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Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics were founded in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After moving to Kansas City, Missouri in 1955, this professional baseball team became the Kansas City Athletics. Since 1968, they are based in Oakland, California and are called the Oakland Athletics.

Former player of the Philadelphia Athletics, Charles Albert Bender© Library of Congress
Former player of the Philadelphia Athletics,
Charles Albert Bender
© Library of Congress
Oakland Athletics
Established 1901
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Oakland Athletics
    (1968–present)
  • Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967)
  • Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954)
Other nicknames
  • The A's, The White Elephants, The Elephants
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (9) 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989
AL Pennants (15) 1902, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1990
West Division titles (14) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
Wild card berths (1) 2001
Owner(s): Lewis Wolff
Manager: Bob Geren
General Manager: Billy Beane
Created by: Premier League
       

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