The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series a total of five times, with championships in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, and 1930. The Oakland Athletics, after relocating to California, have won the World Series four times, in 1972, 1989, 1990, and 2000. In total, the franchise has won nine World Series titles when combining both the Philadelphia and Oakland eras.
The A's have won the World Series 9 times - 5 times as the Philadelphia A's and 4 times as the Oakland A's.
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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.
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the phillies have 2 world series titles
The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 and 1930.
The Philadelphia/Oakland A's have won nine world championships.
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.
The A's have won 9 WS titles. 4 under Oakland. 5 under Philadelphia.
Since the A's moved to Oakland in 1968, they have been to the World Series 6 times: 1) 1972 - defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2) 1973 - defeated the New York Mets 3) 1974 - defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4) 1988 - lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5) 1989 - defeated the San Francisco Giants 6) 1990 - lost to the Cincinnati Reds The franchise went to the World Series 8 times while located in Philadelphia, winning 5 of the 8.
The Boston Red Sox have won seven World Series, which places them behind the New York Yankees (27), the St. Louis Cardinals (10) and the Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics (nine).
As of the 2008 season:1) New York Yankees - 26 World Series won2) St. Louis Cardinals - 10 World Series won3) Oakland Athletics - 9 World Series won (5 of those were in Philadelphia)4) Boston Red Sox - 7 World Series won