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From that point forward, the Athletics' fortunes improved significantly. In a prelude to the team's famous late-season winning streak, the Athletics went 16–1 from June 6 to June 24. The surge propelled the club to within two games of first place, but a prolonged funk saw the A's play roughly .500 baseball for the next month and a half.
Lost ALDS 3–2 2002: MLB AL West ^ 1st 103 59 .636 — Lost ALDS 3–2 Miguel Tejada Barry Zito 2003: MLB AL West ^ 1st 96 66 .593 — Lost ALDS 3–2 2004: MLB AL West 2nd 91 71 .562 1 Bobby Crosby 2005: MLB AL West 2nd 88 74 .543 7 Huston Street 2006: MLB AL West ^ 1st 93 69 .574 — Won ALDS 3–0
During the 2002 season, the A's famous "Moneyball" tactics led them to a league record 20-game winning streak, knocking the Angels out of the first seed in the division. The A's finished 4 games ahead while the Angels secured the Wild Card berth. [ 92 ]
Ramón Laureano hit a two-run triple, Jonah Bride also drove in a pair of runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Friday night for their first three-game winning streak of ...
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.
No place has been the A’s home for as long as Oakland, where they’re the last professional sports team in a two-county region known as the East Bay — home to 2.8 million people living across ...
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.
Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal hit a tiebreaking double in Toronto's three-run 10th inning on the first pitch thrown by Francisco Pérez that scored Mason McCoy from second base, and the Blue Jays ...