generally did not draw well or do well. Kansas City was involved in so many bad trades with the Yankees (in which they gave up Roger Maris, Bob Cerv, and others, and got little in return) that they were jokingly considered to be a Yankee farm club.
The Oakland years (1967 to present)
Events and Records of Note
- 20-Game Win Streak: The Oakland Athletics won an American League Record 20 games in a row, from August 13 to September 4, 2002. The last three games were won in dramatic fashion, each victory coming in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers">
Current stars
Not to be forgotten
Retired numbers
Managers, coaches, and executives
External Link
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