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It was the team's first World Series win in 15 years, since Oakland was a title town in the 1970s with the A’s winning championships in 1972-74, the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA title ...
Henderson's play in the 1989 postseason continued into the 1990 regular season, as he won AL MVP after batting .325 with 65 stolen bases, 28 home runs, 119 runs scored and 61 RBI.
In 2005, The Sporting News updated their 100 Greatest Players list, and Henderson had inched up to number 50. [141] On January 12, 2009, Henderson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, receiving 94.8% of the vote. [81] This was the 13th highest percentage in major league history. [142]
OAKLAND, Calif. — They began arriving at the Oakland Coliseum at 6 a.m. Thursday, and were pounding Jägermeister shots by 6:30. Nearly 11 hours later, with burning throats and eyes filled with ...
The Athletics all–time roster is a list of people who have played at least one game for the Athletics, 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.
Dwayne Keith Murphy (born March 18, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player who spent most of his career playing for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder. During much of his time in Oakland, Murphy batted second in the lineup behind hall-of-famer Rickey Henderson.
Vida Blue, a decorated MLB pitcher and crucial member of the Oakland Athletics' World Series three-peat from 1972 to '74, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 73. He was 73.
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Athletics of Major League Baseball.. The team was known as the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1954, the Kansas City Athletics from 1955 to 1967, and the Oakland Athletics from 1968 to 2024.