Athletics Primary Logo

The Philadelphia Athletics has a long and storied history, stretching back to the early days of professional baseball. The primary logo used by the team has changed many times over the years, reflecting both changes in ownership and style trends.

The earliest logo used by the team was adopted in 1901 when Connie Mack took over as manager and owner. It featured an elephant with two bats crossed behind its head, which is thought to be inspired by either Mack’s nickname “the Grand Old Man of Baseball” or his belief that elephants were symbols of strength. This version remained until 1954 when it was replaced with a more modern design featuring an A on top of a shield-shaped crest surrounded by stars representing each state in America at that time (48).

In 1970 this image underwent another redesign; this time replacing most elements except for one star from around the crest to signify Philadelphia's status as one of America's original 13 colonies. This version stayed until 1997 when it was updated again but still kept much resemblance to previous designs such as maintaining the use of only one star within its design while adding stripes underneath symbolizing unity among all Americans regardless of their origin or background - something especially relevant during those turbulent times after 9/11 attacks happened just four years prior. Today this same logo is still being used proudly across all Athletics merchandise items and uniforms showing how strong tradition can remain even through challenging periods like these ones we are currently living through now!