1956 Kansas City Athletics season
| 1956 Kansas City Athletics | |
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| Owner(s) | Arnold Johnson |
| Manager(s) | Lou Boudreau |
| Local television | none |
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KMBC (Merle Harmon, Larry Ray) |
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The 1956 Kansas City Athletics season, the team's 56th in the American League and second in Kansas City, involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, 45 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees.
Offseason
- March 2, 1956: Tommy Lasorda was purchased by the Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 9 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 15 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28 |
| Washington Senators | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 45 |
Record vs. opponents
1956 American League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 6–16 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| Boston | 16–6 | — | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
| Cleveland | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Kansas City | 7–15 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 4–18 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 18–4 | — | 17–5 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 7–15–1 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 16, 1956: Lee Wheat, Tom Saffell and cash were traded by the Athletics to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Tim Thompson.[2]
- April 16, 1956: Johnny Groth was purchased by the Athletics from the Washington Senators.[3]
- May 1956: Marion Fricano and $60,000 were traded by the Athletics to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jack Crimian.[4]
- June 14, 1956: Moe Burtschy, Bill Renna and cash were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Lou Skizas and Eddie Robinson.[5]
- July 11, 1956: Tommy Lasorda was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Wally Burnette.[1]
- August 17, 1956: Joe Ginsberg was traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Hal Smith.[6]
- August 25, 1956: Enos Slaughter was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the New York Yankees.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Cox, GlennGlenn Cox | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.24 | 6 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda | 18 | 45.1 | 0 | 4 | 6.15 | 28 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bradford, BillBill Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Columbus Jets | International League | Nick Cullop |
| A | Columbia Gems | Sally League | Hank Biasatti |
| B | Abilene Blue Sox | Big State League | Al Evans |
| C | Crowley Millers | Evangeline League | Vince Plumbo |
| C | Pocatello Bannocks | Pioneer League | Joe Lutz and Lou Stringer |
| D | Fitzgerald A's | Georgia–Florida League | Red Treadway |
| D | Grand Island Athletics | Nebraska State League | Art Mazmanian |
| D | Seminole Oilers | Sooner State League | Burl Storie |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seminole
References
- 1 2 Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Lee Wheat page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnny Groth page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Marion Fricano page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Lou Skizas page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1956.shtml
External links
- 1956 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1956 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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