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1956 Kansas City Athletics   |   Baseball Statistics

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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 Batting Statistics
PosPlayer NameAgeGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSHSFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
CTim Thompson3292268217313212724172321014 .272.319.347666--
1BVic Power2812753077164215146322241612315 .309.340.447787--
2BJim Finigan279125029547222131302811546 .216.298.284582--
3BHector Lopez26151561911532731869456373338413 .273.347.428775--
SSJoe DeMaestri271334344110116163933257332338 .233.277.316593--
OFHarry Simpson3014154376159221121105234782181519 .293.347.490837--
OFJohnny Groth2995244226313353712303102249 .258.335.398733--
OFLou Skizas248329739941131139311517012313 .316.346.485831--
 
OFGus Zernial331092723661120164420336642025 .224.315.445760--
PArt Ditmar27449151300140132400400 .143.170.176346--
OFAl Pilarcik2569239286010142292303201212 .251.333.351684--
PTom Gorman3152392200020042200100 .051.140.051191--
OFEnos Slaughter4091223376214322310292011116 .278.362.395757--
PAlex Kellner3121302600020031000301 .200.273.200473--
CJoe Ginsberg297119515488111211231703027 .246.323.313636--
PBobby Shantz305122221001002400201 .091.167.136303--
1BEddie Robinson357517213345121200262021117 .198.308.273581--
PMoe Burtschy34218010000000500000 .125.125.125250--
CHal Smith25371421539922241131200032 .275.284.408692--
PGlenn Cox2537000000000400001 .000.000.000000--
2BClete Boyer19671291528311411112411202 .217.284.279563--
PBill Harrington28237000000001100200 .000.125.000125--
SSMike Baxes2573106924311501181501402 .226.339.302641--
PArt Ceccarelli2633000002001200000 .000.250.000250--
2BSpook Jacobs303297132130054115501304 .216.321.247568--
PWalt Craddock2422000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
1BRance Pless304885423310901101310005 .271.354.329683--
PArnie Portocarrero2431000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
OFBill Renna313348121330251031000001 .271.314.458772--
PWally Burnette271839220000001900500 .051.075.051126--
PLou Kretlow3525331200000041900400 .061.162.061223--
OFJim Pisoni261030480025002800012 .267.303.467770--
PTroy Herriage2534251300010021700200 .120.185.120305--
PJack Crimian305522450000003600501 .227.320.227547--
PJack McMahan232314000000000700000 .000.000.000000--
CJoe Astroth33813010000000100100 .077.077.077154--
PTom Lasorda281913010000000400001 .077.077.077154--
OFElmer Valo3599120002001100010 .222.273.222495--
PJose Santiago2795120000000100100 .400.400.400800--
PCarl Duser2323100000000100000 .000.000.000000--
OFDave Melton2733010000000000000 .333.333.333666--
PGeorge Brunet2162000000000200000 .000.000.000000--
 

 Pitching Statistics
 Player NameAgeWLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
STArt Ditmar2712224.42443414261254.12541411253010812650 8.991.063.824.461.42--
STLou Kretlow35495.3125203030118.2121757017746130 9.181.295.614.631.64--
STAlex Kellner31744.322017503091.2103494415334410 10.111.473.244.321.48--
STTroy Herriage251136.6431161070103.0135837616645920 11.801.405.595.161.93--
STWally Burnette27682.8918144140121.1115483913395431 8.530.962.894.011.27--
 
CLBobby Shantz30274.3545210269101.195514912376710 8.441.073.295.951.30--
RPJack Crimian30485.5154700163129.0129877919495920 9.001.333.424.121.38--
RPTom Gorman319103.83521310233171.1168837323685621 8.821.213.572.941.38--
 
Jack McMahan23054.82239008061.26940337311310 10.071.024.521.901.62--
Bill Harrington28226.45231008137.24027273261431 9.560.726.213.351.75--
Moe Burtschy34313.95210009043.14122196301820 8.521.256.233.741.64--
Tom Lasorda28046.15185007145.14038316452870 7.941.198.935.561.88--
Jose Santiago27128.3195001021.2362620817910 14.953.327.063.742.45--
George Brunet21007.006100109.01087111500 10.001.0011.005.002.33--
Arnie Portocarrero240110.133100108.099927200 10.132.257.882.252.00--
Glenn Cox25024.2433100023.1151111222620 5.790.778.492.311.59--
Art Ceccarelli26017.2032000010.01313834210 11.702.703.601.801.70--
Bob Spicer310019.292000002.165511000 23.143.863.860.003.00--
Carl Duser23119.002200006.0146602500 21.000.003.007.502.67--
Walt Craddock24026.752200009.1977110820 8.680.969.647.712.04--
Bill Bradford34009.001000102.022221000 9.009.004.500.001.50--
 



 Fielding Statistics
PlayerAgePosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
Jack Crimian30P541293221261---.9621.74
Tom Gorman31P52171.111293431---.9302.10
Bobby Shantz30P45101.110202322---.9382.66
Art Ditmar27P44254.120332553---.9641.88
Troy Herriage25P311030113140---.786.96
Lou Kretlow35P25118.25162231---.9131.59
Bill Harrington28P2337.235081---1.0001.91
Jack McMahan23P2361.23100131---1.0001.90
Moe Burtschy34P2143.12150172---1.0003.53
Alex Kellner31P2091.21171192---.9471.77
Wally Burnette27P18121.16161232---.9571.63
Tom Lasorda28P1845.1391130---.9232.38
Jose Santiago27P921.215061---1.0002.49
George Brunet21P6903030---1.0003.00
Arnie Portocarrero24P3801010---1.0001.13
Art Ceccarelli26P31005050---1.0004.50
Glenn Cox25P323.100000------.00
Walt Craddock24P29.101010---1.000.96
Bob Spicer31P22.101010---1.0003.86
Carl Duser23P2602020---1.0003.00
Bill Bradford34P1201010---1.0004.50
 
Tim Thompson32C683283873737900.981--
Joe Ginsberg29C572382832693500.989--
Hal Smith25C371832232083500.986--
Joe Astroth33C819502410001.000--
 
Vic Power281B7667162573873---.993--
Eddie Robinson351B4736019938843---.977--
Harry Simpson301B3226915428832---.986--
Rance Pless301B151377014418---1.000--
 
Jim Finigan272B52114105722635---.969--
Clete Boyer192B5194110621031---.971--
Vic Power282B47122138726740---.974--
Spook Jacobs302B317871515426---.968--
Hector Lopez262B818182387---.947--
Joe DeMaestri272B200000--------
Mike Baxes252B111130---.667--
 
Hector Lopez263B1211522542643223---.940--
Jim Finigan273B32297091087---.917--
Clete Boyer193B76140203---1.000--
Rance Pless303B55130182---1.000--
 
Joe DeMaestri27SS1322104072364095---.964--
Mike Baxes25SS62561121017817---.944--
Hector Lopez26SS4470112---1.000--
 
Harry Simpson30OF111188371982---.965--
Johnny Groth29OF84140801483---1.000--
Lou Skizas24OF74148941610---.975--
Gus Zernial33OF69111921221---.984--
Al Pilarcik25OF67154941671---.976--
Enos Slaughter40OF56105121080---.981--
Bill Renna31OF251811200---.950--
Hector Lopez26OF204432490---.959--
Jim Pisoni26OF92441291---.966--
Vic Power28OF71400140---1.000--
Dave Melton27OF330030---1.000--
Elmer Valo35OF100000--------
 


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