October 12th, 1964
On this day in 1954, when two groups come forward to keep the team in Philadelphia, the American League owners approve the sale of the A's to Arnold Johnson, a Chicago business man, who will shift the team to Kansas City next season. The last-minute deal to keep the franchise in the 'City of Brotherly Love' includes Charlie Finley, who will eventually buy the team after it goes to KC, moving it to Oakland in 1968.