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1. In 1990, Rickey Henderson surpassed Ty Cobb as the AL's all-time leader in career stolen bases with his ______ stolen base.
2. Jose Rijo set a club record with ____ strikeouts in 8 innings as the A's beat Seattle 7-2 in 1986.
3. 1994, Oakland P Bobby Witt narrowly misses hurling a perfect game, defeating KC on a 4-0, 1-hitter. Umpire Gary Cederstrom calls Greg Gagne safe on a close play at 1st in the 6th inning, for the Royals only hit, but TV replays show that Gagne was out.
4. In 2000, A's pitching ace, Tim Hudson recorded his 20th victory on the last day of the season; the A's would clinch the A.L. West by ___ game(s).
5. In 1996, the Athletics opened the season in __________ since renovations to the Oakland Coliseum were still not finished. It was the first time since September 3, 1957 that major league teams have played in a minor league park.
6. Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in a 3-2 win over the Red Sox to give him 51 SBs in 52 games, the fastest anyone has ever reached 50 SBs in a season.
7. In 1998, Oakland rookie outfielder _______ gets 5 hits in the Athletics' 11-4 win over Cleveland. He scored 4 runs in the contest while knocking in a pair.
8. In 1988, Oakland beat Detroit 3-1 to extend its club-record winning streak to ___ consecutive games, the longest in the majors since 1977.
9. In 1993, Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson stole his 24th base of the year in the Athletics' 4-0 loss to the White Sox. The SB was the 1,066th of his career, making him the world's all-time leader, surpassing the total of 1,065 of Yutaka Fukumoto, who played in Japan from 1970 to 1988.
10. In 1997, Mark McGwire hit his 22nd homer as Oakland rallies for five runs in the seventh inning to beat Detroit, 9-8. It was McGwire's 10th homer in 23 games.
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