Athletics - Notable Historical Events
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Athletics - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1871-10-30 |
Phila Athletics beat Chicago for 1st Natl Association baseball pennant |
1876-04-22 |
1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Phila Athletics 6-5 |
1876-05-25 |
1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14) |
1876-06-14 |
1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics) |
1876-06-27 |
1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics) |
1880-04-24 |
Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England |
1882-10-28 |
Athletics reveal $22,000 profit in their 1st season in the American Association |
1902-11-21 |
1st night football game, Phila Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 |
1902-11-21 |
Baseball's Phila Athletics & Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League |
1908-07-29 |
St Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Phila Athletics |
1911-05-19 |
Phila Athletics are 12½ games back in AL, & will win World Series |
1912-09-07 |
Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit |
1914-01-28 |
1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (NYC) |
1916-02-15 |
NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 |
1922-08-20 |
1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris |
1930-07-25 |
Phila Athletics triple steal in 1st & 4th innings vs Cleveland |
1939-05-16 |
1st AL night game, Phila Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) |
1940-12-20 |
Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000 |
1947-06-15 |
1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1) |
1955-04-03 |
Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics) |
1959-04-22 |
Chicago White Sox beat KC Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, & 3 errors |
1967-06-17 |
Longest doubleheader 9:15 (Tigers & Athletics) |
1967-10-18 |
AL votes to allow Athletics to move from KC to Oakland & expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with KC & Seattle teams |
2003-06-17 |
Moneyball, a book about the 2003 Oakland Athletics baseball team and GM Billy Beane's sabermetric approach, inspired by Bill James, is published |
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Athletics - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1920-06-22 |
Gladys Marea Hartman, athletics Administrator |
1922-09-01 |
Joe Astroth, East Alton, Illinois, MLB player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics), (d. 2013) |
1931-01-05 |
Walter Davis, 10th World Championships in Athletics Helsinki 2005 |
1931-04-24 |
Lou DiMuro, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1937-9-13 |
Ed Napoleon, Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees |
1940-07-03 |
Cesar Tovar, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1942-06-01 |
Ken McMullen, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1942-11-19 |
Larry Haney, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1946-08-25 |
Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher (Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981) |
1951-01-23 |
Charlie Spikes, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1954-11-30 |
Juan Berenguer, Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals |
1956-10-01 |
Vance Law, Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox |
1956-9-17 |
Thad Bosley, Anaheim Angels vs. Oakland Athletics |
1959-9-25 |
Geno Petralli, Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics |
1960-01-12 |
Tim Hulett, Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles |
1961-01-29 |
Mike Aldrete, US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees) |
1961-04-26 |
Curtis Wilkerson, Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals |
1963-05-27 |
Ed Nunez, Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles |
1964-08-13 |
Tom Prince, Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins |
1965-02-17 |
Jim Bowie, Japanese/US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics) |
1965-06-17 |
Mike Magnante, Anaheim Angels vs. Oakland Athletics |
1965-07-25 |
Torey Lovullo, Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins |
1965-08-04 |
Matt Merullo, Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox |
1965-10-26 |
Gil Heredia, Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics |
1966-01-21 |
Chris Hammond, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1966-02-13 |
Jerry Browne, Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles |
1966-04-14 |
Greg Myers, Anaheim Angels vs. Oakland Athletics |
1968-01-27 |
Rusty Meacham, Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals |
1968-01-31 |
Steve Phoenix, US baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics) |
1969-01-27 |
Phil Plantier, Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins |
1969-12-14 |
Scott Hatteberg, Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics |
1970-01-09 |
T.J. Mathews, Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics |
1970-05-16 |
Jim Mecir, Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins |
1970-08-09 |
Pat Mahomes, Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics |
1971-05-18 |
Rich Garces, Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics |
1971-06-28 |
Ron Mahay, Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers |
1973-01-19 |
Chris Stynes, Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics |
1981-10-30 |
Muna Lee, 10th World Championships in Athletics Helsinki 2005 |
1984-07-25 |
Javier Culson, 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009 |
Athletics - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1982-06-07 |
Lou DiMuro, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1994-07-14 |
Cesar Tovar, Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics |
1994-08-29 |
Gladys Marea Hartman, athletics Administrator, dies at 74 |
2016-04-05 |
Legendary Chelmsford athletics coach William 'Bill' Cornell dies in Florida home aged 76 |
