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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballpark</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum" title="Oakland Coliseum">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">82–80 (.506)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_O._Finley" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles O. Finley">Charles O. Finley</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Kennedy" title="Bob Kennedy">Bob Kennedy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KPYX" title="KPYX">KBHK-TV</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KNBR_(AM)" title="KNBR (AM)">KNBR</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Monte_Moore" title="Monte Moore">Monte Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Helfer" title="Al Helfer">Al Helfer</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1967_Kansas_City_Athletics_season" title="1967 Kansas City Athletics season">1967</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oakland_Athletics_seasons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Oakland Athletics seasons">Seasons</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1969_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1969 Oakland Athletics season">1969</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1968 <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> season</b> was the franchise's 68th season and its first in <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a>. The team finished sixth in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses, placing them 21 games behind the eventual <a href="/wiki/1968_World_Series" title="1968 World Series">World Series</a> champion <a href="/wiki/1968_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1968 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a>. The Athletics' paid attendance for the season was 837,466. </p><p>The 1968 season represented a tremendous breakthrough for the Athletics organization. The campaign resulted in their first winning record since <a href="/wiki/1952_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1952 Philadelphia Athletics season">1952</a>, when they were still located in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. Moreover, the Athletics' 82 wins marked a 20-win increase over the prior year's 62–99 mark. The team's young core of <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Jim "Catfish" Hunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Joe Rudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sal_Bando" title="Sal Bando">Sal Bando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Tenace" title="Gene Tenace">Gene Tenace</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Monday" title="Rick Monday">Rick Monday</a> began to gel; all of these young players (with the exception of Monday, who would be traded in 1971 for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Ken_Holtzman" title="Ken Holtzman">Ken Holtzman</a>) would power the Athletics' forthcoming 1970's dynasty. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relocation_to_Oakland">Relocation to Oakland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Relocation to Oakland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On October 18, 1967, American League owners at last gave <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Finley" title="Charlie Finley">Charles O. Finley</a> permission to move the Athletics from <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a> to Oakland for the 1968 season. According to some reports, AL President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cronin" title="Joe Cronin">Joe Cronin</a> promised Finley that he could move the team after the 1967 season as an incentive to sign the new lease with <a href="/wiki/Municipal_Stadium_(Kansas_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)">Municipal Stadium</a> in Kansas City. The move came in spite of approval by voters in <a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Missouri" title="Jackson County, Missouri">Jackson County, Missouri</a> of a bond issue for a brand new baseball stadium (the eventual <a href="/wiki/Kauffman_Stadium" title="Kauffman Stadium">Kauffman Stadium</a>) to be completed in 1973. During their 13-year stay in Kansas City, the Athletics were arguably one of the worst teams in baseball history, finishing last or next-to-last place in 10 of those years. Their overall record was 829–1,224, for a winning percentage of .404.</li> <li>October 22, 1967: Charlie Finley arrived at the Oakland Airport and was greeted by 400 fans.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finley had signed a 20-year lease ($125,000 per year or 5% of gate revenues if attendance passed 1.45 million a season) to bring the A's to Oakland.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Front_office">Front office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Front office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Finley had persuaded <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> to take a position as Executive Vice President and consultant. DiMaggio needed two more years of baseball service to qualify for the league's maximum pension allowance.<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> In addition, Finley signed <a href="/wiki/Phil_Seghi" title="Phil Seghi">Phil Seghi</a> to run the A's farm system (of note, Seghi signed <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> to his first major league contract).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 19, 1967: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Kosco" title="Andy Kosco">Andy Kosco</a> was purchased by the Athletics from the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>.<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></li> <li>January 27, 1968: <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 Major League Baseball Draft">1968 Major League Baseball Draft</a> (January Draft) notable picks:<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></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Round 1: <a href="/wiki/George_Hendrick" title="George Hendrick">George Hendrick</a></dd> <dd>Round 2: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Sanders_(first_baseman)" title="Reggie Sanders (first baseman)">Reggie Sanders</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd>Secondary Phase:<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> <dl><dd>Round 2: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Peters" title="Ray Peters">Ray Peters</a> (did not sign)</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opening_day">Opening day</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Opening day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first game in Oakland A's history took place on the