The Tampa Bay Devil-Rays All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Rays were established as an expansion team in 1998 as the Devil Rays.

·         They changed their name to the Rays in 2008.

·         They got their name from a name the team contest with String Rays being the winner but due to trademarks by a Hawaiian Winter League team they went with Devil. They are often found in the bay offshore in that area.  

·         They play their games at Tropicana Field which is located in St. Petersburg, Florida.

·         They have made the playoffs five times with three wild card berths and two divisional titles.

·         They have one won AL Pennant.

Batting Lineup:

1.      LF Carl Crawford

2.      2B Ben Zobrist

3.      3B Aubrey Huff

4.      1B Fred McGriff

5.      RF Greg Vaughn

6.      DH Carlos Pena

7.      CF BJ Upton

8.      SS Julio Lugo

9.      C Toby Hall

Starting Rotation:

1.      Scott Kazmir

2.      James Shields

3.      David Price

4.      Matt Garza

5.      Jeremy Hellickson 

Bullpen:

1.      Closer: Roberto Hernandez

2.      Esteban Yan

3.      Fernando Rodney

4.      Dan Wheeler

5.      Joel Peralta

6.      JP Howell

Bench:

OF-Rocco Baldelli

OF-Randy Winn

INF-Miguel Cairo

INF-Jorge Cantu

C-Dioner Navarro

Coaching Staff:

Manager-Joe Maddon

Joe Maddon managed the Rays for nine seasons where he finished with the most wins with 754. He guided them to the playoffs four times, one AL Pennant and won AL Manager of the Year twice. 

Bench Coach-Kevin Cash

Kevin Cash has managed the Rays for five seasons where he already has the second most wins with 414. He guided them to the playoffs once and played for them for one season. 

1B Coach-Lou Piniella

Lou Piniella managed the Rays for three seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 200. He guided them to their first ever 70 win seasons and their first time not in last place. 

3B Coach-Hal McRae

Hal McRae managed the Rays for two seasons where he finished the fourth most wins with 113.

Hitting Coach-George Hendrick

George Hendrick was the Rays first base/outfield coach for nine seasons and is now a senior advisor to baseball operations. He was a four time All-Star, won two silver sluggers and won two World Series Championships. 

Pitching Coach-Larry Rothschild

Larry Rothschild managed the Rays for four seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 205. He was their first ever manager. 

Bullpen Coach-Tom Foley

Tom Foley has been a bench coach or third base coach for the Rays for seventeen seasons. He started off as the minor league infield coordinator, managed the single A team during its first season where he won manager of the year, then was the director of minor league operations before becoming their longest tenured coach and now is working back in the front office. 

There has been one Hall of Fame player who has played for them at one during his respective career. They have one number retired for a player and one number for a coach.

Fred McGriff spent five seasons in the infield for the Rays as their greatest first basemen where he made one of his five All-Star appearances while there and is one of two players to hit at least 30-home runs in one season for five different teams. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Rays history like having the highest on base percentage, slugging percentage, second highest batting average, fifth most walks, sixth most singles, hits, seventh most RBIs, total bases and home runs to name some. 

Aubrey Huff spent seven seasons in the infield or outfield for the Rays where he has the most hits-doubles in a season in their history, is one of three players to play all 162 games in their history and led them in home runs once season despite starting in the minors becoming the first player to do that in years while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Rays history like having the third most home runs, fourth highest slugging percentage, fifth highest batting average, fifth most games played, at bats, plate appearances, hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs, singles and extra base hits to name some. 

Carl Crawford spent nine seasons in the outfield for the Rays as their greatest/longest tenured outfielder/greatest/longest tenured left fielder where he made all four of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in stolen bases four times, won his only silver slugger, led the AL in triples twice, won the fielding bible award three times, won an All-Star game MVP and won his only gold glove, was the first Rays player to name the All-Star twice while there. He was the eight youngest player to get to 200 stolen bases before his 25^th birthday, was eight player to get 1000 hits-have 250 stolen bases before his 27^th birthday, tied a modern day record of six stolen bases in a game, seventh player to reach 400 stolen bases before his 29^th birthday and he joined Ty Cobb as the only players to get 100 triples-400 steals before his 30^th birthday. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Rays history like having the highest batting average, most hits, stolen bases, triples, singles, second highest WAR for position players, second most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, total bases, RBIs and extra base hits to name some. 

Ben Zobrist spent nine seasons all over the diamond for the Rays as their greatest second basemen where he made two of his three All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Rays history like having the second highest offensive WAR, second most doubles, walks, third most extra base hits, singles, stolen bases, RBIs, triples, total bases, hits, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, games played and third highest on base percentage, third highest WAR for position players and third highest defensive WAR to name some.

BJ Upton spent nine seasons in the infield or outfield for the Rays as their greatest center fielder where he had one 20-20 season and was their first player to hit for the cycle while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Rays history like having the second most stolen bases, fourth highest offensive WAR, fourth most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, home runs, walks, singles and extra base hits to name some. 

Carlos Pena spent five seasons in the infield for the Rays as their second greatest first basemen where he made his only All-Star appearance, won his only gold glove the first ever in Rays history, won his only silver slugger, won AL Comeback Player of the Year and led the AL in home runs once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Rays history like having the second highest on base percentage, second most home runs, third most walks, third highest slugging percentage, fourth most RBIs, fifth most runs scored, fifth highest offensive WAR and fifth highest WAR for position players to name some. 

