Oakland Athletics

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Major League Baseball team professional baseball team

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California, known for their rich history of championships and innovative, analytics-driven approach to the game.

Aliases (2)

Kansas City Athletics ×16
Oakland Athletics organization ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball team → professional baseball team →
abbreviation	OAK →
ballpark	Oakland Coliseum →
championshipReputation	rich history of championships →
city	Oakland →
country	United States →
division	American League West →
formerName	Kansas City Athletics → Philadelphia Athletics →
foundedAs	Philadelphia Athletics →
foundedInLeague	American League →
homeStadium	Oakland Coliseum →
innovationReputation	innovative, analytics-driven approach to the game →
knownFor	analytics-driven roster construction → use of sabermetrics →
league	Major League Baseball →
leaguePennants	American League →
location	Oakland, California →
mascot	Stomper →
memberOf	American League →
nickname	A's →
notableEra	early 1970s championship teams → late 1980s Bash Brothers era →
notableExecutive	Billy Beane →
popularizedBy	Moneyball →
relocatedFrom	Kansas City, Missouri → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
relocatedTo	Oakland, California →
relocationYear	1968 →
sport	baseball →
state	California →
subjectOf	book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game → film Moneyball →
teamColors	gold → green → white →
worldSeriesTitle	1910 → 1911 → 1913 → 1929 → 1930 → 1972 → 1973 → 1974 → 1989 →
worldSeriesTitles	9 →

Referenced by (89)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ben Zobrist → Ben Zobrist → Dave Stewart → Dick Williams ("Kansas City Athletics") → Dusty Baker → Hideki Matsui → Joe Morgan → Josh Donaldson → Mark Bellhorn → Nomar Garciaparra → Roger Maris ("Kansas City Athletics") → Sam Fuld → Tito Francona → Tommy Lasorda ("Kansas City Athletics") → Tony La Russa ("Kansas City Athletics") → Tony La Russa → Willie Wilson →	playedFor
Billy Williams → Dick Bosman → Eddie Lopat ("Kansas City Athletics") → Joe Morgan → Jon Lester → Reggie Jackson → Reggie Jackson ("Kansas City Athletics") → Sam Fuld → Shintaro Fujinami → Vic Raschi ("Kansas City Athletics") → Willie Horton →	memberOfSportsTeam
Billy Williams → Dave Stewart → Nomar Garciaparra →	finalMLBTeam
Dick Williams → Eddie Lopat ("Kansas City Athletics") → Tony La Russa →	managedTeam
1988 World Series → 1989 World Series →	ALTeam
Mackmen ("Kansas City Athletics") → Mackmen →	associatedFranchiseLaterKnownAs
Philadelphia Athletics ("Kansas City Athletics") → Philadelphia Athletics →	became
Kansas City Athletics → Philadelphia Athletics ("Kansas City Athletics") →	formerNameOf
Oakland → San Francisco Bay Area →	hasSportsTeam
American League → American League West →	hasTeam
Mark Bellhorn → Reggie Jackson ("Kansas City Athletics") →	MLBDebutTeam
Birmingham Barons ("Kansas City Athletics") → Birmingham Barons →	previousAffiliation
Philadelphia Athletics ("Kansas City Athletics") → Philadelphia Athletics →	relocatedTo
1988 World Series → 1990 World Series →	runnerUp
Philadelphia Athletics ("Kansas City Athletics") → Philadelphia Athletics →	successorTeam
Sacramento River Cats →	affiliateOf
Lansing Lugnuts →	affiliation
2013 Major League Baseball season →	americanLeagueWestChampion
Game 3 of the 1989 World Series →	awayTeam
1989 World Series →	champion
Mark Bellhorn →	draftedBy
Harry Caray →	employer
Frank Thomas →	finalGameTeam
Chattanooga Lookouts →	formerAffiliation
Oakland Athletics ("Kansas City Athletics") →	formerName
Josh Donaldson →	formerTeam
1988 World Series →	game1LosingTeam
1989 World Series →	game1Winner
1989 World Series →	game2Winner
1988 World Series →	game2WinningTeam
1989 World Series →	game3Winner
1989 World Series →	game4Winner
1990 World Series →	leagueChampionAL
Shintaro Fujinami →	leagueOfTeamPlayedFor
Frank Thomas →	MLBTeam
1989 World Series →	MVPTeam
2008 Major League Baseball season →	openingSeriesTeams
Reggie Jackson →	playedForFranchise
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum →	primaryTenant
Game 3 of the 1989 World Series →	seriesChampion
Game 3 of the 1989 World Series →	seriesMVPTeam
Harry Caray →	teamBroadcast
Jimmie Foxx ("Oakland Athletics organization") →	teamNumberRetiredBy
Dave Stewart →	threwNoHitterForTeam
Game 3 of the 1989 World Series →	winningTeam
Dick Williams →	wonWorldSeriesAsManagerWith
Dave Stewart →	WorldSeriesChampionTeam
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake →	worldSeriesTeams