road, on April 10, 1968, against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a>. The Orioles defeated the Athletics, 3–1, behind <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Phoebus" title="Tom Phoebus">Tom Phoebus</a> and the efforts of three <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relievers</a>. <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Jim "Catfish" Hunter</a> started for Oakland and took the loss, with <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> hitting the first <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> in Oakland's MLB history to account for the A's only <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">run</a>, the blow coming in the <a href="/wiki/Inning_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inning (baseball)">eighth inning</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Roig_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roig-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seven days later, the Athletics made their home debut, also against the Orioles, and were again defeated, this time by a 4–1 score with <a href="/wiki/Dave_McNally" title="Dave McNally">Dave McNally</a> besting <a href="/wiki/Lew_Krausse_Jr." title="Lew Krausse Jr.">Lew Krausse Jr.</a> before 50,164 at <a href="/wiki/McAfee_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="McAfee Coliseum">Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum</a>.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_lineup,_April_10,_1968"><span id="Starting_lineup.2C_April_10.2C_1968"></span>Starting lineup, April 10, 1968</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Starting lineup, April 10, 1968"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a>    </td> <td>SS </td></tr> <tr> <td>  9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a></td> <td>RF </td></tr> <tr> <td>  6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sal_Bando" title="Sal Bando">Sal Bando</a>   </td> <td>3B </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Webster_(first_baseman)" title="Ray Webster (first baseman)">Ramón Webster</a></td> <td>1B </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Donaldson_(second_baseman)" title="John Donaldson (second baseman)">John Donaldson</a></td> <td>2B </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pagliaroni" title="Jim Pagliaroni">Jim Pagliaroni</a>   </td> <td>C </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gosger" title="Jim Gosger">Jim Gosger</a>   </td> <td>LF </td></tr> <tr> <td>  7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Monday" title="Rick Monday">Rick Monday</a></td> <td>CF </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Catfish Hunter</a></td> <td>P<sup id="cite_ref-Roig_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roig-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hunter's_perfect_game"><span id="Hunter.27s_perfect_game"></span>Hunter's perfect game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Hunter's perfect game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OaklandRetired27.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/OaklandRetired27.PNG" decoding="async" width="103" height="104" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="104" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Catfish Hunter</a>'s number 27 was <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_retired_numbers" title="List of Major League Baseball retired numbers">retired</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics#Retired_numbers" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> in <a href="/wiki/1991_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1991 Oakland Athletics season">1991</a><sup id="cite_ref-cfhnuret_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cfhnuret-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>.</figcaption></figure> <p>On May 8 against the <a href="/wiki/1968_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1968 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a>, Hunter pitched the first regular season <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter%27s_perfect_game" title="Catfish Hunter's perfect game">perfect game</a> in the American League since 1922,<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> but the paid attendance in Oakland was only 6,298 on a Wednesday night.<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> The game was scoreless until the bottom of the seventh when Hunter squeezed the first run in. In the eighth, he drove in two more with a bases-loaded single, and ended with three hits and three RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-cfsppg_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cfsppg-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hunter was inducted in the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame">National Baseball Hall of Fame</a> in 1987 and was the first to have his number retired by the franchise, in <a href="/wiki/1991_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1991 Oakland Athletics season">1991</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cfhnuret_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cfhnuret-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cfnumret_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cfnumret-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 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<tbody><tr> <th width="51%">Team </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">Home</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1968 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td>103</td> <td>59 </td> <td>.636 </td> <td>— </td> <td>56‍–‍25 </td> <td>47‍–‍34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1968 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td>91</td> <td>71 </td> <td>.562 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>47‍–‍33 </td> <td>44‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1968 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td>86</td> <td>75 </td> <td>.534 </td> <td>16½ </td> <td>43‍–‍37 </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1968 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td>86</td> <td>76 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>46‍–‍35 </td> <td>40‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1968 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>79 </td> <td>.512 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td> <td>44‍–‍37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>80 </td> <td>.506 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>44‍–‍38 </td> <td>38‍–‍42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1968 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>83 </td> <td>.488 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>41‍–‍40 </td> <td>38‍–‍43 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_California_Angels_season" title="1968 California Angels season">California Angels</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>95 </td> <td>.414 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>32‍–‍49 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1968 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>95 </td> <td>.414 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>36‍–‍45 </td> <td>31‍–‍50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_Washington_Senators_season" title="1968 Washington Senators season">Washington Senators</a> </td> <td>65</td> <td>96 </td> <td>.404 </td> <td>37½ </td> <td>34‍–‍47 </td> <td>31‍–‍49 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}</style><div class="navbar-header">1968 American League record<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1968_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template:1968 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1968_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template talk:1968 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1968_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1968 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div><br /><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSA/1968-schedule-scores.shtml">[10]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:black;color:#F87217;width=35">BAL </th> <th style="background:#ba313c;color:#0d2b56;width=35">BOS </th> <th style="background:#CE2029;color:#333366;width=35">CAL </th> <th style="background:black;color:white;width=35">CWS </th> <th style="background:#990000;color:#023456;width=35">CLE </th> <th style="background:#036;color:#bd5d29;width=35">DET </th> <th style="background:#072764;color:#c6011f;width=35">MIN </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;width=35">NYY </th> <th style="background:#003831;color:#FFD800;width=35">OAK </th> <th style="background:#C8102E;color:#0C2340;width=35">WSH </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1968 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>14–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1968 Boston Red Sox season">Boston</a> </td> <td>9–9</td> <td>—</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>11–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_California_Angels_season" title="1968 California Angels season">California</a> </td> <td>8–10</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>12–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1968 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>7–11</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>10–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1968 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>11–7</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>10–8–1</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>7–10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1968 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit</a> </td> <td>10–8</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>10–8–1</td> <td>13–5–1</td> <td>10–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1968 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>8–10</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>—</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>11–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1968 New York Yankees season">New York</a> </td> <td>5–13</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>8–10–1</td> <td>8–10–1</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>—</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>14–4 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Oakland</a> </td> <td>9–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>5–13–1</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1968_Washington_Senators_season" title="1968 Washington Senators season">Washington</a> </td> <td>4–14</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>10–7</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions_2">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 7, 1968: <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 Major League Baseball Draft">1968 Major League Baseball Draft</a> (June Draft) notable picks:<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></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Round 1: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Broberg" title="Pete Broberg">Pete Broberg</a> (did not sign)</dd> <dd>Round 6: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Troedson" title="Rich Troedson">Rich Troedson</a> (did not sign).<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></dd> <dd>Round 26: <a href="/wiki/John_Strohmayer" title="John Strohmayer">John Strohmayer</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #003831; color: #FFD800; text-align: center;">1968 Oakland Athletics </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFD800; color: #003831; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Aker" title="Jack Aker">Jack Aker</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Warren_Bogle" title="Warren Bogle">Warren Bogle</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Dobson" title="Chuck Dobson">Chuck Dobson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Catfish Hunter</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Lew_Krausse_Jr." title="Lew Krausse Jr.">Lew Krausse Jr.</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Lauzerique" title="George Lauzerique">George Lauzerique</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lindblad" title="Paul Lindblad">Paul Lindblad</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Nash_(baseball)" title="Jim Nash (baseball)">Jim Nash</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">13,10,13</span> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Moon_Odom" title="Blue Moon Odom">Blue Moon Odom</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Pierce_(baseball)" title="Tony Pierce (baseball)">Tony Pierce</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Sanders_(baseball)" title="Ken Sanders (baseball)">Ken Sanders</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Diego_Segu%C3%AD" title="Diego Seguí">Diego Seguí</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprague_(pitcher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Sprague (pitcher)">Ed Sprague</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Duncan_(baseball)" title="Dave Duncan (baseball)">Dave Duncan</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Rene_Lachemann" title="Rene Lachemann">Rene Lachemann</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Pagliaroni" title="Jim Pagliaroni">Jim Pagliaroni</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Roof" title="Phil Roof">Phil