In 2002 the Oakland A's won 20 consecutive games, setting an American League record. The A's went on to win the AL West with a record of 103-59, though they lost in the division series to the Twins in 5 games. The manager at the time was Art Howe.

On September 6th the Minnesota Twins shutout the A's to end the streak.

Players on the team:

  • Scott Hatteberg: hit a pinch hit walk off homerun in the bottom of the ninth to win game 20. Featured prominently in the movie Moneyball.
  • Miguel Tejada: Won the MVP award in 2002.
  • Tim Hudson
  • Barry Zito: 2002 Cy Young Award winner. Zito won 23 games in 2002. Currently pitching with the Giants.
  • Mark Mulder: Considered the 3rd starter on the A's, Mulder was a 19 game winner in 2002.
  • Billy Koch
  • Eric Chavez
  • Chad Bradford
  • Terrence Long
  • Jermaine Dye
  • Mark Ellis: A long-time 2nd baseman with the A's, Ellis was a rookie in 2002.
  • Cory Lidle
  • Ray Durham
  • John Mabry
  • Eric Byrnes
  • David Justice: This was Justice's last year in the Majors after an amazing career.
  • Ramon Hernandez

The Streak:

  1. August 13: A's 5, Blue Jays 4
  2. August 14: A's 4, Blue Jays 2
  3. August 16: A's 1, White Sox 0
  4. August 17: A's 9, White Sox 2
  5. August 18: A's 7, White Sox 4
  6. August 19: A's 8, Indians 1
  7. August 20: A's 6, Indians 3
  8. August 21: A's 6, Indians 0
  9. August 22: A's 9, Indians 3
  10. August 23: A's 9, Tigers 1
  11. August 24: A's 12, Tigers 3
  12. August 25: A's 10, Tigers 7
  13. August 26: A's 6, Royals 3
  14. August 27: A's 6, Royals 4
  15. August 28: A's 7, Royals 1
  16. August 30: A's 4, Twins, 2
  17. August 31: A's 6, Twins 3
  18. September 1: A's 7, Twins 5
  19. September 2: A's 7, Royals 6
  20. September 4: A's 12, Royals 11

 

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