About this episode

Nancy Finley shares her experiences during the Oakland A's dynasty and discusses her book 'Finley Ball'.

We are celebrating the Oakland A's dynasty (1972-1974) this week with our guest Nancy Finley . The A's won the World Series 3 consecutive years (1972-1974) and Nancy was a part of these seasons. Nancy is the daughter of GM Carl Finley and the niece of owner Charlie Finley. She shares stories about those years along with the rebuilding of the A's in the early 1980s. Nancy also wrote a book entitled Finley Ball which focuses on the years starting with Kansas City, the move to Oakland and culminating with the 3 world championships.

People in this episode

Host: Rex Naylor

Guest: Nancy Finley

Topics covered

• Oakland A's dynasty
• World Series
• baseball history
• family legacy
• sports storytelling

Keywords

• Oakland A's
• Nancy Finley
• World Series
• Finley Ball
• baseball history
• Carl Finley
• Charlie Finley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oakland A's

Books & works: Finley Ball

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