Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
Information
League	American League (1968–2024); West Division (1969–2024)
Ballpark	Oakland Coliseum (1968–2024)
Established	1901 (franchise, Philadelphia); 1968 (Oakland)
Relocated	2024 (to West Sacramento, California; became the Athletics and Las Vegas; became the Las Vegas Athletics)
Nickname(s)	The A's Swingin' A's (1971–1981); The Green Elephants; The Elephants; The Green and Gold;
American League pennant	15 (6 in Oakland) 1902; 1905; 1910; 1911; 1913; 1914; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1988; 1989; 1990;
West Division titles	17 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1981; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1992; 2000; 2002; 2003; 2006; 2012; 2013; 2020;
World Series championships	9 (4 in Oakland) 1910; 1911; 1913; 1929; 1930; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1989;
Wild Card championships	4 2001; 2014; 2018; 2019;
Colors	Green, gold, white;
Mascot	Stomper; Trunk; Harry Elephante; Charlie-O
Retired numbers	9; 24; 27; 34; 34; 43; A's; 42;
Ownership	List of owners Charlie Finley (1968–1980) ; Walter A. Haas Jr. (1981–1995) ; Ken Hofmann (1995–2005) ; Stephen Schott (1995–2005) ; Lewis Wolff (2005–2016) ; John Fisher (2005–2024) ;
Manager	List of managers Bob Kennedy (1968) ; Hank Bauer (1969) ; John McNamara (1969–1970) ; Dick Williams (1971–1973) ; Alvin Dark (1974–1975) ; Chuck Tanner (1976) ; Jack McKeon (1977) ; Bobby Winkles (1977–1978) ; Jack McKeon (1978) ; Jim Marshall (1979) ; Steve Boros (1983–1984); Billy Martin (1980–1982) ; Jackie Moore (1984–1986) ; Jeff Newman (1986) ; Tony La Russa (1986–1995) ; Art Howe (1996–2002) ; Ken Macha (2003–2006) ; Bob Geren (2007–2011) ; Bob Melvin (2011–2021) ; Mark Kotsay (2022–2024) ;
General Manager	List of general managers Charlie Finley (1968–1980) ; Billy Martin (1981–1982) ; Sandy Alderson (1983–1997) ; Billy Beane (1998–2014) ; David Forst (2015–2024) ;
President	List of presidents Roy Eisenhardt (1981–1986) ; Walter J. Haas (1990–1992) ; Sandy Alderson (1993–1995, 1997–1998) ; Michael Crowley (1998–2016) ; Dave Kaval (2016–2024) ;

The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the Oakland A's) were an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics competed in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division from 1968 until 2024. The team played its home games at the Oakland Coliseum throughout their entire time in Oakland. The franchise's nine World Series championships, fifteen pennants, and seventeen division titles are the second-most in the AL after the New York Yankees.

Issues with the Oakland Coliseum throughout the decades lead to the team trying to replace the aging venue multiple times, but after they were not able to find locations in East Bay and San Jose, the team left Oakland after the 2024 season, temporarily moving to West Sacramento before moving to Las Vegas. The move from Oakland was the franchise's third relocation after Philadelphia and Kansas City. The move also marked the end of professional major league sports in Oakland, as the California Golden Seals of the NHL relocated to Cleveland in 1976, the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, who had played at the next door Oakland Arena, moved across the bay to San Francisco in 2019 and their former co-tenant Oakland Raiders of the NFL had left in 2020.

The Oakland Athletics had an overall win–loss record of 4,614–4,387 (.513) during their 56 years in Oakland. Seventeen former Oakland Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Rickey Henderson, and Dick Williams depicted with an Oakland Athletics cap.

^ "About Stomper". Athletics.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ Clair, Michael (March 17, 2017). "Why do the A's wear green? You can thank Charlie Finley". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018. Before Finley came on board, the then-Kansas City A's wore baseball's standard blue-and-red combination. In 1963, that all changed as Finley outfitted the team in glorious gold (Finley said it was the same shade the United States Naval Academy used) and kelly green for the very first time.
^ Clair, Michael (February 27, 2021). "The best baseball caps ever, by team". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved June 6, 2023. How many big league teams do you know that wear green and yellow, the most fantastic color scheme in the world? Exactly: Only one.

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[1] "About Stomper". Athletics.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[3] Clair, Michael (March 17, 2017). "Why do the A's wear green? You can thank Charlie Finley". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018. Before Finley came on board, the then-Kansas City A's wore baseball's standard blue-and-red combination. In 1963, that all changed as Finley outfitted the team in glorious gold (Finley said it was the same shade the United States Naval Academy used) and kelly green for the very first time.

[4] Clair, Michael (February 27, 2021). "The best baseball caps ever, by team". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved June 6, 2023. How many big league teams do you know that wear green and yellow, the most fantastic color scheme in the world? Exactly: Only one.

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