The Oakland-Kansas City-Philadelphia Athletics All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Athletics were established as one of the eight AL charter franchises in 1901 in Philadelphia.

·         They moved to Kansas City in 1955 and then Oakland in 1968.

·         They got their name from the 1860 Athletic Club of Philadelphia and became pro team with the same name in 1875 that was in the NL before they got kicked out.

·         They play their games at Oakland Coliseum which is located in Oakland, California.

·         They made the playoffs twenty nine times with four wild card berths and sixteen divisional titles.

·         They have won fifteen AL Pennants and nine World Series Championships in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974 & 1989.

Batting Lineup:

1.      LF Rickey Henderson

2.      2B Eddie Collins

3.      1B Jimmie Foxx

4.      RF Reggie Jackson

5.      CF Al Simmons

6.      DH Mark McGwire

7.      SS Miguel Tejada

8.      3B Home Run Baker

9.      C Mickey Cochrane

Pitching Staff:

1.      Lefty Grove

2.      Catfish Hunter

3.      Eddie Plank

4.      Vida Blue

5.      Tim Hudson

Bullpen:

1.      Closer: Rollie Fingers

2.      Dennis Eckersley

3.      Huston Street

4.      Jason Isringhausen

5.      Billy Taylor

6.      Andrew Bailey

Bench:

OF-Jose Canseco

OF-Joe Rudi

INF-Sal Bando

INF-Bert Campaneris

C-Gene Tenace

Coaching Staff:

Manager-Connie Mack

Connie Mack managed the Athletics for fifty seasons where he finished with the most wins with 3582 and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1937. He guided them to nine AL Pennants and five World Series Championships. He has the most wins and games managed in MLB history. He was the first manager to win three World Series Championships, only manager to win consecutive World Series Championships on separate occasions and was their owner too.

Bench Coach-Tony La Russa

Tony La Russa managed the Athletics for ten seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 798, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2014 and is in the Athletics Hall of Fame. He guided them to four divisional titles, three AL Pennants and one World Series Championship in 1989. He also won AL Manager of the Year twice and played five seasons in the infield for them.

1B Coach-Bob Melvin

Bob Melvin has managed the Athletics for nine seasons where he already has the third most wins with 731. He has guided them to three wild card berths, two divisional titles and won AL Manager of the Year twice. 

3B Coach-Art Howe

Art Howe managed the Athletics for seven seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 600. He guided them to one wild card berth and two divisional titles. 

Hitting Coach-Ken Macha

Ken Macha managed the Athletics for four seasons where he finished with fifth most wins with 368. He guided them to two divisional titles and was their bench coach first for four seasons. 

Pitching Coach-Eddie Lopat

Eddie Lopat managed the Athletics for two seasons and was former All-Star pitcher for the Yankees where he won five World Series Championships. He was their pitching coach first and later was a senior front office aide for the owner too.

Bullpen Coach-Bob Geren

Bob Geren managed the Athletics for five seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 334. He was their bullpen coach first then their bench coach before becoming manager. 

There have been forty four Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have five numbers retired for players, with one more coming this season where it will the first time retiring a number second time/first non-Hall of Fame player and a letter for an owner.

Reggie Jackson spent ten seasons in the outfield for the Athletics as their greatest right fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1993, is in the Athletics Hall of Fame and they retired his number 9. He made six of his fourteen All-Star appearances, led the AL in RBIs once, led the AL in home runs twice, won the 1973 AL MVP, won one World Series MVP and was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like have the third most home runs, sixth most extra base hits, seventh highest offensive WAR and seventh highest WAR for position players to name some.

Rickey Henderson spent fourteen seasons in the outfield for the Athletics as their greatest left fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2009, is in the Athletics Hall of Fame and they retired his number 24. He made six of his ten All-Star appearances, won his only gold glove, won two of his three silver sluggers, won the 1990 AL MVP, won one ALCS MVP, led the AL in stolen bases ten times, led the AL in hits once, led the AL in walks four times, led the AL in runs scored three times, was on one World Series Championship team in 1989 while there, has the MLB record for stolen bases, runs scored, lead off home runs and most stolen bases in a season. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like having the most stolen bases, runs scored, walks, highest offensive WAR, highest WAR for position players, second most singles, at bats, plate appearances and games played to name some.

Al Simmons spent twelve seasons in the outfield for the Athletics where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1953. He led the AL in RBIs once, won two batting titles, led the AL in hits once, has the MLB record for consecutive multi-hit games with 85, and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1929 & 1930 while there. He was a coach for them as well. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like having the highest batting average, most RBIs, total bases, extra base hits, second most doubles, triples, hits, slugging percentage and fourth most singles to name some.

