| 1957 Kansas City Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Arnold Johnson |
| General managers | George Selkirk |
| Managers | Lou Boudreau, Harry Craft |
| Radio | KMBC (Merle Harmon, Ed Edwards) |
The 1957 Kansas City Athletics season, the third for the team in Kansas City and the 57th in MLB, involved the A's finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses, 38+1⁄2 games behind the American League Champion New York Yankees. The club drew 901,067 spectators, sixth in the league.
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 48–29 | 50–27 |
| Chicago White Sox | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | 8 | 45–32 | 45–32 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 16 | 44–33 | 38–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 20 | 45–32 | 33–44 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 21 | 42–33 | 34–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 77 | 0.497 | 21½ | 40–37 | 36–40 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 94 | 0.386 | 38½ | 37–40 | 22–54 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 99 | 0.357 | 43 | 28–49 | 27–50 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | 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 | — | |||||
| 1957 Kansas City Athletics | |||||||||
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| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Hal Smith | 107 | 360 | 109 | .303 | 13 | 41 |
| 1B | Vic Power | 129 | 467 | 121 | .259 | 14 | 42 |
| 2B | Billy Hunter | 116 | 319 | 61 | .191 | 8 | 29 |
| SS | Joe DeMaestri | 135 | 461 | 113 | .245 | 9 | 33 |
| 3B | Héctor López | 121 | 391 | 115 | .294 | 11 | 35 |
| LF | Gus Zernial | 131 | 437 | 103 | .236 | 27 | 69 |
| CF | Woodie Held | 92 | 326 | 78 | .239 | 20 | 50 |
| RF | Lou Skizas | 119 | 376 | 92 | .245 | 18 | 44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cerv | 124 | 345 | 94 | .272 | 11 | 44 |
| Billy Martin | 73 | 265 | 68 | .257 | 9 | 27 |
| Tim Thompson | 81 | 230 | 47 | .204 | 7 | 19 |
| Harry Simpson | 50 | 179 | 53 | .296 | 6 | 24 |
| Irv Noren | 81 | 160 | 34 | .213 | 2 | 16 |
| Milt Graff | 56 | 155 | 28 | .181 | 0 | 10 |
| Bob Martyn | 58 | 131 | 35 | .267 | 1 | 12 |
| Jim Pisoni | 44 | 97 | 23 | .237 | 3 | 12 |
| Johnny Groth | 55 | 59 | 15 | .254 | 0 | 2 |
| Clete Boyer | 10 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Garver | 24 | 145.1 | 6 | 13 | 3.84 | 61 |
| Alex Kellner | 28 | 132.2 | 6 | 5 | 4.27 | 72 |
| Ralph Terry | 21 | 130.2 | 4 | 11 | 3.38 | 80 |
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Morgan | 46 | 143.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.64 | 32 |
| Jack Urban | 31 | 129.1 | 7 | 4 | 3.34 | 55 |
| Tom Gorman | 38 | 124.2 | 5 | 9 | 3.83 | 66 |
| Arnie Portocarrero | 33 | 114.2 | 4 | 9 | 3.92 | 42 |
| Wally Burnette | 38 | 113.0 | 7 | 12 | 4.30 | 57 |
| Ryne Duren | 14 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.27 | 37 |
| Rip Coleman | 19 | 41.0 | 0 | 7 | 5.93 | 15 |
| Gene Host | 11 | 23.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.23 | 9 |
| George Brunet | 4 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.56 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Trucks | 48 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3.03 | 55 |
| Mickey McDermott | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.48 | 29 |
| Glenn Cox | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.02 | 8 |
| Al Aber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 |
| Harry Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 4 |
| Dave Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
| Ed Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| Hal Raether | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
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