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href="/wiki/File:Mark_Mulder.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Mark_Mulder.jpg/112px-Mark_Mulder.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Mark_Mulder.jpg/168px-Mark_Mulder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Mark_Mulder.jpg/224px-Mark_Mulder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="3105" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Mulder" title="Mark Mulder">Mark Mulder</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:167px;max-width:167px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A%27s_vs_Yanks_4406244.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/A%27s_vs_Yanks_4406244.jpg/165px-A%27s_vs_Yanks_4406244.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/A%27s_vs_Yanks_4406244.jpg/248px-A%27s_vs_Yanks_4406244.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/A%27s_vs_Yanks_4406244.jpg/330px-A%27s_vs_Yanks_4406244.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="725" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Barry Zito</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <b>Big Three</b> were a trio of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> starting pitchers for the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> from 2000 to 2004. The Big Three consisted of <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Tim Hudson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mulder" title="Mark Mulder">Mark Mulder</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Barry Zito</a>. Each pitcher in the Big Three was drafted by the A's and played their first few seasons together with the A's before splitting up. The Big Three helped the A's win three <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">American League West</a> Division titles during their five seasons together. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation">Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Three_(Oakland_Athletics)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tim Hudson was drafted by the A's twice, first in the 35th round of the <a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1994 Major League Baseball draft">1994 MLB Draft</a> and then in the sixth round of the <a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1997 Major League Baseball draft">1997 MLB Draft</a>. Mark Mulder was selected by the A's with the second overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1998 Major League Baseball draft">1998 MLB Draft</a>. Barry Zito was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> in the 59th round of the <a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1996 Major League Baseball draft">1996 MLB Draft</a> and then again by the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> in the 3rd round of the 1998 MLB Draft, but he did not sign with either team. Zito would sign with the A's after they drafted him with the ninth overall pick of the <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999 MLB Draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hudson_stats_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hudson_stats-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hudson made his MLB debut on June 8, 1999, in which he allowed three runs in five innings as the A's lost to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> 5–3. He recorded his first career win in his next start, which occurred on June 13, 1999, against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. He finished with an 11–2 record in his rookie season and finished fifth in voting for the 1999 <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">AL Rookie of the Year Award</a>. </p><p>Mulder made his MLB debut on April 18, 2000, at 22 years of age and having played fewer than two years in the minors. Mulder had a rough rookie season, as he finished 9–10 with a 5.44 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Mulder_stats_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mulder_stats-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Zito made his MLB debut on July 22, 2000, in which he allowed just one run in five innings in a victory over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Anaheim Angels</a>, thus marking the beginning of the "Big Three" era.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zito had a successful rookie season as he finished with a 7–4 record and a 2.72 ERA in 14 starts and, like Hudson, finished fifth in voting for the 2000 AL Rookie of the Year Award.<sup id="cite_ref-Zito_stats_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zito_stats-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""Big_Three"_era"><span id=".22Big_Three.22_era"></span>"Big Three" era</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Three_(Oakland_Athletics)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: "Big Three" era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Led by an American League-high 20 wins from Tim Hudson, the Big Three led the A's to an American League West Division title in their <a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">first season together</a>. The A's ended up splitting the first two games of the <a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000 ALDS</a> with the New York Yankees, followed by Hudson making his postseason debut in Game 3 of the ALDS. Hudson pitched a full eight innings in his postseason debut and allowed four runs as the A's fell to the Yankees 4–2.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zito made his postseason debut in Game 4 of the ALDS and allowed only one run in 5.2 innings leading the A's to an 11–1 win and forcing a deciding Game 5 back in Oakland.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The A's lost Game 5 7-5 and were eliminated from the postseason. </p><p><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">The next season</a>, Mark Mulder had an AL-leading 21 wins to lead the Big Three and the A's into the postseason as a wild card. He made his postseason debut in Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">ALDS</a> against the Yankees, in which he had a strong postseason debut as he allowed only one run in 6.2 innings which led the A's to a 5–3 win over the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hudson took the mound for Game 2 and pitched eight scoreless innings to lead the A's to a 2–0 win and to put the A's ahead 2-0 heading home while earning Hudson his first career postseason win.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zito took the mound in Game 3 and attempted to finish off a sweep against the Yankees. He gave up only one run in eight innings in his attempt to do so. However, the A's lost the game 1–0.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The A's would lose Game 4 9–2, forcing a Game 5 to decide the series. Mulder took the mound for Game 5 to attempt to advance the A's to the ALCS, but his attempt did not go very well as he allowed four runs in 4.1 innings and the A's lost 5-3 eliminating them from postseason contention in favor of the Yankees for the second consecutive year.