1957 Kansas City Athletics

1957 Kansas City Athletics / Franchise: Oakland Athletics / BR Team Page

Record: 59-94, Finished 7th in American League (1957 AL)

Managed by Lou Boudreau (36-67) and Harry Craft (23-27)

Coaches: Spud Chandler, Harry Craft, Jim Gleeson and Bob Swift

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1957 Kansas City Athletics were the first team in baseball history to have no pitchers qualify for the ERA title, which required pitching at least one inning for each of a team's scheduled games, or 154 innings in this case. The next teams to achieve this feat were the 1995 St. Louis Cardinals, in a shortened season, and the 1996 Oakland Athletics in 162 games. This then became relatively frequent starting in the 2010s. Kansas City's workhorse pitcher was Ned Garver, who pitched 145 1/3 innings, closely followed by swingman Tom Morgan, who logged 143 2/3.

Awards and Honors

• All-Star: Joe DeMaestri

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