Gulf Coast League Athletics

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Gulf Coast League Athletics
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesRookie
Previous leagues
 Gulf Coast League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (2)
  • 1967
  • 1968
Team data
NameGCL Athletics

The Gulf Coast League Athletics were a minor league baseball team that played in Florida in the 1967 [1] and 1968 [2] seasons.

The club played in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League as an affiliate of the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics. The major league Athletics moved from Kansas City to Oakland after the 1967 season, [3] but the GCL Athletics stayed in place until 1968. The GCL Athletics won the Gulf Coast League title in both years of their existence. [4]

Season-by-season

Season-by-season data from [1] and [2] .

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
196735-221st Connie Ryan League Champs
No playoffs
196839-211st Billy Herman League Champs
No playoffs

References

  1. 1 2 "1967 GCL Athletics Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "1968 GCL Athletics Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Transfer of Athletics to Oakland Approved". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. October 19, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Sumner, Benjamin Barrett (2000). Minor league baseball standings : all North American leagues, through 1999. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. p. 59. ISBN   978-0-7864-0781-1 . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
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