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The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954. They then moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics, and after another move to Oakland, California, in 1967 they became the Oakland Athletics. In 2025 the franchise moved to West Sacramento, California, as the Athletics, with plans to move later to the Las Vegas area. During their 54 years in Philadelphia the club had an overall win-loss record of 3,886 wins, 4,248 losses and 79 ties, and eight former Philadelphia Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Baseball, Sports
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Chief Bender, Athletes
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Home Run Baker, Athletes
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Wilbert Robinson, Athletes
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Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954
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1. Philadelphia Athletics (Wikipedia)
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    The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954
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    Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954
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Home Run Baker (Wikipedia)
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Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees
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Wilbert Robinson (Wikipedia)
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He played in MLB for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals
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Chief Bender (Wikipedia)
Roster: Chief Bender, Career narrative
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he led the Athletics to the AL pennant in 1910
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