1957 Kansas City Athletics Roster (40-man)

1956 Season 1958 Season

Record: 59-94-1, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Lou Boudreau (36-67-1) and Harry Craft (23-27)

General Manager: George Selkirk

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium

Attendance: 901,067 (6th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 61-92, 563 Runs, 710 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Al Aber	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Jul 31, 1927	6	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ed Blake	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 23, 1925	4	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Clete Boyer	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 9, 1937	3	10	0	10	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	-0.1	$10,000
George Brunet	22	us US	R	L	6' 1"	195	Jun 8, 1935	2	4	2	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$6,000
Wally Burnette	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	178	Jun 20, 1929	2	38	9	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$9,000
Bob Cerv	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	May 5, 1925	7	124	77	124	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	34	23	90	44	1	-0.3
Rip Coleman	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Jul 31, 1931	3	19	6	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Glenn Cox	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Feb 3, 1931	3	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Joe DeMaestri	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 9, 1928	7	135	130	135	134	0	0	0	0	0	134	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.8		All-Star
Ryne Duren	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Feb 22, 1929	2	14	6	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ned Garver	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 25, 1925	10	24	23	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Tom Gorman	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jan 4, 1925	6	38	12	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Milt Graff	26	us US	L	R	5' 7"	158	Dec 30, 1930	1st	56	43	56	53	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.3
Johnny Groth	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Jul 23, 1926	12	55	16	55	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	39	50	5	8	-0.7
Woodie Held	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	167	Mar 25, 1932	2	92	92	92	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	0	92	0	0	2.9
Dave Hill	19	us US	R	L	6' 2"	170	Nov 11, 1937	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Gene Host	24	us US	B	L	5' 11"	190	Jan 1, 1933	2	11	2	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$5,100
Billy Hunter	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 4, 1928	5	116	91	116	107	0	0	0	64	17	36	0	0	0	0	4	8	-1.1	$11,000
Alex Kellner	32	us US	R	L	6' 0"	200	Aug 26, 1924	10	28	21	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Héctor López	27	pa PA	R	R	5' 11"	182	Jul 8, 1929	3	121	101	121	116	0	0	0	4	112	0	2	0	1	3	10	1	2.7
Billy Martin	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	May 16, 1928	7	73	68	73	70	0	0	0	52	20	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	-0.2
Bob Martyn	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	176	Aug 15, 1930	1st	58	33	58	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4	32	49	8	2	-0.3
Mickey McDermott	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	170	Apr 29, 1929	10	58	6	58	31	29	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	1	0.0
Tom Morgan	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 20, 1930	6	46	13	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Irv Noren	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Nov 29, 1924	8	81	31	81	31	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	50	0	-0.9
Jim Pisoni	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	169	Aug 14, 1929	3	44	30	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	1	44	2	3	0.4
Arnie Portocarrero	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	196	Jul 5, 1931	4	33	17	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Vic Power	29	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	186	Nov 1, 1927	4	129	110	129	120	0	0	113	4	0	0	0	0	6	6	9	0	0.9
Hal Raether	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Oct 10, 1932	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Harry Simpson	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 3, 1925	9	50	48	50	48	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	2	0	1.0	$12,500
Lou Skizas	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 2, 1932	2	119	95	119	101	0	0	0	0	32	0	14	0	69	76	24	0	0.9	$9,000
Hal Smith	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Dec 7, 1930	3	107	95	107	103	0	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	1.5	$14,500
Harry Taylor	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Dec 2, 1935	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Ralph Terry	21	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jan 9, 1936	2	22	19	22	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.9
Tim Thompson	33	us US	L	R	5' 11"	190	Mar 1, 1924	3	81	59	81	62	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	-0.7
Virgil Trucks	40	us US	R	R	5' 11"	198	Apr 26, 1917	16	48	7	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Jack Urban	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	155	Dec 5, 1928	1st	37	13	37	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.2
Gus Zernial	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Jun 27, 1923	9	131	111	131	114	0	0	1	0	0	0	113	0	0	113	19	0	-0.4
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Lou Boudreau	39	us US	Jul 17, 1917	Manager	Apr 16	Aug 4
Harry Craft	42	us US	Apr 19, 1915	Manager	Aug 6	Sep 29
Harry Craft	42	us US	Apr 19, 1915		Apr 16	Aug 5
Spud Chandler	49	us US	Sep 12, 1907		Apr 16	Sep 29
Jim Gleeson	45	us US	Mar 5, 1912		Apr 16	Sep 29
Bob Swift	42	us US	Mar 6, 1915	Coach	Apr 16	Sep 29
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date