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Introduction: Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O’s Three-Time Champions: 1972-74 Oakland Athletics
In 1976, Reggie Jackson, then arguably baseball’s biggest superstar,…

Foreword: Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O’s Three-Time Champions: 1972-74 Oakland Athletics
I was deeply honored when approached to write this foreword about…

The Black Sox Scandal
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Oakland Athletics: Westward-Ho, In Stages
Rock and roll is the métier of choice at the Oakland-Alameda…

Building a Champion: Charlie Finley and the Core of the Oakland A’s Championship Teams
“Equal parts carnival barker, professional bully, world-class…

Strike One: 1972 Spring Training
The Oakland A’s were the pride of the American League West…

1972 A’s: A World Champion Worth the Wait
For those of you keeping score, the Oakland Athletics’ 1972-74…

Life in the Good Old A’s, or Growing Up Finley
Nancy Finley grew up in the Oakland Coliseum, occupying a seat…

1972 Oakland A’s: Junkyard Dogs
In his autobiography, Reggie Jackson said that the championship…

‘The Bikers Against the Boy Scouts’: 1972 World Series and the Emergence of Facial Hair in Baseball
The date was October 14, 1972.
Families across North America…

Postcard: Mesa, Arizona, March 1973
While the New York Yankees had a wife swap between pitchers Fritz…

1973 World Series: Two for the Money
In 1973 the movie The Way We Were earned awards, swelled receipts,…

Dark Spring: 1974 Auto Pilot Model
The 1972-73 A’s were the first team not named the New York…

1974 World Series: ‘The Twilight of the Gods’
Richard Nixon may have been the greatest baseball student to…

Does the Way Lead to San Jose?
“I started at the bottom in this business,” said actor Art…

Bill McKechnie
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The Game That Was Not—Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs, August 8, 1988
Between May 24, 1935 and August 7, 1988, Wrigley Field…

Lasting Impressions of Harry Caray
Harry Caray’s lasting impression and impact on American…

“Don’t Tell Them any Different”: Don Kessinger Night Caps a Long Career
On September 8, 1978, Northside and Southside fans finally…

The Last Best Day: When Chicago Had Three First-Place Teams
At the close of play on July 17, 1915, the American League’s…

Dean of Chicanery: Jerry Reinsdorf’s Plan to Enlist Hank Greenberg to Umpire the Northwestern Law School Student-Faculty Game and How it Backfired
Jerry Reinsdorf has always wanted to win, both now and then.…

Bears, Cubs, and a Moose, Oh My
The telegram was brash and a bit disrespectful.…

A Fall Classic Comedy: Game Six, 1945
Editor's note: This article is excerpted from "Hank Greenberg:…