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Zito led the Big Three and the A's <a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">the following year</a> with an AL-leading 23 wins, 2.75 ERA, and 182 strikeouts, as well as winning the 2002 <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">AL Cy Young Award</a> and leading the A's to an AL West Division title.<sup id="cite_ref-Zito_stats_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zito_stats-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hudson took the mound for Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">2002 ALDS</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>. Despite the A's jumping out to a 5–1 lead after two innings, he gave up three more runs in the next 3.1 innings and was pulled out after 5.1 innings. The A's would end up losing the game 7–5.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mulder took the mound for Game 2 and had a strong outing, only giving up one run in six innings to lead the A's to a 9–1 win.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zito took the mound for Game 3 and went six innings, giving up three runs to lead the A's to a 6–3 win over the Twins.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hudson took the mound again in Game 4, in which he gave up seven runs in 3.1 innings en route to the A's being defeated 11-2 by the Twins.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mulder took the mound again for the A's in the fifth and deciding game of the ALDS and attempted to send the A's to the ALCS. This time, he gave up just two runs in seven innings, but the A's lost the Game 5-4 and were eliminated in the ALDS for the third consecutive year.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Big Three were able to lift the A's to an AL West Division title in <a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>, earning them their fourth consecutive postseason appearance. However, Mulder was unable to pitch in the postseason due to injury. Hudson began the postseason by going 6.2 innings and allowing three runs in Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Division_Series" title="2003 American League Division Series">2003 ALDS</a>, as the A's defeated the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> 5–4.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zito had a strong outing for the A's in Game 2 of the ALDS giving up only one run in seven innings to lead the A's to a 5–1 win over the Red Sox and putting them ahead 2–0.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The A's ended up losing Game 3 3–1 in 11 innings. Hudson exited Game 4 after just one inning due to a strained left oblique, and the A's lost Game 4 5–4. Zito took the mound for Game 5 and attempted to send the A's to the ALCS after three consecutive ALDS-Game 5 losses, but after pitching five scoreless innings, he would give up four runs in the sixth inning as the A's lost the Game 4-3 and were eliminated after losing Game 5 of the ALDS for the fourth consecutive year.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">The following year</a>, Hudson's season was cut short due to an injury that would prove to be costly for the A's as they finished second in the AL West and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1999. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath_and_Breakup">Aftermath and Breakup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Three_(Oakland_Athletics)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath and Breakup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the 2004 season, A's general manager <a href="/wiki/Billy_Beane" title="Billy Beane">Billy Beane</a> traded Tim Hudson to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> and traded Mark Mulder to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, breaking up the Big Three.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hudson spent nine seasons with the Braves before playing his final two seasons for the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, with whom he would win the <a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014 World Series</a>. Mulder spent four seasons with the Cardinals, after which he was released after suffering from <a href="/wiki/Rotator_cuff" title="Rotator cuff">rotator cuff</a> and other shoulder problems during his tenure with the Cardinals. These injuries prevented Mulder from appearing in the Cardinals' <a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="2006 Major League Baseball postseason">2006 postseason</a> run, culminating in the team's <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">World Series championship</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After remaining unsigned for a year and a half, he would announce his retirement on June 15, 2010, by saying "I guess I have retired."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Barry Zito spent two more seasons with the A's after they traded Hudson and Mulder. In the <a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006 season</a>, Zito finished with a 16–10 record, 3.83 ERA, and 151 strikeouts to help lead the A's to an AL West title.<sup id="cite_ref-Zito_stats_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zito_stats-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zito had a strong outing for the A's in Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">ALDS</a> as he only gave up one run in eight innings to lead the A's to a 3–2 win over the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> in Game 1.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The A's ended up winning the next two games to sweep the Twins and advance to the <a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2006 American League Championship Series">2006 ALCS</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1992_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1992 American League Championship Series">1992</a>, also winning their first postseason series since <a href="/wiki/1990_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1990 American League Championship Series">1990</a>. Zito took the mound for Game 1 of the ALCS against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> but gave up five runs in 3.2 innings as the A's fell to the Tigers 5–1.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The A's ended up losing the next three games and were swept by the Tigers in the ALCS. </p><p>After the 2006 season, Zito signed with the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in what was at the time the largest contract for a pitcher, and played seven seasons with them. Zito won two World Series rings with the Giants in <a href="/wiki/2010_World_Series" title="2010 World Series">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012_World_Series" title="2012 World Series">2012</a>, but was not part of the Giants' 2010 postseason roster due to a poor second-half performance. After taking a year off from baseball in 2014, Zito spent one last season with the Oakland A's Triple-A Affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was briefly called up to Oakland at the end of the 2015 season following an injury to one of their starters. This call-up, combined with a series against the Giants with a scheduled start by Hudson, set up an impromptu reunion of the Big Three. With Mulder in attendance, Zito started for the A's against Tim Hudson of the Giants in front of a sold-out crowd at Oakland Coliseum on September 26, 2015 - nearly 11 seasons after they last played together on the A's.