1956 Kansas City Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
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 Statistics
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
Joe AstrothCRRSeptember 1, 19225'9"187East Alton, IL USA
Mike BaxesSSRRDecember 18, 19305'10"175San Francisco, CA USA
Clete Boyer2BRRFebruary 9, 19376'0"165Cassville, MO USA
Bill BradfordPRRAugust 28, 19216'2"180Choctaw, AR USA
George BrunetPRLJune 8, 19356'1"195Houghton, MI USA
Wally BurnettePRRJune 20, 19296'0"178Blairs, VA USA
Moe BurtschyPRRApril 18, 19226'3"208Cincinnati, OH USA
Art CeccarelliPRLApril 2, 19306'0"190New Haven, CT USA
Glenn CoxPRRFebruary 3, 19316'2"210Montebello, CA USA
Walt CraddockPRLMarch 25, 19325'11"176Pax, WV USA
Jack CrimianPRRFebruary 17, 19265'10"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Joe DeMaestriSSRRDecember 9, 19286'0"170San Francisco, CA USA
Art DitmarPRRApril 3, 19296'2"185Winthrop, MA USA
Carl DuserPLLJuly 22, 19326'1"175Hazleton, PA USA
Jim Finigan2BRRAugust 19, 19285'11"175Quincy, IL USA
Joe GinsbergCLROctober 11, 19265'11"180New York, NY USA
Tom GormanPRRJanuary 4, 19256'1"190New York, NY USA
Johnny GrothCFRRJuly 23, 19266'0"182Chicago, IL USA
Bill HarringtonPRROctober 3, 19285'11"160Sanford, NC USA
Troy HerriagePRRDecember 20, 19306'1"170Tipton, OK USA
Spook Jacobs2BRRNovember 4, 19255'8"155Cheswold, DE USA
Alex KellnerPRLAugust 26, 19246'0"200Tucson, AZ USA
Lou KretlowPRRJune 27, 19216'2"185Apache, OK USA
Tom LasordaPLLSeptember 22, 19275'10"175Norristown, PA USA
Hector Lopez3BRRJuly 8, 19295'11"182Colon, Co Panama
Jack McMahanPRLJuly 25, 19326'0"175Hot Springs, AR USA
Dave MeltonLFRROctober 3, 19286'0"185Pampa, TX USA
Al PilarcikCFLLJuly 3, 19305'10"180Whiting, IN USA
Jim PisoniCFRRAugust 14, 19295'10"169St. Louis, MO USA
Rance Pless1BRRDecember 6, 19256'0"195Greeneville, TN USA
Arnie PortocarreroPRRJuly 5, 19316'3"196New York, NY USA
Vic Power1BRRNovember 1, 19276'0"186Arecibo, P.R.
Bill RennaLFRROctober 14, 19246'3"218Hanford, CA USA
Eddie Robinson1BLRDecember 15, 19206'2"210Paris, TX USA
Jose SantiagoPRRSeptember 4, 19285'10"175Coamo, P.R.
Bobby ShantzPRLSeptember 26, 19255'6"139Pottstown, PA USA
Harry SimpsonRFLRDecember 3, 19256'1"180Atlanta, GA USA
Lou SkizasLFRRJune 2, 19325'11"175Chicago, IL USA
Enos SlaughterRFLRApril 27, 19165'9"180Roxboro, NC USA
Hal SmithCRRDecember 7, 19306'0"195West Frankfort, IL USA
Bob SpicerPLRApril 11, 19255'10"173Richmond, VA USA
Tim ThompsonCLRMarch 1, 19245'11"190Coalport, PA USA
Elmer ValoLFLRMarch 5, 19215'11"190Rybnik, Pl Czech Republic
Gus ZernialLFRRJune 27, 19236'2"210Beaumont, TX USA



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