Retired Numbers
See also: List of Major League Baseball retired numbersThe numbers honored are as follows:
Reggie Jackson Outfielder: 1967(KC) 1968–75,87(OAK) Retired 2004 |
Rickey Henderson Outfielder: 1979–84,1989–93, 1994–95, 1998(OAK) Retired 2009 |
Catfish Hunter Pitcher: 1965–67(KC) 1968–74(OAK) Retired 1991 |
Rollie Fingers Pitcher: 1968–76(OAK) Retired 1993 |
Dennis Eckersley Pitcher: 1987–95(OAK) Retired 2005 |
Walter A. Haas, Jr. Owner: 1981–95(OAK) Honored 1995 |
Jackie Robinson Retired by all of MLB Retired 1997 |
No A's player from the Philadelphia era has his number retired by the organization. Though Jackson and Hunter played small portions of their careers in Kansas City, no player that played the majority of his years in the Kansas City era has his number retired either. As of 2012, the A's have retired only the numbers of members of the Hall of Fame who played large portions of their careers in Oakland.
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