Category Archive: Essays.1970s-Athletics

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…
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

The Oakland A’s were the pride of the American League West…
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…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

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

Does the Way Lead to San Jose?

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