| 1960 Kansas City Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Estate of Arnold Johnson |
| General managers | Parke Carroll |
| Managers | Bob Elliott |
| Television | WDAF-TV |
| Radio | WDAF (Merle Harmon, Bill Grigsby) |
The 1960 Kansas City Athletics season was the sixth in Kansas City and the 60th overall. It involved the A's finishing last place in the American League's final season as an eight team circuit. Kansas City recorded 58 wins and 96 losses, 39 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees.
At the 1959 Winter Meetings, Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Joe L. Brown had agreed to trade Dick Groat to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Roger Maris. Pirates' manager Danny Murtaugh had advised Brown that he did not want to lose Groat, and the deal was never finalized. [1] Maris was traded to the New York Yankees on December 11.
On March 10, 1960, owner Arnold Johnson died at the age of 53. [2] After the 1960 season, the team would be sold by Johnson's estate to businessman Charlie Finley.
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 8 | 44–33 | 45–32 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 10 | 51–26 | 36–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 21 | 39–38 | 37–40 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 24 | 32–45 | 41–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 26 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 32 | 36–41 | 29–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 39 | 34–43 | 24–53 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 16–6 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 11–11 | |||||
| Boston | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 15–7 | 6–16 | 16–6 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| Kansas City | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 12–10 | — | 7–15–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 15–7–1 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | |||||
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| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pete Daley | 73 | 228 | 19 | 60 | .263 | 5 | 25 |
| 1B | Marv Throneberry | 104 | 236 | 29 | 59 | .250 | 11 | 41 |
| 2B | Jerry Lumpe | 146 | 574 | 69 | 156 | .272 | 8 | 53 |
| 3B | Andy Carey | 102 | 343 | 30 | 80 | .233 | 12 | 53 |
| SS | Ken Hamlin | 140 | 428 | 51 | 96 | .224 | 2 | 24 |
| LF | Norm Siebern | 144 | 520 | 69 | 145 | .279 | 19 | 69 |
| CF | Bill Tuttle | 151 | 559 | 75 | 143 | .256 | 8 | 40 |
| RF | Hank Bauer | 95 | 255 | 30 | 70 | .275 | 3 | 31 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Williams | 127 | 420 | 47 | 121 | .288 | 12 | 65 |
| Russ Snyder | 125 | 304 | 45 | 79 | .260 | 4 | 26 |
| Whitey Herzog | 83 | 252 | 43 | 67 | .266 | 8 | 38 |
| Harry Chiti | 58 | 190 | 16 | 42 | .221 | 5 | 28 |
| Danny Kravitz | 59 | 175 | 17 | 41 | .234 | 4 | 14 |
| Bob Johnson | 76 | 146 | 12 | 30 | .205 | 1 | 9 |
| Bob Cerv | 23 | 78 | 14 | 20 | .256 | 6 | 12 |
| Jim Delsing | 16 | 40 | 2 | 10 | .250 | 0 | 5 |
| Leo Posada | 10 | 36 | 8 | 13 | .361 | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Jablonski | 21 | 32 | 3 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 3 |
| Chet Boak | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McManus | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | .308 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Klimchock | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Foiles | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .571 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herbert | 37 | 252.2 | 14 | 15 | 3.28 | 122 |
| Bud Daley | 37 | 231.0 | 16 | 16 | 4.56 | 126 |
| Dick Hall | 29 | 182.1 | 8 | 13 | 4.05 | 79 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Garver | 28 | 122.1 | 4 | 9 | 3.83 | 50 |
| Johnny Kucks | 31 | 114.0 | 4 | 10 | 6.00 | 38 |
| Don Larsen | 22 | 83.2 | 1 | 10 | 5.38 | 43 |
| John Tsitouris | 14 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.55 | 12 |
| George Brunet | 3 | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.35 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Kutyna | 51 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.94 | 20 |
| Ken Johnson | 42 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4.26 | 83 |
| Bob Trowbridge | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.61 | 33 |
| Bob Davis | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.66 | 28 |
| Leo Kiely | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.74 | 6 |
| Bob Giggie | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 8 |
| John Briggs | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.71 | 8 |
| Dave Wickersham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.08 | 3 |
| Ray Blemker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Howie Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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