Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics’ are a professional baseball team located in Oakland, California. They are a member of the Western Division of the American League. **Stadium**Since locating to Oakland in 1968, the Athletics have played in McAfee Coliseum.**Nickname**The “Athletics” got their name due to the popularity of athletic clubs in the late 1880s, in particular the Athletic of Philadelphia. They aretypcially called the A’s, however. Their mascot is an elephant, in reference to then New York Giants’ manager John McGraw’s calling the team a “white elephant,” believing it could never turn a profit for its owners.**History**The Athletics are one of the American League’s eight charter franchises, founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1901. Then the Philadelphia Athletics, the team moved to Kansas City in 1955 and became the Kansas City Athletics. In 1968 the team moved to Oakland.**Record By Decade**‘1968-1969Bob Kennedy coaches the A’s to an 82-80 season in his first year. He was then replaced by Hank Baur, who lasted half a year, and then John McNamara. They finished with an 88-74 season.