Fansided · Jun 2, 2020
Athletics history: Remembering Rick Monday
LOS ANGELES, CA - CIRCA 1978: Outfielder Rick Monday #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the New York Mets during an Major League Baseball game circa 1978 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Monday played for the Dodgers from 1977-84. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Rick Monday was not just the first draft pick in Athletics history, but major league history as well.
The Kansas City Era was not a good time in Athletics history. The franchise was essentially a farm team for the Yankees back then, never finishing above .500 at any point in their 13 years in the midwest. The A’s finished last five times in that span, with a 73-81 record in 1958 their high water mark.