1974 Oakland Athletics season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 1974 World Series championsAmerican League championsAmerican League West champions American League West Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California 90–72 (.556) Charles O. Finley Alvin Dark KTVU KEEN(Monte Moore, Jon Miller) 1st The 1974 Oakland Athletics season was the 74th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 7th season in Oakland. The Athletics won their fourth consecutive American League West title with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. In the playoffs, the A's defeated the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS for their third straight AL pennant, and in the World Series, the first ever played entirely on the West Coast, defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to take their third consecutive World Series championship. Paid attendance for the season was 845,693.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.222, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, 978-0-8027-1745-0 In early 1974, owner Charlie Finley tried to sell the team with an asking price of $15 million.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/01/22/page/46/article/not-close-to-sale-as-finley Chicago Tribune Not close to sale: A's Finley wire services January 22, 1974 4, sec. 3 September 1, 2017 August 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170901113013/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/01/22/page/46/article/not-close-to-sale-as-finley/ dead Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.202, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, 978-0-8027-1745-0 Offseason November 3, 1973: Horacio Piña was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Locker.Horacio Piña Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pinaho01.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en December 12, 1973: Rico Carty was released by the Athletics.Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference February 22, 1974: Reggie Jackson won an arbitration case for a $135,000 salary for the season, nearly doubling his previous year's $70,000.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kI9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5689%2C5204698 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press A's Jackson gets his wish - $135,000 salary February 23, 1974 15http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/02/23/page/5/article/reggie-wins-arbitration Chicago Tribune UPI Reggie wins arbitration February 23, 1974 5, sec. 2 September 1, 2017 August 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170901152755/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/02/23/page/5/article/reggie-wins-arbitration/ dead Regular season June 5, 1974: Outfielders Billy North and Reggie Jackson engaged in a clubhouse fight at Detroit's Tiger Stadiumhttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/06/08/page/220/article/no-a-for-as-finley-flunks-as-pep-talker Chicago Tribune No 'A' for A's: Finley flunks as pep talker June 8, 1974 2, sec. 2 September 1, 2017 August 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170901154633/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1974/06/08/page/220/article/no-a-for-as-finley-flunks-as-pep-talker/ dead Jackson injured his shoulder, and catcher Ray Fosse, attempting to separate the combatants, suffered a crushed disk in his neck, costing him three months on the disabled list. The pinch runner In 1974, "Hurricane" Herb Washington was tapped by Oakland owner Charlie Finley to become the A's "designated runner." Despite having no professional baseball experience, and having last played baseball in high school, Washington was signed to a major league contract prior to the season. His major league debut was on April 4, 1974, against the Texas Rangers. Appearing as a pinch runner for Joe Rudi in game two of the 1974 World Series, Washington was picked off first base in a crucial ninth-inning situation by Dodgers' reliever Mike Marshall. Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Opening Day starters Sal Bando Vida Blue Bert Campaneris Reggie Jackson Ángel Mangual Billy North Joe Rudi Gene Tenace Manny Trillo1974 Oakland Athletics Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 10, 1974: Dal Maxvill was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference June 5, 1974: Rick Lysander was drafted by the Athletics in the 19th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.Rick Lysander page at Baseball Reference August 19, 1974: Pat Bourque was traded by the Athletics to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Holt.Pat Bourque page at Baseball Reference Roster 1974 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 37 Glenn Abbott 14 Vida Blue 34 Rollie Fingers 33 Dave Hamilton 30 Ken Holtzman 20 Leon Hooten 27 Catfish Hunter 32 Darold Knowles 25 Paul Lindblad 13 Blue Moon Odom 39 Bill Parsons Catchers 10 Ray Fosse 12 Larry Haney 23 Tim Hosley Infielders  6 Sal Bando 38 Pat Bourque 19 Bert Campaneris 24 John Donaldson 29 Phil Garner  1 Dick Green 38 Jim Holt  7 Deron Johnson 11 Ted Kubiak 16 Dal Maxvill 21 Rich McKinney 23 Gaylen Pitts 18 Gene Tenace Outfielders 22 Jesús Alou 37 Vic Davalillo  9 Reggie Jackson  2 Ángel Mangual  4 Billy North 26 Joe Rudi 28 Champ Summers 15 Claudell Washington Designated runner  3 Herb Washington Manager  5 Alvin Dark Coaches 41 Jerry Adair 44 Bobby Hofman 44 Vern Hoscheit 43 Irv Noren 42 Wes Stock 43 Bobby Winkles Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Ray Fosse 64 204 40 .196 4 23 1B Gene Tenace 158 484 102 .211 26 73 2B Dick Green 100 287 61 .213 2 22 3B Sal Bando 146 498 121 .243 22 103 SS Bert Campaneris 134 527 153 .290 2 41 LF Joe Rudi 158 593 174 .293 22 99 CF Billy North 149 543 141 .260 4 33 RF Reggie Jackson 148 506 146 .289 29 93 DH Ángel Mangual 115 365 85 .233 9 43 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Ángel Mangual 115 365 85 .233 9 43 Claudell Washington 73 221 63 .285 0 19 Ted Kubiak 99 220 46 .209 0 18 Deron Johnson 50 174 34 .195 7 23 Larry Haney 76 121 20 .165 2 3 Pat Bourque 73 96 22 .229 1 16 Dal Maxvill 60 52 10 .192 0 2 Jim Holt Jim Holt (baseball) 30 42 6 .143 0 0 Gaylen Pitts 18 41 10 .244 0 3 Manny Trillo 21 33 5 .152 0 2 Phil Garner 30 28 5 .179 0 1 John Donaldson John Donaldson (second baseman) 10 15 2 .133 0 0 Tim Hosley 11 7 2 .286 0 1 Rich McKinney 5 7 1 .143 0 0 Herb Washington 92 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Catfish Hunter 41 318.1 25 12 2.49 143 Vida Blue 40 282.1 17 15 3.25 174 Ken Holtzman 39 255.1 19 17 3.07 117 Glenn Abbott 19 96.0 5 7 3.00 38 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dave Hamilton Dave Hamilton (baseball) 29 117.0 7 4 3.69 69 Blue Moon Odom 34 87.1 1 5 3.81 52 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Rollie Fingers 76 9 5 18 2.65 95 Paul Lindblad 45 4 4 6 2.06 46 Darold Knowles 45 3 3 3 4.22 18 Leon Hooten 6 0 0 0 3.24 1 Bill Parsons 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 Postseason ALCS 1974 American League Championship Series The Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 1. GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Baltimore – 6, Oakland – 3October 5Oakland Coliseum41,6092Baltimore – 0, Oakland – 5October 6Oakland Coliseum42,8103Oakland – 1, Baltimore – 0October 8Memorial Stadium32,0604Oakland – 2, Baltimore – 1October 9Memorial Stadium28,136 1974 World Series 1974 World Series Summary +AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Athletics – 3, Dodgers – 2 October 12Dodger Stadium 55,974 2:432 Athletics – 2, Dodgers – 3 October 13Dodger Stadium 55,989 2:403 Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3 October 15Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347 2:354 Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 5 October 16Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347 2:175 Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3 October 17Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347 2:23 Awards and honors Rollie Fingers, World Series Most Valuable Player Award Catfish Hunter, P, American League Cy Young Award All-Stars 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bert Campaneris, shortstop, starter Reggie Jackson, outfield, starter Sal Bando, reserve Rollie Fingers, reserve Catfish Hunter, reserve Joe Rudi, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Sherm Lollar AA Birmingham A's Southern League Harry Bright A Burlington Bees Midwest League Rene Lachemann A-Short Season Lewiston Broncos Northwest League Bobby Hofman and Buddy Peterson References 2 External links 1974 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1974 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Oakland Athletics season Category:American League West champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Oakland