Jim "Catfish" Hunter throws the only perfect game in Oakland history on May 8, 1968 against the Minnesota Twins.
Reggie Jackson hits a pinch-hit home run off the transformer atop the right center field roof at Tiger Stadium in the 1971 All-Star Game. Jackson was pinch-hitting for teammate Vida Blue, who worked the first three innings of the game to earn the victory.
On October 15, 1972, Joe Rudi makes a memorable, ninth inning, leaping back-handed catch against the left field wall at Riverfront Stadium to rob Cincinnati's Denis Menke of extra bases in Game Two of the 1972 World Series. The A's won the game, 2-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the Series.
On October 20, 1972, Gene Tenace hits his fourth home run of the 1972 World Series against Cincinnati, a three-run shot in the second inning off Jim McClothlin in Game 5 in Oakland, tying Babe Ruth for most home runs in a seven game series. Tenace would earn World Series MVP honors after finishing with four home runs and nine RBI to lead Oakland to an upset over the heavily favored Reds.
On October 22, 1972, the A's defeat Cincinnati, 3-2 in Game Seven of the 1972 World Series to win their first of three straight World Series titles.
On October 21, 1973, the A's defeat the New York Mets, 5-2 in Game Seven of the 1973 World Series to win their second straight World Series title.
With the A's leading the Dodgers 3-2 in the top of the eighth inning in Game 5 of the 1974 World Series, Bill Buckner lines a base hit that gets past centerfielder Bill North, but Reggie Jackson fired a perfect strike to second baseman Dick Green, who relayed the throw to Sal Bando at third to nail Buckner, ending the Dodgers last threat of the game.
On October 17, 1974, the A's win their third straight World Championship with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Five of the 1974 World Series. Joe Rudi's seventh inning home run breaks a 2-2 tie and World Series MVP Rollie Fingers pitches the final two innings to record the save.
The "Billy Ball" era is launched in Oakland, as Billy Martin's A's set a then Major League record by winning their first 11 games of the season en route to a 17-1 start, April 9-19, 1981.
On August 17, 1982, Rickey Henderson steals his 119th base of the season in Milwaukee to break Lou Brock's all-time single-season record.
In just his ninth major league start, rookie Mike Warren no-hits the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 29, 1983 at the Coliseum.
Jose Rijo sets a franchise record for most strikeouts in a nine-inning game as he fans 16 Mariners in the A's 7-2 victory in Seattle on April 19, 1986.
Mark McGwire hits his 39th home run of the season on August 14, 1987, setting a new rookie single-season home run record. He would finish the season with 49 home runs.
Jose Canseco steals his 40th base of the season in Milwaukee on September 23, 1988 to become the first player in Major League history to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs in the same season.
Mark McGwire hits a game-ending home run off Jay Howell to give the A's a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the 1988 World Series.
Jose Canseco hits a mammoth home run into the fifth deck at SkyDome off Toronto's Mike Flanagan in Game Four of the 1989 American League Championship Series.
The A's defeat the San Francisco Giants, 9-6 in Game Four of the 1989 Bay Bridge World Series to capture their fourth World Series title.
Dave Stewart no-hits Toronto at Skydome on June 29, 1990, marking the fifth no-hitter in Oakland history.
Mark McGwire hits a walk off grand slam in the 10th inning to give the A's a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on August 15, 1990. It was McGwire's 30th home run of the season, making him the first player to hit 30 or more home runs in each of his first four major league seasons.
Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's all-time career stolen base record on May 1, 1991 against the New York Yankees at the Coliseum.
The A's explode for 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning against the California Angels on July 5, 1996, marking the highest scoring inning in A's history. Matt Stairs ties a Major League record with six RBI in the frame.
On September 3, 1997, Ben Grieve makes his Major League debut by going 3-for-4 with three doubles and five RBI in the A's 12-3 win over the San Francisco Giants at the Coliseum.
Olmedo Saenz hits a game-ending, three-run home run off Robb Nen to lift the A's to an 11-9 win over the San Francisco Giants on July 15, 1999.
Randy Velarde turns the 10th unassisted triple play in Major League history in a 4-1 loss to New York at Yankee Stadium on May 29, 2000.
http://bugzilla.mlbam.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10751 becomes the first player ever to hit for the cycle at the Coliseum in the A's 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on June 21, 2000.
Tim Hudson and Jason Isringhausen combined on a 3-0 shutout of the Texas Rangers on October 1, 2000 as the A's clinch the American League West Division title on the final day of the regular season.
On August 12, 2001, Jason Giambi blasts a game-ending, two-out, two-run home run off New York Yankee reliever Mike Stanton to complete a three-game sweep of the Yankees and complete a perfect 6-0 homestand. The home run was also Giambi's 1,000th career base hit.
On August 7, 2002, Terrence Long's spectacular catch in right field robs Boston's Manny Ramirez of a game-winning three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, preserving a 3-2 victory at Fenway Park.
Miguel Tejada's game-ending, three-run home run vs. Minnesota on Sept. 1, 2002 gives the A's a 11-9 victory over the Twins, extending Oakland's winning streak to 18 games.
Scott Hatteberg hits a pinch-hit, game ending home run vs. Kansas City on September 4, 2002 that lifts the A's to their American League record 20th consecutive victory. The crowd of 55,528 was the largest regular season crowd in Oakland history.
On October 1, 2003, Ramon Hernandez's two-out, safety squeeze scores Eric Byrnes from third to give the A's a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game One of the 2003 American League Division Series.
Jason Kendall records an unassisted putout of Michael Young at home plate on a wild pitch for the final out in the A's 11-10 win at Texas on July 22, 2005.
Jason Kendall scores the winning run from third base in the bottom of the ninth inning on August 11, 2005 against Los Angeles when Francisco Rodriguez fails to catch the throw back to the pitcher following the pitch.
On September 7, 2005, the A's score five times in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Seattle, 8-7, marking the first time in Oakland history the A's had come back from a four-run deficit entering the final at bat. Nick Swisher walks with the bases loaded to force in the winning run.
On October 3, 2006, Frank Thomas hits two solo home runs and Barry Zito outduels Johan Santana in the A's 3-2 victory over Minnesota in the first game of the 2006 American League Division Series.
On October 6, 2006, Marco Scutaro's bases loaded double in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins gives the A's 8-2 lead in Game Three of the American League Divisional Series. The A's would win the game, 8-3, completing a sweep of the Twins to advance to the American League Championship Series.
Marco Scutaro hits a two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off Mariano Rivera to give the A's a 7-5 win over the New York Yankees on April 15, 2007.
Jack Cust, on May 13 2007, hits a two-out, three run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off Aaron Fultz to give the A's a 10-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The A's rallied for five runs with two outs in the bottom of ninth inning. Milton Bradley tied the game with a two-run home run off Joe Borowski.
