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…
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…