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First Game Attendance Opponent/Score Park

April 26, 1901 16,000 Washington Senators 5, A’s 1 Columbia Park

Last Home Game
Sept. 19, 1954 1,715 New York Yankees 4, A’s 2 Connie Mack Stadium

Last Game
Sept. 26, 1954 11,670 A’s 8, New York Yankees 6 Yankee Stadium

Championship Seasons

YEAR	W-L	PCT	GA	WORLD SERIES
1902	83-53	.610	+5	World Series was not played
1905	92-56	.622	+2	New York Giants 4, A’s 1
1910	102-48	.680	+14.5	A’s 4, Chicago Cubs 1
1911	101-50	.669	+13.5	A’s 4, New York Giants 2
1913	96-57	.627	+6.5	A’s 4, New York Giants 1
1914	99-53	.651	+8.5	Boston Braves 4, A’s 0
1929	104-46	.693	+18	A’s 4, Chicago Cubs 1
1930	102-52	.662	+8	A’s 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
1931	107-45	.704	+13.5	St. Louis Cardinals 4, A’s 3

A’s Ballparks

Philadelphia 1901-1908 Columbia Park, 30th St. and Columbia Ave.
Philadelphia 1909-1954 Shibe Park*, 21st St. and Lehigh Ave.
Kansas City 1955-67 Municipal Stadium
Oakland 1968-present Network Associates Coliseum**
*Renamed Connie Mack Stadium prior to 1953 season
**Originally named Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Franchise Season Records

Philadelphia A’s			Oakland A’s
Hitting
H	Al Simmons (1925)	253	Miguel Tejada (2002)	204
R	Simmons (1930)	152	Reggie Jackson (1969)	123
2B	Simmons (1926)	53	Jason Giambi (2001)	47
3B	Frank Baker (1912)	21	Phil Garner (1976)	12
HR	Jimmie Foxx (1932)	58	Mark McGwire (1996)	52
RBI	Foxx (1932)	169	Giambi (2000)	137
BB	Eddie Joost (1949)	149	Giambi (2000)	137
SB	Eddie Collins (1910)	81	Rickey Henderson (1982)	130
Pitching
W	Jack Coombs (1910)	31	Bob Welch (1990)	27
	Lefty Grove (1931)	31
L	Scott Perry (1920)	25	Brian Kingman (1980)	20
ShO	Coombs (1910)	13	Vida Blue (1971)	8
IP	Rube Waddell (1904)	383.0	Catfish Hunter (1974)	318.0
ERA	Coombs (1910)	1.30	Blue (1971)	1.82

FRANK “HOME RUN” BAKER . . . Born: Trappe, MD . . . B-L, T-R . . . Third baseman in “$100,000 Infield” . . . Played for Athletics, 1908-1914 . . . Won 4 AL home run crowns . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1955.

CHARLES ALBERT “CHIEF” BENDER . . . Born: Crow Wing County, MN . . . B-R, T-R . . . Pitched for A’s, 1903-14 . . . Won 6 World Series games for Mr. Mack . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1953.

GORDON S. “MICKEY” COCHRANE . . . Born: Bridgewater, MA . . . B-R, T-R . . . One of the greatest catchers of all time with .320 lifetime average . . . Played for A’s, 1925-33 . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1947.

EDWARD T. “EDDIE” COLLINS . . . Born: Millerton, NY . . . B-R, T-R . . . Second baseman with 3,311 lifetime hits, 743 stolen bases, .333 lifetime average . . . A’s career: 1906-14, 1927-30 . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1939.

JAMES EMORY “JIMMIE” FOXX . . . Born: Sudlersville, MD . . . B-R, T-R . . . First baseman with Athletics, 1925-35 . . . AL MVP, 1932-33 . . . Won Triple Crown in 1933 . . . AL home run leader with A’s, 3 times . . . Career: 534 home runs, 1,921 RBI, .325 average . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1951.

ROBERT MOSES “LEFTY” GROVE . . . Born: Lonaconing, MD . . . B-L, T-L . . . Pitched for A’s, 1925-33 . . . 31-4 record with 2.06 ERA in 1931 MVP season . . . Led AL in strikeouts, 7 straight years; ERA leader, 5 times . . . Career: 300-141, 3.06 ERA . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1947.

CONNIE MACK . . . Born: East Brookfield, MA . . . B-R, T-R . . . Real name Cornelius McGillicuddy . . . “The Grand Old Man of Baseball” . . . Managed the Athletics, 1901-50 . . . Won 9 pennants and 5 World Series . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1937.

EDWARD STEWART “EDDIE” PLANK . . . Born: Gettysburg, PA . . . B-L, T-L . . . Went from Gettysburg College to A’s; 1901-14 . . . Career: 326-194, 2.35 ERA, 69 shutouts . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1946.

ALOYSIUS “AL” SIMMONS . . . Born: Milwaukee, WI . . . B-R, T-R . . . A’s outfielder, 1924-32, 1940-41 . . . Two-time AL batting champion . . . Career: .334, 307 HR, 1,827 RBI . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1953.

GEORGE EDWARD “RUBE” WADDELL . . . Born: Bradford, PA . . . B-L, T-L . . . Pitched for A’s, 1902-07 . . . AL ERA leader, 1905 . . . Led AL in strikeouts each season and averaged over 21 wins a year . . . Elected to Hall of Fame in 1946.

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