Jimmie Foxx spent eleven seasons in the infield for the Athletics as their greatest first basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1951. He made three of his nine All-Star appearances, won two AL MVPs, won the AL Triple Crown once, won one batting title, led the AL in home runs three times, led the AL in RBIs twice and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1929 & 1930 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like having the highest on base percentage, slugging percentage, second highest batting average, second highest offensive WAR, second highest WAR for position players, second most home runs, RBIs and extra base hits to name some.

Home Run Baker spent seven years in the infield for the Athletics as their greatest third basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1955. He led the AL in home runs four times, led the AL in RBIs twice, led the AL in triples once, and was on three World Series Championship teams in 1910, 1911 & 1913 while there. He also has the third most triples, sixth highest batting average, ninth most stolen bases and tenth highest WAR for position players in Athletics history. 

Mickey Cochrane spent nine seasons behind the plate for the Athletics as their greatest/longest tenured catcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1947. He won the 1928 AL MVP, led the AL in putouts once and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1929 & 1930 while there. He also worked as a coach and the GM for them. He finished with the fifth highest on base percentage, sixth highest batting average, eight most runs scored, tenth most this and tenth highest offensive WAR in Athletics history. 

Eddie Collins spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Athletics as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1939. He won the 1914 AL MVP, led the AL in stolen bases once and was on five World Series Championship teams in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 & 1930 while there. He is the only player to play twelve seasons for two teams, has the MLB record for sacrifice bunts, has the record for most steals in a game with six which he did two times, first player to steal 80 stolen bases in a season, has the MLB record for second basemen in career games, assists, total chances and is one of twenty nine players to appear in four decades. He also was a player coach for them during his second tenure with the team. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like having the third highest batting average, on base percentage, third highest offensive WAR, third highest WAR for position players, third most stolen bases and fourth most triples to name some.

Lefty Grove pitched nine seasons for the Athletics where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1947. He made one of his six All-Star appearances, won the AL pitching Triple Crown twice, led the AL in wins four times, led the AL in ERA five times, led the AL in strikeouts seven times, won the 1931 AL MVP and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1929 & 1930 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Athletics history like having the best win-loss percentage, second most wins, second highest WAR for pitchers, third most complete games, fourth most stakeouts and games started to name some.

Catfish Hunter pitched ten seasons for the Athletics where he put up numbers that that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1987, is in the Athletics Hall of Fame and they retired his number 27. He made six of his eight All-Star appearances, led the AL in ERA once, led the majors in wins twice, won one AL CY Young Award, pitched a no-hitter and was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Athletics history like having the second most games started, fourth most innings pitched, shutouts, fifth most strikeouts and wins to name some.

Eddie Plank pitched fourteen seasons for the Athletics where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1946. He was the first LHP to win 200/300 games, has the most shutouts by a LHP, led the AL in games started once and was on three World Series Championship teams in 1910, 1911 & 1913 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Athletics history like having the most wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, games started, complete games, shutouts and highest WAR for pitchers to name some.

Rollie Fingers was the Athletics closer for nine seasons where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1992, is in the Athletics Hall of Fame and they retired his number 34. He made four of his seven All-Star appearances, won one World Series MVP and was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there. He also finished the second most saves, games finished and third most games played in Athletics history.

Dennis Eckersley was the Athletics closer for nine seasons where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2004, is in the Athletics Hall of Fame and they retired his number 43. He made four of his six All-Star appearances, won reliever of the year twice, led the majors in saves twice, won the 1992 AL MVP, won one AL CY Young Award, won one ALCS MVP and was on one World Series Championship team in 1989 while there. He also finished with the most saves, games played, games finished and ninth lowest ERA in Athletics history.

Mark McGuire spent twelve seasons in the infield for the Athletics as their second greatest first basemen where he nine of his twelve All-Star appearances, won AL Rookie of the Year, won his only gold glove, won two silver sluggers, led the majors in home runs twice and was on one World Series Championship team in 1989 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like having the most home runs, third highest slugging percentage, fourth most RBIs, extra base hits, walks and seventh most total bases to name some.

Miguel Tejeda spent seven seasons in the infield for the Athletics as their greatest shortstop where he made one of his six All-Star appearances, was on four playoff teams and won the 2002 AL MVP while there. 

Vida Blue pitched nine seasons for the Athletics where he made three of his six All-Star appearances, led the AL in ERA once, won one AL CY Young Award, won the 1971 AL MVP, pitched a no-hitter, was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there and is in the Athletics Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Athletics history like having the fifth most shutouts, sixth most strikeouts, games started, seventh most innings pitched and eight most wins to name some.

