Season | Wins | Losses | Win % | Place | Playoffs |
2000 | 91 | 70 | .565 | 1st in AL West | Lost ALDS to New York Yankees, 2–3. |
2001 | 102 | 60 | .630 | 2nd in AL West | Lost ALDS to New York Yankees, 2–3. |
2002 | 103 | 59 | .636 | 1st in AL West | Lost ALDS to Minnesota Twins, 2–3. |
2003 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 1st in AL West | Lost ALDS to Boston Red Sox, 2–3. |
2004 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2nd in AL West | |
2005 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2nd in AL West | |
2006 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1st in AL West |
Won ALDS vs. Minnesota Twins, 3–0. Lost ALCS vs. Detroit Tigers, 0–4. |
2007 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 3rd in AL West | |
2008 | 75 | 86 | .466 | 3rd in AL West | |
2009 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 4th in AL West | |
2010 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 2nd in AL West | |
2011 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 3rd in AL West | |
2012 | 94 | 68 | .580 | 1st in AL West | Lost ALDS to Detroit Tigers, 2–3. |
All-Time Record | 8344 | 8840 | .486 |
Quick facts
Founded in Philadelphia in 1901 when the A.L. became a Major League. Moved to Kansas City in 1955 and to Oakland in 1968.
Current uniform[17] colors: green, gold and white: 1963–present, Only MLB team that wears white cleats
Previous uniform colors: blue and white: 1901–04, 1909–49, 1951–53, 1961; blue, red and white: 1905–08, 1954–60, 1962; Blue, gold and white: 1950,
Logo design: A blackletter "A's". The team also uses an elephant logo.
Team motto: Green Collar Baseball
Playoff appearances (24): 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012
Local television: CSN California
Local radio: KGMZ
Mascot: Stomper
Spring-training facility: Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, AZ
The spring-training facility in Phoenix, Arizona, has been the home of the Oakland A's since 1982. Previous spring-training sites since they moved to Oakland in 1968 were Yuma, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada, both in the 1970s.
Athletics in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
Main article: Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
• 35, 14 Vida Blue, P,1969–1977
• 19 Bert "Campy" Campaneris, SS, 1968–1976
• 12 Orlando Cepeda, 1B, 1972
• 4 Sam Chapman, CF, 1938–1941, 1945–1951 (Tiburon native)
• 1 Eddie Joost, SS, 1947–1954, Mgr, 1954 (San Francisco native)
• 43 Dennis Eckersley, P, 1987–1995 (born in Oakland, grew up in Fremont)
• 34 Rollie Fingers, P, 1968–1976
• 27 Catfish Hunter, P, 1968–1974
• 9 Reggie Jackson, OF, 1968–1975, 1987
• 1 Billy Martin, MGR, 1980–1982 (Berkeley native)
• 44 Willie McCovey, 1B, 1976
• 8 Joe Morgan, 2B, 1984 (grew up in Oakland)
• 34 Dave Stewart, P, 1986–1992, 1995 (Oakland native)
Athletics in the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
See: Members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
The Athletics have made no public recognition of Philadelphia Athletics players at the Overstock.com Coliseum. From 1978 to 2003 (except 1983), however, the Philadelphia Phillies inducted one former Athletic (and one former Phillie) each year into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame at the then-existing Veterans Stadium. In March 2004, after Veterans Stadium was replaced by the new Citizens Bank Park, the Athletics' plaques[18] were relocated to the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society[19][20] in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, and a single plaque listing all of the A's inductees[21] was attached to a statue of Connie Mack that is located across the street from Citizens Bank Park.[22]
• -- Frank "Home Run" Baker, 3B, 1908–1914
• -- Charles "Chief" Bender, P, 1903–1914
• 6 Sam Chapman, CF, 1938–1951
• 2 Mickey Cochrane, C, 1925–1933
• -- Eddie Collins, 2B, 1906–1914, 1927–1930
• -- Jack Coombs, P, 1906–1914
• 5 Jimmy Dykes, 3B/2B, 1918–1932; Coach, 1940–1950; MGR, 1951–1953 (Philadelphia native)
• 11 George Earnshaw, P, 1928–1933
• 5/8 Ferris Fain, 1B, 1947–1952
• 3 Jimmie Foxx, 1B, 1925–1935
• 10 Lefty Grove, P, 1925–1933
• 4 "Indian Bob" Johnson, LF, 1933–1942
• 1 Eddie Joost, SS, 1947–1954; MGR, 1954
• -- Connie Mack, MGR, 1901–1950; Team Owner, 1901–1954
• 9 Bing Miller, RF, 1922–1926, 1928–1934
• 1 Wally Moses, RF, 1935–1941, 1949–1951
• -- Rube Oldring, CF, 1906–1916, 1918
• -- Eddie Plank, P, 1901–1914 (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania native)
• 14 Eddie Rommel, P, 1920–1932
• 30 Bobby Shantz, P, 1949–1954 (Pottstown, Pennsylvania native)
• 7 Al Simmons, LF, 1924–1932, 1940–1941, 1944; Coach 1940–1945
• 10 Elmer Valo, RF, 1940–1954
• -- Rube Waddell, P, 1902–1907 (Bradford, Pennsylvania native)
• 12 Rube Walberg, P, 1923–1933
• 19 Gus Zernial, LF, 1951–1954
Mack, Foxx, Grove and Cochrane have also been inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
Franchise records
Main article: Oakland Athletics team records
Season records
• Highest Batting Average: .426, Nap Lajoie (1901)
• Most Runs: 152, Al Simmons (1930)
• Most Hits: 253, Al Simmons (1925)
• Highest Slugging %: .749, Jimmie Foxx (1932)
• Most Doubles: 53, Al Simmons (1926)
• Most Triples: 21, Frank Baker (1912)
• Most Home Runs: 58, Jimmie Foxx (1932)
• Most Grand Slams: 4, Jason Giambi (2000)
• Most RBIs: 169, Jimmie Foxx (1932)
• Most Stolen Bases: 130, Rickey Henderson (1982)
• Most Wins: 31, Jack Coombs (1910) and Lefty Grove (1931)
• Lowest ERA: 1.30, Jack Coombs (1910)
• Strikeouts: 349, Rube Waddell (1904)
• Complete Games: 39, Rube Waddell (1904)
Minor league affiliations
Level | Team | League | Location |
AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pacific Coast League | West Sacramento, CA |
AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Midland, TX |
Advanced A | Stockton Ports | California League | Stockton, CA |
A | Beloit Snappers[23] | Midwest League | Beloit, WI |
Short Season A | Vermont Lake Monsters | New York-Penn League | Burlington, VT |
Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | Phoenix, AZ |
DSL Athletics | Dominican Summer League | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic |