1959 Kansas City Athletics Roster (40-man)

1958 Season 1960 Season

Record: 66-88-0, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Harry Craft (66-88)

General Manager: Parke Carroll

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium

Attendance: 963,683 (6th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 69-85, 681 Runs, 760 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Zeke Bella	28	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Aug 23, 1930	2	47	19	47	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	14	25	25	1	-0.6	$8,000
Ray Boone	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	172	Jul 27, 1923	12	61	31	61	41	0	0	38	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0.7
George Brunet	24	us US	R	L	6' 1"	195	Jun 8, 1935	3	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$4,500
Tom Carroll	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	186	Sep 17, 1936	3	15	1	15	13	0	0	0	0	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	$6,000
Bob Cerv	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	May 5, 1925	9	125	119	125	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	0	0	119	6	0	1.3	$32,500
Harry Chiti	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	221	Nov 16, 1932	7	55	44	55	47	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0.8
Rip Coleman	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Jul 31, 1931	4	29	11	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bud Daley	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Oct 7, 1932	5	39	29	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0		All-Star
Joe DeMaestri	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 9, 1928	9	118	106	118	115	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.3
Murry Dickson	42	us US	R	R	5' 10"	157	Aug 21, 1916	18	38	0	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Mark Freeman	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	220	Dec 7, 1930	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ned Garver	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 25, 1925	12	32	30	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6
Tom Gorman	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jan 4, 1925	8	17	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Bob Grim	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Mar 8, 1930	6	40	9	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Al Grunwald	29	us US	L	L	6' 4"	210	Feb 13, 1930	2	8	1	8	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.7
Kent Hadley	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	190	Dec 17, 1934	2	113	71	113	95	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	9	-0.4
Ray Herbert	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 15, 1929	7	37	26	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Whitey Herzog HOF	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	182	Nov 9, 1931	4	38	33	38	35	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	12	20	34	4	1	1.8
Frank House	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 18, 1930	8	98	92	98	95	0	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1.6	$14,000
Ray Jablonski	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 17, 1926	7	25	13	25	17	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.0
Ken Johnson	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Jun 16, 1933	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Evans Killeen	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 27, 1936	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Lou Klimchock	19	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 15, 1939	2	17	16	17	16	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.2
Johnny Kucks	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	170	Jul 27, 1932	5	33	23	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Marty Kutyna	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 14, 1932	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Héctor López	29	pa PA	R	R	5' 11"	182	Jul 8, 1929	5	35	33	35	33	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.6
Jerry Lumpe	26	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 2, 1933	4	108	102	108	106	0	0	0	61	4	56	0	0	0	0	5	1	-0.2
Roger Maris	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	197	Sep 10, 1934	3	122	110	122	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	114	117	8	0	3.3	$15,000	All-Star
Bob Martyn	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	176	Aug 15, 1930	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Russ Meyer	35	us US	B	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 25, 1923	13	18	0	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Joe Morgan	28	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 19, 1930	1st	20	2	20	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	-0.1
Howie Reed	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Dec 21, 1936	2	6	3	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Harry Simpson	33	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 3, 1925	11	8	4	8	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.1	$12,500
Hal Smith	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Dec 7, 1930	5	108	78	108	97	0	22	0	0	77	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	-0.3	$16,500
Russ Snyder	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Jun 22, 1934	1st	73	55	73	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	30	13	64	11	3	0.8
Tom Sturdivant	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Apr 28, 1930	5	37	3	37	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.4
Ralph Terry	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jan 9, 1936	4	9	7	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Wayne Terwilliger	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jun 27, 1925	8	74	51	74	64	0	0	0	63	1	2	0	0	0	0	6	9	0.9
Dick Tomanek	28	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jan 6, 1931	5	16	0	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
John Tsitouris	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	May 4, 1936	3	24	10	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bill Tuttle	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 4, 1929	7	126	111	126	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	0	121	4	3	3.9
Preston Ward	31	us US	L	R	6' 4"	190	Jul 24, 1927	9	58	21	58	23	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	37	0	-0.4
Dick Williams HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 7, 1929	8	130	120	130	123	0	0	32	3	80	0	14	2	8	24	9	0	1.9
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Harry Craft	44	us US	Apr 19, 1915	Manager	Apr 10	Sep 27
Johnny Sain	41	us US	Sep 25, 1917	Pitching	Apr 10	Sep 27
Don Heffner	48	us US	Feb 8, 1911	Coach	Apr 10	Sep 27
Bob Swift	44	us US	Mar 6, 1915	Coach	Apr 10	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date