Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
2024 Oakland Athletics season
	Established in 1901
	Based in Oakland since 1968
Team logo	Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
	American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present); ; ; ;
Retired numbers	9; 24; 27; 34; 43; A's; 42;
Colors
	Green, gold, white; ;
Name
	Oakland Athletics (1968–present); Kansas City Athletics; Philadelphia Athletics;
Other nicknames
	The A's, The Swingin' A's (1970-1975), The White Elephants, The Elephants, The Green and Gold;
Ballpark
	Oakland Coliseum (1968–present); Cashman Field; Municipal Stadium; Shibe Park; Columbia Park;
Major league titles
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; 1973; 1974; 1988; 1989; 1990;
West Division titles (17)	1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1981; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1992; 2000; 2002; 2003; 2006; 2012; 2013; 2020;
Wild card berths (4)	2001; 2014; 2018; 2019;
Front office
Owner(s)	John J. Fisher
Manager	Mark Kotsay
General Manager	David Forst
President of Baseball Operations	Billy Beane
President	Dave Kaval

The Oakland Athletics, also known as the Oakland A's, are a professional Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of the American League. From 1968 to 2024, the Athletics have played in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The Athletics were an original member of the American League in 1901, playing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name "Athletics" had been used by several other Philadelphia teams dating back to the 1860s. Most of the various "Athletics" teams wore a Gothic or Old English letter "A" on their uniforms. The current Athletics still often wear that old-style "A" or "A's" on their uniforms.

The old Athletics were very successful, winning several World Series championships. By the early 1950s, they were not playing well and the fans were no longer supporting them. So after over 50 years in Philadelphia, the Athletics moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1955. They were not very successful there, either. They moved again, to Oakland, in 1968. As the Oakland A's, they have won several World Series.

On November 16, 2023, MLB owners came together and approved a relocation of the Athletics to Las Vegas. A 33,000 seat domed ballpark is expected to be built in 2028 and the team will move in after its completion and replaced the land after the Tropicana Las Vegas was destroyed and torn down.^[3]^[4]

Notes

↑ The team's official colors are green and gold, according to the official website of the team's mascot, Stomper.^[1]

References

↑ "About Stomper". MLB Advanced Media. Athletics.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
↑ Clair, Michael (March 17, 2017). "Why do the A's wear green? You can thank Charlie Finley". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018. Before Finley came on board, the then-Kansas City A's wore baseball's standard blue-and-red combination. In 1963, that all changed as Finley outfitted the team in glorious gold (Finley said it was the same shade the United States Naval Academy used) and kelly green for the very first time.
↑ "Where will A's play before Las Vegas move? Five options as team plans 'revolving group' of home stadiums". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
↑ "Owners' vote approves A's relocation to Las Vegas for 2028". Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 16, 2023.