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In February 2012, the Athletics extended Beane's contract through 2019. [46] In the 2012 season, the Athletics again made the playoffs under Beane, winning the AL West title on the last day of the regular season. The Athletics returned to the playoffs in 2013 by winning the American League West division title again, the team's first back-to ...
Billy Beane, the team's general manager, responded with a series of under-the-radar free agent signings. The new-look Athletics, despite a comparative lack of star power, surprised the baseball world by besting the 2001 team's regular season record.
Philadelphia Athletics regular season record (1901–1954) 8,134 3,886 4,248 .478 Kansas City Athletics regular season record (1955–1967) 2,053 829 1,224 .404 Oakland Athletics (1968–present) 8,677 4,495 4,182 .518 All-time regular season record 18,864: 9,150: 9,654.488: All-time post-season record 167 85 82 .509
The Athletics, under the ... The general manager of the Athletics at the time, Billy Beane, ... It was the worst record in the American League and Oakland's worst ...
Eddie Plank, the holder of 10 franchise records for the Athletics. The Athletics are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in West Sacramento, California. The Athletics formed in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics; after moving to Kansas City for 13 seasons, the Athletics relocated to Oakland, California in 1968.
The 1998 Oakland Athletics season was the 98th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 31st season in Oakland. The Athletics finished the season with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the ...
The Oakland Athletics' 2001 season was the team's 34th in Oakland, California, and the 101st season in franchise history. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 102–60.
The Athletics' 94–68 record in 2012 was their best in nearly a decade. Manager Bob Melvin and General Manager Billy Beane were honored with the Greatness in Baseball Yearly (GIBBY) Award as the Manager of the Year and Executive of the Year, respectively.