Charles O. Finley, 45, bought a baseball team. A cigar-chewing Chicago insurance man who made $10 million at his trade, “Call Me Charlie” had dreamed of owning a big-league ball club ever ...

Baseball saw itself in black and white ... Before each game at the Coliseum, the message board would light up with, “Charles O Finley presents the Oakland A’s.” Team owner as Broadway ...

The fascinating thing about Charles O. Finley, 49, is the way he brings out ... And Seattle is the last big TV market area still untapped by baseball. One sure result of the expansion is more ...

He was born March 7, 1944, in La Porte, IN to Charles O. Finley Sr. and Shirley (McCartney ... He was the former Vice President of the Oakland Athletics Baseball Team, California.

a team that became known as the Mustache Gang at the encouragement of owner Charles O. Finley. Jackson had a beard at times with the A's. Acquired from Seattle before the 2005 season, Johnson ...

a team that became known as the Mustache Gang at the encouragement of owner Charles O. Finley. Jackson had a beard at times with the A’s. Acquired from Seattle before the 2005 season ...