List of Oakland Athletics team records

This article is about the statistical records of the Oakland Athletics. For their season-by-season win–loss records, see List of Oakland Athletics seasons.
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Eddie Plank, the holder of 10 franchise records for the Athletics

The Athletics are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Sacramento, California. The Athletics formed in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics; after moving to Kansas City for 13 seasons, the Athletics relocated to Oakland, California in 1968. After the 2024 season, the Athletics temporarily moved to West Sacramento, California as part of the franchise's relocation to Las Vegas. Through 2023, the Athletics have played 19,113 games, winning 9,260, losing 9,766, and tying 87, for a winning percentage of approximately .487.[1] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures as Athletics.

Eddie Plank holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2023 season, with ten, including the most career wins, losses and hit batsmen. He is followed by Jimmie Foxx, who holds nine records, including the best career on-base percentage and the single-season home runs record, as well as Al Simmons, who holds the single season hit and RBI records.[2]

Four Athletics hold Major League records. Offensively, Rickey Henderson holds the single-season modern day steals record, recording 130 over 149 games played during the 1982 season.[3][4] Frankie Hayes is tied for the single-game doubles record, recording four in a game on July 25, 1936.[5] Eddie Collins stole six bases twice in September 1912; his mark would later be tied by Otis Nixon, Eric Young and Carl Crawford.[6] Defensively, Bruno Haas, who spent his only professional season with the Athletics, holds the single game walks allowed record, pitching 16 in his Major League debut.[7]

  1. ^ "MLB Teams and Baseball Encyclopedia". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Oakland Athletics Top 10 Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Single-Season Leaders and Records for Stolen Bases". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Henderson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Doubles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference StealsSG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Vaas, George (1998). "Records Nobody Wants To Break". Baseball Digest. 57 (2). Lakeside Publishing Company: 30–38. Retrieved August 31, 2011.