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Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics have a number of jerseys and bats on display in Cooperstown. They include the following:
* Both the baseball and the mitt that were used by Randy Velarde's in his unassisted triple play on May 29, 2000.
* Oakland Jerseys worn by Hall of Fame reliever Rollie Fingers in the 1974 World Series.
* An Oakland Athletics bat used by Mark McGwire in 1996 when he hit 52 homers for the A's.
* Spikes worn by Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson in the 1973 World Series.
* ball hit for the last out in the final game of Hall of Famer Connie Mack's managerial career, October 1, 1950.
Slugger Reggie Jackson, Jim Hunter, and Rollie Fingers have all had their jerseys retired by the Oakland Athletics.
The team started out life as the Philadelphia A's, and the Kansas City A's before moving to Oakland in 1968.
Former Rookies of the Year wearing Oakland jerseys include pitcher Harry Byrd, outfielder Jose Cansco, Outfiedler Mark McGwire, First Baseman Walt Weiss., Shortstop Ben Grieve, and outfielder Bobby Crosby.
Former Home Run Champions include Nap Lajoie, Socks Seybold, Harry Davis, Frank Baker, Tilly Walker, Jimmie Foxx, Gus Zernial, Reggie Jackson, Tony Armas, Mark McGwire, Jose Cansco, and the giant Mark McGwire.
On the fourteenth of June, 1969, the club set a team record for hits during a game with 25 while palying the Red Sox.
Arguably one of the worst teams ever to take the field was the 1916 version of the club while they were still in Philadelphia. The campaign ended with the troupe going 36-117. The only bright spot that year was Walter Johnson who took credit for 25 of the 36 wins.
The mascot on the uniforms of a white elephants comes from a degrading remark by Giants manager John McGraw. Connie Mack used the remark to inspire his club and put the elephant on the uniforms sleeves shortly thereafter.
The fans have endured many poor trades over the years. Mickey Cochrane, Mark McGwire, Lefty Grove , and Jimmie Foxx were all given away for almost nothing.
The 1st - 1,000,000 fan season was in 1955, when 1,393,054 fans showed up at games at Municipal Stadium. The 1st - 2,000,000 campaign was in 1988, when 2,287,335 fans attended games at the Coliseum.
Eccentric owner Charlie Finley introduced many innovations, most notably the orange baseballs, evening World Series games, and the always controversial DH. Many of those changes were later accepted by MLB, most importantly both the night World Series matches and the Designated Hitter.
By 1901 Mr. Mack was instrumental in creating the AL.
In 1902 Giants Manager J McGraw, in reference to the team, referred to them as "The White Elephants" meaning it as an insult to their business sense and playing ability. The franchise took it and used it to inspire the athletes and motivate the fans to support the team. The emblem still is used in various forms on hats and other gear.