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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/Chuck_Tanner" title="Chuck Tanner">Chuck Tanner</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KPIX-TV" title="KPIX-TV">KPIX-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>, Bob Waller)</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/1975_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1975 Oakland Athletics season">1975</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/1977_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1977 Oakland Athletics season">1977</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1976 <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> season</b> involved the A's finishing second in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">American League West</a> with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">2<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> <a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">games behind</a> the <a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1976 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a>. The A's failed to win the division (and make the playoffs) for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1970_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1970 Oakland Athletics season">1970</a>. The team set and still holds the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> record for most <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a> with 341,<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> second in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s modern era (since 1901) to the <a href="/wiki/1911_New_York_Giants_season" title="1911 New York Giants season">1911 New York Giants</a>, who had 347.<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> </p><p>The Athletics did not eclipse this season's win total until <a href="/wiki/1988_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1988 Oakland Athletics season">1988</a> (104 wins). Nearly all of the team's stars (<a href="/wiki/Sal_Bando" title="Sal Bando">Sal Bando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Tenace" title="Gene Tenace">Gene Tenace</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/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Garner" title="Phil Garner">Phil Garner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams_(left_fielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Williams (left fielder)">Billy Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a>, and an injury-plagued <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">Willie McCovey</a>) departed after this season. This staggering mass exodus led to a 24-win plunge in <a href="/wiki/1977_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1977 Oakland Athletics season">1977</a> to last place in the standings and attendance. </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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 10, 1975: <a href="/wiki/Dal_Maxvill" title="Dal Maxvill">Dal Maxvill</a> was released.<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></li> <li>December 9, 1975: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Fosse" title="Ray Fosse">Ray Fosse</a> was purchased by the <a href="/wiki/1976_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1976 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a>.<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></li> <li>April 2, 1976: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Holtzman" title="Ken Holtzman">Ken Holtzman</a>, and Bill Van Bommell (minors) were traded to the <a href="/wiki/1976_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1976 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> for <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Torrez" title="Mike Torrez">Mike Torrez</a>, and <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Paul Mitchell (baseball)">Paul Mitchell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-atrjhlt_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atrjhlt-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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></span> Owner <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Finley" title="Charlie Finley">Charlie Finley</a> stated that he made the trade to obtain more pitching for the <span class="nowrap">club.<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></span> He later admitted that he had refused to agree to Jackson's salary <span class="nowrap">demands.<sup id="cite_ref-Charlie_Finley_p.245_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlie_Finley_p.245-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></li> <li>April 5, 1976: <a href="/wiki/Ken_McMullen_(baseball)" title="Ken McMullen (baseball)">Ken McMullen</a> was signed as a free agent.<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></li></ul> <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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the <a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a> season got underway (on April 9 for Oakland), the basic rules of player contracts were changing. It was ruled that baseball's <a href="/wiki/Reserve_clause" title="Reserve clause">reserve clause</a> only bound players for one season after their contract expired. All players not signed to multi-year contracts would be eligible for free agency at the end of the 1976 season. Finley reacted by trading star players and attempting to sell others. On June 15, Finley sold left fielder <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Joe Rudi</a> and relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1976_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1976 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> for $1 million each, and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Vida Blue</a><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> to the <a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> for $1.5 million. Three days later, <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a> voided the transactions in the "best interests of baseball." Amid the turmoil, the A's still finished second in the A.L. West, 2.5 games behind the Royals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fire_sale">Fire sale</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fire sale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Before the June 15 trading deadline, Finley contacted the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He had proposed a trade to the Red Sox that would have involved Joe Rudi, Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue, Gene Tenace, and Sal Bando for outfielder <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a>, catcher <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a>, and prospects.