Arizona League Athletics

The Arizona League Athletics are a minor league baseball team in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. They are a Class Rookie team in the Arizona League and have been a farm team of the Oakland Athletics since 1988. The Athletics play home games at Papago Park Sports Facility, the minor league spring training complex of the Oakland Athletics.

Oakland Athletics
  • Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics
  • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)
The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Broadcasters • Award winners and league leaders • First-round draft picks * Opening Day starting pitchers
Ballparks

Columbia Park • Shibe Park • Municipal Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Cashman Field • Cisco Field (proposed)

Spring Training
Barrs Field
Terry Park Ballfield
Wilmington Park
McCurdy Field
Connie Mack Field
McKechnie Field
Scottsdale Stadium I
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Culture Philadelphia Athletics (football) • Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame • Athletics Nation • Charlie-O • Stomper • $100,000 Infield • "Holy Toledo!" • Billyball • Celebration • White Cleats • Moneyball (book • film)
Lore The Mack Attack • Catfish Hunter's perfect game • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake • Dallas Braden's perfect game
Rivalries City Series • Bay Bridge Series
Important figures
Hall of Fame
members
  • Home Run Baker
  • Chief Bender
  • Mickey Cochrane
  • Eddie Collins
  • Dennis Eckersley
  • Rollie Fingers
  • Jimmie Foxx
  • Lefty Grove
  • Rickey Henderson
  • Catfish Hunter
  • Reggie Jackson
  • Nap Lajoie
  • Connie Mack
  • Eddie Plank
  • Al Simmons
  • Rube Waddell
  • Dick Williams
Wall of Fame
members
  • Sam Chapman
  • Jack Coombs
  • Jimmy Dykes
  • George Earnshaw
  • Ferris Fain
  • Bob Johnson
  • Eddie Joost
  • Bing Miller
  • Wally Moses
  • Rube Oldring
  • Bobby Shantz
  • Eddie Rommel
  • Elmer Valo
  • Rube Walberg
  • Gus Zernial
Franchise
record holders
  • Don Baylor
  • Bert Campaneris
  • José Canseco
  • Jason Giambi
  • Ben Grieve
  • Dave Kingman
  • Bill Lamar
  • Mark McGwire
  • Cy Morgan
  • Danny Murphy
  • Elmer Myers
  • Roy Grover
  • Blue Moon Odom
  • Scott Perry
  • Vic Power
  • Pete Suder
Retired numbers
  • 9
  • 24
  • 27
  • 34
  • 42
  • 43
World Series
Champions (9)
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1913
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1989
American League
Championships (15)
  • 1902
  • 1905
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1913
  • 1914
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
A.L. West Division
Championships (15)
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1981
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1992
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2006
  • 2012
Minors
AAA
Sacramento River Cats
AA
Midland RockHounds
A
Stockton Ports
Beloit Snappers
Vermont Lake Monsters
Rookie
Arizona League Athletics, DSL Athletics
Seasons (113)
1900s-1910s
  • 1900
  • 1901
  • 1902
  • 1903
  • 1904
  • 1905
  • 1906
  • 1907
  • 1908
  • 1909
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919
1920s-1930s
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
1940s-1950s
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
1960s-1970s
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
1980s-1990s
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
2000s-2010s
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
Oakland Athletics franchise
Triple-A Double-A Class A Rookie
Sacramento River Cats Midland RockHounds
 Stockton Ports
Beloit Snappers
Vermont Lake Monsters		 AZL Athletics
DSL Athletics
Arizona League
  • Angels
  • Athletics
  • Brewers
  • Cubs
  • Dodgers
  • Giants
  • Indians
  • Mariners
  • Padres
  • Rangers
  • Reds
  • Royals
Sports teams based in Arizona
Baseball
MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks
PCL
Tucson Padres
AzL
Arizona League Angels
Arizona League Athletics
Arizona League Brewers
Arizona League Cubs
Arizona League Dodgers
Arizona League Giants
Arizona League Indians
Arizona League Mariners
Arizona League Padres
Arizona League Rangers
Arizona League Reds
Arizona League Royals
AFL
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Peoria Javelinas
Scottsdale Scorpions
Mesa Solar Sox
Surprise Saguaros
Salt River Rafters
Basketball
NBA
Phoenix Suns
WNBA
Phoenix Mercury
ABA
Arizona Scorpions
Football
NFL
Arizona Cardinals
AFL
Arizona Rattlers
WFA
Arizona Assassins
IWFL
Tucson Monsoon
Hockey
NHL
Phoenix Coyotes
CHL
Arizona Sundogs
Soccer
USL Pro
Phoenix FC
PDL
FC Tucson
NPSL
Phoenix Monsoon
WPSL
Phoenix Del Sol, Phoenix U23
Indoor Soccer
PASL
Arizona Storm
Real Phoenix FC
PASL-Premier
ASC Warriors, Maracana Tucson, Phoenix Falcons, Real Phoenix Premier
Roller derby
WFDTA
Arizona Roller Derby
Tucson Roller Derby
RDCL
Arizona Derby Dames
Rugby
ARU
Camelback Rugby Club
Northern Arizona Rugby Football Club
Old Pueblo Lions Rugby Football Club
Tucson Magpies Rugby Football Club
Yuma Rugby Football Club
College athletics
(NCAA Division I)
Arizona Wildcats
Arizona State Sun Devils
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks


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    “The Great Arizona Desert is full of the bleaching bones of people who waited for me to start something.”
    —Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

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    —Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)