1968 Oakland Athletics season
They went 82–80, finishing sixth in the American League, 21 games behind the champion Tigers. A young core—including Hunter, Rudi, Campaneris, Jackson, Bando, Tenace, and Monday—began to come together, foreshadowing three straight World Series titles in the 1970s.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1968
- League
- American League
- Ballpark
- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- City
- Oakland, California
- League place
- 6th
- Owners
- Charles O. Finley
- Managers
- Bob Kennedy
- Television
- KBHK-TV
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Life Magazine declared the A's to have the best minor league system in professional baseball.
- Finley spent $2.5 million on bonus contracts to get prospects to sign.
- The GCL A's were league champions.
Offseason
He persuaded Joe DiMaggio to become Executive Vice President and consultant, and hired Phil Seghi to run the farm system. Andy Kosco was purchased from the Minnesota Twins on October 19.
Regular season
Jim "Catfish" Hunter started and took the loss; Reggie Jackson hit the first home run in Oakland MLB history in the eighth inning.
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