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1974 Oakland Athletics season

Index 1974 Oakland Athletics season

The 1974 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's winning their fourth consecutive American League West title with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. [1]

90 relations: Alvin Dark, American League West, Ángel Mangual, Bert Campaneris, Bill Parsons, Billy North, Birmingham A's, Blue Moon Odom, Bob Locker, Bobby Hofman, Bobby Winkles, Buddy Peterson, Burlington Bees, Catfish Hunter, Champ Summers, Charlie Finley, Claudell Washington, Cy Young Award, Dal Maxvill, Darold Knowles, Dave Hamilton (baseball), Deron Johnson, Dick Green, Dodger Stadium, Double-A (baseball), Gaylen Pitts, Gene Tenace, Glenn Abbott, Harry Bright, Herb Washington, Horacio Piña, Irv Noren, Jerry Adair, Jesús Alou, Jim Holt (baseball), Joe Rudi, John Donaldson (second baseman), Jon Miller, Ken Holtzman, KTVU, KZSF, Larry Haney, Leon Hooten, Lewiston Broncs, Manny Trillo, Memorial Stadium (Baltimore), Midwest League, Mike Marshall (pitcher), Minnesota Twins, Minor League Baseball, ..., Monte Moore, Northwest League, Oakland Athletics, Oakland, California, Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Pacific Coast League, Pat Bourque, Paul Lindblad, Pennant (sports), Phil Garner, Pinch runner, Ray Fosse, Reggie Jackson, Rene Lachemann, Rich McKinney, Rick Lysander, Rico Carty, Rollie Fingers, Sal Bando, Secondary school, Sherm Lollar, Southern League (baseball), Ted Kubiak, Texas Rangers (baseball), Tiger Stadium (Detroit), Tim Hosley, Triple-A (baseball), Tucson Toros, United States dollar, Vern Hoscheit, Vic Davalillo, Vida Blue, Wes Stock, 1974 American League Championship Series, 1974 Baltimore Orioles season, 1974 Chicago Cubs season, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 1974 Major League Baseball draft, 1974 World Series. Expand index (40 more) »

Alvin Dark

Alvin Ralph Dark (January 7, 1922 – November 13, 2014), nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop and manager.

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American League West

The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League.

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Ángel Mangual

Ángel Luis Mangual Guilbe (March 19, 1947 in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico) is a former professional baseball outfielder.

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Bert Campaneris

Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9, 1942), nicknamed 'Bert' or 'Campy', is a Cuban American former professional baseball player.

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Bill Parsons

William Raymond Parsons (born August 17, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player, a,, right-handed pitcher from Riverside, California.

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Billy North

William Alex North (born May 15, 1948) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball.

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Birmingham A's

The Birmingham A's was a former minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Blue Moon Odom

Johnny Lee "Blue Moon" Odom (born May 29, 1945) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Bob Locker

Robert Awtry Locker (born March 15, 1938 in George, Iowa) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.

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Bobby Hofman

Robert George Hofman (October 5, 1925 – April 5, 1994) was an American infielder, catcher and coach in Major League Baseball.

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Bobby Winkles

Bobby Brooks Winkles (born March 11, 1930) is a former baseball coach at Arizona State University and manager in Major League Baseball.

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Buddy Peterson

Carl Francis "Buddy" Peterson (April 23, 1925 – September 19, 2006) was an American professional baseball player and manager who spent all but 13 games of his career at the minor league level.

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Burlington Bees

The Burlington Bees are a Class A minor league baseball team, based in Burlington, Iowa, that is an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.

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Catfish Hunter

James Augustus Hunter (April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999), nicknamed "Catfish", was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Champ Summers

John Junior "Champ" Summers (June 15, 1946 – October 11, 2012) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman for six teams during his eleven-year career that spanned from 1974 to 1984.

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Charlie Finley

Charles Oscar Finley (February 22, 1918 – February 19, 1996), nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American businessman who is best remembered for his tenure as the owner of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics.

