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The Athletics–Giants rivalry, formerly termed the Bay Bridge Series, or the Battle of the Bay, was a series of
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games played between—and the rivalry of—
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's
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of the
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and
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of the
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. The formerly termed Bay Bridge Series took its name from the
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which links the cities of
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and
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. Beginning in 2018, the winner of the annual series retained a trophy fashioned from a piece of the original bridge. Although competitive, the regional rivalry between the A's and Giants is considered a friendly one with mostly mutual companionship between the fans, as opposed to Cubs–White Sox, or Mets–Yankees games where animosity runs high, though sections of each fanbase does harbor towards the entirety of the other. This, however, is limited as many people see the opposing team as no threat to their own; hats displaying both teams on the cap are sold from vendors at the games, and once in a while the teams both dress in uniforms from a historic era of their franchises. Many fans actively cheer for both teams when they are not playing against the other. A's fans cite the Giants blocking a potential move to San Jose as a point of contention. The series was also occasionally referred to as the "BART Series" for the
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system that links Oakland to San Francisco. However, the name "BART Series" has never been popular beyond a small selection of history books and national broadcasters and has fallen out of favor, likely because BART does not provide direct or easy access to
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in San Francisco. Bay Area locals almost exclusively referred to the rivalry as the "Bay Bridge Series" or the "Battle of the Bay." Originally, the term described a series of exhibition games played between the two clubs after the conclusion of
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, immediately prior to the start of the regular season. It was first used to refer to the
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which the Athletics won and the first time both teams had met since they moved to the
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. Later it also referred to games played between the teams during the regular season since the commencement of
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in 1997. Through the 2024 season and conclusion of the rivalry, the A's won 76 games, and the Giants won 72. The series ended for good in 2024 after the A’s relocated to Las Vegas (while relocating to Sacramento temporarily).


History prior to Bay Area move

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,
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,
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, Joe McGinnity and Rube Marquard took part on the Giants side while the Athletics had
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, Chief Bender, Eddie Plank,
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, Frank Baker and Eddie Collins.


The Move to the Bay


1989 World Series

The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics met for the first time in the
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. This series was interrupted minutes before Game 3 on October 17, 1989, when an
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, measuring 6.9 on the
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, struck the
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. The resulting damage to both
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and to a lesser extent the
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, along with the emotional and economic damage to the area, delayed the resumption of the series for 10 days, the longest interval between games in
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history. The earthquake caused the collapse of a portion of the Bay Bridge, the centerpiece of many promotions for the "Bay Bridge Series"; however, experts have suggested that the Series actually helped to save countless lives, as many would-be commuters from both sides of the Bay had left work early or stayed in the cities to watch the game. As a result, traffic on the roads below collapsed portions of the Bay Bridge and
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portion of Interstate 880 in Oakland (while this disaster killed one person on the Bay Bridge and 42 people on the viaduct, local officials initially assumed that the death toll would be well into the hundreds) was significantly lighter than it would normally be at rush hour. The Athletics swept the Giants to win their most recent World Series championship.


Interleague play

Both teams met for the first time in the regular season in June 1997. The Giants'
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started 0–4 against his former team, finally beating the Athletics on June 12, 2010 at AT&T Park.


Athletics San Jose relocation controversy (aka The Bay Blackjack Series)

The A's had considered relocating to
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, for several years but had reportedly met with resistance from the Giants. San Jose is located in
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, which is considered to be the Giants "territory". The Athletics claimed that former owner Walter A. Haas, Jr. agreed for the Giants to take over the Santa Clara area when the Giants were considering moving to Florida and needed revenue. The Giants contended that the agreement was not based upon actually relocating the team to Santa Clara as the A's contended. Former MLB commissioner
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, who was fraternity brothers with A's managing partner Lew Wolff at the
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, stated that the A's would not be able to survive as a franchise if they remained at the
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. The Giants claimed that the territorial rights were "explicitly reaffirmed by Major League Baseball on four separate occasions," when former managing partner Peter Magowan bought the team in the early 1990s. The Giants stated "upon purchasing the team 20 years ago, our plan to revive the franchise relied heavily on targeting and solidifying our fan base in the largest and fastest growing county within our territory. Based on these Constitutionally-recognized territorial rights, the Giants invested hundreds of millions of dollars to save and stabilize the team for the Bay Area, built
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privately and has operated the franchise so that it can compete at the highest levels."


