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1974 Oakland Athletics Roster
Team Record: 90-72
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 845,693, Avg. 11,009
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Won World Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated Baltimore Orioles 3-1
World Series - Defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1
Manager: Al Dark (90-72)
Location: Oakland, California
1974 Oakland Athletics Results
The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1974 season with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.
The Athletics allowed 551 runs, least in the league. Oakland tallied 689 runs. Reggie Jackson paced the squad with 29 home runs, while Sal Bando, Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace each walloped 20 or more also. Sal Bando recorded 103 runs batted in. Joe Rudi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Catfish Hunter recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, and Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman added 15 or more victories also Catfish Hunter registered a 2.49 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Al Dark coached the team. The 1974 Oakland Athletics won the World Series.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Glenn Abbott | P | R | R | February 16, 1951 | 6'6" | 200 | Little Rock, AR USA |
Jesus Alou | RF | R | R | March 24, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal D.R. |
Sal Bando | 3B | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Vida Blue | P | B | L | July 28, 1949 | 6'0" | 189 | Mansfield, LA USA |
Pat Bourque | 1B | L | L | March 23, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Worcester, MA USA |
Bert Campaneris | SS | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba |
Vic Davalillo | OF | L | L | July 30, 1939 | 5'7" | 150 | Cabimas, Zulia Venezuela |
John Donaldson | 2B | L | R | May 5, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | Charlotte, NC USA |
Rollie Fingers | P | R | R | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Steubenville, OH USA |
Ray Fosse | C | R | R | April 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 215 | Marion, IL USA |
Phil Garner | 3B | R | R | April 30, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | Jefferson City, TN USA |
Dick Green | 2B | R | R | April 21, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Sioux City, IA USA |
Dave Hamilton | P | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA USA |
Larry Haney | C | R | R | November 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Charlottesville, VA USA |
Jim Holt | 1B | L | R | May 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Graham, NC USA |
Ken Holtzman | P | R | L | November 3, 1945 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Leon Hooten | P | R | R | April 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Downey, CA USA |
Tim Hosley | C | R | R | May 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
Catfish Hunter | P | R | R | April 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Hertford, NC USA |
Reggie Jackson | RF | L | L | May 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | Abington, PA USA |
Deron Johnson | 1B | R | R | July 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA USA |
Darold Knowles | P | L | L | December 9, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Brunswick, MO USA |
Ted Kubiak | 2B | B | R | May 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ USA |
Paul Lindblad | P | L | L | August 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chanute, KS USA |
Angel Mangual | OF | R | R | March 19, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Juana Diaz, P.R. |
Dal Maxvill | 2B | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 157 | Granite City, IL USA |
Rich McKinney | 2B | R | R | November 22, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Piqua, OH USA |
Bill North | CF | B | R | May 15, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Seattle, WA USA |
Blue Moon Odom | P | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA USA |
Bill Parsons | P | R | R | August 17, 1948 | 6'6" | 195 | Riverside, CA USA |
Gaylen Pitts | 3B | R | R | June 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Wichita, KS USA |
Joe Rudi | LF | R | R | September 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | Modesto, CA USA |
Champ Summers | LF | L | R | June 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 205 | Bremerton, WA USA |
Gene Tenace | C | R | R | October 10, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Russellton, PA USA |
Manny Trillo | 2B | R | R | December 25, 1950 | 6'1" | 150 | Caripito, Monagas Venezuela |
Claudell Washington | OF | L | L | August 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Herb Washington | P | R | R | November 16, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | Belzoni, MS USA |