1974 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1974
misc = 1974 AL West Champions
1974 AL Champions
1974 World Series Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Charles O. Finley
managers = Alvin Dark
television = KTVU
radio = KEEN
(Monte Moore, Jon Miller) |The Oakland Athletics' 1974 season involved the A's winning their fourth consecutive American League West title with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. In the playoffs, the A's defeated the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS for their third straight AL pennant, and in the World Series, the first ever played entirely on the West Coast, defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to take their third consecutive World Series championship.

Offseason

*November 3, 1973: Horacio Pina was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Locker. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pinaho01.shtml]
*December 12, 1973: Rico Carty was released by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cartyri01.shtml Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

A notable off-field incident involving Jackson occurred on June 5, 1974, when outfielder Billy North and Jackson engaged in a clubhouse fight at Detroit’s Tiger Stadium. Jackson injured his shoulder, and catcher Ray Fosse, attempting to separate the combatants, suffered a crushed disk in his neck, costing him three months on the disabled list.

Opening Day Starters

*Sal Bando
*Vida Blue
*Bert Campaneris
*Ray Fosse
*Reggie Jackson
*Angel Mangual
*Billy North
*Joe Rudi
*Gene Tenace
*Manny Trillo [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=OAK 1974 Oakland Athletics Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason standings

Transactions

*May 10, 1974: Dal Maxvill was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maxvida01.shtml Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 5, 1974: Rick Lysander was drafted by the Athletics in the 19th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lysanri01.shtml Rick Lysander page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Award Winners

* Rollie Fingers, World Series Most Valuable Player Award
* Catfish Hunter, P, American League Cy Young Award All-Star Game
* Bert Campaneris, Shortsop, Starter
* Reggie Jackson, Outfield, Starter

* Sal Bando, 3B, Reserve
* Rollie Fingers, Pitcher, Reserve
* Catfish Hunter, Pitcher, Reserve
* Joe Rudi, Outfield, Reserve

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1974.shtml 1974 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=OAK 1974 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1974
before = Oakland Athletics
1973
after = Oakland Athletics
1975succession box
title = American League Champions
years = 1974
before = Oakland Athletics
1973
after = Boston Red Sox
1975succession box
title = World Series champion
years = 1974
before = Oakland Athletics
1973
after = Cincinnati Reds
1975