Future

With the A's leaving Oakland after the 2024 season for
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in 2028 (and West Sacramento in the interim), due to issues with their stadium, the rivalry in the form of the Bay Bridge series and Bay Area series effectively ended in 2024 (the final Bay Bridge Series game took place on August 18, 2024 with the Giants winning 4–2). Instead of being focused on the Bay Area, the rivalry will continue as one over
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. When the team does move to Las Vegas as planned, however, the teams may still meet in 6 games annually due to the other West division teams being paired up in Interleague rivalries (barring a swap of the forced pairings). Even still, the teams would at least still meet in an annual 3-game series with alternating venues each season. After plans for Cisco Field were shuttered due to the Giants blocking the plan with the decision upheld by the
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, the A's attempted to build their new waterfront stadium. With John Fisher not willing to come into an agreement with the City of Oakland, the A's instead purchased land near
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, home of the
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(who also formerly played in Oakland) and
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, home of the
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in April 2023. The plans later shifted to a new stadium built on the
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and were approved by the Nevada State Legislature and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo by June. Despite the rivalry, following the Athletics plans for relocation, Athletics and Giants fans during a July 25, 2023 game at Oracle Park chanted "Sell the Team" as part of an event known as "Unite the Bay" in the hopes that the rivalry would be saved. During the final Bay Bridge Series game, Giants and Athletics players both made emotional speeches and took souvenirs from the Oakland Coliseum. On April 2, 2025, a
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version of the rivalry was started, referred to as the Battle of the Bay 2.0: the San Jose Giants, the
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affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, played an exhibition game against the unaffiliated Oakland Ballers (also known as the Oakland B's) of the Pioneer League. The game was the first time in history an MLB affiliated minor league team played against an
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partner league team. The game was broadcast on KPIX+, and the San Jose Giants won the game 5–2, and both teams vowed to renew the exhibition for the next year.


Club success

Note: Giants records only from 1958 when they moved to San Francisco, as are Athletics records from 1968 when they moved to Oakland through their last season in Oakland in 2024.
As of September 30, 2024.


Summary of results

Updated to most recent meeting, August 18, 2024.