<sup id="cite_ref-GL247_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GL247-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In trade talks with the Yankees, Finley proposed Vida Blue for catcher <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Munson" title="Thurman Munson">Thurman Munson</a>, along with either outfielder <a href="/wiki/Roy_White" title="Roy White">Roy White</a> or <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Maddox" title="Elliott Maddox">Elliott Maddox</a>; he also offered Rudi for Munson.<sup id="cite_ref-GL247_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GL247-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On June 14, Finley was unable to make any trades, and had started contacting other teams about the possibility of selling his players' contracts. Rudi, Blue, Baylor, and Tenace were worth $1 million each, while Bando could be acquired for $500,000. Boston general manager <a href="/wiki/Dick_O%27Connell" title="Dick O'Connell">Dick O'Connell</a> was in Oakland as the Red Sox would play the Athletics on June 15. Field manager <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Johnson" title="Darrell Johnson">Darrell Johnson</a> had declared that he was interested in Rudi and Fingers; the Red Sox had agreed to purchase both contracts for one million dollars each.</li></ul> <p>O'Connell had contacted <a href="/wiki/1976_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1976 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> general manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Campbell_(baseball_executive)" title="Jim Campbell (baseball executive)">Jim Campbell</a> to purchase Vida Blue for one million dollars so that the New York Yankees could not get him.<sup id="cite_ref-GL248_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GL248-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Paul" title="Gabe Paul">Gabe Paul</a> of the Yankees advised that he would pay $1.5 million for the opportunity to acquire Blue. Finley offered Blue a three-year extension worth $485,000 per season to make the sale more attractive to the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-GL248_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GL248-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the extension, the Yankees agreed to purchase Blue. </p> <ul><li>Finley had then proceeded to contact <a href="/wiki/Bill_Veeck" title="Bill Veeck">Bill Veeck</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1976_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1976 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> about purchasing Sal Bando. 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season">Kansas City Royals</a> </td> <td>90</td> <td>72 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>— </td> <td>49‍–‍32 </td> <td>41‍–‍40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td>87</td> <td>74 </td> <td>.540 </td> <td>2½ </td> <td>51‍–‍30 </td> <td>36‍–‍44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1976 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td>85</td> <td>77 </td> <td>.525 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>44‍–‍37 </td> <td>41‍–‍40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1976 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>86 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td> <td>37‍–‍44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_California_Angels_season" title="1976 California Angels season">California Angels</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>86 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>38‍–‍43 </td> <td>38‍–‍43 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1976 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td>64</td> <td>97 </td> <td>.398 </td> <td>25½ </td> <td>35‍–‍45 </td> <td>29‍–‍52 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>By May 18, the Athletics were 18–24 (.429), and seven and a half games out of first place.<sup id="cite_ref-Charlie_Finley_p.245_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlie_Finley_p.245-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=5" 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 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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/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[10]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1976-schedule-scores.shtml">[12]</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:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;width=35">KC </th> <th style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;width=35">MIL </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:red;color:#003366;width=35">TEX </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1976 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>8–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1976 Boston Red Sox season">Boston</a> </td> <td>11–7</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>3–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_California_Angels_season" title="1976 California Angels season">California</a> </td> <td>4–8</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>—</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>12–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1976 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>4–8</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>1–11</td> <td>8–9</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1976 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>11–7</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>11–6</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>4–12</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>7–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1976 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit</a> </td> <td>6–12</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>9–8</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1976 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1976 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>7–11</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–11</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>10–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1976 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>11–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">New York</a> </td> <td>5–13</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>11–1</td> <td>12–4</td> <td>8–9</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>9–3 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Oakland</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>9–8</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1976 Texas Rangers season">Texas</a> </td> <td>4–8</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 19: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hosley" title="Tim Hosley">Tim Hosley</a> was selected off waivers from the <a href="/wiki/1976_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1976 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a>.