They have been to the World Series 11 times
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They have been to the world series 11 times .
The A's have been to the World Series 14 times, winning 9 times. They won as the Philadelphia Athletics in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 and 1930. They won as the Oakland Athletics in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1989.
Since the Athletics moved to Oakland they have been in 6 World Series (1972, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1990) and have played 32 World Series games, winning 17 and losing 15.
Depending on what you are looking for: Athletics Franchise (Philadelphia & Oakland) World Series Championships 9 World Series Game Victories 41 Oakland Athletics World Series Championships 4 World Series Game Victories 17
4 ... 1977 and 1978 losing to the Yankees, 1981 defeating the Yankees, and 1988 defeating the Athletics.
The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 and 1930.
The 1972 World Series went to 7 games, won by the Oakland Athletics over the Cincinnati Reds.
5 ... 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930.
5 ... 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930.
New York Yankees: 27St. Louis Cardinals: 11Oakland Athletics: 9Boston Red Sox: 8San Francisco Giants 8Los Angeles Dodgers: 6Cincinnati Reds: 5Pittsburgh Pirates: 5Detroit Tigers: 4Atlanta Braves: 3Baltimore Orioles: 3Minnesota Twins: 3Chicago White Sox: 3Chicago Cubs: 3Philadelphia Phillies: 2Cleveland Indians: 2New York Mets: 2Florida Marlins: 2Toronto Blue Jays: 2Kansas City Royals: 2Arizona Diamondbacks: 1Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: 1San Diego Padres: 0Colorado Rockies: 0Houston Astros: 0Milwaukee Brewers: 0Tampa Bay Rays: 0Seattle Mariners: 0Texas Rangers: 0Washington Nationals: 0*As of November 2016.
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The first World Series MVP award was in 1955.