| 1956 Kansas City Athletics |
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| Owner(s) | Arnold Johnson | |
| Manager(s) | Lou Boudreau | |
| Local television | none | |
| Local radio | 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.
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Offseason[edit]
- March 2, 1956: Tommy Lasorda was purchased by the Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| 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 |
Notable transactions[edit]
- 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[edit]
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats[edit]
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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| Glenn Cox | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.24 | 6 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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| Tommy Lasorda | 18 | 45.1 | 0 | 4 | 6.15 | 28 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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| Bill Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seminole
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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[edit]
- 1956 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1956 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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