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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

Local radio
  
WDAF(Merle Harmon, Bill Grigsby)

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.

Contents

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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