Season-by-season results

, - style="background:#f2f2f2;" , 1905 World Series , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 41 , style=";" , Giants, 20 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Giants
41 , First World Series match-up.
First World Series to move to a best-of-seven format.
Losing team was shutout in all games.
The first steal of home during the World Series occurred during the fifth inning of Game 3, by New York's Bill Dahlen. , - style="background:#f2f2f2;" , 1911 World Series , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Athletics, 30 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Giants
65 , 2nd World Series matchup.
First World Series to feature two teams that had previously won a title.
The six consecutive days of rain between Games 3 and 4 caused the longest delay between World Series games until the
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-interrupted
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(which incidentally featured the same two franchises, albeit on the West Coast). , - , - style="background:#f2f2f2;" , 1913 World Series , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 41 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
97 , 3rd World Series matchup.
Last matchup to feature the Athletics as a
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team and the Giants as a New York team. , - style="background:#f2f2f2;" ,
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137 , 4th World Series matchup.
Athletics move to
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in the 1968 season and Giants move to
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in the 1958 season.
First time two franchises had faced off in the World Series after having once played each other when both were based in a different city.
The 76-year gap between matchups was the longest in World Series history until the 102-year gap
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Dodgers matchup.
An earthquake caused Game 3 to be delayed for 10 days, marking a 12 day gap between Game 2 and Game 3.
Game 3 set a record for most combined HRs hit in a World Series game (7) until it was broken in Game 2 of the 2017 World Series.
Dave Stewart wins the
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award. , - , , Tie , 22 , Tie, 11 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics
159 ,
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was introduced in the 1997 season, marking the first time the Athletics and Giants played each other in the regular season.
Athletics win 8 games in a row against the Giants dating back to the 1913 World Series. , - , , Tie , 22 , style=";" , Giants, 20 , style=";" , Athletics, 20 , style=";" , Athletics
1711 , First time road team sweeps the season series. , - , , Tie , 33 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
2014 , First year of 6-game home-and-away format.
Last season Giants played at 3Com Park (previously known as Candlestick Park). , - , , Tie , 33 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
2317 , Giants open up Pacific Bell Park (now known as Oracle Park).
On June 4 at Network Associates Coliseum, Giants beat the Athletics 182, their largest victory against the Athletics with a 16-point differential and their most runs scored in a game against the Athletics.
Both teams qualify for the playoffs for first time since
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.
Giants finish with the best record in the league (9765). , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Giants, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
2521 , First time in which a regular season series does not end in a tie. , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
2923 , Both teams qualify for the playoffs.
Athletics finished tied for the best record in the league (10359).
Giants lose
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3226 , , - , , Tie , 33 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
3529 , , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Athletics, 30 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
3931 , On June 26 at McAfee Coliseum, Athletics beat the Giants 160, their largest victory against the Giants with a 16-run differential and their most runs scored in a game against the Giants. , - , , Tie , 33 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
4234 , , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 51 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
4735 , , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
5137 , Athletics win 7 games in a row against the Giants. , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 51 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Giants, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
5242 , , - , , Tie , 33 , style=";" , Athletics, 30 , style=";" , Giants, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
5545 , Home team sweeps the season series.
Giants win
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5848 , , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
6052 , Giants win 11 straight home meetings.
Both teams win their divisions and finish with the same record (9468).
Giants win 2012 World Series. , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 31 , style=";" , Athletics, 20 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics
6353 , Series changed to four-game format with two in each city, except in years the AL West plays the NL West (2015, 2018, 2020, & 2021). , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 31 , style=";" , Athletics, 20 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics
6654 , Both teams qualify for playoffs.
Giants win 2014 World Series. , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 51 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Giants, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
6759 , , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 31 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics, 20 , style=";" , Athletics
7060 , , - , , Tie , 22 , Tie, 11 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics
7262 , , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
7664 , Athletics win inaugural Bay Bridge Trophy. , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 31 , style=";" , Giants, 20 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics
7767 , Giants win Bay Bridge Trophy. , - , , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 51 , style=";" , Athletics, 21 , style=";" , Athletics, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
8268 , Due to
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, the season is shortened to 60 games, and each division plays its interleague counterpart for 20 games, which is why both teams play three times in each city instead of two.
Athletics reclaim the Bay Bridge Trophy. , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Giants, 21 , style=";" , Athletics
8472 , On August 21 and 22, the Giants made history by becoming the first MLB team to hit lead-changing pinch-hit home runs in the eighth inning or later in back-to-back games.
Giants win Bay Bridge Trophy.
Giants finish with the best record in the league (107–55). , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 31 , style=";" , Giants, 20 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics
8575 , Giants win Bay Bridge Trophy. , - , , Tie , 22 , style=";" , Athletics, 20 , style=";" , Giants, 20 , style=";" , Athletics
8777 , , - , , Tie , 22 , Tie, 11 , Tie, 11 , style=";" , Athletics
8979 , , - , , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 30 , ''Upcoming, July 46'' , style=";" , Giants, 30 , style=";" , Athletics
8982 , Athletics temporarily move to
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and drop their location moniker.
Return of six-game format with each team hosting a three-game weekend series. , - , Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 97 , style=";" , Athletics, 43 , style=";" , Athletics, 54 , , - , Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants , style=";" , Athletics , style=";" , 8072 , style=";" , Athletics, 4432 , style=";" , Giants, 4036 , , - , Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants , style=";" , Giants , style=";" , 30 , , style=";" , Giants, 30 , Athletics in
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See also

* Freeway Series, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels * I–5 Series, San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (both cities connected by Interstate 5) * Subway Series, currently New York Yankees vs. New York Mets * Red Line Series, Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox (Named for the Red Line "L" route) * Beltway Series, Washington Nationals vs. Baltimore Orioles * Citrus Series, Miami Marlins vs. Tampa Bay Rays * Ohio Cup, Cincinnati Reds vs. Cleveland Indians * Show–Me Series, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals * 49ers–Raiders rivalry the former series between the 49ers and Raiders. The series ended in 2020 after the Raiders relocated to Las Vegas. * Kings–Warriors rivalry A local rivalry between the two NBA teams in Northern California.


References

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