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The Oakland Athletics all–time roster is a list of people who have played at least one game for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, or Philadelphia Athletics baseball teams of the American League, along with their primary position and years played for the team.
The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the Oakland A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division.
American League Gold Glove Award. American League Platinum Glove Award. Toggle American League Platinum Glove Award subsection. Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award. American League Silver Slugger. Edgar Martínez Award. Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award. Rolaids Relief Man Award. MLB All-Century Team (1999)
Roughly 1,000 baseball fans arrived to the Coliseum before 8 a.m. this morning to say goodbye to the Oakland A’s as the team prepared to play their final game at the storied stadium. Follow ...
Herbert Lee Washington (born November 16, 1951) is an American world-class sprinter who parlayed his speed into a brief Major League Baseball (MLB) stint in 1974 and 1975 with the Oakland Athletics. He was replaced in 1975 when the Athletics acquired a baserunning specialist who was also a position player. Washington returned to professional ...
During his time with the Oakland Athletics, he established himself as one of the premier power hitters in the game. He won the Rookie of the Year (1986), and Most Valuable Player award (1988), and was a six-time All-Star. Canseco is a two-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics (1989) and the New York Yankees (2000).
The Athletics, under the leadership of manager Bob Kennedy, ended the 1968 campaign with an 82–80 record, their first winning record since 1952 (in Philadelphia). The team's output also represented a 20-win increase over the prior year's 62–99 finish. Bob Kennedy was fired at the end of the season.
Official logo of the Oakland Athletics from 1971–1981 and the "Swingin' A's" era. Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, the home venue for the Oakland Athletics during the "Swingin' A's" era. The Swingin' A's is a nickname for the Oakland Athletics (A's) Major League Baseball team, primarily used in reference to the A's team of the 1970s that ...