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1955 Topps R 14 Baseball card
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1956 Kansas City Athletics

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W-L Record: 52-102 -- 8th in American League -    Manager: Lou Boudreau    Location: Kansas City,MO    Baseball Stadium: Municipal Stadium  Top Draft Pick:    Attendance:  1,015,154  Youngest Player:  Clete Boyer (19)  Oldest Player:  Enos Slaughter (40)  
Statistics
Roster
Personnel
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Baseball Roster for 1956 Kansas City Athletics
#Player NamePosAgeBTHtWtBornPlaceHigh LevelmlbYearsSalary
Joe AstrothC33RR5-91879/1/1922East Alton,IllinoisMLB1945-1956
Mike BaxesSS-2B25RR5-1017512/18/1930San Francisco,CaliforniaMLB1956-1958
Clete Boyer3B19RR6-01822/9/1937Cassville,MissouriMLB1955-1971
Bill BradfordP34RR6-21808/28/1921Choctaw,ArkansasMLB1956-1956
George BrunetP21RL6-12106/8/1935Houghton,MichiganMLB1956-1971
Wally BurnetteP27RR6-01786/20/1929Blairs,VirginiaMLB1956-1958
Moe BurtschyP34RR6-32084/18/1922Cincinnati,OhioMLB1950-1956
Art CeccarelliP26RL6-01904/2/1930New Haven,ConnecticutMLB1955-1960
Glenn CoxP25RR6-22102/3/1931Montebello,CaliforniaMLB1955-1958
Walt CraddockP24RL1763/25/1932Pax,West VirginiaMLB1955-1958
Jack CrimianP30RR5-101802/17/1926Philadelphia,PennsylvaniaMLB1951-1957
Joe DeMaestriSS27RR6-017412/9/1928San Francisco,CaliforniaMLB1951-1961
Art DitmarP27RR6-21964/3/1929Winthrop,MassachusettsMLB1954-1962
Carl DuserP23LL6-11757/22/1932Hazleton,PennsylvaniaMLB1956-1958
Jim Finigan3B-2B27RR5-111758/19/1928Quincy,IllinoisMLB1954-1959
Joe GinsbergC29LR5-1118010/11/1926New York,New YorkMLB1948-1962
Tom GormanP31RR6-11901/4/1925New York,New YorkMLB1952-1959
Johnny GrothOF29RR6-01827/23/1926Chicago,IllinoisMLB1946-1960
Bill HarringtonP28RR5-1116010/3/1927Sanford,North CarolinaMLB1953-1956
Troy HerriageP25RR6-117012/20/1930Tipton,OklahomaMLB1956-1956
Spook Jacobs2B30RR5-815511/4/1925Cheswold,DelawareMLB1954-1956
Alex KellnerP31RL6-02008/26/1924Tucson,ArizonaMLB1948-1959
Lou KretlowP35RR6-21856/27/1921Apache,OklahomaMLB1946-1956
Tom LasordaP28LL5-101759/22/1927Norristown,PennsylvaniaMLB1954-1956
Hector LopezOF-3B26RR5-111827/9/1929Colon,PanamaMLB1955-1966
Jack McMahanP23RL6-01757/22/1932Hot Springs,ArkansasMLB1956-1956
Dave MeltonOF27RR6-018510/3/1928Pampa,TexasMLB1956-1958
Al PilarcikOF25LL5-101807/3/1930Whiting,IndianaMLB1956-1961
Jim PisoniOF26RR5-101698/14/1929St. Louis,MissouriMLB1953-1960
Rance Pless1B-3B30RR6-014512/6/1925Greeneville,TennesseeMLB1956-1956
Arnie PortocarreroP24RR6-31967/5/1931New York,New YorkMLB1954-1960
Vic Power1B28RR5-1119511/1/1927Arecibo,Puerto RicoMLB1954-1965
Bill RennaOF31RR6-321810/14/1924Hanford,CaliforniaMLB1953-1959
Eddie Robinson1B35LR21012/15/1920Paris,TexasMLB1942-1957
Jose SantiagoP27RR5-101759/4/1928Coamo,Puerto RicoMLB1954-1956
Bobby ShantzP30RL5-61429/26/1925Pottstown,PennsylvaniaMLB1949-1964
Harry SimpsonOF-1B30LR6-119012/3/1925Atlanta,GeorgiaMLB1951-1959
Lou SkizasOF-3B24RR5-111756/2/1932Chicago,IllinoisMLB1956-1959
Enos SlaughterOF40LR5-91924/27/1916Roxboro,North CarolinaMLB1938-1959
Hal SmithC25RR6-019512/7/1930West Frankfort,IllinoisMLB1955-1964
Bob SpicerP31LR5-101734/11/1925Richmond,VirginiaMLB1955-1956
Tim ThompsonC32LR5-111903/1/1924Coalport,PennsylvaniaMLB1954-1958
Elmer ValoOF35LR5-111903/5/1921Ribnik,Czech RepublicMLB1940-1961
Gus ZernialOF33RR6-22106/27/1923Beaumont,TexasMLB1949-1959

Team Personnel

Lou Boudreau (Manager)
Harry Craft (Assistant Coach)
Merle Harmon (Broadcaster)
Ski Melillo (Assistant Coach)
Larry Ray (Broadcaster)
George Susce (Bullpen Coach)
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