Today in Oakland Athletics history marks the 14-year anniversary of the Oakland Athletics defeating the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the 2001 ALDS. This unfortunately would be the final win the A’s would get in the postseason for 2001, but it was an incredible win and a classic game to remember as an A’s fan.
When the regular season ended in 2001, the A’s had won 102 games, led by manager Art Howe. Usually, a 100 plus win season would mean a division title, but the Seattle Mariners won 116 games that year which made the A’s the wild card team out of the American League.