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1974 Oakland Athletics season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Oakland Athletics
season	1974
misc	World Series champions
American League champions
American League West champions
league	American League
division	West
ballpark	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
city	Oakland, California
record	90–72 (.556)
owners	Charles O. Finley
managers	Alvin Dark
television	KTVU
radio	KEEN
(Monte Moore, Jon Miller)
divisional_place	1st

American League champions American League West champions (Monte Moore, Jon Miller) ||divisional_place=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.

In early 1974, owner Charlie Finley tried to sell the team with an asking price of $15 million.

Offseason

November 3, 1973: Horacio Piña was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Locker.
December 12, 1973: Rico Carty was released by the Athletics.
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.

Regular season

June 5, 1974: Outfielders Billy North and Reggie Jackson engaged in a clubhouse fight at Detroit's Tiger Stadium 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

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Sal Bando
Vida Blue
Bert Campaneris
Reggie Jackson
Ángel Mangual
Billy North
Joe Rudi
Gene Tenace
Manny Trillo

Notable transactions

May 10, 1974: Dal Maxvill was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
June 5, 1974: Rick Lysander was drafted by the Athletics in the 19th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.
August 19, 1974: Pat Bourque was traded by the Athletics to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Holt.

Roster

1974 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	64	204	40	.196	4	23
1B	158	484	102	.211	26	73
2B	100	287	61	.213	2	22
3B	146	498	121	.243	22	103
SS	134	527	153	.290	2	41
LF	158	593	174	.293	22	99
CF	149	543	141	.260	4	33
RF	148	506	146	.289	29	93
DH	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
115	365	85	.233	9	43
73	221	63	.285	0	19
99	220	46	.209	0	18
50	174	34	.195	7	23
76	121	20	.165	2	3
73	96	22	.229	1	16
60	52	10	.192	0	2
30	42	6	.143	0	0
18	41	10	.244	0	3
21	33	5	.152	0	2
30	28	5	.179	0	1
10	15	2	.133	0	0
11	7	2	.286	0	1
5	7	1	.143	0	0
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
41	318.1	25	12	2.49	143
40	282.1	17	15	3.25	174
39	255.1	19	17	3.07	117
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
	29	117.0	7	4	3.69	69
	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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
76	9	5	18	2.65	95
45	4	4	6	2.06	46
45	3	3	3	4.22	18
6	0	0	0	3.24	1
4	0	0	0	0.00	2

Postseason

ALCS

Main article: 1974 American League Championship Series

The Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 1.

	Game		Score		Date		Location		Attendance
1
2
3
4

1974 World Series

Main article: 1974 World Series

Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Athletics – 3, Dodgers – 2	October 12	Dodger Stadium	55,974	2:43
2	Athletics – 2, Dodgers – 3	October 13	Dodger Stadium	55,989	2:40
3	Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3	October 15	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	49,347	2:35
4	Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 5	October 16	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	49,347	2:17
5	Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3	October 17	Oakland-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

References

''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, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
(January 22, 1974). "Not close to sale: A's Finley". Chicago Tribune.
''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, {{ISBN. 978-0-8027-1745-0
"Horacio Piña Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cartyri01.shtml Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference]
(February 23, 1974). "A's Jackson gets his wish - $135,000 salary". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(February 23, 1974). "Reggie wins arbitration". Chicago Tribune.
(June 8, 1974). "No 'A' for A's: Finley flunks as pep talker". Chicago Tribune.
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=OAK 1974 Oakland Athletics Roster by Baseball Almanac]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maxvida01.shtml Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lysanri01.shtml Rick Lysander page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bourqpa01.shtml Pat Bourque page at Baseball Reference]

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