• Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Names in Bold Inducted as Athletics

* Has no insignia on his cap due to either never wearing a cap, or playing at a time when caps bore no insignia.

** Catfish Hunter could not decide between the Yankees and Athletics, and so opted to wear no insignia on his cap upon his induction.

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Retired numbers

The numbers honored are as follows:

Reggie Jackson Outfielder: 1967(KC) 1968-75,87(OAK) Retired 2004

Catfish Hunter Pitcher: 1965-67(KC) 1968-74(OAK) Retired 1990

Rollie Fingers Pitcher: 1968-76(OAK) Retired 1993

Dennis Eckersley Pitcher: 1987-95(OAK) Retired 2005

Walter A. Haas Owner: 1981-95(OAK) Honored 1995

Jackie Robinson Retired by all of MLB Retired 1997

No A's player from the Philadelphia era has his number retired by the organization. Though Jackson and Hunter played small portions of their careers in Kansas City, no player that played the majority of his years in the Kansas City era has his number retired either. As of 2007, the A's have retired only the numbers of members of the Hall of Fame that played large portions of their careers in Oakland.

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Athletics in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame

•  4 Sam Chapman, CF, 1938–1941, 1945–1951 (Tiburon native)
•  1 Eddie Joost, SS, 1947–1954, Mgr, 1954 (San Francisco native)
• 43 Dennis Eckersley, P, 1987–1995 (born in Oakland, grew up in Fremont)
• 34 Rollie Fingers, P, 1968–1976
• 27 Catfish Hunter, P, 1968–1974
•  9 Reggie Jackson, OF, 1968–1975, 1987
•  1 Billy Martin, MGR, 1980–1982 (Berkeley native)
•  8 Joe Morgan, 2B, 1984 (grew up in Oakland)
• 34 Dave Stewart, P, 1986–1992, 1995 (Oakland native)

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Athletics in the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame

Main article: Members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame

The Athletics have made no public notation at McAfee Coliseum honoring Philadelphia Athletics players. But from 1978–1982 and 1984–2003, the Philadelphia Phillies inducted one former Athletic (as well as one former Phillie) per year into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame at Veterans Stadium. (The Wall of Fame plaques that once graced the concourse of Veterans Stadium are now located at the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society, located at 6 North York Road in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, about 16 miles north of Center City Philadelphia.)

•  -- Frank "Home Run" Baker, 3B, 1908–1914
•  -- Charles "Chief" Bender, P, 1903–1914
•  6 Sam Chapman, CF, 1938–1951
•  2 Mickey Cochrane, C, 1925–1933
•  -- Eddie Collins, 2B, 1906–1914, 1927–1930
•  -- Jack Coombs, P, 1906–1914
•  5 Jimmy Dykes, 3B/2B, 1918–1932; Coach, 1940–1950; MGR, 1951–1953 (Philadelphia native)
• 11 George Earnshaw, P, 1928–1933
• 5/8 Ferris Fain, 1B, 1947–1952
•  3 Jimmie Foxx, 1B, 1925–1935
• 10 Lefty Grove, P, 1925–1933
•  4 “Indian Bob” Johnson, LF, 1933–1942
•  1 Eddie Joost, SS, 1947–1954; MGR, 1954
•  -- Connie Mack, MGR, 1901–1950; Team Owner, 1901–1954
•  9 Bing Miller, RF, 1922–1926, 1928–1934
•  1 Wally Moses, RF, 1935–1941, 1949–1951
•  -- Rube Oldring, CF, 1906–1916, 1918
•  -- Eddie Plank, P, 1901–1914 (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania native)
• 14 Eddie Rommel, P, 1920–1932
• 30 Bobby Shantz, P, 1949–1954 (Pottstown, Pennsylvania native)
•  7 Al Simmons, LF, 1924–1932, 1940–1941, 1944; Coach 1940–1945
• 10 Elmer Valo, RF, 1940–1954
•  -- Rube Waddell, P, 1902–1907 (Bradford, Pennsylvania native)
• 12 Rube Walberg, P, 1923–1933
• 19 Gus Zernial, LF, 1951–1954

Mack, Foxx, Grove and Cochrane have also been inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

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Minor league affiliations

• AAA: Sacramento River Cats, Pacific Coast League
• AA: Midland RockHounds, Texas League
• Advanced A: Stockton Ports, California League
• A: Kane County Cougars, Midwest League
• Short A: Vancouver Canadians, Northwest League
• Rookie: AZL Athletics, Arizona League

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Radio and television

See also: List of Oakland Athletics broadcasters

As of 2007, the Athletics' flagship radio station is KFRC 106.9 FM, a San Francisco station owned by CBS Radio whose format is oldies-based. Games are simulcast by sister station KYCY 1550 AM, which is transitioning from a station based on listener-supplied content to a mainstream hot talk station. The current announcing team is Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo.

Television coverage is split between KICU, a San Jose based independent station, and CSN Bay Area (formerly FSN Bay Area). Some A's games air on an alternate feed of CSN, called CSN Plus (formerly FSN Plus), if the main channel shows a San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, or San Jose Sharks game at the same time. The selection is basis of the games' importance, in which playoff games are featured on the main channel. On TV, Glen Kuiper and Tim Roye take turns with play-by-play, and Ray Fosse provides color commentary. Fosse also does color commentary on the radio when the A's are not on TV, or the game is on Fox or ESPN. Fosse also does play by play on the radio during Spring training games.

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See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

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• Athletics award winners and league leaders
• Athletics statistical records and milestone achievements
• List of Oakland Athletics broadcasters
• Managers and ownership of the Oakland Athletics
• Cisco Field
• Oakland Athletics all-time roster

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References

• Bergman, Ron. Mustache Gang: The Swaggering Tale of Oakland's A's. Dell Publishing Co., New York, 1973.
• Dickey, Glenn. Champions: The Story of the First Two Oakland A's Dynasties—and the Building of the Third. Triumph Books, Chicago, 2002. ISBN 157243421X
• Jordan, David M. The Athletics of Philadelphia: Connie Mack's White Elephants, 1901-1954. McFarland & Co., Jefferson NC, 1999. ISBN 0-7864-0620-8.
• Katz, Jeff. "The Kansas City A's & The Wrong Half of the Yankees." Maple Street Press, Hingham, MA, 2006. ISBN 978-0-9777-436-5-0.
• Kuklich, Bruce. To Everything a Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia 1909-1976. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, 1991. ISBN 0-691-04788-X.
• Lewis, Michael. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York, 2003. ISBN 0-393-05765-8.
• Markusen, Bruce. Baseball's Last Dynasty: Charlie Finley's Oakland A's. Master Press, Indianapolis, 1998.
• Peterson, John E. The Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History 1954–1967. McFarland & Co., Jefferson NC, 1999. ISBN 0-7864-1610-6.
• 2005 Oakland Athletics Media Guide

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External links

• Oakland Athletics Official Website
• Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society
• Oakland Athletics stats and minor league statistics
• Sports E-Cyclopedia
• Eddie Plank
• Oakball Forums
• Oakland A's Minor League Information
• Athleticscast: The Voice of Die-hard A's Fans