Oakland Athletics Trivia

Can you guess these facts about the Oakland Athletics?

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Other cities which the Athletics called home before moving to Oakland in 1968	Philadelphia
	Kansas City
Two players who combined for 80 home runs in 1987	Mark McGwire
Two players who combined for 80 home runs in 1987	Jose Canseco
Nickname of that duo?	The Bash Brothers
Ace reliever of the 1970s known for his handlebar mustache	Rollie Fingers
The A's mascot is this type of animal	Elephant
Manager of the A's from 1901–1950 who won (and lost) more games than any manager in Major League history	Connie Mack
MVP slugger who led the A's to three consecutive World Series wins in the 1970s	Reggie Jackson
Book (and later movie) about penny-pinching GM Billy Beane	Moneyball
Slugger who managed to hit exactly .247 for four seasons in a row from 2015–2018	Khris Davis
Manager who led the A's during to their most recent World Series title in 1989	Tony LaRussa
Closer who allowed just 5 earned runs over the course of 73 innings pitched in 1990	Dennis Eckersley
Non-baseball event which disrupted the 1989 World Series	Earthquake
Speedster who swiped a record 130 bases in 1982	Rickey Henderson
Slugger, nicknamed "Double X", who hit a team-record 58 home runs in 1932	Jimmie Foxx