Tim Hudson pitched five seasons for the Athletics where he made two of his four All-Star appearances, led the AL in shutouts twice and led the AL in wins once while there. He was the fifth pitcher to have a win against every team and is one of twenty one pitchers with at least 200 wins-2000 strikeouts-winning percentage of .600. He also finished with the second best win-loss percentage, sixth highest WAR for pitchers and tenth most strikeouts in Athletics history. Other notable starters in Athletics history have been Dave Stewart, Blue Moon Odom, Barry Zito, Mark Mulder, Ken Holtzman, Bob Welch, Rube Walberg, Alex Kellner, Jack Coombs, Bullet Joe Bush, Eddie Rommel, Jack Quinn, George Earnshaw, Bobby Shantz, Diego Segui, Mike Norris, Mike Moore, Joe Blanton, Dan Haren, Trevor Cahill who is active, Hall of Famers Chief Bender and  Rube Waddell.

Jose Canseco spent nine seasons in the outfield for the Athletics where he made four of his six All-Star appearances, won AL Rookie of the Year, won three silver sluggers, won the 1988 AL MVP, led the majors in home runs twice, led the majors in RBIs once, first player to have a 40 home run-40 stolen base season and was on one World Series Championship team in 1989 while there. He is one of fourteen players with 400 home runs-200 stolen bases and is the first player to hit 30 home runs for four teams. He also finished with the fourth most home runs, sixth most RBIs and eight highest slugging percentage in Athletics history.

Joe Rudi spent eleven seasons in the outfield for the Athletics where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves and was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there. Other notable outfielders in Athletics history have been Rick Monday, Tony Armas, Bill North, Coco Crisp, Dwayne Murphy, Dave Henderson, Dave Kingman, Jeff Burroughs, Dave Parker, Ben Grieve, Eric Byrnes, Gus Zernial, Sam Chapman, Bob Johnson, Mark Kotsay, Doc Cramer, Wally Moses, Gino Cimoli, Ruben Sierra, Jermaine Dye, Matt Stairs, Josh Reddick who is active and Hall of Famer Harold Baines. 

Bert Campaneris spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Athletics as their longest tenured shortstop where he five of his six All-Star appearances, led the AL in hits triples once, led the AL in hits once, led the AL in stolen bases six times, was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there, is in the Athletics Hall of Fame and retired with the seventh most stolen bases in MLB history. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like having the most games played, at bats, plate appearances, hits, singles, highest defensive WAR and second most stolen bases to name some.

Sal Bando spent eleven seasons in the infield for the Athletics as their second greatest third basemen/longest tenured third basemen where he made all four of his All-Star appearances, was the second AL third basemen to hit 200 career home runs and was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Athletics history like having the fourth most games played, fourth highest offensive WAR, fourth highest WAR for position players, fifth most RBIs, plate appearances, sixth most walks and at bats to name some. Other notable infielders in Athletics history have been Jason Giambi, Scott Hatteberg, Hawk Harrelson, Norm Siebern, Vic Power, Ferris Fain, Dick Siebert, George Burns, Stuff Mcinnis, Harry Davis, Mark Ellis, Dick Green, Tony Phillips, Davey Lopes, Jerry Lumpe, Jim Finigan, Max Bishop, Jimmy Dykes, Danny Murphy, Mike Bordick, Alfredo Griffin, Dick Howser, Joe DeMaestri, Eddie Joost, Pinky Higgins, Eric Chavez, Carney Lansford, Scott Brosius, active players Josh Donaldson, Jed Lowrie, Hall of Famers Nap Lajoie, George Kell and Frank Thomas. 

Gene Tenace spent eight seasons behind the plate for the Athletics where he made his only All-Star appearance, led the AL in walks once, caught a no-hitter, won a World Series MVP and was on three straight World Series Championship teams from 1972-1974 while there. Other notable catchers in Athletics history have been Terry Steinbach, Jason Kendall, Ramon Hernandez, Buddy Rosar, Frankie Hayes, Ray Fosse, Jeff Newman, Dave Duncan, Kurt Suzuki who is active and Hall of Fame Mike Piazza.

Huston Street was the Athletics closer for four seasons where he won AL Rookie of the Year while there. He also finished with the fourth most saves and sixth most games played in Athletics history. 

Jason Isringhausen was the Athletics closer for three seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the fifth most saves and tenth most games finished in Athletics history.

Billy Taylor was the Athletics closer for five seasons where he finished with the third most saves and fifth most games finished  in Athletics history.

Andrew Bailey was the Athletics closer for three seasons where he won AL Rookie of the Year and made both of his All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the fifth most saves and ninth most games finished in Athletics history. Other notable relievers in Athletics history have been Grant Balfour, Keith Foulke, John Wyatt, Jay Howell, Octavio Dotel, Bob Locker, Brad Ziegler and Sean Doolittle who is active.