1956 Kansas City Athletics season
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.
| 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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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 | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 49–28 | 48–29 |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 9 | 46–31 | 42–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | 0.552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 13 | 43–34 | 41–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 15 | 37–40 | 45–32 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 28 | 41–36 | 28–49 |
| Washington Senators | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 38 | 32–45 | 27–50 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 45 | 22–55 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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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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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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| Glenn 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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| Tommy 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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| Bill Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
| 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
- 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
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1956.shtml
External links
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