From Mustaches to Monarchs
When the A’s moved west, no one imagined they would become baseball’s defining dynasty of the 1970s. They grew from up-and-comers in 1970 to champions who ruled October — powered by Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, and Rollie Fingers, the “Mustache Gang” that turned rebellion into rings.
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The early 1970s were a turbulent but glorious time in baseball. The game was modernizing — divisions had just been introduced, free agency was on the horizon, and the American League would soon debut the designated hitter. Against that backdrop, the Oakland A’s became a cultural flashpoint. They challenged the old order with long hair, facial hair, and open defiance of baseball’s buttoned-down norms. Yet beneath the rebellion was one of the most fundamentally sound, balanced teams ever built — power arms, airtight defense, and timely hitting that turned every October into a masterclass in pressure baseball. From Reggie’s flair to Catfish’s command to Rollie’s swagger, the dynasty captured everything unpredictable about the era
This OUAT Museum collection brings you every chapter of that six-year rise — the full regular-season narratives, postseason series, and historical context, all restored into a single seamless chronicle.
Included: 1970 through 1975 regular-season stories and game-by-game playoff coverage.
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