still holds the American League record, one that may never be broken, for most consecutive scoreless innings in a game.

How Did That Guy Do That?

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Editor’s note: Baseball in Southern California

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Editor’s note: Baseball in the Peach State

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Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Introduction: Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O’s Three-Time Champions: 1972-74 Oakland Athletics

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

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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Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Oakland Athletics: Westward-Ho, In Stages 

Rock and roll is the métier of choice at the Oakland-Alameda…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Building a Champion: Charlie Finley and the Core of the Oakland A’s Championship Teams

“Equal parts carnival barker, professional bully, world-class…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Strike One: 1972 Spring Training

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Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1972 A’s: A World Champion Worth the Wait

For those of you keeping score, the Oakland Athletics’ 1972-74…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: 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…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1972 Oakland A’s: Junkyard Dogs

In his autobiography, Reggie Jackson said that the championship…
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Postcard: Mesa, Arizona, March 1973

While the New York Yankees had a wife swap between pitchers Fritz…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1973 World Series: Two for the Money

In 1973 the movie The Way We Were earned awards, swelled receipts,…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Dark Spring: 1974 Auto Pilot Model

The 1972-73 A’s were the first team not named the New York…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1974 World Series: ‘The Twilight of the Gods’

Richard Nixon may have been the greatest baseball student to…
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Does the Way Lead to San Jose?

“I started at the bottom in this business,” said actor Art…

Bill McKechnie

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Wrigley Field in Chicago began its life as a Federal League park

The Game That Was Not—Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs, August 8, 1988

  Between May 24, 1935 and August 7, 1988, Wrigley Field…
His baseball broadcasting career spanned three metropolises and four major league teams.

Lasting Impressions of Harry Caray

Harry Caray’s lasting impression and impact on American…
Though best known as a smooth-fielding All-Star shortstop for the Cubs, he also had a “brief but interesting stay on the South Side.”

“Don’t Tell Them any Different”: Don Kessinger Night Caps a Long Career

On September 8, 1978, Northside and Southside fans finally…
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