Roof</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Sal_Bando" title="Sal Bando">Sal Bando</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Cater" title="Danny Cater">Danny Cater</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Donaldson_(second_baseman)" title="John Donaldson (second baseman)">John Donaldson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Green" title="Dick Green">Dick Green</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kubiak" title="Ted Kubiak">Ted Kubiak</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Webster_(first_baseman)" title="Ray Webster (first baseman)">Ray Webster</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gosger" title="Jim Gosger">Jim Gosger</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hershberger" title="Mike Hershberger">Mike Hershberger</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Keough" title="Joe Keough">Joe Keough</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Lewis_(baseball)" title="Allan Lewis (baseball)">Allan Lewis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Monday" title="Rick Monday">Rick Monday</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Robinson" title="Floyd Robinson">Floyd Robinson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Joe Rudi</a></li></ul> <p><b>Other batters</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kennedy" title="Bob Kennedy">Bob Kennedy</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> <small>(Hitting/First base)</small></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Sherm_Lollar" title="Sherm Lollar">Sherm Lollar</a> <small>(Bullpen)</small></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">41</span> <a href="/wiki/John_McNamara_(baseball)" title="John McNamara (baseball)">John McNamara</a> <small>(Third base)</small></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Posedel" title="Bill Posedel">Bill Posedel</a> <small>(Pitching)</small></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">Pos </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Duncan, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Duncan_(baseball)" title="Dave Duncan (baseball)">Dave Duncan</a></span></span></span></td> <td>82</td> <td>246</td> <td>47</td> <td>.191</td> <td>7</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cater, Danny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Cater" title="Danny Cater">Danny Cater</a></span></span></span></td> <td>147</td> <td>504</td> <td>146</td> <td>.290</td> <td>6</td> <td>62 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Donaldson, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Donaldson_(second_baseman)" title="John Donaldson (second baseman)">John Donaldson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>127</td> <td>363</td> <td>80</td> <td>.220</td> <td>2</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Campaneris, Bert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a></span></span></span></td> <td>159</td> <td>642</td> <td>177</td> <td>.276</td> <td>4</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bando, Sal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sal_Bando" title="Sal Bando">Sal Bando</a></span></span></span></td> <td>162</td> <td>605</td> <td>152</td> <td>.251</td> <td>9</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>LF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Rudi, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Joe Rudi</a></span></span></span></td> <td>68</td> <td>181</td> <td>32</td> <td>.177</td> <td>1</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Monday, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Monday" title="Rick Monday">Rick Monday</a></span></span></span></td> <td>148</td> <td>482</td> <td>132</td> <td>.274</td> <td>8</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jackson, Reggie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>154</td> <td>553</td> <td>138</td> <td>.250</td> <td>29</td> <td>74 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other batters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other batters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Hershberger, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Hershberger" title="Mike Hershberger">Mike Hershberger</a></span></span></span></td> <td>99</td> <td>246</td> <td>67</td> <td>.272</td> <td>5</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Green, Dick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Green" title="Dick Green">Dick Green</a></span></span></span></td> <td>76</td> <td>202</td> <td>47</td> <td>.233</td> <td>6</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Pagliaroni, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pagliaroni" title="Jim Pagliaroni">Jim Pagliaroni</a></span></span></span></td> <td>66</td> <td>199</td> <td>49</td> <td>.246</td> <td>6</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Webster, Ray"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Webster_(first_baseman)" title="Ray Webster (first baseman)">Ray Webster</a></span></span></span></td> <td>66</td> <td>196</td> <td>42</td> <td>.214</td> <td>3</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Gosger, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gosger" title="Jim Gosger">Jim Gosger</a></span></span></span></td> <td>88</td> <td>150</td> <td>27</td> <td>.180</td> <td>0</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Kubiak, Ted"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Kubiak" title="Ted Kubiak">Ted Kubiak</a></span></span></span></td> <td>48</td> <td>120</td> <td>30</td> <td>.250</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Keough, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Keough" title="Joe Keough">Joe Keough</a></span></span></span></td> <td>34</td> <td>98</td> <td>21</td> <td>.214</td> <td>2</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Robinson, Floyd"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Robinson" title="Floyd Robinson">Floyd Robinson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>53</td> <td>81</td> <td>20</td> <td>.247</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Roof, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Roof" title="Phil Roof">Phil Roof</a></span></span></span></td> <td>34</td> <td>64</td> <td>12</td> <td>.188</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Lachemann, Rene"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rene_Lachemann" title="Rene Lachemann">Rene Lachemann</a></span></span></span></td> <td>19</td> <td>60</td> <td>9</td> <td>.150</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Lewis, Allan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Allan_Lewis_(baseball)" title="Allan Lewis (baseball)">Allan Lewis</a></span></span></span></td> <td>26</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>.250</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="La