Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a current Major League Baseball (MLB) team in Oakland, California.

History

Former player José Canseco guest starred to play for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team.

Former Dodger Kirk Gibson's walkoff home run against former Athletic closer Dennis Eckersley in game one of the 1988 World Series was once seen on television.

Behind the Laughter

The Oakland Athletics are a baseball team that has been in the National League since their creation in 1901. Even with some name changes, the Oakland Athletics have won nine World Series championships, including three straight from 1972-1974. They also went to the World Series three times from 1988-1990, but only won one World Series championship.

Appearances

• Episode – "Homer at the Bat"
• Episode – "Four Great Women and a Manicure"

External links

• Oakland Athletics at Wikipedia

Baseball teams
Atlanta Braves • Boston Red Sox • Burlington Drifters • Capital City Capitals • Chicago Cubs • Chicago White Sox • Cleveland Spiders • Detroit Tigers • Houston Astros • Kansas City Royals • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Los Angeles Dodgers • Miami Marlins • Montreal Expos • New York Mets • New York Yankees • Oakland Athletics ('74 Oakland A's) • Salem Boulevardiers • San Francisco Giants • Shelbyville Raptors • Shelbyville Sluggers • Shelbyville Shelbyvillians • Springfield Floozies * • Springfield Isotopes • Springfield Isotots* • Springfield Li'l Topes* • St. Louis Cardinals • Tampa Bay Rays • Texas Rangers • West Springfield Atomic Bombs
Softball teams
East Springfield softball team • Fort Springfield softball team • Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant softball team • Springfield Heights softball team • Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team • Springfield Police softball team