Oakland Athletics Award Winners And League Leaders
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball franchise.
The team was first known as the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1954 and then as the Kansas City Athletics from 1955 to 1967.
Read more about Oakland Athletics Award Winners And League Leaders: American League Most Valuable Player, American League Cy Young Award, American League Rookie of The Year, American League Manager of The Year, American League Gold Glove Award, American League Silver Slugger, MLB All-Century Team (1999), DHL Hometown Heroes (2006), MLB All-Time Team (1997; Baseball Writers Association of America), Baseball Prospectus "Internet Baseball Awards" Team of The Decade (1999), Babe Ruth Award (World Series), Topps All-Star Rookie Teams, Team Award, Oldest Player, Youngest Player
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