Russa, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>.333</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Hunter, Catfish"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Catfish Hunter</a></span></span></span></td> <td>36</td> <td>234.0</td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>3.35</td> <td>172 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Odom, Blue Moon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Blue_Moon_Odom" title="Blue Moon Odom">Blue Moon Odom</a></span></span></span></td> <td>32</td> <td>231.1</td> <td>16</td> <td>10</td> <td>2.45</td> <td>143 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Nash, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nash_(baseball)" title="Jim Nash (baseball)">Jim Nash</a></span></span></span></td> <td>34</td> <td>228.2</td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>2.28</td> <td>169 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Dobson, Chuck"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Dobson" title="Chuck Dobson">Chuck Dobson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>35</td> <td>225.1</td> <td>12</td> <td>14</td> <td>3.00</td> <td>168 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Krausse Jr., Lew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lew_Krausse_Jr." title="Lew Krausse Jr.">Lew Krausse Jr.</a></span></span></span></td> <td>36</td> <td>185.0</td> <td>10</td> <td>11</td> <td>3.11</td> <td>105 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Pierce, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Pierce_(baseball)" title="Tony Pierce (baseball)">Tony Pierce</a></span></span></span></td> <td>17</td> <td>32.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3.86</td> <td>16 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Relief pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SV </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Aker, Jack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Aker" title="Jack Aker">Jack Aker</a></span></span></span></td> <td>54</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td>4.10</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Seguí, Diego"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Diego_Segu%C3%AD" title="Diego Seguí">Diego Seguí</a></span></span></span></td> <td>52</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>2.39</td> <td>72 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Sprague, Ed"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprague_(pitcher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Sprague (pitcher)">Ed Sprague</a></span></span></span></td> <td>47</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3.28</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Lindblad, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Lindblad" title="Paul Lindblad">Paul Lindblad</a></span></span></span></td> <td>47</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>2.40</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Bogle, Warren"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Bogle" title="Warren Bogle">Warren Bogle</a></span></span></span></td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.30</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Sanders, Ken"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Sanders_(baseball)" title="Ken Sanders (baseball)">Ken Sanders</a></span></span></span></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.38</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Fingers, Rollie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>27.00</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Lauzerique, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Lauzerique" title="George Lauzerique">George Lauzerique</a></span></span></span></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Farm_system">Farm system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Farm system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Life_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Life Magazine">Life Magazine</a> had declared the A's to have the best minor league system in professional baseball.<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> Finley had spent $2.5 million on bonus contracts as a way of getting prospects to sign with his club.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Level </th> <th>Team </th> <th>League </th> <th>Manager </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">AAA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Mounties" title="Vancouver Mounties">Vancouver Mounties</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Mickey Vernon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">AA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_A%27s" title="Birmingham A's">Birmingham A's</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern League (1964–2020)">Southern League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gus_Niarhos" title="Gus Niarhos">Gus Niarhos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Single-A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-A (baseball)">A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Grays" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Grays">Peninsula Grays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Williams_(coach)" title="Jimmy Williams (coach)">Jimmy Williams</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Single-A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-A (baseball)">A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leesburg_Athletics" title="Leesburg Athletics">Leesburg Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Ronning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Ronning (page does not exist)">Al Ronning</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Single-A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-A (baseball)">A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington_Bees" title="Burlington Bees">Burlington Bees</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Hughes_(baseball,_born_1934)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Hughes (baseball, born 1934) (page does not exist)">Jim Hughes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rookie_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie League">Rookie</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League_Athletics" title="Gulf Coast League Athletics">GCL A's</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League">Gulf Coast League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Herman" title="Billy Herman">Billy Herman</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL A's</small> </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=1968_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=22" 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 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Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. 