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Oakland Athletics Trivia
Trivia on the Oakland Athletics Baseball Franchise
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Last updated: February 18, 2023
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1.
Which city has the A's franchise not called home?
Atlanta
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Oakland
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Kansas City
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Philadelphia
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The Athletics were originally from Philadelphia, then moved to Kansas City in 1955, and finally settled down in Oakland in 1968.
2.
The Athletics have played in 15 World Series, how many have they won?
4
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7
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9
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11
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5 wins in Philadelphia and 4 in Oakland, tied with the Red Sox for third most titles in MLB!
3.
The last nine World Series apperances from the A's have come in groups of three, which set of three years did not see the A's in the World Series?
1929, 1930, 1931
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1955, 1956, 1957
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1972, 1972, 1974
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1988, 1989, 1990
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The A's had no World Series apperances from 1932-1971.
4.
The A's mascot is named Stomper, but what animal is he?
Jack Rabbit
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Antelope
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Mule
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Elephant
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Stomper is an Elephant, but the A's have had Charlie O' the Mule and Harvey the Rabbit as mascots before.
5.
What is not an official color of the Athletics?
Midnight Black
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Kelly Green
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Fort Knox Gold
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Wedding Gown White
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6.
Currently the RingCentral Coliseum, what is a name that their current stadium has not gone by?
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Clorox Coliseum
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McAffee Coliseum
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Network Associates Coliseum
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Although Clorox is an Oakland based company, they have never had naming rights to the Coliseum.
7.
All 4 of these Athletics legends are in the Hall of Fame, but only one has an A's hat on their plaque. Who chose the A's for their Hall of Fame plaque?
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
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Reggie Jackson
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Dennis Eckersley
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Jimmie Foxx
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Other Hall of Fame players depicted with an A's cap are; Rickey Henderson, Rollie Fingers, Al Simmons, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Charles "Chief" Bender, Rube Wadell, and Eddie Plank.
8.
In 2014 the Athletics had 7 players on the All-Star team, which one of these players did not represent the A's at the game?
Scott Kazmir
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Jon Lester
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Brandon Moss
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Yoenis Cespedes
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John Lester would be traded to the Athletics for Yoenis Cespedes later that season. The other A's on that All-Star team were; Josh Donaldson, Sean Doolittle, Derek Norris, and Jeff Samardzija who was technically was an All-Star for the Cubs but was acquired by the A's days before the All-Star Game.
9.
Khris Davis hit 159 homeruns over 6 seasons with the A's, but his most famous feat (mostly) with the A's was totalling a batting average of ___ for 4 straight seasons.
.247
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.269
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.288
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.300
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For the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 seasons, Khris Davis hit .247 each year for the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics.
10.
The A's have been blessed with great defense for almost their entire existance, which one of these players is not a multi time Gold Glove winner for the Athletics?
Rickey Henderson
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Eric Chavez
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Matt Chapman
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Matt Olson
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Rickey only won 1 Gold Glove in his career.
11.
Which one of these legendary managers never took the helm for the A's?
Connie Mack
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Jim Leyland
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Tony LaRussa
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Bob Melvin
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Jim Leyland never managed the Athletics.
12.
The A's have 6 different numbers that are retired (including Jackie Robinson's 42), which number have they retired twice?
9
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24
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34
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43
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The A's list of retired numbers are; Reggie Jackson's 9, Rickey Henderson's 24, Jim "Catfish" Hunter's 27, Rollie Fingers' 34, Dave Stewart's 34, Jackie Robinson's 42, and Dennis Eckersley's 43.
13.
On Mother's Day 2010 which player hurled a perfect game and hugged his grandmother on the field after?
Gio Gonzalez
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Dallas Braden
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Rich Harden
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Tommy Milone
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Dallas Braden threw the 19th ever perfect game (2nd in A's history) on Mother's Day 2010.
14.
What is the only other country the A's have played in other than the United States and Canada?
Mexico
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Cuba
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Australia
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Japan
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The A's have opened their season in Japan three times, 2008, 2012, and 2019
15.
In 1931 the Athletics had their winningest year ever. Out of 153 games played that year, how many did they win?
99
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104
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107
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111
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The 1931 A's went 107-45 with 1 tie, good for a .704 winning percentage. In the Modern Era of baseball, their best year was 1988 where they went 104-58 for a .642 winning percentage.
Quizmaster
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Feb 18, 2023
Good quiz!
Dario510
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Feb 19, 2023
Thank You!
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