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The Oakland Athletics had an overall win–loss record of 4,614–4,387–1 (.513) during their 56 years in Oakland. Seventeen former Oakland Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Rickey Henderson, and Dick Williams depicted with an Oakland Athletics cap.
Eddie Plank, the holder of 10 franchise records for the Athletics. The Athletics are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in West Sacramento, California.The Athletics formed in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics; after moving to Kansas City for 13 seasons, the Athletics relocated to Oakland, California in 1968.
The Athletics have had some bad periods of failure to counterbalance these golden eras. During and after World War I, the Athletics had nine consecutive losing seasons including the lowest win percentage in post-1900 major league baseball of .235 in 1916 and only 36 wins in 1919. Between 1934 and 1967 in Philadelphia and later Kansas City the ...
The 1988 Oakland Athletics season was the 88th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 21st season in Oakland. The Athletics won their first American League West title since 1981, with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses (the best record in the La Russa era).
The new-look Athletics, despite a comparative lack of star power, surprised the baseball world by besting the 2001 team's regular season record. The team is most famous, however, for winning 20 consecutive games between August 13 and September 4, 2002. [ 1 ]
August 2, 1997, for the Oakland Athletics: MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 0–0: Earned run average: 7.15: ... Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Oakland Athletics
The New York Yankees have the highest all-time regular season win–loss percentage (.569) in Major League Baseball history. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, which consists of a total of 30 teams—15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and ...
April 18, 2000, for the Oakland Athletics: Last MLB appearance; July 9, 2008, for the St. Louis Cardinals: MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 103–60: Earned run average: 4.18: Strikeouts: 834: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Oakland Athletics (2000–2004) St. Louis Cardinals (2005–2008) Career highlights and awards; 2× All-Star (2003 ...