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Claudell Washington

Claudell Washington (born August 31, 1954) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics (1974–76), Texas Rangers (1977–78), Chicago White Sox (1978–80), New York Mets (1980), Atlanta Braves (1981–86), New York Yankees (1987–88, 1990) and California Angels (1989–90).

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Cy Young Award

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Dal Maxvill

Charles Dallan Maxvill (born February 18, 1939 in Granite City, Illinois) is a former shortstop, coach and general manager in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Darold Knowles

Darold Duane Knowles (born December 9, 1941) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1965 and 1980.

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Dave Hamilton (baseball)

David Edward Hamilton (born December 13, 1947) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who won three World Series championships as a member of the Oakland Athletics in the early 1970s.

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Deron Johnson

Deron Roger Johnson (July 17, 1938 – April 23, 1992) was an American professional baseball player.

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Dick Green

Richard Larry Green (born April 21, 1941) is a former Major League Baseball player.

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Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium, occasionally called by the metonym Chavez Ravine, is a baseball park located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the home field to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise.

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Double-A (baseball)

Double-A (or Class AA) is the second highest level of play in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) in the United States after Triple-A. There are thirty Double-A teams in three leagues at this classification: Eastern League, Southern League, and the Texas League.

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Gaylen Pitts

Gaylen Richard Pitts (born June 6, 1946, at Wichita, Kansas) is an American professional baseball manager and coach, and a former third baseman at the Major League Baseball level.

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Gene Tenace

Fury Gene Tenace (born Fiore Gino Tennaci; October 10, 1946), better known as Gene Tenace, is an American former professional baseball player and coach in Major League Baseball.

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Glenn Abbott

William Glenn Abbott (born February 16, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.

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Harry Bright

Harry James Bright (September 22, 1929 – March 13, 2000) was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, utility player, and scout in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1965.

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Herb Washington

Herbert Lee Washington (born November 16, 1951) is a former world-class sprinter who parlayed his speed into a brief Major League Baseball (MLB) stint in 1974 and 1975 with the Oakland Athletics.

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Horacio Piña

Horacio Piña García (born March 12, 1945 in Matamoros, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico) is a former relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between and.

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Irv Noren

Irving Arnold Noren (born November 29, 1924) is an American former professional baseball and basketball player.

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Jerry Adair

Kenneth Jerry Adair (December 17, 1936 – May 31, 1987) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, shortstop and third baseman with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals between 1958 and 1970.

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Jesús Alou

Jesús María Rojas Alou (born March 24, 1942) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder.

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Jim Holt (baseball)

James William Holt (May 27, 1944) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.

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Joe Rudi

Joseph Oden Rudi (born September 7, 1946 in Modesto, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City & Oakland Athletics (1967–76, 1982), California Angels (1977–80) and Boston Red Sox (1981).

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John Donaldson (second baseman)

John David Donaldson (born May 5, 1943 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman.

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Jon Miller

Jon Wesley Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball.

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Ken Holtzman

Kenneth Dale Holtzman (born November 3, 1945) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees between 1965 and 1979.

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KTVU

KTVU, virtual channel 2 (UHF digital channel 44), is a Fox owned-and-operated television station licensed to Oakland, California, United States and serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

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KZSF

KZSF (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Larry Haney

Wallace Larry Haney (born November 19, 1942 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher.

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Leon Hooten

Michael Leon Hooten (born 1948) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Lewiston Broncs

The Lewiston Broncs were a minor league baseball team in the northwest United States, based in Lewiston, Idaho, and played from 1952 through 1974.

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Manny Trillo

Jesús Manuel Marcano Trillo (born December 25, 1950), also nicknamed 'Indio', is a Venezuelan former second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from through.

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Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)

Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street (aka 33rd Street Boulevard or renamed "Babe Ruth Plaza") on an oversized block (officially designated as Venable Park, a former city park from the 1920s) also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue (west), 36th Street (north), and Ednor Road (east).