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the 2015 season, both Hudson and Zito retired from baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Three_(Oakland_Athletics)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Hudson_stats-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Hudson_stats_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hudsoti01.shtml">"Tim Hudson Statistics"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1901_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1901 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#003831">1901</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>Philadelphia Athletics</b>, the <b>Kansas City Athletics</b> and the <b>Oakland Athletics</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/West_Sacramento,_California" title="West Sacramento, California"><span style="color:#003831">West Sacramento, California</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)" title="Athletics (baseball)"><span style="color:#003831">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots#Stomper_(Oakland_Athletics)" title="List of Major League Baseball mascots">Stomper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/$100,000_infield" title="$100,000 infield">$100,000 infield</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bill_King" title="Bill King">Holy Toledo!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swingin%27_A%27s" title="Swingin' A's">Swingin' A's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billyball</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Big Three</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Highway_to_Heaven" title="Highway to Heaven">Highway to Heaven</a></i></li> <li><i>Moneyball</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moneyball:_The_Art_of_Winning_an_Unfair_Game" title="Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game">book</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moneyball_(film)" title="Moneyball (film)">film</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Davis_(Oakland)" title="Mount Davis (Oakland)">Mount Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Gordon_(hot_dog_vendor)" title="Hal Gordon (hot dog vendor)">Hal the Hot Dog Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mustache_Gang" title="The Mustache Gang">The Mustache Gang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Ballpark" title="Oakland Ballpark">Oakland Ballpark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1929_World_Series" title="1929 World Series">The Mack Attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandstand_Managers_Night" title="Grandstand Managers Night">Grandstand Managers Night</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games" title="List of Major League Baseball perfect games">Perfect games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter%27s_perfect_game" title="Catfish Hunter's perfect game">Catfish Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Braden%27s_perfect_game" title="Dallas Braden's perfect game">Dallas Braden</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bash_Brothers" title="Bash Brothers">Bash Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2002 Oakland Athletics season">20 game win streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Japan_Opening_Series_2008" title="MLB Japan Opening Series 2008">MLB Japan Opening Series 2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_18,_Cleveland_Indians_17_(1932)" title="Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)">Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angels%E2%80%93Athletics_rivalry" title="Angels–Athletics rivalry">Los Angeles Angels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Series_(Philadelphia)" title="City Series (Philadelphia)">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_Bridge_Series" title="Bay Bridge Series">San Francisco Giants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owners: <a href="/wiki/John_Fisher_(baseball_owner)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Fisher (baseball owner)">John Fisher</a></li> <li>President: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kaval" title="Dave Kaval">Dave Kaval</a></li> <li>Executive vice president: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Beane" title="Billy Beane">Billy Beane</a></li> <li>General manager: <a href="/wiki/David_Forst" title="David Forst">David Forst</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Kotsay" title="Mark Kotsay">Mark Kotsay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Champions (9)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_World_Series" title="1910 World Series">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_World_Series" title="1911 World Series">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_World_Series" title="1913 World Series">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_World_Series" title="1929 World Series">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_World_Series" title="1930 World Series">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_World_Series" title="1972 World Series">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_World_Series" title="1973 World Series">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_World_Series" title="1974 World Series">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_World_Series" title="1989 World Series">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />Championships (15)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1902_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1902 Philadelphia Athletics season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1905 Philadelphia Athletics season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1910 Philadelphia Athletics season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1911 Philadelphia Athletics season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1913 Philadelphia Athletics season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1914 Philadelphia Athletics season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1929 Philadelphia Athletics season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1930 Philadelphia Athletics season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1931 Philadelphia Athletics season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1972 American League Championship Series">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1973 American League Championship Series">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1974 American League Championship Series">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 American