It took some time for the Oakland Athletics to find their permanent home. After owning the team since its inception, Connie Mack‘s family sold the team to Arnold Johnson in 1954. He moved the team to Kansas City in 1955, and essentially turned it into the Yankees farm team until he sold the franchise to Charlie Finley in 1960.
Finley essentially wanted to leave Kansas City from the moment he purchased the team, but it took years for that dream to become a reality. Finally, the A’s moved to Oakland prior to the 1968 campaign, where they have been since.