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1957 Kansas City Athletics season

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Owner(s)
  
Arnold Johnson

Local television
  
none

General manager(s)
  
George Selkirk

Manager(s)
  
Lou Boudreau, Harry Craft

Local radio
  
KMBC (Merle Harmon, Ed Edwards)

The 1957 Kansas City Athletics season, the third for the team in Kansas City and the 57th in MLB, involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses, 38½ games behind the American League Champion New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 15, 1956: Bob Cerv was purchased by the Athletics from the New York Yankees.
  • February 19, 1957: Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, Wayne Belardi and players to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Irv Noren, Milt Graff, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Rip Coleman, Billy Hunter and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed their part of the deal by sending Jack Urban to the Athletics on April 5. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Curt Roberts to the Yankees on April 4 and Clete Boyer to the Yankees on June 4.
  • Prior to 1957 season: Lou Klimchock was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.

    • Regular season

    First baseman Vic Power became the first black player to lead the American League in fielding percentage at any position. He led all American League first basemen with a .998 fielding average.

    Notable transactions

  • June 15, 1957: Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni, and Harry Simpson were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Ralph Terry, Woodie Held, Billy Martin, and Bob Martyn.
  • August 1, 1957: Johnny Groth was purchased from the Athletics by the Detroit Tigers.
  • August 27, 1957: Al Aber was selected off waivers by the Athletics from the Detroit Tigers.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    League leaders

  • Vic Power, American League leader, fielding percentage, first basemen (.998)

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Buffalo, Grand Island

    References

    1957 Kansas City Athletics season Wikipedia
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