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OAKLAND ATHLETICSMATHLETICSMATH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Presented byROSS Dress for Less and Comcast SportsNet California

EARN 2 VOUCHERS TO A 2015 REGULAR SEASON A’s GAME!Good for select Monday – Thursday home games (expires 9/9/2015) ELIGIBILITYStudents from 1st through 8th grade are eligible to participate in the Mathletics program.

INSTRUCTIONS1. Solve all the problems in this workbook and write your answers on the answer sheet provided.

2. Mail ONLY answer sheets and voucher form with a self addressed envelope to: Oakland A’s c/o Mathletics Program 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621

3. All Mathletics answer sheets must be postmarked by Friday, July 3, 2015. NO late answer sheets will be accepted after this date.

Every student who turns in an answer sheet by the deadline will receive two (2) vouchers to a 2015 regular season A’s home game. Some restrictions may apply. Please see the back of the voucher for more details. Good for select Monday – Thursday home games (expires 9/9/2015)

TEACHERS, COACHES, AND YOUTH LEADERS: Request as many free Mathletics workbooks as you need and take your entire class, team, or group to an Oakland A’s game. We ask that all groups are sent back together in ONE packet and we will mail all vouchers back to ONE contact person for distribution. Please include the group form which will be provided at time of workbook delivery. This form will provide us with the number of answer sheets, names of students, and the students who are purchasing additional vouchers (as well as the number being purchased). It is also a good idea to keep a copy for your records so you know which students should receive additional vouchers.

PARENTS: You may purchase additional vouchers by filling out the attached voucher form. Additional vouchers will be mailed with the complimentary vouchers. The Oakland A’s are not responsible for answer forms that are lost in the mail.

To request free Mathletics workbooks, please visit www.athletics.com/mathletics

Presented by

ROSS Dress for Less and Comcast SportsNet California

Adding up to make math fun.

FIELD MEASUREMENTS

1. 2nd baseman, Eric Sogard caught the baseball at 2nd base. If Sogard throws the baseball from 2nd base to 1st base, approximately how many feet did the baseball go?________________________________________

2. A’s catcher, Stephen Vogt plays at home plate. During the game, Vogt walked from home plate to the pitcher’s mound to talk to the pitcher and then back to home plate. How many feet did Vogt walk altogether?______________________________________________

3. Josh Reddick hits a double in the bottom of the 8th inning. How many feet did he run?______________________________________________

4. Coco Crisp hits a home run. How many feet did he run? ______________________________________________

5. Coco Crisp is at 2nd base and is going to steal 3rd base. Suddenly he finds himself in a pickle (baserunner is stranded between two bases). Crisp runs halfway to 3rd base and when he is close to being tagged out, he runs back to 2nd base. Suddenly, there is a throwing error and the ball is thrown over the head of the 2nd baseman. Coco tags 2nd and slides into 3rd base. How many feet did he run?________________________________________

6. Billy Butler hits a triple to left field. How many feet does he run from home plate to 3rd base? ______________________________________________

Bonus a) The weight of a Major League Baseball should weigh no less than ____ ounces. (To get your answer: What is 15 – 10?) b) The weight of a Major League Baseball should weigh no more than 5.25 ounces. Write this number in a fraction: ______

Please use the field layout aboveto answer the following questions.

90 Feet 90 Feet

2nd Base

90 Feet90 Feet

Pitchers Mound

OUTFIELD

INFIELD

Home Plate

1st Base3rd Base

60 Feet,6 Inches


A’s SCHEDULE

1. How many away games do the A’s play in April?

2. How many total games do the A’s play in May?

3. How many home games do the A’s play in June?

4. How many total games do the A’s play in July and August?

5. What month do the A’s play the most games at home?

6. How many away games do the A’s play for the 2015 season?

7. Do the A’s play an equal amount of games on the road and at home in 2015?

Month Home Games Away Games Total

April 13 --- 23May 13 17 ---June --- 14 27July 13 11 24August 15 13 28September 14 13 27October 0 3 3

Total 81 --- 162

Oakland Athletics 2015 Season of games played at home and on the road.


A’s HISTORY

1. The Oakland A’s were once the Philadelphia Athletics and they played at Columbia Park from 1901 to 1908. From 1909 to 1954, the Philadelphia A’s played in the first concrete and steel stadium in the Major Leagues called Shribe Park, later to be named Connie Mack Stadium. How many years did the A’s play in Philadelphia?

