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Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics, relocating to Kansas City in 1955 and moving again in 1968 to become the Oakland Athletics.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Luke Appling	Baseball	2-Apr-1907	3-Jan-1991	Chicago White Sox, Hall of Famer
Lou Boudreau	Baseball	17-Jul-1917	10-Aug-2001	MLB Shortstop, Hall of Famer
Bert Campaneris	Baseball	9-Mar-1942		Shortstop, stole 410 bases in 8 years
Rocky Colavito	Baseball	10-Aug-1933		Denies having cursed Cleveland
Alvin Dark	Baseball	7-Jan-1922		Retired MLB Shortstop and Manager
Whitey Herzog	Baseball	9-Nov-1931		The White Rat
Catfish Hunter	Baseball	8-Apr-1946	9-Sep-1999	Pitched a perfect game in 1968
Don Larsen	Baseball	7-Aug-1929		Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series
Tony LaRussa	Baseball	4-Oct-1944		Manager, St. Louis Cardinals, 1996-2011
Tommy Lasorda	Baseball	22-Sep-1927		Manager of the LA Dodgers, 1977-96
Roger Maris	Baseball	10-Sep-1934	14-Dec-1985	Broke Babe Ruth's home run record
Billy Martin	Baseball	16-May-1928	25-Dec-1989	NY Yankees manager, fired 5 times
Satchel Paige	Baseball	7-Jul-1906	8-Jun-1982	Negro Leagues, Cleveland Indians pitcher

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