Team

Oakland Athletics

2 entries · 1974–2023

No. 1974.10.13

1974

Front Office & Trades1974

Herb Washington Is Picked Off

Charlie Finley signed a world-class sprinter who had never played baseball and used him only as a pinch runner. In the World Series, Mike Marshall picked him off.

Oakland Athletics · Los Angeles Dodgers

Oakland fans protest owner John Fisher's proposed move to Las Vegas, April 28, 2023. A related protest about six weeks before the June 13 reverse boycott. Not the boycott itself.

Fan & Crowd Moments2023

The Reverse Boycott

On June 13, 2023, 27,759 people, the season's largest crowd, came to the Coliseum to tell John Fisher to sell the Athletics. They wore shirts that said SELL. The club left Oakland after the 2024 season.

Oakland Athletics · Tampa Bay Rays