rom anced ' ▁into ▁this ▁capacity ▁by ▁his ▁cousin ▁Charlie ▁O . ▁Fin ley ▁who ▁bought ▁into ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Carl ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁"... A ' s ▁owner ▁Charlie ▁O . ▁Fin ley ' s ▁' right - hand ▁man ' ▁during ▁the ▁A ’ s ▁stay ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁through ▁to ▁Fin ley ’ s ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁This ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁Oak land ▁power house ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Charlie , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁ty co on , ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁principal ▁to ▁run ▁a ▁professional ▁sports ▁franch ise ▁( with ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁staff ) ▁for ▁a ▁mostly - abs ente e ▁owner ." ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Charlie ▁O . ▁Fin ley ▁tried ▁hard ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁A ' s ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City ▁with ▁their ▁loyal ▁fans , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁outside ▁forces , ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁leave ▁Kansas ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Oak land , ▁CA ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁col ise um ▁ready ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁right ▁away . ▁ ▁So , ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁season ▁was ▁our ▁first ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁CA . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁Oak land ' s ▁first ▁ML B ▁team . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁A ' s