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The Oakland A’s compete in Major League Baseball’s American League West division along with the Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. The A’s have played their home games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum since 1968. The A’s were one of the eight charter franchises in the American League and were founded in 1901 in Philadelphia. In 1955, the team relocated to Kansas City before moving to Oakland in 1968.
The A’s have won 9 World Series - the third most in MLB history – including four after moving to Oakland. Their most recent World Series win occurred in 1989 in the “Bay Bridge Series” against the San Francisco Giants. The team featured the “Bash Brothers” – Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire – along with Hall of Famers Rickey Henderson, Dennis Eckersley and manager Tony LaRussa. Among the greatest A’s include Eckersley, McGwire, Canseco, Henderson, Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Dave Stewart, Bert Campaneris, San Bando, Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, Eric Chavez, Joe Rudi, Dave Henderson and Jason Giambi.