Philadelphia Athletics

Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
Information
League	American League (1901–1954)
Established	1901
Relocated	1955 (to Kansas City, Missouri; became the Kansas City Athletics)
World Series championships	5 1910; 1911; 1913; 1929; 1930;
American League pennant	9 1902; 1905; 1910; 1911; 1913; 1914; 1929; 1930; 1931;
Former ballparks	Shibe Park (1909–1954); Columbia Park (1901–1908);
Colors	Royal blue, white, red;
Retired numbers	None
Ownership	List of owners Sam Jones (1901–1912) ; Frank Hough (1901–1912) ; Benjamin Shibe (1901–1922) ; Tom Shibe (1901–1935) ; John Shibe (1901–1937) ; Connie Mack (1901–1954) ; Earle Mack (1950–1954) ; Roy Mack (1950–1954) ;
General manager	List of general managers Connie Mack (1901–1950, de facto) ; Mickey Cochrane (1950) ; Arthur Ehlers (1950–1953) ; Earle Mack (1954, de facto) ;
Manager	List of managers Connie Mack (1901–1950) ; Earle Mack (1937, 1939) ; Jimmy Dykes (1951–1953) ; Eddie Joost (1954) ;

The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. After another move to Oakland, California in 1967, they became the Oakland Athletics. In 2025, the team moved to West Sacramento, California as the Athletics, and plans ultimately to move to the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The Philadelphia Athletics had an overall win–loss record of 3,886–4,248–79 (.478) during their 54 years in Philadelphia. Eight former Philadelphia Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.