Philadelphia Athletics
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The first Philadelphia Athletics played in the National Association from 1871 - 1875. BR Team Page
The next incarnation of the Philadelphia Athletics played in 1876 in the National League. BR Team Page
The Philadelphia Athletics we know best is the modern franchise which began play in 1901 in the American League and relocated in 1955 to Kansas City, and then relocated again to Oakland in 1968 BR Team Page. That edition of the Athletics was dominated by the figure of owner and manager Connie Mack who managed the team from its inception until 1950.
[edit] Further Reading
- Norman L. Macht: Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2007.
- Mark Stang: Athletics Album: A Photo History of the Philadelphia Athletics, Orange Frazer Press, Wilmington, OH, 2006.
