OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 17, 1974: Fans of the Oakland Athletics swarm the field and take souvenir samples of the turf home with them after the Athletics won 3-2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in ...

1974: The only team other than the New York Yankees to win three straight World Series the past 70 years were the Swingin’ A’s of Oakland.

By Sam McPherson Despite winning both the 1972 and 1973 World Series, the 1974 Oakland Athletics weren't really favored to do it again. After all, only one club in Major League Baseball had ever ...

Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Rollie Fingers, center, is introduced during a ceremony for the 1974 Athletics team that won the World Series, Sunday, June 23, 2024, before a baseball game ...

Former Oakland Athletics' Gene Tenace, Reggie Jackson, and Rollie Fingers throw out the ceremonial first pitch at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, 2014.