Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics, also known as the Oakland A's, were a professional Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of the American League. From  to , 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.

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 Other websites 

 Official Website
 Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society 
 Oakland Athletics stats and minor league statistics 
 Sports E-Cyclopedia 
 Eddie Plank 
 Oakball Forums 
 Oakland A's Minor League Information


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