<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></li> <li>June 8: <a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 Major League Baseball Draft">1976 Major League Baseball Draft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> was drafted in the fourth round, and signed on July 9, 1976.<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> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Camacho" title="Ernie Camacho">Ernie Camacho</a> was drafted in the first round (18th pick) of the Secondary Phase.<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></li></ul></li> <li>June 9: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Colbert" title="Nate Colbert">Nate Colbert</a> was signed as a free agent.<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></li> <li>August 30: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">Willie McCovey</a> was purchased from the <a href="/wiki/1976_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1976 San Diego Padres season">San Diego Padres</a>.<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></li></ul> <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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=7" 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;">1976 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">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Abbott" title="Glenn Abbott">Glenn Abbott</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39,45</span> <a href="/wiki/Stan_Bahnsen" title="Stan Bahnsen">Stan Bahnsen</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Batton" title="Chris Batton">Chris Batton</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Vida Blue</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bosman" title="Dick Bosman">Dick Bosman</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Rollie Fingers</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">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Craig_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Craig Mitchell (baseball)">Craig Mitchell</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Paul Mitchell (baseball)">Paul Mitchell</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Norris_(baseball)" title="Mike Norris (baseball)">Mike Norris</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Todd_(baseball)" title="Jim Todd (baseball)">Jim Todd</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Torrez" title="Mike Torrez">Mike Torrez</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Haney" title="Larry Haney">Larry Haney</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hosley" title="Tim Hosley">Tim Hosley</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Newman_(baseball)" title="Jeff Newman (baseball)">Jeff Newman</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">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Fairly" title="Ron Fairly">Ron Fairly</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">2,3</span> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Garner" title="Phil Garner">Phil Garner</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gross" title="Wayne Gross">Wayne Gross</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21,45</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Lintz" title="Larry Lintz">Larry Lintz</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_McMullen_(baseball)" title="Ken McMullen (baseball)">Ken McMullen</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Sandt" title="Tommy Sandt">Tommy Sandt</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Tenace" title="Gene Tenace">Gene Tenace</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Alexander" title="Matt Alexander">Matt Alexander</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Mangual" title="Ángel Mangual">Ángel Mangual</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy North">Billy North</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Joe Rudi</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">2,3</span> <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Tovar" title="César Tovar">César Tovar</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Denny_Walling" title="Denny Walling">Denny Walling</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams_(left_fielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Williams (left fielder)">Billy Williams</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Woods" title="Gary Woods">Gary Woods</a></li></ul> <p><b>Other batters</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Nate_Colbert" title="Nate Colbert">Nate Colbert</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Holt_(baseball)" title="Jim Holt (baseball)">Jim Holt</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Don_Hopkins_(baseball)" title="Don Hopkins (baseball)">Don Hopkins</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">Willie McCovey</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Tanner" title="Chuck Tanner">Chuck Tanner</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lonnett" title="Joe Lonnett">Joe Lonnett</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Monchak" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Monchak">Alex Monchak</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Wes_Stock" title="Wes Stock">Wes Stock</a></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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=8" 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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=9" 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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=10" 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="Haney, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Haney" title="Larry Haney">Larry Haney</a></span></span></span></td> <td>88</td> <td>177</td> <td>40</td> <td>.226</td> <td>0</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tenace, Gene"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Tenace" title="Gene Tenace">Gene Tenace</a></span></span></span></td> <td>128</td> <td>417</td> <td>104</td> <td>.249</td> <td>22</td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Garner, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Garner" title="Phil Garner">Phil Garner</a></span></span></span></td> <td>159</td> <td>555</td> <td>145</td> <td>.261</td> <td>8</td> <td>74 </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>158</td> <td>550</td> <td>132</td> <td>.240</td> <td>27</td> <td>84 </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>149</td> <td>536</td> <td>137</td> <td>.256</td> <td>1</td> <td>52 </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>130</td> <td>500</td> <td>135</td> <td>.270</td> <td>13</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="North, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Billy_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy North">Billy North</a></span></span></span></td> <td>154</td> <td>590</td> <td>163</td> <td>.276</td> <td>2</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Washington, Claudell"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a></span></span></span></td> <td>134</td> <td>490</td> <td>126</td> <td>.257</td> <td>5</td> <td>53 