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1956 Kansas City Athletics   |   Player Roster

Major League Baseball (MLB)

Record:  52-102   .34.... 8th in AL - Division
Manager(s): Lou Boudreau
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,015,154
 Major League Debuts:
Batters: Mike Baxes (Apr 17)  Dave Melton (Apr 17)  Al Pilarcik (Jul 13)  Rance Pless (Apr 21)  Lou Skizas (Apr 19)  
Pitchers: Bill Bradford (Apr 24)  George Brunet (Sep 14)  Wally Burnette (Jul 15)  Carl Duser (Sep 15)  Troy Herriage (Apr 25)  Jack McMahan (Apr 18)  
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 Team Roster
Player NamePosAgeBTHTWTBornPlaceHigh LevelMLB YearsSalary
Joe AstrothC33RR5-91879/1/1922East Alton, ILMLB1945-1956 
Mike BaxesSS-2B25RR5-1017512/18/1930San Francisco, CAMLB1956-1958 
Clete Boyer3B19RR6-01822/9/1937Cassville, MOMLB1955-1971 
Bill BradfordP34RR6-21808/28/1921Choctaw, ARMLB1956-1956 
George BrunetP21RL6-12106/8/1935Houghton, MIMLB1956-1971 
Wally BurnetteP27RR6-01786/20/1929Blairs, VAMLB1956-1958 
Moe BurtschyP34RR6-32084/18/1922Cincinnati, OHMLB1950-1956 
Art CeccarelliP26RL6-01904/2/1930New Haven, CTMLB1955-1960 
Glenn CoxP25RR6-22102/3/1931Montebello, CAMLB1955-1958 
Walt CraddockP24RL1763/25/1932Pax, WVMLB1955-1958 
Jack CrimianP30RR5-101802/17/1926Philadelphia, PAMLB1951-1957 
Joe DeMaestriSS27RR6-017412/9/1928San Francisco, CAMLB1951-1961 
Art DitmarP27RR6-21964/3/1929Winthrop, MAMLB1954-1962 
Carl DuserP23LL6-11757/22/1932Hazleton, PAMLB1956-1958 
Jim Finigan3B-2B27RR5-111758/19/1928Quincy, ILMLB1954-1959 
Joe GinsbergC29LR5-1118010/11/1926New York, NYMLB1948-1962 
Tom GormanP31RR6-11901/4/1925New York, NYMLB1952-1959 
Johnny GrothOF29RR6-01827/23/1926Chicago, ILMLB1946-1960 
Bill HarringtonP28RR5-1116010/3/1927Sanford, NCMLB1953-1956 
Troy HerriageP25RR6-117012/20/1930Tipton, OKMLB1956-1956 
Spook Jacobs2B30RR15511/4/1925Cheswold, DEMLB1954-1956 
Alex KellnerP31RL6-02008/26/1924Tucson, AZMLB1948-1959 
Lou KretlowP35RR6-21856/27/1921Apache, OKMLB1946-1956 
Tom LasordaP28LL5-101759/22/1927Norristown, PAMLB1954-1956 
Hector LopezOF-3B26RR5-111827/9/1929Colon, PNMLB1955-1966 
Jack McMahanP23RL6-01757/22/1932Hot Springs, ARMLB1956-1956 
Dave MeltonOF27RR6-018510/3/1928Pampa, TXMLB1956-1958 
Al PilarcikOF25LL5-101807/3/1930Whiting, INMLB1956-1961 
Jim PisoniOF26RR5-101698/14/1929St. Louis, MOMLB1953-1960 
Rance Pless1B-3B30RR6-014512/6/1925Greeneville, TNMLB1956-1956 
Arnie PortocarreroP24RR6-31967/5/1931New York, NYMLB1954-1960 
Vic Power1B28RR5-1119511/1/1927Arecibo, PRMLB1954-1965 
Bill RennaOF31RR6-321810/14/1924Hanford, CAMLB1953-1959 
Eddie Robinson1B35LR21012/15/1920Paris, TXMLB1942-1957 
Jose SantiagoP27RR5-101759/4/1928Coamo, PRMLB1954-1956 
Bobby ShantzP30RL5-61429/26/1925Pottstown, PAMLB1949-1964 
Harry SimpsonOF-1B30LR6-119012/3/1925Atlanta, GAMLB1951-1959 
Lou SkizasOF-3B24RR5-111756/2/1932Chicago, ILMLB1956-1959 
Enos SlaughterOF40LR5-91924/27/1916Roxboro, NCMLB1938-1959 
Hal SmithC25RR6-019512/7/1930West Frankfort, ILMLB1955-1964 
Bob SpicerP31LR5-101734/11/1925Richmond, VAMLB1955-1956 
Tim ThompsonC32LR5-111903/1/1924Coalport, PAMLB1954-1958 
Elmer ValoOF35LR5-111903/5/1921Ribnik, CZMLB1940-1961 
Gus ZernialOF33RR2106/27/1923Beaumont, TXMLB1949-1959 
 



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