1961 KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
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Level: MLB
Location: Kansas City,MO
Team Record: 61-100 .379
Result: 10th in American League
Manager(s): Hank Bauer, Joe Gordon
General Manager: Frank Lane
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 683,817
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Kansas City Athletics affiliate history
Team Record: 61-100 .379
Result: 10th in American League
Manager(s): Hank Bauer, Joe Gordon
General Manager: Frank Lane
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 683,817
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Kansas City Athletics affiliate history
Oldest Player: Gerry Staley (40)
Youngest Player: Lew Krausse (18)
Longest Tenure: Ray Herbert (5)
Top Hitter: Dick Howser (8)
Top Pitcher: Jim Archer (20)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 45.99%
Youngest Player: Lew Krausse (18)
Longest Tenure: Ray Herbert (5)
Top Hitter: Dick Howser (8)
Top Pitcher: Jim Archer (20)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 45.99%
American League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| NY Yankees | 109 | 53 | .673 | -- |
| Detroit | 101 | 61 | .623 | 8.0 |
| Baltimore | 95 | 67 | .586 | 14.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 23.0 |
| Cleveland | 78 | 83 | .484 | 30.5 |
| Boston | 76 | 86 | .469 | 33.0 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 90 | .437 | 38.0 |
| LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 38.5 |
| KC Athletics | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
| Washington | 61 | 100 | .379 | 47.5 |
BATTING STATISTICS
| Home Runs | GB/FB Info | Special Hitting | Baserunning | |||||||||||||
| Player | multiHR | Slams | GB | FB | G/F | PH | infH | ROE | FO | S12 | S13 | S23 | S2H | D13 | D1H | POt |
| Jim Archer | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Bass | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 0 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 0.74 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reno Bertoia | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 2.00 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 1.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Bryan | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | 0 | 0 | 33 | 54 | 0.61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Causey | 0 | 1 | 113 | 98 | 1.15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Cipriani | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Courtney | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Covington | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 0.82 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Daley | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 4.86 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 0 | 0 | 57 | 104 | 0.55 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Essegian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fischer | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hankins | 0 | 0 | 79 | 56 | 1.41 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Herbert | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Howser | 0 | 0 | 211 | 217 | 0.97 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Deron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Johnson | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Klimchock | 0 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 1.15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Krausse | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kunkel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 0 | 0 | 226 | 157 | 1.44 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Gordon MacKenzie | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey McDermott | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 1.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Pignatano | 0 | 0 | 76 | 77 | 0.99 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 1.09 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leo Posada | 0 | 0 | 101 | 91 | 1.11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Prescott | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Rakow | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 0 | 0 | 42 | 51 | 0.82 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Shaw | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Shoemaker | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norm Siebern | 1 | 0 | 171 | 139 | 1.23 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 1.41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Haywood Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 116 | 97 | 1.20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marv Throneberry | 1 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 0.97 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 0 | 1 | 159 | 94 | 1.69 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ozzie Virgil | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Walker | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wickersham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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