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Oakland's streak came to an end with a 6–0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on September 6. The A's continued to play well down the stretch, and finished with a record of 103–59. The club's late-season surge allowed it to hold off the Anaheim Angels, who finished four games behind them at 99–63. Oakland's regular season exploits, however, once ...
Through 2023, the Athletics have played 19,113 games, winning 9,260, losing 9,766, and tying 87, for a winning percentage of approximately .487. [1] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures as Athletics.
In the period from 1988 to 1990 the Athletics - now based in Oakland - played in three further World Series and won one, while from 1999 to 2006 they had winning records every season but never played in another World Series. The Athletics have had some bad periods of failure to counterbalance these golden eras.
The roaring '70s. Hard as it might be to believe, there was a time when Oakland benefited from a baseball owner’s obsession with moving his floundering club to a new market.. In 1963, Kansas ...
The A's played their final game in Oakland on Thursday. There were plenty of tears as players, fans and employees reflected on 57 years of memories. A's leave Oakland a winner.
The game marked the end of an era — after 57 seasons in Oakland that saw the A's make 21 playoff appearances, win six pennants and four World Series championships, the team is bound for ...
In his last 10 starts, Zito went 8–0, boosting his chances of winning the AL Cy Young Award. "Barry pitched another gem", said Oakland manager Art Howe. "He's certainly had a Cy Young-type season. He's just been steady all season long." [24] Zito was a part of the A's 20 consecutive game winning streak in 2002. [25]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most successful — and sad-sack — franchises.