Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Speedster who swiped a record 130 bases in 1982 | Rickey Henderson | 95%
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Two players who combined for 80 home runs in 1987 | Mark McGwire | 92%
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Book (and later movie) about penny-pinching GM Billy Beane | Moneyball | 92%
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Non-baseball event which disrupted the 1989 World Series | Earthquake | 86%
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Two players who combined for 80 home runs in 1987 | Jose Canseco | 85%
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Nickname of that duo? | The {Bash} Brothers | 85%
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Other cities which the Athletics called home before moving to Oakland in 1968 | Philadelphia | 84%
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Ace reliever of the 1970s known for his handlebar mustache | Rollie Fingers | 83%
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The A's mascot is this type of animal | Elephant | 78%
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Closer who allowed just 5 earned runs over the course of 73 innings pitched in 1990 | Dennis Eckersley | 77%
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MVP slugger who led the A's to three consecutive World Series wins in the 1970s | Reggie Jackson | 75%
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Other cities which the Athletics called home before moving to Oakland in 1968 | Kansas City | 72%
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Slugger, nicknamed "Double X", who hit a team-record 58 home runs in 1932 | Jimmie Foxx | 69%
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Manager who led the A's during to their most recent World Series title in 1989 | Tony LaRussa | 62%
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Slugger who managed to hit exactly .247 for four seasons in a row from 2015–2018 | Khris Davis | 57%
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Manager of the A's from 1901–1950 who won (and lost) more games than any manager in Major League history | Connie Mack | 51%
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