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    1957 Kansas City Athletics (MLB)

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    • Nickname: Athletics
    W-L Record: 59-94 .386
    Rank: 7th in American League
    Run Differential: 563-710 -147
    Roster Continuity 45.87% 15/16
    Manager(s): Lou Boudreau, Harry Craft
    General Manager: George Selkirk
    Location:
    Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
    Attendance: 901,067 11/16
    Playoffs: Did not qualify
    Top Draft Pick: All picks
    Years Active: 1901-2016
    Franchise Information

    Coaching Staff

    Assistant Coach: Harry Craft
    Assistant Coach: Spud Chandler
    Assistant Coach: Bob Swift
    Assistant Coach: Jim Gleeson

    Organization Affiliates

    MLB:Kansas City Athletics (MLB-AL)59-94

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    Kansas City Athletics Affiliate History
    American League Standings
    TeamWLWPctGBL
    NY Yankees9856.636--
    Chi White Sox9064.5848.0
    Boston8272.53216.0
    Detroit7876.50620.0
    Baltimore7676.50021.0
    Cleveland7677.49721.5
    KC Athletics5994.38638.5
    Washington5599.35743.0
  • A roster of all players who participated in at least one game for this team for this season.
  • The roster is sortable but defaults to an alphabetical listing.
  • Uniform numbers may not be complete for non-MLB teams. It is difficult to come by this information historically. See Data coverage
  • For MLB and Minor league teams, this roster was never an actual roster at any given point during the season.
  • Colleges may be missing players who were either red-shirted or who did not get into game action
    • Full Team Roster for 1957 Kansas City Athletics season
    UnifPlayerPosHtWtB-TAgeBornPlaceDraft InfoHigh LevelCurrent TeamStatus
    16Al AberP6-2195L-L291927-07-31Cleveland,Ohio1950Not draftedMLB--
    21Ed BlakeP5-11175R-R311925-12-23East St. Louis,Illinois1951Not draftedMLB--
    28George BrunetP6-1210R-L221935-06-08Houghton,Michigan1956Not draftedMLB--
    24Wally BurnetteP6-0178R-R281929-06-20Blairs,Virginia1956Not draftedMLB--
    33Bob CervOF6-0200R-R311926-05-05Lincoln,Nebraska1951Not draftedMLB--
    15Rip ColemanP6-2185L-L251931-07-31Troy,New York1955Not draftedMLB--
    28Glenn CoxP6-2210R-R261931-02-03Montebello,California1955Not draftedMLB--
    2Joe DeMaestriSS6-0174R-R281928-12-09San Francisco,California1951Not draftedMLB--
    26Ryne DurenP6-1195R-R281929-02-22Cazenovia,Wisconsin1954Not draftedMLB--
    31Ned GarverP5-10180R-R311925-12-25Ney,Ohio1948Not draftedMLB--
    37Tom GormanP6-1190R-R321925-01-04New York,New York1952Not draftedMLB--
    4Milt Graff2B5-7158L-R261930-12-30Jefferson Center,Pennsylvania1957Not draftedMLB--
    39Johnny GrothOF6-0182R-R301926-07-23Chicago,Illinois1946Not draftedMLB--
    38Woodie HeldSS-OF5-11180R-R251932-03-25Sacramento,California1954Not draftedMLB--
    12Dave HillP6-2170R-L191937-11-11New Orleans,Louisiana1957Not draftedMLB--
    28Gene HostP5-11190B-L241933-01-01Leeper,Pennsylvania1956Not draftedMLB--
    1Billy HunterSS6-0180R-R291928-06-04Punxsutawney,Pennsylvania1953Not draftedMLB--
    20Alex KellnerP6-0200R-L321924-08-26Tucson,Arizona1948Not draftedMLB--
    10Hector LopezOF-3B5-11182R-R271929-07-09Colon,Panama1955Not draftedMLB--
    4Billy Martin2B5-11165R-R291928-05-16Berkeley,California1950Not draftedMLB--
    32Bob MartynOF6-0176L-R261930-08-15Weiser,Idaho1957Not draftedMLB--
    19Mickey McDermottP6-2170L-L281928-08-29Poughkeepsie,New York1948Not draftedMLB--
    17Tom MorganP6-2195R-R271930-05-20El Monte,California1951Not draftedMLB--
    11Irv NorenOF6-0190L-L321924-11-29Jamestown,New York1950Not draftedMLB--
    32Jim PisoniOF5-10169R-R271929-08-14St. Louis,Missouri1953Not draftedMLB--
    25Arnie PortocarreroP6-3196R-R251931-07-05New York,New York1954Not draftedMLB--
    7Vic Power1B5-11195R-R291927-11-01Arecibo,Puerto Rico1954Not draftedMLB--
    34Hal RaetherP6-1185R-R241932-10-10Lake Mills,Wisconsin1954Not draftedMLB--
    38Harry SimpsonOF-1B6-1190L-R311925-12-03Atlanta,Georgia1951Not draftedMLB--
    35Lou SkizasOF-3B5-11175R-R251932-06-02Chicago,Illinois1956Not draftedMLB--
    9Hal SmithC6-0195R-R261930-12-07West Frankfort,Illinois1955Not draftedMLB--
    15Harry TaylorP6-0185R-R211935-12-02San Angelo,Texas1957Not draftedMLB--
    26Ralph TerryP6-3195R-R211936-01-09Big Cabin,Oklahoma1956Not draftedMLB--
    22Tim ThompsonC5-11190L-R331924-03-01Coalport,Pennsylvania1954Not draftedMLB--
    23Virgil TrucksP5-11198R-R401917-04-26Birmingham,Alabama1941Not draftedMLB--
    21Jack UrbanP5-8155R-R281928-12-05Omaha,Nebraska1957Not draftedMLB--
    30Gus ZernialOF6-2210R-R341923-06-27Beaumont,Texas1949Not draftedMLB--

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