In 1971, this student from Bishop O'Dowd High School became one of the first ball girls ever to work in the MLB - another 'wacky idea' started by the A's that was soon adopted by other teams.
Next spring, they'll be shipped off to Sacramento, where they're slated to play three seasons before relocating to Las Vegas.
With their departure, we're saying goodbye not just to a baseball team, (another) professional sports franchise in Oakland, or baseball's last dive bar - we're also bidding farewell to memorable individuals in the food space who made A's games unlike most others in Major League Baseball.
In this building, Oakland fans got to see Rickey Henderson break the record for the most stolen bases in a single season; Vida Blue and four others win Cy Young Awards; and an underdog team go on an unprecedented 20-game win streak.
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