Greg Vaughn spent three seasons in the outfield for the Rays where he made one of his four All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the tenth most walks in Rays history.

Julio Lugo spent four seasons in the infield for the Rays as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop where he hit fifteen home runs in one season. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Rays history like having the fifth highest on base percentage, batting average, sixth most stolen bases, seventh most singles, seventh highest offensive WAR and seventh highest WAR for a position player to name some. 

Toby Hall spent seven seasons behind the plate for the Rays as their greatest/longest tenured catcher where he finished with the fourth highest defensive WAR, seventh most doubles, eight most singles, ninth most RBIs, games played, tenth most at bats and hits in Rays history. 

Scott Kazmir pitched six seasons for the Rays where he made two of his three All-Star appearances, was the first Rays player to have a 200-strikeout season and led the AL in strikeouts once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Rays history like having the third most wins, third highest WAR for pitchers, fourth most strikeouts, innings pitched and games started to name some.

James Shields pitched seven seasons for the Rays where he made his only All-Star appearance and is only Rays pitcher to win a World Series game while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Rays history like having the most wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, games started, complete games, shutouts and second highest WAR for pitchers to name some.

David Price pitched seven years for the Rays where he four of his five All-Star appearances, led the AL in ERA once, led the majors in strikeouts once, led the AL in wins once, was the first 20-game winner in Rays history and won the AL CY Young award once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Rays history like having the lowest ERA, the highest WAR for position players, the best win-loss percentage, second most wins, complete games and innings pitched to name some. 

Matt Garza pitched three seasons for the Rays where he pitched a no-hitter the first in Rays history and was the 2008 ALCS MVP while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Rays history like having the second most shutouts, third most complete games, seventh lowest ERA, seventh highest WAR for pitchers and eight most innings pitched to name some. 

Jeremy Hellickson pitched five seasons for the Rays where he won AL Rookie of the Year and won his only gold glove while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Rays history like having the fifth lowest ERA, sixth most wins, seventh most innings pitched and game started to name some. Other notable pitchers in Rays history have been Wilson Alvarez, Hideo Nomo, Jason Hammel, active pitchers Edwin Jackson, Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, Matt Moore, Jake Odorizzi and Chris Archer. 

Rocco Baldelli spent six seasons in the outfield for the Rays where he finished third in AL Rookie of the Year while there. When he retired he became a minor league coach, then a roving minor league instructor, then the first base coach and then major league field coordinator. He also finished with the fifth highest slugging percentage, eight highest batting average, ninth most triples, tenth most RBIs and stolen bases in Rays history. 

Randy Winn spent five seasons in the outfield for the Rays where he made his only All-Star appearance while there. He finished with the fourth most triples, seventh most stolen bases, eight highest on base percentage, ninth highest batting average and tenth most singles in Rays history. Other notable outfielders in Rays history have been Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez, Pat Burrell, Jose Canseco, Luke Scott, Cliff Floyd, Jonny Gomes, Delmon Young, Ben Grieve, active players Matt Joyce, Desmond Jennings, Corey Dickerson, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza and Wil Myers. 

Miguel Cairo spent three seasons in the infield for the Rays where he finished with the eight most stolen bases and tenth highest defensive WAR in Rays history while there.

Jorge Cantu spent four seasons in the infield for the Rays where he was the Rays team MVP in 2005 while there. Other notable infielders in Rays history have been Tino Martinez, Rey Sanchez, Jason Bartlett, Chris Gomez, Ty Wigginton, Alex Gonzalez, Vinny Castilla, active players Asdrubal Cabrera, Yunel Escobar, Evan Longoria and Hall of Famer Wade Boggs. 

Dioner Navarro spent five seasons behind the plate for the Rays where he made his only All-Star appearance while there. Other notable catches in Rays history have been Jose Molina and Wilson Ramos who is active. 

Roberto Hernandez was the Rays closer for three seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the most saves, games finished and ninth most games played in Rays history. 

Esteban Yan was the Rays closer for five seasons where he hit a homerun and was mentioned on the Simpsons while there. He also finished with the second most games finished, fourth most games played and seventh most saves in Rays history.

Fernando Rodney was the Rays closer for two seasons where he made one of his three All-Star appearances, won AL Comeback Player of the Year and relieve of the year once while there. He also finished with the third most saves and fifth most games finished in Rays history. 

Dan Wheeler spent seven seasons in the bullpen for the Rays where he was one of four pitchers to appear in 70 games for four seasons straight while there. He also finished with the fifth most games played and tenth most games finished in Rays history. 

Joel Peralta spent four seasons in the Rays bullpen where he appeared in the second most games in the AL in 2010 with 70 which would be the start of three straight seasons of appearing in 70+ games, led the AL in games appeared once and led the AL in holds once while there.  He also finished with the second most games played in Rays history. 

JP Howell spent seven seasons in the bullpen for the Rays where he finished with the sixth most games played in Rays history while there. Other notable relievers in Rays history have been Kyle Farnsworth, Grant Balfour, Danys Baez, Rafael Soriano and Troy Percival. 

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.