Oakland Athletics All-Time Greats
The eight greatest to ever wear the green and gold - from Connie Mack's Philadelphia dynasty to the Bash Brothers.
Across a century and three cities, no franchise has produced more swagger per season than the Athletics - Connie Mack's Philadelphia powerhouses, Charlie Finley's mustachioed three-peat, and the Bash Brothers who turned Oakland into a fortress. These are the eight greatest ever to wear the elephant.
- League
- American League West
- Founded
- 1901 (AL charter member, as the Philadelphia Athletics)
- Franchise path
- Philadelphia (1901-54), Kansas City (1955-67), Oakland (1968-2024)
- Titles
- 9x World Series Champions (last in Oakland, 1989)
- Today
- Playing in West Sacramento; a Las Vegas ballpark is approved for 2028
Rickey Henderson
Baseball's all-time stolen-base king with 1,406 steals and its greatest leadoff hitter, Rickey began and ended his career in Oakland. A ten-time All-Star and the 1990 AL MVP, he crossed the plate more times than any player in history.
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Reggie Jackson
Mr. October long before the pinstripes, Reggie was the thunder in the middle of the early-1970s dynasty. He took the 1973 AL MVP and drove Oakland to three straight World Series titles.
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Jimmie Foxx
'Double X' was the most feared right-handed slugger of his era, winning back-to-back MVPs for Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's and the 1933 Triple Crown. He reached 500 home runs faster than anyone before him.
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Lefty Grove
Perhaps the greatest left-handed pitcher who ever lived, Grove won 31 games in 1931 and led the league in ERA a record nine times. His fastball carried the Philadelphia A's to three straight pennants.
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Catfish Hunter
The ace of the Oakland dynasty, Hunter threw a perfect game in 1968 and won twenty-plus games in four straight seasons. He earned the 1974 Cy Young and anchored three consecutive champions.
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Rollie Fingers
The handlebar mustache and the ice-cold ninth: Fingers was the game's defining relief ace, closing out all three of Oakland's 1972-74 titles and taking World Series MVP in 1974.
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Dennis Eckersley
Eck reinvented the closer's role in Oakland, turning the ninth inning into a formality. His 1992 - fifty-one saves plus both the AL MVP and Cy Young - is one of the greatest seasons a reliever has ever had.
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Mark McGwire
One half of the Bash Brothers, McGwire announced himself with a rookie-record 49 home runs in 1987 and became the most prolific power hitter Oakland has ever produced.
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Every Athletics All-Star, all in one place.
| Player | Pos | All-Star Selections | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McGwire |
1B | 9 | 1987-1992, 1995-1997 |
 Catfish Hunter (Hall of Fame)
|
SP | 6 | 1966-1967, 1970, 1972-1974 |
 Reggie Jackson (Hall of Fame)
|
OF | 6 | 1969, 1971-1975 |
Rickey Henderson (Hall of Fame)
|
OF | 6 | 1980, 1982-1984, 1990-1991 |
 Bert Campaneris |
SS | 5 | 1968, 1972-1975 |
 Bob Johnson |
OF | 5 | 1935, 1938-1940, 1942 |
 Jose Canseco |
OF | 5 | 1986, 1988-1990, 1992 |
 Bud Daley |
RP | 4 | 1959-1960 |
 Dennis Eckersley (Hall of Fame)
|
RP | 4 | 1988, 1990-1992 |
 Frankie Hayes |
C | 4 | 1939-1941, 1944 |
 Rollie Fingers (Hall of Fame)
