William Lamar Beane III is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is currently senior advisor to owner John Fisher and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and formerly the executive vice president of baseball operations. He is also minority owner of soccer clubs Barnsley of the EFL League One in England and AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie in the Netherlands. From 1984 to 1989 he played in MLB as an outfielder for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Detroit Tigers,and Oakland Athletics. He joined the Athletics' front office as a scout in 1990,was named general manager after the 1997 season,and was promoted to executive vice president after the 2015 season.
Kenneth Scott Rogers is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher,with a 20-year career for six different teams. He won the 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees over the Atlanta Braves,and played in the 2006 World Series with the Detroit Tigers. In addition to being known for his fielding,he pitched the 14th perfect game in MLB history. In 2008,he was the oldest baseball player in the American League.
Michael Kelvin Norris is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics from 1975 to 1983 and in 1990. Norris is a two-time Gold Glove Award winner and he was an MLB All-Star in 1981.
Terrence Jon Francona,nicknamed "Tito",is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously managed the Cleveland Indians/Guardians,Boston Red Sox,and Philadelphia Phillies. Francona played in MLB from 1981 to 1988 for the Montreal Expos,Chicago Cubs,Cincinnati Reds,Cleveland Indians,and Milwaukee Brewers.
Jason Daniel Kendall is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Oakland Athletics,Chicago Cubs,Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals. He is the son of former catcher Fred Kendall,who played in the majors from 1969 to 1980.
Timothy Adam Hudson,nicknamed "Huddy",is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After spending his college years at Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Auburn University,Hudson played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics (1999–2004),the Atlanta Braves (2005–13),and the San Francisco Giants (2014–15). With the Giants,he won the 2014 World Series over the Kansas City Royals. He is now the varsity head coach for the Lee-Scott Academy baseball team,located in Auburn,Alabama.
Salvatore Leonard Bando was an American professional baseball player and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1966 to 1981,most prominently as the captain of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
Eric Cesar Chavez is an American professional baseball coach and former third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2010),New York Yankees (2011–2012),and Arizona Diamondbacks (2013–2014). During his playing career,Chavez won six Gold Glove Awards (2001–2006) and a Silver Slugger Award (2002). Chavez served as the bench coach for the New York Mets during the 2023 season between stints as the hitting coach in 2022 and his present stint in the position beginning in 2024.
Jesse Russell Orosco is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2003 for the New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,Cleveland Indians,Milwaukee Brewers,Baltimore Orioles,St. Louis Cardinals,San Diego Padres,New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins.
Robert Paul Melvin is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher who is the current manager of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Melvin has been named Manager of the Year three times.
Edwin David Joost was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for all or portions of 17 seasons between 1936 and 1955. In 1954,Joost became the third and last manager in the 54-year history of the Philadelphia Athletics. Under Joost,the A's finished last in the American League and lost over 100 games. After that season,they relocated to Kansas City.
Andre Everett Ethier is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2017 and is second all-time in post-season appearances as a Dodger with 51.
Randy Alan Flores is an American professional baseball executive and former pitcher who is the assistant general manager and director of scouting for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Texas Rangers,Colorado Rockies,St. Louis Cardinals,and Minnesota Twins.
James Rick Langford is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 through 1986. He has served as a coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB and for their farm teams in Minor League Baseball.
Matthew Lon Keough was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from 1977 through 1986 for the Oakland Athletics (1977–1983),New York Yankees (1983–1984),St. Louis Cardinals (1985),Chicago Cubs (1986) and Houston Astros (1986). After his time in MLB,Keough pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hanshin Tigers for 4 seasons from 1987 through 1990. Keough batted and threw right-handed.
The 1977 Oakland Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the American League West with a record of 63 wins and 98 losses. Paid attendance for the season was 495,578,one of the worst attendance figures for the franchise during the 1970s.
Richard Edward Scott is an American former professional baseball shortstop,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics. He later served as a coach for the New York Mets.
The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day,having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 seasons and then to the San Francisco Bay in Oakland,California,in 1968 for 56 seasons. The team endured numerous attendance issues stemming from the aging Oakland Coliseum before the MLB owners approved the team's application to relocate to Las Vegas,Nevada in 2023. With four locations,the A's have had the most homes of any MLB team.