Answer: ___________________

2. The Philadelphia A’s moved to Kansas City in the month of November of 1954. They played in the Municipal Stadium from 1955 to 1967. In 1976, the stadium was demolished and is now the site of a community garden. How many years after the Athletics left, did the stadium become demolished?

Answer: ___________________

3. The A’s first game in Oakland was played on April 17, 1968. How many years have the A’s been playing in Oakland?

Answer: __________________

4. The Athletics won the World Series title in the years: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, and in 1989. How many World Series titles do the A’s have?

Answer: __________________

5. Based on the information on this page. How many titles were won in each city?

a) Philadelphia __________________

b) Kansas __________________

c) Oakland __________________


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Nevada

Idaho

Montana

Wyoming

Utah

ArizonaNew Mexico

Colorado

North Dakota

South Dakota

Nebraska

Kansas

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TEAM TRAVEL

1. In August, the A’s will travel from Oakland to Toronto to Baltimore to Oakland to Seattle to Arizona and back to Oakland. How many miles will they have traveled altogether?

Answer: _________________________________________________________________

2. In the beginning of May the A’s will go on a 10 day road trip of away games. They will travel from Oakland to Texas to Minnesota to Seattle and back to Oakland. In the middle of May the A’s will go on a 7 day road trip of away games. They will travel from Oakland to Texas to Tampa and back to Oakland. Which road trip will they have traveled the longest distance? What are the distances?

Answer: _________________________________________________________________

3. The 2015 All Star Game (American League v. National League) will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. If you wanted to travel to watch this game in person, how many miles would you have flown round trip from Oakland?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

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2,446 mi.

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KEY:

Texas Rangers

Cincinnati Reds

Toronto Blue Jays

Tampa Bay

Baltimore Orioles

Seattle Mariners

Oakland A’s

Minnesota Twins

ArizonaDiamondbacks

Houston Astros


Answer SheetField Measurements1. ________________________ 2. ________________________3. ________________________ 4. ________________________ 5. ________________________6. ________________________

1. _______2. _______3. _______4. _______5. _______6. _______7. _______8. _______ 9. _______ 10. ______

11. ______12. ______13. ______14. ______15. ______16. ______17. ______18. ______19. ______

A’s Schedule1. ________________________ 2. ________________________3. ________________________ 4. ________________________5. ________________________ 6. ________________________7. ________________________

A’s History1. ________________________ 2. ________________________3. ________________________ 4. ________________________ 5. a)______ b)______ c)______

Hidden Message

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Team Travel1. _____________

2. _____________, _____________

3. _____________

Name _____________________________________________________School__________________________City_______________________Grade Level________________________________________________

CONGRATULATIONS!Please fill out the voucher form

on the last page.


MATHLETICS DAY! SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015 A’s vs. ANGELS 1:05pm

1965 TURN-BACK-THE-CLOCK DAY CHARLIE O. THROWBACK T-SHIRTPRESENTED BY ROSS DRESS FOR LESS (20,000 FANS)

All Mathletics participants areencouraged to attend

VOUCHERFORM

STUDENT NAME (PLEASE PRINT): ___________________________________________________________

SCHOOL:___________________________________________ GRADE: _________________________

PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME: ____________________________________________________________

ADDRESS __________________________________________________________________________

CITY _____________________________________ STATE _______ ZIP _______________________

DAYTIME PHONE (______)________-_________ E-MAIL: __________________________________

Please complete below if purchasing additional vouchers. (Vouchers are good for select Monday–Thursday Regular Season A’s Home Games.)

CREDIT CARD (PLEASE CIRCLE ONE): VISA MC AMEX DISCOVER CID# _______________________

CREDIT CARD #________________________________________ EXP. DATE ____________________

NAME ON CREDIT CARD ______________________________________________________________

Enclosed is my check or money order made payable to the Oakland A’s for $________ ORDER MUST BE REDEEMED BY MAIL

Mail to: Oakland A’s Mathletics, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621

Forms must be postmarked by Friday, July 3, 2015. No late answer sheets will be accepted after this date. Vouchers will be mailedto the address provided on form. Vouchers subject to availability. Please see back of the vouchers for more details.

# OF TICKETS PRICE PER TICKET

________ COMP PLAZA OUTFIELD VOUCHERS @ FREE* = _________

________ PLAZA OUTFIELD VOUCHERS @ $14.00 EACH = _________

ONE TIME HANDLING FEE @ $4 (only if purchasing extra vouchers) _________

TOTAL _________

2 $0* To a 2015 regular season home game good Monday-Thursday. Game restrictions may apply.

OAKLAND ATHLETICSMATHLETICSMATH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

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