1957 Kansas City Athletics season
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1957 Kansas City Athletics season
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| Owner(s) | Arnold Johnson | |
| General manager(s) | George Selkirk | |
| Manager(s) | Lou Boudreau and Harry Craft | |
| Local television | none | |
| Local radio | KMBC (Merle Harmon, Ed Edwards) |
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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.
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Offseason
- October 15, 1956: Bob Cerv was purchased by the Athletics from the New York Yankees.[1]
- 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.[2]
- Prior to 1957 season: Lou Klimchock was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.[3]
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.[4]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 90 | 64 | .584 | 8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 76 | .500 | 21 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21.5 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 94 | .386 | 38.5 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 99 | .357 | 43 |
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.[5]
- August 1, 1957: Johnny Groth was purchased from the Athletics by the Detroit Tigers.[6]
- August 27, 1957: Al Aber was selected off waivers by the Athletics from the Detroit Tigers.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 1B | Vic Power | 129 | 467 | 121 | .259 | 14 | 42 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Bob Cerv | 124 | 345 | 94 | .272 | 11 | 44 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Glenn Cox | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.02 | 8 |
| Al Aber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
| Ed Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Phil Cavarretta |
| AA | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Al Evans |
| A | Columbia Gems | Sally League | Ernie White |
| B | Abilene Blue Sox | Big State League | Burl Storie |
| C | Crowley Millers | Evangeline League | Everett Robinson |
| C | Pocatello Athletics | Pioneer League | Vince Plumbo |
| D | Mattoon Athletics | Midwest League | Lew Krausse, Sr. |
| D | Grand Island Athletics | Nebraska State League | Art Mazmanian |
| D | Seminole Oilers | Sooner State League | Lee Anthony |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Buffalo, Grand Island
References
- ^ Bob Cerv page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Clete Boyer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lou Klimchok page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Ralph Terry page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Groth page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Aber page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1957.shtml
External links
- 1957 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1957 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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