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The '''Oakland Athletics''', also known as the '''Oakland A's''', are a [[professional baseball|professional]] [[Major League Baseball]] team based in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[California]]. The Athletics are a member of the [[American League West|Western Division]] of the [[American League]]. From {{Baseball Year|1968}} to today, 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 [[Blackletter|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.
== Other websites ==
{{commonscat|Oakland Athletics}}
* [http://philadelphiaathletics.org Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/teams/team_21.shtml Oakland Athletics stats and minor league statistics]
* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/oakland/oaka_s.html Sports E-Cyclopedia]
* [http://www.gettysburgeddie.com Eddie Plank]
* [http://www.oakball.net Oakball Forums]
* [http://athletics.scout.com Oakland A's Minor League Information]
* [http://www.athleticscast.com Athleticscast: The Voice of Die-hard A's Fans]
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[[Category:Oakland Athletics| ]]
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 [[Blackletter|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.
== Other websites ==
{{commonscat|Oakland Athletics}}
* [http://philadelphiaathletics.org Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/teams/team_21.shtml Oakland Athletics stats and minor league statistics]
* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/oakland/oaka_s.html Sports E-Cyclopedia]
* [http://www.gettysburgeddie.com Eddie Plank]
* [http://www.oakball.net Oakball Forums]
* [http://athletics.scout.com Oakland A's Minor League Information]
* [http://www.athleticscast.com Athleticscast: The Voice of Die-hard A's Fans]
{{multistub|sport|US}}
[[Category:Oakland Athletics| ]]