Oakland A's 20 Game Win Streak, Sep 4, 2002 vs KC Royals at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum

Enjoy one of the most famous moments in Oakland Athletics history thru the lens of a fan capturing the electric atmosphere of a historic game between the Kansas City Royals & Oakland A's back on September 4, 2002.
In front of a record crowd of 55,000 at Oakland Coliseum the A's pursued their 20th straight win. Follow the excitement of the A's doing it the hard way after letting an 11 -0 lead slip away. This video captures the energy and enthusiasm of the crowd enjoying the game with a record setting & dramatic (happy) ending. Oaktown was rocking that evening.

Additional info on the A's win streak of the memorable 2002 season, courtesy of Wikipedia:
On August 13, the Athletics began their then-AL-record 20-game win streak. The streak's first win came courtesy of Barry Zito, who allowed three runs (one earned) over eight innings in a 5-4 victory over the Jays. Over the next several weeks, stellar pitching, hitting, and defense all played a significant role in the Athletics' surge. Most notable were the efforts of fourth starter Cory Lidle. During August, Lidle went 5-0 while posting a scant 0.20 earned run average (he allowed one run his final start of the month); three of his five winning decisions were during the streak. Many of the Athletics' victories were by narrow margins; closer Billy Koch recorded either a win or save in 12 of the streak's 20 games.

The Athletics' 18th and 19th wins came courtesy of game-ending hits by shortstop Miguel Tejada. On September 4, Oakland sought to win its 20th consecutive game; in doing so, the team hoped to break the 1947 New York Yankees' American League record of 19 consecutive wins. Their opponent was the Kansas City Royals. Over the first three innings of the game, Oakland shelled Kansas City pitchers Paul Byrd and Darrell May for a total of 11 runs, building a seemingly insurmountable 11-0 lead. Sloppy play down the stretch, however, allowed the Royals to score five runs apiece in the fourth and eighth innings. In the ninth, Billy Koch surrendered a two-out single to Royals pinch hitter Luis Alicea; the single allowed pinch runner Kit Pellow to score the tying run. So the Athletics entered the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied at 11-11. In one of the most famous moments in Oakland Athletics history, pinch hitter Scott Hatteberg then hit a one-out solo home run off of Kansas City reliever Jason Grimsley. The home run clinched the AL-record 20th consecutive victory for the Athletics.