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This period in Oakland history featured splendid performances from a trio of young starting pitchers: right-hander Tim Hudson and left-handers Mark Mulder and Barry Zito. Between 1999 and 2006, the so-called "Big Three" helped the Athletics to emerge into a perennial powerhouse in the American League West, combining for a collective record of ...
The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 seasons and then to the San Francisco Bay in Oakland, California, in 1968 for 57 seasons.
This timeline includes all franchises (including non-defunct franchises) that played in the AL or NL after 1891; it also shows the eleven historical leagues during the period in which each is considered a major league by Major League Baseball. Only major and recent name changes are marked in blue. Franchise moves are marked in black.
Source:The Baseball Encyclopedia (10 ed.). Macmillan General Reference. 1996. ISBN 978-0028608150. Note: Team names are given here according to the convention used by The Baseball Encyclopedia, which regularized them into the familiar form of modern team names. However, most teams in the early period had no name, aside from that of the club (as ...
The Athletics, formerly known as the Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in West Sacramento, California. The Athletics have played in the American League (AL) ever since the league formed in 1901. The Athletics have won nine World Series titles, tied for third most in all of Major League Baseball.
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
2018 – The team chooses Port of Oakland/Howard Terminal site and releases renderings; 2020 – The timeline for Howard Terminal ballpark is reportedly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; 2021 – Major League Baseball, concerned with the slow progress on the Howard Terminal project, allows the A's to explore relocation options outside of ...
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.