1972 Charles O. Finley Oakland A's World Series Championship

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Charles O. Finley, owner of the Oakland Athletics world champion baseball team, relaxes in a park near his office in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 24, 1973. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy

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This is the story of a losing baseball team that became a 1970s dynasty, thanks to the unorthodox strategies and stunts of two very colorful men.When Charlie Finley bought the A's in 1960, he was an outsider to the game—a insurance businessman with a larger-than-life personality. He brought his cousin Carl on as his right-hand man, moved the team from Kansas City to Oakland, and pioneered a new way to put together a winning team.

Finley Ball: How Two Baseball Outsiders Turned the Oakland A's Into a Dynasty and Changed the Game Forever [Book]