Arizona League Athletics

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The Arizona League Athletics are a minor league baseball team in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. They are a Class R team in the Arizona League and have been a farm team of the Oakland Athletics since 1988. The Athletics play home games at Papago Park Sports Facility, the minor league spring training complex of the Oakland Athletics.

Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics
Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Award winners and league leaders • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

Columbia Park • Shibe Park • Municipal Stadium • O.co Coliseum • Cashman Field • Cisco Field (proposed)

Spring Training: Barrs Field; Terry Park Ballfield; Wilmington Park; McCurdy Field; Connie Mack Field; McKechnie Field; Scottsdale Stadium I; Phoenix Municipal Stadium

Culture

Philadelphia Athletics (football) • Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame • Athletics Nation • Charlie-O • Stomper • $100,000 Infield • "Holy Toledo!" • Billyball • Celebration • White Cleats • Moneyball (book • film)

Lore

The Mack Attack • Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake • Dallas Braden's perfect game

Rivalries

City Series • Bay Bridge Series

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Home Run Baker Chief Bender Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Rickey Henderson Catfish Hunter Reggie Jackson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack Eddie Plank Al Simmons Rube Waddell Dick Williams

Wall of Fame members	Sam Chapman Jack Coombs Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Ferris Fain Bob Johnson Eddie Joost Bing Miller Wally Moses Rube Oldring Bobby Shantz Eddie Rommel Elmer Valo Rube Walberg Gus Zernial

Franchise record holders	Don Baylor Bert Campaneris José Canseco Jason Giambi Ben Grieve Dave Kingman Bill Lamar Mark McGwire Cy Morgan Danny Murphy Elmer Myers Roy Grover Blue Moon Odom Scott Perry Vic Power Pete Suder

Retired numbers

World Series
Champions (9)

American League
Championships (15)

Minors

AAA: Sacramento River Cats
AA: Midland RockHounds
A: Stockton Ports; Burlington Bees; Vermont Lake Monsters
Rookie: Arizona League Athletics, DSL Athletics

Seasons (112)

1900s-1910s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s-1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s-1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

v t e Oakland Athletics franchise
Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Rookie
Sacramento River Cats	Midland RockHounds	Stockton Ports Burlington Bees Vermont Lake Monsters	AZL Athletics DSL Athletics

v t e Arizona League

Angels • Athletics • Brewers • Cubs • Dodgers • Giants • Indians • Mariners • Padres • Rangers • Reds • Royals

v t e Sports teams based in Arizona

Baseball	MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks, PCL: Tucson Padres, AzL: Arizona League Angels • Arizona League Athletics • Arizona League Brewers • Arizona League Cubs • Arizona League Dodgers • Arizona League Giants • Arizona League Indians • Arizona League Mariners • Arizona League Padres • Arizona League Rangers • Arizona League Reds • Arizona League Royals, AFL: Phoenix Desert Dogs • Peoria Javelinas • Scottsdale Scorpions • Mesa Solar Sox • Surprise Saguaros • Salt River Rafters, GBL: Yuma Scorpions

Basketball	NBA: Phoenix Suns, WNBA: Phoenix Mercury, ABA: Arizona Scorpions

Football	NFL: Arizona Cardinals, AFL: Arizona Rattlers, AIF: Arizona Outlaws, WFA: Arizona Assassins, IWFL: Tucson Monsoon

Hockey	NHL: Phoenix Coyotes, CHL: Arizona Sundogs

Soccer	PDL: FC Tucson, NPSL: Phoenix Monsoon, WPSL: Phoenix Del Sol

Indoor Soccer	PASL: Arizona Storm, PASL-Premier: Arizona Heat, Avondale United, Maracana Tucson

Roller derby	WFDTA: Arizona Roller Derby • Tucson Roller Derby, RDCL: Arizona Derby Dames

Rugby	ARU: Camelback Rugby Club • Northern Arizona Rugby Football Club • Old Pueblo Lions Rugby Football Club • Tucson Magpies Rugby Football Club • Yuma Rugby Football Club

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Arizona Wildcats • Arizona State Sun Devils • Northern Arizona Lumberjacks