Franchise · World Series
Sacramento Athletics
In the World Series since 1905 · 9× champions
Covers the World Series from 1903 through 2025 — 1904 and 1994 had no Series.
Nine World Series titles. Only two franchises have more. Winners more often than not — 41 of 75 World Series games.
75
Games
41
Won
14
Appearances
9
Titles
Titles: 191019111913192919301972197319741989
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Biggest game win — New York Giants 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 13, by 11 runs (1911).
The Sacramento Athletics have played 75 World Series games across 14 appearances in the data: 41 won, 34 lost.
Franchise lineage (per Retrosheet's continuity table): reached the Series as Philadelphia Athletics, then the Oakland Athletics.
World Series finishes
| Year | Finish | As | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics | lost 1–4 |
| 1910 | Champions | Philadelphia Athletics | won 4–1 |
| 1911 | Champions | Philadelphia Athletics | won 4–2 |
| 1913 | Champions | Philadelphia Athletics | won 4–1 |
| 1914 | Runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics | lost 0–4 |
| 1929 | Champions | Philadelphia Athletics | won 4–1 |
| 1930 | Champions | Philadelphia Athletics | won 4–2 |
| 1931 | Runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics | lost 3–4 |
| 1972 | Champions | Oakland Athletics | won 4–3 |
| 1973 | Champions | Oakland Athletics | won 4–3 |
| 1974 | Champions | Oakland Athletics | won 4–1 |
| 1988 | Runners-up | Oakland Athletics | lost 1–4 |
| 1989 | Champions | Oakland Athletics | won 4–0 |
| 1990 | Runners-up | Oakland Athletics | lost 0–4 |
Biggest game win
New York Giants 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 13 — by 11 runs (1911).
Notable games
- St. Louis Cardinals 4–2 Philadelphia Athletics (game 7, 1931)
- Oakland Athletics 3–2 Cincinnati Reds (game 7, 1972)
- Oakland Athletics 5–2 New York Mets (game 7, 1973)
Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 2025 World Series. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source
✓ Every fact computed from Retrosheet World Series game logs — retrosheet.org. Not written by anyone.