1957 Kansas City Athletics

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1957 Kansas City Athletics / Franchise: Oakland Athletics / BR Team Page[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Standings[edit]

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