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Oakland Athletics pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter, right, is congratulated by catcher Jim Pagliaroni and third baseman Sal Bando, center, on the pitcher's mound after Hunter pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins on May 8, 1968, in Oakland.
June 20, 2021
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June 20, 2021 1:20 a.m.
MOMENTS, MEMORIES and MADNESS with STEVE CAMERON: Except for one perfect memory ... good riddance to the Oakland Coliseum!
Now that the A’s have made it official that they want a new stadium — in downtown Oakland, at the current Coliseum site, in Las Vegas, Portland, Charlotte, Nova Scotia or Kathmandu — I can finally think of the Oakland Coliseum as a dead venue walking.