Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

Founded

1901

Stadium

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

MLB Division

Oakland Athletics

About

Before moving to Oakland in 1968, the franchise was based in Philadelphia and Kansas City. The team won a 9th World Series title in 1989.

Trivia

The team's success in the early 2000s was greatly due to evidence-based sabermetrics, a new practice at the time that inspired the popular book Moneyball and a film adaptation starring Brad Pitt as Athletics general manager Billy Beane.

#32 team

Oakland Athletics All-Time Players

Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire, 60

1

Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson, 65

2

Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco, 59

3

Barry Zito

Barry Zito, 45

4

Jimmie Foxx

Jimmie Foxx (1907-1967)

5

Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley, 69

6

Rollie Fingers

Rollie Fingers, 77

7

Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove (1900-1975)

8

Vida Blue

Vida Blue (1949-2023)

9

Al Simmons

Al Simmons (1902-1956)

10

Catfish Hunter

Catfish Hunter (1946-1999)

11

Mickey Cochrane

Mickey Cochrane (1903-1962)

12

Eric Chavez

Eric Chavez, 46

13

Miguel Tejada

Miguel Tejada, 49

14

Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank (1875-1926)

15

Bert Campaneris

Bert Campaneris, 82

16

Frank Baker

Frank Baker (1886-1963)

17

Popularity

AL West Team #1

Baseball Team #5

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