1959 Kansas City Athletics season

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Owner(s) Arnold Johnson Manager(s) Harry Craft		General manager(s) Parke Carroll Local television WDAF-TV
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The 1959 Kansas City Athletics season was the fifth for the franchise in Kansas City, and its 59th overall. It involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 66 wins and 88 losses, 28 games behind the AL Champion Chicago White Sox.

Offseason

October 2, 1958: Chico Carrasquel was traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Dick Williams.

Notable transactions

May 2, 1959: Harry Simpson was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Ray Boone.

May 26, 1959: Ralph Terry and Héctor López were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Johnny Kucks, Tom Sturdivant, and Jerry Lumpe.

August 20, 1959: Ray Boone was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the Milwaukee Braves.

August 20, 1959: Ray Jablonski was selected off waivers by the Athletics from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; 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

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Roger Maris appeared in his first All-Star Game

References

1959 Kansas City Athletics season Wikipedia

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