<P> The Athletics ' 2002 campaign ranks among the most famous in franchise history . Following the 2001 season , Oakland saw the departure of three key players . Billy Beane , the team 's general manager , responded with a series of under - the - radar free agent signings . The new - look Athletics , despite a comparative lack of star power , surprised the baseball world by besting the 2001 team 's regular season record . The team is most famous , however , for winning 20 consecutive games between August 13 and September 4 , 2002 . The Athletics ' season was the subject of Michael Lewis ' 2003 book Moneyball : The Art of Winning an Unfair Game ( as Lewis was given the opportunity to follow the team around throughout that season ) . A film adaptation of the book , also titled Moneyball , was released in 2011 . </P>
<P> The Athletics ' 2002 campaign ranks among the most famous in franchise history . Following the 2001 season , Oakland saw the departure of three key players . Billy Beane , the team 's general manager , responded with a series of under - the - radar free agent signings . The new - look Athletics , despite a comparative lack of star power , surprised the baseball world by besting the 2001 team 's regular season record . The team is most famous , however , for winning 20 consecutive games between August 13 and September 4 , 2002 . The Athletics ' season was the subject of Michael Lewis ' 2003 book Moneyball : The Art of Winning an Unfair Game ( as Lewis was given the opportunity to follow the team around throughout that season ) . A film adaptation of the book , also titled Moneyball , was released in 2011 . </P>
when did the oakland a 's win 20 games in a row
when did the oakland a 's win 20 games in a row
between August 13 and September 4 , 2002
between August 13 and September 4 , 2002