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	Mark McGwire is Oakland's career home run leader. (Mark Duncan/AP)

All-time leaders & stats
First baseman Mark McGwire hit 363 of his 583 career home runs with the Athletics, good for the all-time team lead. Check the A's all-time leaders in all stat categories. All-time leaders >

Eck enters the Hall in 2004
As the game's top closer, Dennis Eckersley played for the A's from 1987-1995, winning the Cy Young and MVP in 1992. Look up all the Hall of Famers in franchise history.

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Use the links above to trace Athletics history, from Connie Mack in Philadelphia to Eric Chavez in Oakland.

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Every player to wear an Athletics uniform is listed here, including Dave Stewart. Go >


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Multimedia Highlights

	Watch or listen to the best games ever in Baseball's Best >
Athletics games featured in Baseball's Best: 1974 World Series \| Game 1 1988 World Series \| Game 1 1990 World Series \| Game 4

Top Plays of 2006:

• Thomas' game winner, 7/6:

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• Saarloos strikes out 11, 9/19:

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Top Plays of 2005:

• Bobby Kielty's game winner, 8/30:

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• Jason Kendall saves the day, 7/22:

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Top Plays of 2004:

• Kotsay robs Teixeira of a homer, 7/25:

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• Bobby Crosby's walk-off homer, 9/30:

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• Top Plays Archive

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Stats and Records

LEADERS (*as of 2007)

Career HRs

1.	M. McGwire	363
2.	J. Foxx	302
3.	R. Jackson	269

Career Strikeouts

1.	E. Plank	1985
2.	R. Waddell	1576
3.	C. Bender	1536
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