Philadelphia Athletics
The most notable first basemen in Athletics' history are: Jason Giambi Mark McGwire Gene Tenace Jimmie Fox Currently, it's Daric Barton.
Gene Tenace has: Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1971 American League Championship Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1972 World Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1972 American League Championship Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1972 World Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1973 American League Championship Series" in 1973. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1973 World Series" in 1973. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1974 World Series" in 1974. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1974 American League Championship Series" in 1974. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1975 American League Championship Series" in 1975. Played Himself - AL First Baseman in "1975 MLB All-Star Game" in 1975. Played Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Designated Hitter in "1982 World Series" in 1982. Played Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Pinch Hitter in "1982 World Series" in 1982. Played himself in "The Simpsons" in 1989. Played Himself - Toronto Blue Jays Hitting Coach in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Toronto Blue Jays Bench Coach in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Toronto Blue Jays Manager in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played himself in "Prime 9" in 2009.
Lance Blankenship has: Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Second Baseman in "1989 American League Championship Series" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Right Fielder in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Hitter in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Second Baseman in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Center Fielder in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Hitter in "1990 World Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Runner in "1990 American League Championship Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Second Baseman in "1992 American League Championship Series" in 1992.
The First World Series the Oakland Athletics won was in 1972, but it was not the Athletic's franchise first World Series. From 1901 -1954 the Athletics played in Philadelphia, and from 1955 - 1967 they played in Kansas City. The Athletic franchise won 9 World Series titles starting in 1910.
Mike Hegan has: Played Himself - New York Yankees Pinch Hitter in "1964 World Series" in 1964. Played Himself - New York Yankees Pinch Runner in "1964 World Series" in 1964. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Hitter in "1971 American League Championship Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1972 American League Championship Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1972 World Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Hitter in "1972 American League Championship Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Hitter in "1972 World Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Runner in "1972 American League Championship Series" in 1972.
Ron Hassey has: Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1988 American League Championship Series" in 1988. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1989 American League Championship Series" in 1989. Played Himself - Montreal Expos Catcher in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Colorado Rockies First Base Coach in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Hitter in "1990 American League Championship Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1990 American League Championship Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1990 World Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Pinch Hitter in "1990 World Series" in 1990.
Mark McGwire has: Played Himself - Baseball Player (segment "Juiced") in "60 Minutes" in 1968. Played himself in "Reading Rainbow" in 1983. Played Himself - AL First Baseman in "1987 MLB All-Star Game" in 1987. Played himself in "The 1988 Oakland Athletics: A Bashing Success" in 1988. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1988 American League Championship Series" in 1988. Played Himself - AL First Baseman in "1988 MLB All-Star Game" in 1988. Played himself in "The Simpsons" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1989 World Series" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1989 American League Championship Series" in 1989. Played Himself - AL First Baseman in "1989 MLB All-Star Game" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1990 World Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Designated Hitter in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1990 American League Championship Series" in 1990. Played Himself - AL First Baseman in "1990 MLB All-Star Game" in 1990. Played Himself - St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - AL First Baseman in "1992 MLB All-Star Game" in 1992. Played Himself - Testifying Before Congress in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1992. Played himself in "Mad About You" in 1992. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "1992 American League Championship Series" in 1992. Played himself in "Late Show with David Letterman" in 1993. Played himself in "Baseball" in 1994. Played Himself - AL First Baseman: Oakland Athetics in "1996 MLB All-Star Game" in 1996. Played Himself - AL First Baseman: Oakland Athletics in "1997 MLB All-Star Game" in 1997. Played Himself - NL Starting First Baseman: St. Louis Cardinals in "1998 MLB All-Star Game" in 1998. Played Himself - Presenter in "MTV Video Music Awards 1998" in 1998. Played himself in "Race for the Record" in 1998. Performed in "ABC 2000: The Millennium" in 1999. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999. Played himself in "1999 MLB All-Star Game" in 1999. Played Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Pinch Hitter in "2000 National League Championship Series" in 2000. Played Himself - Baseball Player in "ESPN Outside the Lines Weekly" in 2000. Played Himself - NL First Baseman: St. Louis Cardinals in "2000 MLB All-Star Game" in 2000. Played himself in "Rome Is Burning" in 2003. Played Himself - Baseball Player in "ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly" in 2003. Played Himself - Baseball Player in "Costas Now" in 2005. Played himself in "Jose Canseco: Last Shot" in 2008. Played himself in "Prime 9" in 2009. Played himself in "Ted Williams" in 2009.
Terry Steinbach has: Played Himself - AL Catcher in "1988 MLB All-Star Game" in 1988. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1988 American League Championship Series" in 1988. Played Himself - AL Catcher in "1989 MLB All-Star Game" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Designated Hitter in "1989 American League Championship Series" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1989 American League Championship Series" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1989 World Series" in 1989. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics First Baseman in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Minnesota Twins Catcher in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1990 American League Championship Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1990 World Series" in 1990. Played Himself - Oakland Athletics Catcher in "1992 American League Championship Series" in 1992. Played Himself - AL Catcher in "1993 MLB All-Star Game" in 1993. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999. Played himself in "Prime 9" in 2009.
Philadelphia had two Major League teams in 1909. The Athletics played in the American League and the Phillies played in the National League.
Joe broke in with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1908 and played in 5 games. He played in 5 more games with the Athletics in 1909 and then was traded to Cleveland for the 1910 season. He played in 20 games for Cleveland in 1910 and then became a first stringer in 1911, playing in 147 games and batting .408.
The sport that was played was Athletics, or you can say cycling and Handball.