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>DH</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Williams, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams_(left_fielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Williams (left fielder)">Billy Williams</a></span></span></span></td> <td>120</td> <td>351</td> <td>74</td> <td>.211</td> <td>11</td> <td>41 </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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=11" 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="Baylor, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a></span></span></span></td> <td>157</td> <td>595</td> <td>147</td> <td>.247</td> <td>15</td> <td>68 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="McMullen, Ken"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ken_McMullen_(baseball)" title="Ken McMullen (baseball)">Ken McMullen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>98</td> <td>186</td> <td>41</td> <td>.220</td> <td>5</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Newman, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Newman_(baseball)" title="Jeff Newman (baseball)">Jeff Newman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>43</td> <td>77</td> <td>15</td> <td>.195</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Sandt, Tommy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Sandt" title="Tommy Sandt">Tommy Sandt</a></span></span></span></td> <td>41</td> <td>67</td> <td>14</td> <td>.209</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Hosley, Tim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hosley" title="Tim Hosley">Tim Hosley</a></span></span></span></td> <td>37</td> <td>55</td> <td>9</td> <td>.164</td> <td>1</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Fairly, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Fairly" title="Ron Fairly">Ron Fairly</a></span></span></span></td> <td>15</td> <td>46</td> <td>11</td> <td>.239</td> <td>3</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Tovar, César"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Tovar" title="César Tovar">César Tovar</a></span></span></span></td> <td>29</td> <td>45</td> <td>8</td> <td>.178</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Alexander, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Alexander" title="Matt Alexander">Matt Alexander</a></span></span></span></td> <td>61</td> <td>30</td> <td>1</td> <td>.033</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="McCovey, Willie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">Willie McCovey</a></span></span></span></td> <td>11</td> <td>24</td> <td>5</td> <td>.208</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Gross, Wayne"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gross" title="Wayne Gross">Wayne Gross</a></span></span></span></td> <td>10</td> <td>18</td> <td>4</td> <td>.222</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Mangual, Ángel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Mangual" title="Ángel Mangual">Ángel Mangual</a></span></span></span></td> <td>8</td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>.167</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Walling, Denny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Denny_Walling" title="Denny Walling">Denny Walling</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>.273</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Woods, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Woods" title="Gary Woods">Gary Woods</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>.125</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Holt, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Holt_(baseball)" title="Jim Holt (baseball)">Jim Holt</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>.286</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Colbert, Nate"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nate_Colbert" title="Nate Colbert">Nate Colbert</a></span></span></span></td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Lintz, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Lintz" title="Larry Lintz">Larry Lintz</a></span></span></span></td> <td>68</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Hopkins, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Hopkins_(baseball)" title="Don Hopkins (baseball)">Don Hopkins</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>----</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=1976_Oakland_Athletics_season&action=edit&section=12" 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 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<td><span data-sort-value="Torrez, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Torrez" title="Mike Torrez">Mike Torrez</a></span></span></span></td> <td>39</td> <td>266.1</td> <td>16</td> <td>12</td> <td>2.50</td> <td>115 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Mitchell, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Paul Mitchell (baseball)">Paul Mitchell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>26</td> <td>142.0</td> <td>9</td> <td>7</td> <td>4.25</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Norris, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Norris_(baseball)" title="Mike Norris (baseball)">Mike Norris</a></span></span></span></td> <td>24</td> <td>96.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>4.78</td> <td>44 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Bosman, Dick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bosman" title="Dick Bosman">Dick Bosman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>27</td> <td>112.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>4.10</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Abbott, Glenn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Abbott" title="Glenn Abbott">Glenn Abbott</a></span></span></span></td> <td>19</td> <td>62.1</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>5.49</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Batton, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Batton" title="Chris Batton">Chris Batton</a></span></span></span></td> <td>2</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>9.00</td> <td>4 </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 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<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 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: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !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: #EFB21E !important; color: #003831 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003831, inset -2px -2px 0 #003831; !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: #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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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: #EFB21E !important; 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