(Oakland, CA) -- Longtime A's broadcaster Ray Fosse is dead at the age of 74. Fosse's wife Carol said in a statement that he passed away Wednesday after a 16-year battle with cancer. He was forced to step away from the A's broadcast booth earlier this season after 35 years. The former catcher played for three seasons in Oakland, and was a part of two World Series championships in 1973 and 1974.