1. Oakland Athletics
By: Evan Clark

2. Originated as the Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1944)
Athletics History
Originated as the Philadelphia Athletics ( )
Kansas City Athletics in 1955
Oakland Athletics in 1968

3. Philadelphia Athletics
Became the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901
Won 5 champion ships in Philadelphia
Three from and two back to back in 1929 and 1930
Team owner and manager for 50 years was Connie Mack

4. Kansas City Athletics Kansas City Athletics were around from 1955-1967
13 very uneventful seasons
In those thirteen years they had 829 wins and losses
Not one of their 13 years did they finish over .500

5. Oakland Athletics Been in Oakland, California since 1968
They have currently 4 world series victories
Three consecutive from and one more in 1989 along with their three consecutive pennants.
They have the only stadium shared by a baseball and football team
Been like that since 1995

6. “The White Elephants”
The Oakland Athletics mascot has been the white elephant since it was first established in Philadelphia.
The New York Giants manager coined the term in a press conference.
In 1909 the A’s were wearing the patch on there arm and had officially adopted the logo.

7. The Coliseum Originally known as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
The coliseum is the only baseball field shared with a football team
Is the smallest stadium with only 34,077 possible seats available.

8. How great they really are!

9. Philadelphia Athletics
Better With Age
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics