1989 against the San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 0.
This Series is best known for the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake that did severe damage to the Bay Area and disrupted the Series for 12 days.
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They last WON a WS when they swept the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 "earthquake series" but the last WS the A's appeared in was the following season in 1990 when they in turn were swept by the Cincinnati Reds.
The A's have won the World Series 9 times.
1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989
In 1989, the Oakland A's won the 85th World Series, sweeping their Bay Area rivals, the San Francisco Giants, in four games.
Yes .... 1972 over the Cincinnati Reds, 1973 over the New York Mets, and 1974 over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Oakland Athletics were in the Playoffs in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2006.