1974 Oakland Athletics Roster

The 1974 Oakland Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1974 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1974 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1974 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1974 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1974 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1974 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

37 Glenn Abbott 6-06 200 Right Right 1951-02-16
14 Vida Blue 6-00 189 Left Both 1949-07-28
34 Rollie Fingers 6-04 195 Right Right 1946-08-25
33 Dave Hamilton 6-00 190 Left Left 1947-12-13
30 Ken Holtzman 6-02 175 Left Right 1945-11-03
20 Leon Hooten 5-11 180 Right Right 1948-04-04
27 Catfish Hunter 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-04-08
32 Darold Knowles 6-00 190 Left Left 1941-12-09
25 Paul Lindblad 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-08-09
13 Blue Moon Odom 6-00 185 Right Right 1945-05-29
39 Bill Parsons 6-06 195 Right Right 1948-08-17
10 Ray Fosse 6-02 215 Right Right 1947-04-04
12 Larry Haney 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-11-19
23 Tim Hosley 5-10 195 Right Right 1947-05-10
6 Sal Bando 6-00 205 Right Right 1944-02-13
38 Pat Bourque 6-00 210 Left Left 1947-03-23
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
24 John Donaldson 5-11 165 Right Left 1943-05-05
29 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
1 Dick Green 5-10 180 Right Right 1941-04-21
38 Jim Holt 6-00 195 Right Left 1944-05-27
7 Deron Johnson 6-02 209 Right Right 1938-07-17
11 Ted Kubiak 6-00 175 Right Both 1942-05-12
16 Dal Maxvill 5-11 160 Right Right 1939-02-18
21 Rich McKinney 5-11 185 Right Right 1946-11-22
23 Gaylen Pitts 6-01 175 Right Right 1946-06-06
18 Gene Tenace 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-10-10
8 Manny Trillo 6-01 164 Right Right 1950-12-25
37 Vic Davalillo 5-07 155 Left Left 1936-07-31
9 Reggie Jackson 6-00 200 Left Left 1946-05-18
2 Angel Mangual 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-03-19
4 Billy North 5-11 185 Right Both 1948-05-15
26 Joe Rudi 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-07
28 Champ Summers 6-02 205 Right Left 1946-06-15
22 Jesus Alou 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-03-24
15 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
3 Herb Washington 6-00 170 Right Right 1951-11-16
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The 1974 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 94/92) where 845,693 fans witnessed their 1974 Athletics finish the season with a .556 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1974 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1974 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1974 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1974 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1974 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Sal Bando
Vida Blue
Bert Campaneris
Ray Fosse
Reggie Jackson
Angel Mangual
Billy North
Joe Rudi
Gene Tenace
Manny Trillo

1974 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Gene Tenace (79)
1B Gene Tenace (106)
2B Dick Green (100)
3B Sal Bando (141)
SS Bert Campaneris (133)
LF Joe Rudi (140)
CF Billy North (138)
RF Reggie Jackson (126)
DH Jesus Alou (41)
  
SP Glenn Abbott
SP Vida Blue
SP Dave Hamilton
SP Ken Holtzman
SP Catfish Hunter
  
RP Darold Knowles
RP Paul Lindblad
RP Blue Moon Odom
CL Rollie Fingers


1974 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Darold Knowles $59,000.00
Ray Fosse $50,000.00
Herb Washington $45,000.00
Vic Davalillo $35,000.00
Jesus Alou $27,500.00
Jim Holt $25,000.00
Larry Haney $22,500.00
John Donaldson $14,832.00
Manny Trillo $10,800.00


1974 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Dick Green
#2 Angel Mangual
#3 Herb Washington
#4 Billy North
#6 Sal Bando
#7 Deron Johnson
#8 Manny Trillo
#9 Reggie Jackson
#10 Ray Fosse
#11 Ted Kubiak
#12 Larry Haney
#13 Blue Moon Odom
#14 Vida Blue
#15 Claudell Washington
#16 Dal Maxvill
#18 Gene Tenace
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Leon Hooten
#21 Rich McKinney
#22 Jesus Alou
#23 Tim Hosley
#23 Gaylen Pitts
#24 John Donaldson
#25 Paul Lindblad
#26 Joe Rudi
#27 Catfish Hunter
#28 Champ Summers
#29 Phil Garner
#30 Ken Holtzman
#32 Darold Knowles
#33 Dave Hamilton
#34 Rollie Fingers
#37 Glenn Abbott
#37 Vic Davalillo
#38 Pat Bourque
#38 Jim Holt
#39 Bill Parsons

Did you know that a 1974 Oakland Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?