21 Facts About Philadelphia Athletics

1. New York Yankees: In assessing why the Philadelphia Athletics left Philadelphia, some mention must be made of the New York Yankees.

2. Philadelphia Athletics went from supporter of retaining the Athletics in Philadelphia to conspirator in delivering the club to Kansas City.

3. Philadelphia Athletics became a captive of others' machinations rather than their master.

4. Philadelphia Athletics made clear his belief that selling the club to Johnson was the only agreement that would gain league approval.

5. Philadelphia Athletics was legally bound to transfer ownership of the Athletics to the Philadelphia syndicate.

6. Philadelphia Athletics was eager to be bought out and to retire comfortably.

7. Philadelphia Athletics was prepared to have seated on the board of directors representatives who would replace Connie and Earle—an arrangement along the lines of the one with Connecticut General.

8. Philadelphia Athletics needed and sought an infusion of funds from outside investors.

9. Philadelphia Athletics was constantly proposing changes—which just as consistently were opposed.

10. Philadelphia Athletics learned the business of baseball while holding various positions—including managing the concession stands at Shibe Park—in the A's organization in the years before the Second World War.

11. Philadelphia Athletics worked as business manager for the Baltimore Orioles for five years and then moved on to become president of the Newark Indians.

12. Philadelphia Athletics was universally viewed, including by himself, as the A's heir-apparent manager.

13. Philadelphia Athletics envisioned the Mack and Shibe families perpetually controlling the Philadelphia Athletics.

14. Philadelphia Athletics showed some signs of resurgence in the late 1940s, finishing above.

15. Philadelphia Athletics have retired six numbers, and honored one additional individual with the letter "A".

16. On November 28, 2018, The Philadelphia Athletics announced that the team had chosen to build its new 34,000-seat ballpark at the Howard Terminal site at the Port of Oakland.

17. The Philadelphia Athletics are the only remaining MLB team still sharing a stadium with an NFL team on a full-time basis.

18. At first, the word "Philadelphia Athletics" was restored only to the club's logo, underneath the much larger stylized-"A" that had come to represent the team since the early days.

19. Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 4.24 ERA in just 34 innings.

20. Philadelphia Athletics would join slugger Paul Goldschmidt as an attention-grabbing addition for a team looking to return to postseason play.

21. Philadelphia Athletics had a new franchise created to compete with the National League's Philadelphia Phillies.