Philadelphia Athletics

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Philadelphia Athletics
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Information
League	American League (1901–1954)
Established	1901
Relocated	1954 (to Kansas City, Missouri; became the Kansas City Athletics)
World Series championships	5 1910 1911 1913 1929 1930
American League pennant	9 1902 1905 1910 1911 1913 1914 1929 1930 1931
Former ballparks	Shibe Park (1909–1954) Columbia Park (1901–1908)
Colors	Royal blue, white, red
Retired numbers	None
Ownership	List of owners Sam Jones (1901–1912) Frank Hough (1901–1912) Benjamin Shibe (1901–1922) Tom Shibe (1901–1935) John Shibe (1901–1937) Connie Mack (1901–1954) Earle Mack (1950–1954) Roy Mack (1950–1954)
General Manager	List of general managers Connie Mack (1901–1950, de facto) Mickey Cochrane (1950) Arthur Ehlers (1950–1953) Earle Mack (1954, de facto)
Manager	List of managers Connie Mack (1901–1950) Earle Mack (1937, 1939) Jimmy Dykes (1951–1953) Eddie Joost (1954)

The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, they became the Oakland Athletics. Beginning in 2025 they will temporarily play in West Sacramento, California, and plan to relocate to Las Vegas permanently in 2028.

The Philadelphia Athletics had an overall win–loss record of 3,886–4,248–79 (.478) during their 54 years in Philadelphia. Eight former Philadelphia Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.