1959 Kansas City Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 66-88
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 968,724, Avg. 13,091
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Harry Craft (66-88)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1959 Kansas City Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 66-88
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 968,724, Avg. 13,091
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Harry Craft (66-88)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1959 Kansas City Athletics Roster
The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 66 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.
The Athletics scored 681 runs and allowed 760 runs, most in the circuit. Bob Cerv led Kansas City with 20 home runs, while Roger Maris and Dick Williams walloped 20 or more as well. Bob Cerv recorded 87 runs batted in. Bill Tuttle paced hitters with significant playing time with a .300 average. Bud Daley topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.16 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Craft coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 681
Regular Season Runs Against: 760
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 11, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | ||
| April 15, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 10 at Chicago White Sox 8 | W | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| April 16, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 17, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2-4 | ||
| April 18, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 13 | L | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-5 | ||
| April 19, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 21, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | W | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4-5 | ||
| April 22, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 20 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | L | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4-6 | ||
| April 24, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Athletics 10 | W | 2-3 | 3-3 | 5-6 | ||
| April 25, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | W | 3-3 | 3-3 | 6-6 | ||
| April 26, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | W | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 | ||
| April 28, 1959 | Washington Senators 8 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 4-4 | 3-3 | 7-7 | ||
| April 29, 1959 | Washington Senators 6 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | W | 5-4 | 3-3 | 8-7 | ||
| April 30, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | W | 6-4 | 3-3 | 9-7 | ||
| May 1, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 7-4 | 3-3 | 10-7 | ||
| May 2, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | L | 7-5 | 3-3 | 10-8 | ||
| May 3, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | W | 8-5 | 3-3 | 11-8 | ||
| May 4, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 8-6 | 3-3 | 11-9 | ||
| May 5, 1959 | New York Yankees 3 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 8-7 | 3-3 | 11-10 | ||
| May 6, 1959 | New York Yankees 7 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 8-8 | 3-3 | 11-11 | ||
| May 8, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 8-8 | 3-4 | 11-12 | ||
| May 9, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 8-8 | 3-5 | 11-13 | ||
| May 10, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 8-8 | 3-6 | 11-14 | ||
| May 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 8-8 | 4-6 | 12-14 | ||
| May 15, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 8-8 | 5-6 | 13-14 | ||
| May 16, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 8-8 | 5-7 | 13-15 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 8-8 | 5-8 | 13-16 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 10 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 8-8 | 6-8 | 14-16 | ||
| May 20, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 8-8 | 7-8 | 15-16 | ||
| May 21, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 8-8 | 7-9 | 15-17 | ||
| May 22, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | L | 8-9 | 7-9 | 15-18 | ||
| May 23, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Kansas City Athletics 16 | W | 9-9 | 7-9 | 16-18 | ||
| May 24, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | W | 10-9 | 7-9 | 17-18 | ||
| May 25, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 10-10 | 7-9 | 17-19 | ||
| May 26, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 10-11 | 7-9 | 17-20 | ||
| May 28, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 10-11 | 8-9 | 18-20 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 10-11 | 8-10 | 18-21 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 10-11 | 9-10 | 19-21 | ||
| May 31, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 9 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 10-11 | 10-10 | 20-21 | ||
| June 1, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 10-11 | 11-10 | 21-21 | ||
| June 2, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 11-11 | 11-10 | 22-21 | ||
| June 3, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 12-11 | 11-10 | 23-21 | ||
| June 4, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 12-12 | 11-10 | 23-22 | ||