|
RP | 4 | 1973-1976 |
 Sal Bando |
3B | 4 | 1969, 1972-1974 |
 Barry Zito |
SP | 3 | 2002-2003, 2006 |
 Buddy Rosar |
C | 3 | 1946-1948 |
 Ferris Fain |
1B | 3 | 1950-1952 |
 Jimmie Foxx (Hall of Fame)
|
1B | 3 | 1933-1935 |
 Joe Rudi |
OF | 3 | 1972, 1974-1975 |
 Terry Steinbach |
C | 3 | 1988-1989, 1993 |
 Vida Blue |
SP | 3 | 1971, 1975, 1977 |
 Andrew Bailey |
RP | 2 | 2009-2010 |
 Blue Moon Odom |
SP | 2 | 1968-1969 |
 Bobby Shantz |
RP | 2 | 1951-1952 |
 Brent Rooker |
DH | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
 Dick Howser |
SS | 2 | 1961 |
 Eddie Joost |
SS | 2 | 1949, 1952 |
 Jason Giambi |
1B | 2 | 2000-2001 |
 Jay Howell |
RP | 2 | 1985, 1987 |
 Jim Finigan |
3B | 2 | 1954-1955 |
 Justin Duchscherer |
RP | 2 | 2005, 2008 |
 Ken Holtzman |
SP | 2 | 1972-1973 |
 Mark Mulder |
SP | 2 | 2003-2004 |
 Norm Siebern |
1B | 2 | 1962-1963 |
 Pinky Higgins |
3B | 2 | 1934, 1936 |
 Stephen Vogt |
C | 2 | 2015-2016 |
 Tim Hudson |
SP | 2 | 2000, 2004 |
 Vic Power |
1B | 2 | 1955-1956 |
 Alex Kellner |
SP | 1 | 1949 |
 Bartolo Colon |
SP | 1 | 2013 |
 Ben Grieve |
OF | 1 | 1998 |
 Bill Caudill |
RP | 1 | 1984 |
 Blake Treinen |
RP | 1 | 2018 |
 Bob Cerv |
OF | 1 | 1958 |
 Bob Welch |
SP | 1 | 1990 |
 Bobo Newsom |
SP | 1 | 1944 |
 Brandon Moss |
OF | 1 | 2014 |
 Carney Lansford |
3B | 1 | 1988 |
 Chris Bassitt |
SP | 1 | 2021 |
 Claudell Washington |
OF | 1 | 1975 |
 Dan Haren |
SP | 1 | 2007 |
 Dave Duncan |
C | 1 | 1971 |
 Dave Henderson |
OF | 1 | 1991 |
 Dave Stewart |
SP | 1 | 1989 |
 Derek Norris |
C | 1 | 2014 |
 Dick Siebert |
1B | 1 | 1943 |
 Doc Cramer |
OF | 1 | 1935 |
 Eddie Robinson |
1B | 1 | 1953 |
 Gene Tenace |
C | 1 | 1975 |
 Gio Gonzalez |
SP | 1 | 2011 |
 Grant Balfour |
RP | 1 | 2013 |
 Gus Zernial |
OF | 1 | 1953 |
| Hal Wagner | C | 1 | 1942 |
 Harold Baines (Hall of Fame)
|
DH | 1 | 1991 |
 Harry Simpson |
OF | 1 | 1956 |
 Jacob Wilson
|
SS | 1 | 2025 |
 Jason Isringhausen |
RP | 1 | 2000 |
 Jed Lowrie |
SS | 1 | 2018 |
 Jeff Newman |
C | 1 | 1979 |
 Joe Coleman |
SP | 1 | 1948 |
 Joe DeMaestri |
SS | 1 | 1957 |
 John Jaha |
1B | 1 | 1999 |
 John O'Donoghue |
RP | 1 | 1965 |
 John Wyatt |
RP | 1 | 1964 |
 Josh Donaldson |
3B | 1 | 2014 |
 Keith Foulke |
RP | 1 | 2003 |
 Lefty Grove (Hall of Fame)
|
SP | 1 | 1933 |
 Liam Hendriks |
RP | 1 | 2019 |
 Lou Brissie |
RP | 1 | 1949 |
 Mason Miller |
RP | 1 | 2024 |
 Matt Chapman |
3B | 1 | 2019 |
 Matt Keough |
SP | 1 | 1978 |
 Matt Olson |
1B | 1 | 2021 |
 Miguel Tejada |
SS | 1 | 2002 |
 Mike Moore |
SP | 1 | 1989 |
 Mike Norris |
SP | 1 | 1981 |
 Paul Blackburn |
SP | 1 | 2022 |
 Phil Garner |
2B | 1 | 1976 |
 Ramon Hernandez |
C | 1 | 2003 |
 Rick Monday |
OF | 1 | 1968 |
 Rocky Colavito |
OF | 1 | 1964 |
| Roger Maris | OF | 1 | 1959 |
 Ruben Sierra |
OF | 1 | 1994 |
| Russ Christopher | RP | 1 | 1945 |
 Ryan Cook |
RP | 1 | 2012 |
 Sam Chapman |
OF | 1 | 1946 |
 Scott Kazmir |
SP | 1 | 2014 |
 Sean Doolittle |
RP | 1 | 2014 |
 Sonny Gray |
SP | 1 | 2015 |
 Steve Ontiveros |
RP | 1 | 1995 |
 Tony Armas |
OF | 1 | 1981 |
 Trevor Cahill |
SP | 1 | 2010 |
 Wally Moses |
OF | 1 | 1937 |
 Wayne Gross |
3B | 1 | 1977 |
 Yoenis Cespedes |
OF | 1 | 2014 |
 Yonder Alonso |
1B | 1 | 2017 |
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The franchise's legends together on a solid-wood 12x15 plaque - eight genuine licensed cards under an engraved nameplate, built and ready to hang in your fan cave.
Each plaque is built from genuine licensed cards; the exact card of each player may vary slightly from those pictured. Handmade in the USA · ships nationwide.