League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1989 American League Championship Series">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1990 American League Championship Series">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">AL West Division<br />Championships (17)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1971 Oakland Athletics season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1972 Oakland Athletics season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1973 Oakland Athletics season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1974 Oakland Athletics season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1975 Oakland Athletics season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1981 Oakland Athletics season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1988 Oakland Athletics season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1989 Oakland Athletics season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1990 Oakland Athletics season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1992 Oakland Athletics season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2000 Oakland Athletics season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2002 Oakland Athletics season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2003 Oakland Athletics season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2006 Oakland Athletics season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2012 Oakland Athletics season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2013 Oakland Athletics season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2020 Oakland Athletics season">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">AL Wild Card (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2001 Oakland Athletics season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2014 American League Wild Card Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2018 American League Wild Card Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 American League Wild Card Game">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Athletics minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#003831">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Triple-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aviators" title="Las Vegas Aviators">Las Vegas Aviators</a></dd> <dt>Double-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Midland_RockHounds" title="Midland RockHounds">Midland RockHounds</a></dd> <dt>High-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lansing_Lugnuts" title="Lansing Lugnuts">Lansing Lugnuts</a></dd> <dt>Single-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Stockton_Ports" title="Stockton Ports">Stockton Ports</a></dd> <dt>Rookie</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Athletics" title="Arizona Complex League Athletics">ACL Athletics</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Athletics" title="Dominican Summer League Athletics">DSL Athletics</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;background-color: #003831 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EFB21E, inset -2px -2px 0 #EFB21E; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(125)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (125)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1900 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1901_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1901 Philadelphia Athletics season">1901</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1902_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1902 Philadelphia Athletics season">1902</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1903 Philadelphia Athletics season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1904 Philadelphia Athletics season">1904</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1905_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1905 Philadelphia Athletics season">1905</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1906 Philadelphia Athletics season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1907 Philadelphia Athletics season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1908 Philadelphia Athletics season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1909 Philadelphia Athletics season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1910_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1910 Philadelphia Athletics season">1910</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1911_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1911 Philadelphia Athletics season">1911</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1912 Philadelphia Athletics season">1912</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1913_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1913 Philadelphia Athletics season">1913</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1914_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1914 Philadelphia Athletics season">1914</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1915 Philadelphia Athletics season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1916 Philadelphia Athletics season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1917 Philadelphia Athletics season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1918 Philadelphia Athletics season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1919 Philadelphia Athletics season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1920 Philadelphia Athletics season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1921 Philadelphia Athletics season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1922 Philadelphia Athletics season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1923 Philadelphia Athletics season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1924 Philadelphia Athletics season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1925 Philadelphia Athletics season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1926 Philadelphia Athletics season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1927 Philadelphia Athletics season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1928 Philadelphia Athletics season">1928</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1929_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1929 Philadelphia Athletics season">1929</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1930_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1930 Philadelphia Athletics season">1930</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1931_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1931 Philadelphia Athletics season">1931</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1932 Philadelphia Athletics season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1933 Philadelphia Athletics season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1934 Philadelphia Athletics season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1935 Philadelphia Athletics season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1936 Philadelphia Athletics