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Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. (/ v aɪ d ɑː /; [1] July 28, 1949 – May 6, 2023) was an American professional baseball player. [2] He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986, most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. [2]
Salvatore Leonard Bando (February 13, 1944 – January 20, 2023) was an American professional baseball player and general manager. [1] He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1966 to 1981, most prominently as the captain of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
After hitting .500 in the state championships his senior year, he was the 41st pick in baseball's 1971 amateur draft, a second-round selection by the Oakland Athletics. Forgoing a scholarship offer from the University of Oklahoma , Williamson signed and spent the 1972 season primarily with the Coos Bay-North Bend A's , hitting .265 in 52 games.
Claudell Washington (August 31, 1954 – June 10, 2020) was an American baseball outfielder who played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and California Angels from 1974 until 1990.
Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984.
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.
The Oakland Athletics will cease to be Oakland's Athletics after the matinee game against the Texas Rangers at 12:37 p.m. PT Thursday. ... Area suitors who have pledged to keep the team in Oakland ...
He retired in 2023 to focus on his health before his death in March at 72 years old. ... The eight-time All-Pro made the NFL’s 1970s All-Decade team and was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of ...