Moneyball Book Timeline By jrxc67 Dec 15, 1946 Art Howe is born Mar 29, 1962 Billy Beane is born Sep 13, 1984 Billy Beane's MLB Debut with the NY Mets Oct 1, 1989 Billy Beane's last MLB game Sep 17, 1990 Billy Beane joins Athletics as a scout Jan 1, 1996 Art Howe becomes Athletics manager Jan 1, 1998 Billy Beane Becomes General Manager Jan 1, 2002 Athletics lose 3 of their star players: Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, and Jason Isringhausen Apr 4, 2002 Opening Day of the MLB season Jun 4, 2002 Beginning of 2002 MLB Draft Jun 5, 2002 2002 MLB Draft Ends Aug 13, 2002 A's begin 20 game win streak Sep 4, 2002 A's 20 game win streak ends Sep 29, 2002 Last Day of MLB season, A's finish 103-59 Oct 6, 2002 A's lose to Twins, out of playoffs (3-2)