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== History ==
 
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Former player [[José Canseco]] guest starred to play for the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team]].<ref>"[[Homer at the Bat]]"</ref>
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Former player {{ch|José Canseco}} played for the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team]].<ref>"[[Homer at the Bat]]"</ref>
  
 
Former [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodger]] Kirk Gibson's walkoff home run against former Athletic closer Dennis Eckersley in game one of the 1988 {{w|World Series}} was once seen on television.<ref>"[[Four Great Women and a Manicure]]"</ref>
 
Former [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodger]] Kirk Gibson's walkoff home run against former Athletic closer Dennis Eckersley in game one of the 1988 {{w|World Series}} was once seen on television.<ref>"[[Four Great Women and a Manicure]]"</ref>

Revision as of 19:00, May 12, 2012

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

History

Former player José Canseco played for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team.[1]

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.[2]

Behind the Laughter

The Oakland Athletics are a baseball team that has been in the American League since their creation in 1901. Even with a number of city relocations, 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.

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