No baseball team has moved more than the Oakland Athletics since 1901. They still have a couple more moves left in them.

Oakland fans, who have seen the NFL Raiders leave twice, had to bid farewell to their baseball team this year.

Despite their nomadic nature, the A’s have racked up nine World championships in their lifetime.

Let’s look at this mercurial team and how they have found success, if not a stable home.

PHILADELPHIA

The Athletics started their journey as a charter member of the American League in 1901.

Under the leadership of manager Connie Mack, the A’s won the World Series over the Chicago Cubs in 1910, the New York Giants in 1911, and the Giants again in 1914.

Stars of the team included third baseman Frank Baker and pitcher Chief Bender.

Baker’s two homers in the 1911 Series earned him the nickname “Home Run” Baker.

After a long period of futility, the A’s rebounded to win two more World Series. They beat the Cubs in 1929 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930.

The top stars during this period were catcher Mickey Cochrane, pitcher Lefty Grove, first baseman Jimmie Foxx, and outfielder Al Simmons.

KANSAS CITY

Mack and his team suffered a decline, and new owner Arnold Johnson moved the team to Kansas City in 1955.

Chuck Finley bought the team in 1960 and moved them further west in 1968.

OAKLAND

The green-and-gold A’s found great success in Oakland, winning the 1972 World Series over the Cincinnati Reds.

Pitchers Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, and Rollie Fingers were the big names, along with hitters Sal Bando, Joe Rudi, and Gene Tenace.

The A’s repeated as champions in 1973 by defeating the New York Mets and made it a three-peat by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1974.

Oakland won the A’s ninth and final World Series in 1989. The “Bash Brothers” duo of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire led the way, along with Rickey Henderson, Dave Stewart, and Dennis Eckersley.

The A’s were a respectable team with cheaper talent during the “Moneyball” era under General Manager Billy Beane, but they couldn’t capture a 10th World title.

The team will play in Sacramento for the next three or four years during construction of their new home in Vegas.