1962 Kansas City Athletics Trades and Transactions

1961 Season 1963 Season

Record: 72-90-0, Finished 9th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Hank Bauer (72-90)

General Manager: Pat Friday

Scouting Director: Joe Bowman

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium

Attendance: 635,675 (10th of 10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 106
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 105

Pythagorean W-L: 72-90, 745 Runs, 837 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 27, 1961

Drafted Gino Cimoli from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1961 rule 5 draft.

Tom Baker selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1961 minor league draft.

Drafted Dan Osinski from the Chicago White Sox in the 1961 minor league draft.
December 4, 1961

Released Joe Nuxhall.
December 15, 1961

Traded Lou Klimchock and Bob Shaw to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jiménez.

Traded Joe Pignatano to the San Francisco Giants. Received José Tartabull.
Before 1962 Season

Signed Pete Lovrich as an amateur free agent.

Signed Tom Tischinski as an amateur free agent.

Released Joe Shipley.

Don Williams received from the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
April 9, 1962

Signed Bob Grim as a free agent.
April 10, 1962

Purchased Danny McDevitt from the Minnesota Twins.
May 7, 1962

Purchased George Alusik from the Detroit Tigers.
May 12, 1962

Traded Gordie Windhorn to the Los Angeles Angels. Received Marlan Coughtry.
May 25, 1962

Released Art Ditmar.
May 31, 1962

Released Bob Grim.
June 6, 1962

Signed Tony La Russa as an amateur free agent.
June 15, 1962

Signed Ron Tompkins as an amateur free agent.
June 16, 1962

Released Winston Llenas.
June 26, 1962

Selected Billy Consolo off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
July 2, 1962

Marlan Coughtry player rights sold to the Cleveland Indians.
July 21, 1962

Traded Dan Osinski to the Los Angeles Angels. Received a player to be named later and $35,000. The Los Angeles Angels sent Ted Bowsfield (November 26, 1962) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.
July 23, 1962

Purchased Gordie Windhorn from the Los Angeles Angels.
July 28, 1962

Gordon Jones player rights sold to the Houston Colt .45s. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 3, 1962

Traded Bill Kunkel and Leo Posada to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Orlando Peña.
August 8, 1962

Granny Hamner retired.
August 13, 1962

Purchased Moe Drabowsky from the Cincinnati Reds.
November 2, 1962

Released Billy Consolo.
November 26, 1962

Drafted Jim Driscoll from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 first-year draft.

Tom Tischinski selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 first-year draft.

Drafted Vern Handrahan from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 minor league draft.
Before 1963 Season

Signed Dave Duncan as an amateur free agent.

Signed Paul Lindblad as an amateur free agent.

Signed Tommie Reynolds as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ramon Webster as an amateur free agent.

Gene Stephens sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
February 4, 1963

Signed Roberto Rodríguez as an amateur free agent.
February 7, 1963

Signed Marcel Lachemann as an amateur free agent.
February 27, 1963

Traded Jerry Walker to the Cleveland Indians. Received Chuck Essegian.