The Oakland Athletics, often referred to as the A's, are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League West division. The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum. Throughout their history, the Athletics have won nine World Series championships. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team was founded in Philadelphia in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics. They won three World Series championships in 1910, 1911, and 1913, and back-to-back titles in 1929 and 1930. The team's owner and manager for its first 50 years was Connie Mack and Hall of Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Jimmie Foxx, and Lefty Grove. The team left Philadelphia for Kansas City in 1955 and became the Kansas City Athletics before moving to Oakland in 1968.
| Retired numbers | 9, 24, 27, 34, 43, A's, 42 |
| World Series titles (9) | 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989 |
| AL Pennants (15) | 1902, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1972 |
| West Division titles (17) | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 |
| Wild card berths (4) | 2001, 2014, 2018, 2019 |
| Owner(s) | John J. Fisher |
| Manager | Bob Melvin |
| General Manager | David Forst |
| President of Baseball Operations | Billy Beane |
关于Oakland Athletics
Before moving to Oakland in 1968, the franchise was based in Philadelphia and Kansas City. The team won a 9th World Series title in 1989.
Oakland Athletics的成就
The team's success in the early 2000s was greatly due to evidence-based sabermetrics, a new practice at the time that inspired the popular book Moneyball and a film adaptation starring Brad Pitt as Athletics general manager Billy Beane.
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Oakland Athletics Category.. Oakland Athletics award winners and league leaders - This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball franchise. The team was first known as the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1954 and then as the Kansas City Athletics from 1955 to 1967.. Cactus League.. Major League Baseball teams.. Baseball teams in the San Francisco Bay Area.. Companies based in Oakland, California.
