1957 Kansas City Athletics season

1957 Kansas City Athletics
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Municipal Stadium (since 1955)
Kansas City, Missouri (since 1955)
Other information
Owner(s)	Arnold Johnson
General manager(s)	George Selkirk
Manager(s)	Lou Boudreau, 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.

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
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

Record vs. opponents

1957 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–14	10–12–1	9–12	9–13	16–5–1	9–13	15–7
Boston	14–8	—	8–14	12–10	10–12	16–6	8–14	14–8
Chicago	12–10–1	14–8	—	14–8	11–11	14–8	8–14	17–5
Cleveland	12–9	10–12	8–14	—	11–11	11–11	9–13	15–7
Detroit	13–9	12–10	11–11	11–11	—	8–14	10–12	13–9
Kansas City	5–16–1	6–16	8–14	11–11	14–8	—	3–19	12–10
New York	13–9	14–8	14–8	13–9	12–10	19–3	—	13–9
Washington	7–15	8–14	5–17	7–15	9–13	10–12	9–13	—

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

1957 Kansas City Athletics

Roster

Pitchers

16 Al Aber

21 Ed Blake

28 George Brunet

24 Wally Burnette

15 Rip Coleman

28 Glenn Cox

26 Ryne Duren

31 Ned Garver

37 Tom Gorman

12 Dave Hill

28 Gene Host

20 Alex Kellner

19 Mickey McDermott

17 Tom Morgan

25 Arnie Portocarrero

34 Hal Raether

15 Harry Taylor

26 Ralph Terry

23 Virgil Trucks

21 Jack Urban

Catchers

9 Hal Smith

22 Tim Thompson

Infielders

12 Clete Boyer

2 Joe DeMaestri

4 Milt Graff

1 Billy Hunter

10 Héctor López

4 Billy Martin

11 Irv Noren

7 Vic Power

38 Harry Simpson

Outfielders

33 Bob Cerv

39 Johnny Groth

38 Woodie Held

32 Bob Martyn

32 Jim Pisoni

35 Lou Skizas

30 Gus Zernial

Manager

5 Lou Boudreau

41 Harry Craft

Coaches

40 Spud Chandler

41 Harry Craft

-- Jim Gleeson

42 Bob Swift

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
1B	Power, VicVic Power	129	467	121	.259	14	42

^[8]

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
Cerv, BobBob 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

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	ERA	SO
Cox, GlennGlenn Cox	10	1	5.02	8
Aber, AlAl Aber	3	0	12.00	0
Blake, EdEd Blake	2	0	5.40	0

Awards and honors

League leaders

Vic Power, American League leader, fielding percentage, first basemen (.998)^[4]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

References

↑ Bob Cerv page at Baseball Reference
↑ Clete Boyer page at Baseball Reference
↑ Lou Klimchok page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 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 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1957 All-Star Game 1957 World Series

Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics
Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Barrs Field; Terry Park Ballfield; Wilmington Park; McCurdy Field; Connie Mack Field; McKechnie Field; Rendezvous Park; Scottsdale Stadium I; Phoenix Municipal Stadium; Hohokam Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owners: John J. Fisher & Lewis Wolff
President: Michael Crowley
Executive vice president: Billy Beane
General manager: David Forst
Manager: Bob Melvin

Important figures

Hall of Fame members	Home Run Baker Chief Bender Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Rickey Henderson Catfish Hunter Reggie Jackson Nap Lajoie Connie Mack Eddie Plank Al Simmons Rube Waddell Dick Williams

Wall of Fame members	Sam Chapman Jack Coombs Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Ferris Fain Bob Johnson Eddie Joost Bing Miller Wally Moses Rube Oldring Bobby Shantz Eddie Rommel Elmer Valo Rube Walberg Gus Zernial

World Series
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American League
Championships (15)

AL West Division
Championships (16)

AL Wild Card (2)

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Minors

AAA: Nashville Sounds
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A Adv.: Stockton Ports
A: Beloit Snappers
Short A: Vermont Lake Monsters
Rookie: AZL Athletics; DSL Athletics

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