| June 5, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | L | 12-13 | 11-10 | 23-23 | ||
| June 6, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 13-13 | 11-10 | 24-23 | ||
| June 7, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 0 | L | 13-14 | 11-10 | 24-24 | ||
| June 9, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 8 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 13-14 | 11-11 | 24-25 | ||
| June 10, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 13-14 | 11-12 | 24-26 | ||
| June 11, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 9 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 13-14 | 12-12 | 25-26 | ||
| June 12, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 13-14 | 13-12 | 26-26 | ||
| June 13, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 13-14 | 13-13 | 26-27 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 13-14 | 13-14 | 26-28 | ||
| June 15, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 13-14 | 13-15 | 26-29 | ||
| June 17, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 13-14 | 13-16 | 26-30 | ||
| June 18, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 13-14 | 13-17 | 26-31 | ||
| June 19, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 13-14 | 13-18 | 26-32 | ||
| June 19, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 13-14 | 13-19 | 26-33 | ||
| June 20, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 13-14 | 14-19 | 27-33 | ||
| June 21, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 13-14 | 15-19 | 28-33 | ||
| June 22, 1959 | New York Yankees 11 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | L | 13-15 | 15-19 | 28-34 | ||
| June 23, 1959 | New York Yankees 10 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 13-16 | 15-19 | 28-35 | ||
| June 24, 1959 | New York Yankees 3 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | W | 14-16 | 15-19 | 29-35 | ||
| June 25, 1959 | New York Yankees 5 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 14-17 | 15-19 | 29-36 | ||
| June 26, 1959 | Washington Senators 8 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 14-18 | 15-19 | 29-37 | ||
| June 27, 1959 | Washington Senators 4 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 15-18 | 15-19 | 30-37 | ||
| June 28, 1959 | Washington Senators 7 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 15-19 | 15-19 | 30-38 | ||
| June 29, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 15-19 | 16-19 | 31-38 | ||
| June 30, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 15-19 | 16-20 | 31-39 | ||
| July 1, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 15-19 | 16-21 | 31-40 | ||
| July 2, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 16-19 | 16-21 | 32-40 | ||
| July 3, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 16-20 | 16-21 | 32-41 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 16-21 | 16-21 | 32-42 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | W | 17-21 | 16-21 | 33-42 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 17-22 | 16-21 | 33-43 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 18-22 | 16-21 | 34-43 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | W | 19-22 | 16-21 | 35-43 | ||
| July 10, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 19-23 | 16-21 | 35-44 | ||
| July 11, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 19-23 | 16-22 | 35-45 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 19-23 | 16-23 | 35-46 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 19-23 | 16-24 | 35-47 | ||
| July 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 19-23 | 16-25 | 35-48 | ||
| July 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 19-23 | 17-25 | 36-48 | ||
| July 16, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 19-23 | 18-25 | 37-48 | ||
| July 17, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 19-23 | 19-25 | 38-48 | ||
| July 18, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 10 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 19-23 | 20-25 | 39-48 | ||
| July 19, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 19-23 | 21-25 | 40-48 | ||
| July 19, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 19-23 | 21-26 | 40-49 | ||
| July 21, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | W | 20-23 | 21-26 | 41-49 | ||
| July 22, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 21-23 | 21-26 | 42-49 | ||
| July 23, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 9 | W | 22-23 | 21-26 | 43-49 | ||
| July 24, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 23-23 | 21-26 | 44-49 | ||
| July 25, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 24-23 | 21-26 | 45-49 | ||
| July 26, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 25-23 | 21-26 | 46-49 | ||
| July 27, 1959 | Washington Senators 6 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | W | 26-23 | 21-26 | 47-49 | ||
| July 28, 1959 | Washington Senators 1 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 27-23 | 21-26 | 48-49 | ||
| July 29, 1959 | Washington Senators 4 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 28-23 | 21-26 | 49-49 | ||
| July 30, 1959 | Washington Senators 1 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | W | 29-23 | 21-26 | 50-49 | ||
| July 31, 1959 | New York Yankees 11 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 29-24 | 21-26 | 50-50 | ||
| August 1, 1959 | New York Yankees 1 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 30-24 | 21-26 | 51-50 | ||
| August 2, 1959 | New York Yankees 7 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 30-25 | 21-26 | 51-51 | ||
| August 4, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 30-25 | 21-27 | 51-52 | ||
| August 4, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 30-25 | 22-27 | 52-52 | ||
| August 5, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 17 | L | 30-25 | 22-28 | 52-53 | ||
| August 6, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 30-25 | 22-29 | 52-54 | ||
| August 7, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 30-25 | 22-30 | 52-55 | ||
| August 8, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 30-25 | 22-31 | 52-56 | ||
| August 9, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 30-25 | 22-32 | 52-57 | ||
| August 9, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 30-25 | 22-33 | 52-58 | ||
| August 10, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 30-26 | 22-33 | 52-59 | ||
| August 11, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | W | 31-26 | 22-33 | 53-59 | ||
| August 12, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 31-27 | 22-33 | 53-60 | ||
| August 13, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 31-28 | 22-33 | 53-61 | ||
| August 14, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | L | 31-29 | 22-33 | 53-62 | ||
| August 15, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 32-29 | 22-33 | 54-62 | ||
| August 16, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | W | 33-29 | 22-33 | 55-62 | ||
| August 18, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 33-30 | 22-33 | 55-63 | ||
| August 19, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 34-30 | 22-33 | 56-63 | ||
| August 20, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Kansas City Athletics 10 | L | 34-31 | 22-33 | 56-64 | ||
| August 21, 1959 | New York Yankees 9 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | L | 34-32 | 22-33 | 56-65 | ||
| August 22, 1959 | New York Yankees 7 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | W | 35-32 | 22-33 | 57-65 | ||
| August 23, 1959 | Washington Senators 2 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 36-32 | 22-33 | 58-65 | ||
| August 23, 1959 | Washington Senators 7 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 36-33 | 22-33 | 58-66 | ||
| August 25, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 37-33 | 22-33 | 59-66 | ||
| August 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 37-34 | 22-33 | 59-67 | ||
| August 28, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 37-35 | 22-33 | 59-68 | ||
| August 29, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 37-36 | 22-33 | 59-69 | ||
| August 30, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Kansas City Athletics 0 | L | 37-37 | 22-33 | 59-70 | ||
| September 2, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 37-37 | 22-34 | 59-71 | ||
| September 4, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 37-37 | 22-35 | 59-72 | ||
| September 5, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 37-37 | 22-36 | 59-73 | ||
| September 6, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 37-37 | 22-37 | 59-74 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 13 | L | 37-37 | 22-38 | 59-75 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 37-37 | 22-39 | 59-76 | ||
| September 8, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 37-37 | 22-40 | 59-77 | ||
| September 9, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 37-37 | 22-41 | 59-78 | ||
| September 10, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 12 | L | 37-37 | 22-42 | 59-79 | ||
| September 11, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 37-37 | 23-42 | 60-79 | ||
| September 12, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 37-37 | 23-43 | 60-80 | ||
| September 13, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 37-37 | 24-43 | 61-80 | ||
| September 13, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 9 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | W | 37-37 | 25-43 | 62-80 | ||
| September 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 37-37 | 25-44 | 62-81 | ||
| September 15, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 37-37 | 25-45 | 62-82 | ||
| September 15, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 37-37 | 26-45 | 63-82 | ||
| September 18, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | L | 37-38 | 26-45 | 63-83 | ||
| September 19, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 13 at Kansas City Athletics 7 | L | 37-39 | 26-45 | 63-84 | ||
| September 20, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 37-40 | 26-45 | 63-85 | ||
| September 22, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 37-40 | 26-46 | 63-86 | ||
| September 23, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 37-40 | 27-46 | 64-86 | ||
| September 25, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 37-40 | 27-47 | 64-87 | ||
| September 25, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 37-40 | 27-48 | 64-88 | ||
| September 26, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 37-40 | 28-48 | 65-88 | ||
| September 27, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 37-40 | 29-48 | 66-88 |
