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Philadelphia Athletics | |||||
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League | American League (1901–1954) | ||||
Established | 1901 | ||||
Folded | 1954 (relocated to Kansas City, Missouri and became the Kansas City Athletics) | ||||
American League pennant | 9 | ||||
World Series championships | 5 | ||||
Former ballparks | |||||
Colors | Royal blue, white, red | ||||
Retired numbers | None | ||||
Ownership | Earle Mack (1950–1954) Roy Mack (1950–1954) Connie Mack (1901–1954) John Shibe (1901–1937) Tom Shibe (1901–1935) Benjamin Shibe (1901–1922) Sam Jones (1901–1912) Frank Hough (1901–1912) | ||||
Manager | Eddie Joost (1954) Jimmy Dykes (1951–1953) Earle Mack (1937, 1939) Connie Mack (1901–1950) | ||||
General Manager | Earle Mack (1954, de facto) Arthur Ehlers (1950–1953) Mickey Cochrane (1950) Connie Mack (1901-1950, de facto) |
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics. In 2025, the franchise will move temporarily to Sacramento before permanently moving to Las Vegas.