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href="/wiki/1901_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1901 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#000000">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:#000000">West Sacramento, California</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)" title="Athletics (baseball)"><span style="color:#000000">Franchise</span></a></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/History_of_the_Oakland_Athletics" title="History of the Oakland Athletics">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">in Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">in Kansas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">in Oakland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics_relocation_to_Las_Vegas" title="Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas">pending relocation to Las Vegas</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_seasons" title="List of Athletics seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_team_records" title="List of Athletics team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_no-hitters" title="List of Athletics no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_all-time_roster" title="Athletics all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_owners_and_executives" title="List of Athletics owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_managers" title="List of Athletics managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_broadcasters" title="List of Athletics broadcasters">Broadcasters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics_Radio_Network" title="Oakland Athletics Radio Network">Radio network</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Athletics award winners and league leaders">Award winners and league leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Athletics first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oakland_Athletics_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Oakland Athletics Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</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/Columbia_Park" title="Columbia Park">Columbia Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shibe_Park" title="Shibe Park">Shibe Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Stadium_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)" title="Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)">Municipal Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum" title="Oakland Coliseum">Oakland Coliseum</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sutter_Health_Park" title="Sutter Health Park">Sutter Health Park</a></b> (temporary 2025–2027)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Las_Vegas_Stadium" title="New Las Vegas Stadium">New Las Vegas Stadium</a> (proposed)</li></ul> <dl><dt><i><span class="nobold">Spring training</span></i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Latta_Park_Baseball_Field" title="Latta Park Baseball Field">Latta Park Baseball Field</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/J._P._Small_Memorial_Stadium" title="J. P. Small Memorial Stadium">Barrs Field</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cramton_Bowl" title="Cramton Bowl">Cramton Bowl</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Terry_Park_Ballfield" title="Terry Park Ballfield">Terry Park Ballfield</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Park" title="Wilmington Park">Wilmington Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/McCurdy_Field" title="McCurdy Field">McCurdy Field</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack_Field" title="Connie Mack Field">Connie Mack Field</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/LECOM_Park" title="LECOM Park">McKechnie Field</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rendezvous_Park" title="Rendezvous Park">Rendezvous Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Scottsdale_Stadium" title="Scottsdale Stadium">Scottsdale Stadium I</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Municipal_Stadium" title="Phoenix Municipal Stadium">Phoenix Municipal Stadium</a></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Hohokam_Stadium" title="Hohokam Stadium">Hohokam Stadium</a></b></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</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/Philadelphia_Athletics_(NFL)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (NFL)">Philadelphia Athletics (football)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Baseball_Wall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame">Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Bug" title="The Baseball Bug">The Baseball Bug</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Champagne_and_Baloney" title="Champagne and Baloney">Champagne and Baloney</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie-O_(mascot)" title="Charlie-O (mascot)">Charlie-O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Callahan" title="Dick Callahan">Dick Callahan</a></li> <li><a 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 href="/wiki/Big_Three_(Oakland_Athletics)" title="Big Three (Oakland Athletics)">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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Athletics_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Athletics minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !important;;;background-color: #006241 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB819, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB819; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !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: #FFB819 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #006241, inset -2px -2px 0 #006241; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1990_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1990 Oakland Athletics season">1990</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1991 Oakland Athletics season">1991</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1992_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1992 Oakland Athletics season">1992</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1993 Oakland Athletics season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1994 Oakland Athletics season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1995 Oakland Athletics season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1996 Oakland Athletics season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1997 Oakland Athletics season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1998 Oakland Athletics 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: #FFB819 !important; 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