season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1937 Philadelphia Athletics season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1938 Philadelphia Athletics season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1939 Philadelphia Athletics season">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1940 Philadelphia Athletics season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1941 Philadelphia Athletics season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1942 Philadelphia Athletics season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1943 Philadelphia Athletics season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1944 Philadelphia Athletics season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1945 Philadelphia Athletics season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1946 Philadelphia Athletics season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1947 Philadelphia Athletics season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1948 Philadelphia Athletics season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1949 Philadelphia Athletics season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1950 Philadelphia Athletics season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1951 Philadelphia Athletics season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1952 Philadelphia Athletics season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1953 Philadelphia Athletics season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1954 Philadelphia Athletics season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1955 Kansas City Athletics season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1956 Kansas City Athletics season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1957 Kansas City Athletics season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1958 Kansas City Athletics season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1959 Kansas City Athletics season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1960 Kansas City Athletics season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1961 Kansas City Athletics season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1962 Kansas City Athletics season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1963 Kansas City Athletics season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1964 Kansas City Athletics season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1965 Kansas City Athletics season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1966 Kansas City Athletics season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1967 Kansas City Athletics season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1968 Oakland Athletics season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1969 Oakland Athletics season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1970 Oakland Athletics season">1970</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1971_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1971 Oakland Athletics season">1971</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1972_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1972 Oakland Athletics season">1972</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1973 Oakland Athletics season">1973</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1974_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1974 Oakland Athletics season">1974</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1975_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1975 Oakland Athletics season">1975</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1976 Oakland Athletics season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1977 Oakland Athletics season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1978 Oakland Athletics season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1979 Oakland Athletics season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1980 Oakland Athletics season">1980</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1981 Oakland Athletics season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1982 Oakland Athletics season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1983 Oakland Athletics season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1984 Oakland Athletics season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1985 Oakland Athletics season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1986 Oakland Athletics season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1987 Oakland Athletics season">1987</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1988_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1988 Oakland Athletics season">1988</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1989_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1989 Oakland Athletics season">1989</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1999 Oakland Athletics season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2000_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2000 Oakland Athletics season">2000</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2001_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2001 Oakland Athletics season">2001</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2002_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2002 Oakland Athletics season">2002</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2003_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2003 Oakland Athletics season">2003</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2004 Oakland Athletics season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2005 Oakland Athletics season">2005</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2006_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2006 Oakland Athletics season">2006</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2007 Oakland Athletics season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2008 Oakland Athletics season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2009 Oakland Athletics season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2010 Oakland Athletics season">2010</a></li> 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Thomson">Thomson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Branca" title="Ralph Branca">Branca</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Zimmer" title="Don Zimmer">Zimmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mel_Stottlemyre" title="Mel Stottlemyre">Stottlemyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Dent" title="Bucky Dent">Dent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Torrez" title="Mike Torrez">Torrez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Hernandez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/1955_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1955 Brooklyn Dodgers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner" title="Bill Buckner">Buckner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Wilson" title="Mookie Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span 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