50 Years Ago Today: Oakland #Athletics slugger Reggie Jackson hits a long HR vs. Los Angeles #Dodgers pitcher Andy Messersmith in Game 1 of the #WorldSeries at Dodger Stadium! Curt Gowdy & Vin Scully in the broadcast booth! (October 12, 1974) #MLB #Baseball #History #Postseason | Baseball by BSmile

You voted. Introducing the 50th Anniversary team, the 50 greatest Oakland A’s players! We’ll celebrate this group throughout the 2018 season. We’re also excited to announce the 50th Anniversary Pack, a smaller set of games that includes discount parking: www.athletics.com/50pack | Athletics

Matt Chapman is the third player in Oakland A's history with two three-double games in one season...joins Joe Rudi (1974) and Ben Grieve (1998). | Athletics

⚾️On October 17, 1974 in Game 5 of the World Seires, the Oakland Athletics beat the Dodgers 3-2 to take the World Series title 4 games to 1. Rollie Fingers got his 2nd save of the Fall Classic and was named Series MVP (he also was earned a win in the series). Oakland became the first team to win 3 consecutive World Series since the New York Yankees won 5 in a row between 1949 and 1953; the win secured the Athletics' status as one of the truly dominant teams of the 1970s. The other "team of the d

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Today In 1974: The Oakland A's win their third consecutive #WorldSeries title after they defeat the Los Angeles #Dodgers in five games! #3Peat #Athletics #MLB #Baseball #History #Postseason | Baseball by BSmile

Los Angeles #Dodgers pitcher Tommy John talks with Tony Kubek at the Oakland Coliseum during the 1974 World Series about his now famous season-ending surgery! #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History | Baseball by BSmile