Philadelphia Athletics

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Major League Baseball team defunct sports team

The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball franchise, managed for decades by Connie Mack, that became one of the early 20th century’s most successful and storied teams before relocating and eventually becoming today’s Oakland Athletics.

Aliases (6)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball team → defunct sports team →
alsoKnownAs	A's → Mackmen →
became	Kansas City Athletics → Oakland Athletics →
cityRepresented	Philadelphia →
country	United States →
disestablished	1954 →
division	American League →
eraOfSuccess	early 20th century →
founded	1901 →
fullName	Philadelphia Athletics →
homeBallpark	Columbia Park → Connie Mack Stadium → Shibe Park →
league	American League →
leaguePennants	9 →
location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
manager	Connie Mack →
notableManagerTenure	Connie Mack 1901–1950 →
notablePlayer	Chief Bender → Eddie Collins → Home Run Baker → Jimmie Foxx → Lefty Grove → Mickey Cochrane →
owner	Connie Mack →
relocatedTo	Kansas City, Missouri → Oakland, California →
sport	baseball →
successorTeam	Kansas City Athletics → Oakland Athletics →
teamColors	blue → white →
wonPennant	1902 → 1905 → 1910 → 1911 → 1913 → 1914 → 1929 → 1930 → 1931 →
wonWorldSeries	1910 → 1911 → 1913 → 1929 → 1930 →
worldSeriesTitles	5 →

Referenced by (69)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eddie Collins → Eddie Collins ("Philadelphia Athletics (American League)") → Eddie Plank → Home Run Baker → Jack Barry → Lefty Grove → Ty Cobb → Wilbert Robinson →	memberOfSportsTeam
Chief Bender → Eddie Plank → Home Run Baker → Jack Barry → Jimmie Foxx → Lefty Grove → Mickey Cochrane → Shoeless Joe Jackson →	MLBDebutTeam
Chief Bender → Mickey Cochrane → Philadelphia Athletics $100,000 infield → Stuffy McInnis → Tris Speaker →	team
Columbia Park → Connie Mack Stadium → Shibe Park →	homeTeam
Jack Barry → Jimmie Foxx → Shoeless Joe Jackson →	playedFor
Tris Speaker → Ty Cobb →	finalMLBTeam
Connie Mack → Connie Mack →	managedTeam
1905 World Series → 1914 World Series →	runnerUp
1929 World Series →	ALTeam
Mackmen ("Philadelphia Athletics (American League)") →	appliedTo
1929 World Series →	champion
1952 College World Series championship →	championCoachFormerMLBTeam
Chief Bender →	coachedFor
Oakland Athletics →	formerName
Oakland Athletics →	foundedAs
Philadelphia Athletics →	fullName
1914 World Series →	game1LosingTeam
1929 World Series →	game1Winner
1914 World Series →	game2LosingTeam
1929 World Series →	game2Winner
1914 World Series →	game3LosingTeam
1914 World Series →	game4LosingTeam
1929 World Series →	game4Winner
1929 World Series →	game5Winner
1905 World Series →	gamesLostBy
1914 World Series →	heavilyFavoredTeam
1905 World Series →	leagueChampionAL
Stuffy McInnis →	memberOf
A's →	nicknameOf
Washington Senators (1901–1960) →	notableRival
Columbia Park ("Philadelphia Athletics (American League)") →	originalHomeOf
Connie Mack →	ownedTeam
Shibe Park →	owner
Connie Mack Stadium ("Philadelphia Athletics organization") →	ownershipHistory
Eddie Plank ("Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1914)") →	playedForFranchise
Philadelphia Athletics $100,000 infield ("Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954 American League franchise)") →	playsForFranchise
Mackmen →	refersTo
A's ("Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954)") →	refersToHistoricalFranchise
Jack Barry →	teamPlayedFor
Lefty Grove →	teamWithMostCareerSeasons
Columbia Park →	tenant
Connie Mack Stadium ("Philadelphia Athletics 1909–1954") →	tenantsFrom
Jack Barry →	WorldSeriesChampion
Mickey Cochrane →	WorldSeriesTitleWith