High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1962 Kansas City Athletics season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Athletics finishing ninth in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses. The A`s were last in the American League in paid attendance. On September 18, 1962, after less than two full years of ownership, Charlie Finley asked the A.L. owners for permission to move the Athletics to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. His request was denied by a 9–1 vote.