When Charlie Finley bought the A’s in 1960, he was an outsider to the game-an insurance businessman using a larger-than-life personality. He brought his cousin Carl on as his right-hand guy, moved the group from Kansas City to Oakland, and pioneered a new way to construct a winning team. With legendary players like Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, and Vida Blue, the Finleys’ Oakland A’s won three straight Globe Series and riveted the country.

Now Carl Finley’s child Nancy reveals the whole story behind her family’s being successful legacy-how her father and uncle developed their scouting strategy, why they employed odd gimmicks like orange baseballs and “mustache bonuses,” and the way the success from the ’70s Oakland A’s changed the game of baseball.

“In the Charlie Finley dynasty years, to Billy Martin’s Billy Ball years, Nancy Finley reveals the inner workings of one of baseball’s greatest franchises and offers insights into the creative genius of one of its most colorful owners.”-Brian Kingman, pitcher, Oakland A’s, 1978-1982