1974 Oakland Athletics season
| 1974 Oakland Athletics | |
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| 1974 AL West Champions 1974 AL Champions 1974 World Series Champions |
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| Record | 90–72 (.556) |
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| Owner(s) | Charles O. Finley |
| Manager(s) | Alvin Dark |
| Local television | KTVU |
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KEEN (Monte Moore, Jon Miller) |
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The 1974 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's winning 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 1974, owner Charlie Finley tried to sell the team with an asking price of $15 million.
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.
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