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1994 Gladys Marea Hartman, athletics Administrator, dies at 74
1968 Steve Phoenix, U.S. baseball pitcher, Oakland Athletics 1967 AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams 1967 Longest doubleheader 9:15 (Tigers and Athletics) 1965 Jim Bowie, Japanese/US baseball infielder, Oakland Athletics 1961 Mike Aldrete, U.S. baseball infielder, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees 1959 Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors 1958 Bill Dawley, born in Norwich, Connecticut, baseball player, pitcher, played Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, Chicago Whitesox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics 1956 Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1955 Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) 1953 Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1947 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1) 1946 Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher, Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981 1940 Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000 1939 1st AL night game, Philadelphia Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 1930 Philadelphia Athletics triple steal in 1st and 4th innings vs Cleveland 1922 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris 1920 Gladys Marea Hartman, athletics Administrator 1916 New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 1914 1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City) 1912 Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit 1911 Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series 1908 St. Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Philadelphia Athletics 1902 1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 1902 Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League 1882 Athletics reveal $22,000 profit in their 1st season in the American Association 1880 Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England 1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics) 1876 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics) 1876 1st tie in NL history (Athletics and Louisville, 2-2 in 14) 1876 1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 1871 Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago for 1st National Association baseball pennant |
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