1956 Kansas City Athletics Roster
Team Record: 52-102
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 1,011,285, Avg. 13,306
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Lou Boudreau (52-102)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1956 Kansas City Athletics Results
The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1956 season with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Athletics tallied 619 runs and allowed 831 runs. Harry Simpson paced Kansas City with 21 home runs, while Hector Lopez and Gus Zernial walloped 20 or more as well. Harry Simpson drove in 105 runs. Vic Power topped all regular hitters with a .309 average. Art Ditmar led the squad with 12 wins, and Tom Gorman recorded a 3.83 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Lou Boudreau coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Joe Astroth | C | R | R | September 1, 1922 | 5'9" | 187 | East Alton, IL USA |
Mike Baxes | SS | R | R | December 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Clete Boyer | 2B | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO USA |
Bill Bradford | P | R | R | August 28, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | Choctaw, AR USA |
George Brunet | P | R | L | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Houghton, MI USA |
Wally Burnette | P | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 6'0" | 178 | Blairs, VA USA |
Moe Burtschy | P | R | R | April 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Art Ceccarelli | P | R | L | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | New Haven, CT USA |
Glenn Cox | P | R | R | February 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Montebello, CA USA |
Walt Craddock | P | R | L | March 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 176 | Pax, WV USA |
Jack Crimian | P | R | R | February 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Joe DeMaestri | SS | R | R | December 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Art Ditmar | P | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Winthrop, MA USA |
Carl Duser | P | L | L | July 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Hazleton, PA USA |
Jim Finigan | 2B | R | R | August 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL USA |
Joe Ginsberg | C | L | R | October 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY USA |
Tom Gorman | P | R | R | January 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | New York, NY USA |
Johnny Groth | CF | R | R | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 182 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bill Harrington | P | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Sanford, NC USA |
Troy Herriage | P | R | R | December 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | Tipton, OK USA |
Spook Jacobs | 2B | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE USA |
Alex Kellner | P | R | L | August 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ USA |
Lou Kretlow | P | R | R | June 27, 1921 | 6'2" | 185 | Apache, OK USA |
Tom Lasorda | P | L | L | September 22, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Norristown, PA USA |
Hector Lopez | 3B | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Co Panama |
Jack McMahan | P | R | L | July 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Hot Springs, AR USA |
Dave Melton | LF | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Pampa, TX USA |
Al Pilarcik | CF | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN USA |
Jim Pisoni | CF | R | R | August 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 169 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Rance Pless | 1B | R | R | December 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Greeneville, TN USA |
Arnie Portocarrero | P | R | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 196 | New York, NY USA |
Vic Power | 1B | R | R | November 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 186 | Arecibo, P.R. |
Bill Renna | LF | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'3" | 218 | Hanford, CA USA |
Eddie Robinson | 1B | L | R | December 15, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Paris, TX USA |
Jose Santiago | P | R | R | September 4, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Coamo, P.R. |
Bobby Shantz | P | R | L | September 26, 1925 | 5'6" | 139 | Pottstown, PA USA |
Harry Simpson | RF | L | R | December 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Atlanta, GA USA |
Lou Skizas | LF | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
Enos Slaughter | RF | L | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'9" | 180 | Roxboro, NC USA |
Hal Smith | C | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | West Frankfort, IL USA |
Bob Spicer | P | L | R | April 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 173 | Richmond, VA USA |
Tim Thompson | C | L | R | March 1, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | Coalport, PA USA |
Elmer Valo | LF | L | R | March 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | Rybnik, Pl Czech Republic |
Gus Zernial | LF | R | R | June 27, 1923 | 6'2" | 210 | Beaumont, TX USA |