Battle of the Bay: Giants Beating the A’s on and off the Field

The year was 1975.  The Athletics were playing their eighth season in Oakland.  The previous seven had brought an average of 91 wins, four division titles and three World Series Championships.  The A's were among the top draws in the Major Leagues while Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson and Rollie Fingers were the talk of the Bay Area.  

Meanwhile, across the bay, the San Francisco Giants were struggling through a decade-long stretch of mediocrity in the aftermath of the Mays/McCovey/Marichal era.  They were nowhere near the playoffs and just over...

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