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Midwest League

The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league, established in 1954 and based in the Midwestern United States.

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Mike Marshall (pitcher)

Michael Grant "Iron Mike" Marshall (born January 15, 1943) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues.

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Monte Moore

Monte Moore is a former radio and television broadcaster for the Kansas City Athletics and Oakland Athletics baseball teams.

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Northwest League

The Northwest League of Professional Baseball (or simply the Northwest League or NWL) is a Class A Short Season minor league in the northwest United States and western Canada.

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Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics, often referred to as the A's, are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.

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Oakland, California

Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States.

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Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, often referred to as the Oakland Coliseum, is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States, which is home to both the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

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Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern, and Southeastern United States.

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Pat Bourque

Patrick Daniel Bourque (born March 23, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional baseball player, a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for three teams in a four-year MLB career.

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Paul Lindblad

Paul Aaron Lindblad (August 9, 1941 – January 1, 2006) was an American Major League Baseball left-handed middle-relief pitcher.

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Pennant (sports)

A pennant is a commemorative flag typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.

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Phil Garner

Philip Mason Garner (born April 30, 1949) is an American former baseball player.

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Pinch runner

A pinch runner is a baseball player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base.

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Ray Fosse

Raymond Earl Fosse (born April 4, 1947 in Marion, Illinois) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator.

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Reggie Jackson

Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Rene Lachemann

Rene George Lachemann (born May 4, 1945) is a retired American professional baseball coach, catcher and manager in Major League Baseball.

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Rich McKinney

Charles Richard McKinney (born November 22, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Rick Lysander

Richard Eugene Lysander is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Rico Carty

Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1, 1939) is a Dominican former professional baseball player.

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Rollie Fingers

Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is an American retired professional baseball pitcher.

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Sal Bando

Salvatore Leonard Bando (born February 13, 1944) is a former third baseman and executive in professional baseball who played for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics (1966–76) and Milwaukee Brewers (1977–81).

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Secondary school

A secondary school is both an organization that provides secondary education and the building where this takes place.

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Sherm Lollar

John Sherman Lollar, Jr., (August 23, 1924 – September 24, 1977) was an American professional baseball player and coach.

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Southern League (baseball)

The Southern League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Southern United States.

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Ted Kubiak

Theodore Rodger Kubiak (born May 12, 1942) is a former switch-hitting infielder for the Kansas City Athletics, the Oakland Athletics, the Milwaukee Brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Texas Rangers, and the San Diego Padres.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Tiger Stadium (Detroit)

Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a baseball park located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.

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Tim Hosley

Timothy Kenneth Hosley (May 10, 1947 – January 21, 2014) was an American professional baseball catcher who played parts of nine seasons in Major League Baseball between 1970 and 1981.

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Triple-A (baseball)

Triple-A (or Class AAA) is the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Mexico.

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Tucson Toros

The Tucson Toros were a professional baseball team based in Tucson, Arizona, in the United States.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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Vern Hoscheit

Vernard Arthur Hoscheit (April 1, 1922 – June 11, 2007) was an American professional baseball catcher, coach and manager.

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Vic Davalillo

Víctor José Davalillo Romero (born July 31, 1936) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player.

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Vida Blue

Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. (born July 28, 1949) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.

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Wes Stock

Wesley Gay Stock (born April 10, 1934 in Longview, Washington) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, pitching coach and television commentator.

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1974 American League Championship Series

The 1974 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup between the East Division Champion Baltimore Orioles and the West Division Champion Oakland A's.

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1974 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1974 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball.

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1974 Chicago Cubs season

The 1974 Chicago Cubs season was the 103rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 99th in the National League and the 59th at Wrigley Field.

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1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West by four games over the Cincinnati Reds, then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1974 National League Championship Series before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 World Series.

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1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 45th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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1974 Major League Baseball draft

The following are the first round picks in the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.

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1974 World Series

The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champions Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A’s winning the Series in five games.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Oakland_Athletics_season

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