(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1968 1972 1973 1974 1989 2005 A’s to Oakland Then on October 18, 1967, A.L. owners at last gave Finley permission to move the Athletics to Oakland for the 1968 season. According to some reports, Cronin promised Finley that he could move the team after the 1967 season as an incentive to sign the new …