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 |
| Player | Age | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | P % | C % | 1B % | 2B % | 3B % | SS % | LF % | CF % | RF % | OF % | PO | A | E |
| Jim Archer | 29 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 36 | 2 |
| Norm Bass | 22 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| Hank Bauer | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .958 | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| Reno Bertoia | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | .942 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 | 83 | 6 |
| Bob Boyd | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Bryan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .944 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32 | 70 | 6 |
| Wayne Causey | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | .964 | .955 | .975 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 133 | 228 | 16 |
| Frank Cipriani | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Covington | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Daley | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .900 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .983 | 168 | 8 | 3 |
| Art Ditmar | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Chuck Essegian | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fischer | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Giel | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hankins | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .970 | 97 | 1 | 3 |
| Ray Herbert | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Howser | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .950 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 299 | 427 | 38 |
| Deron Johnson | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | .952 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .948 | 132 | 51 | 9 |
| Ken Johnson | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Stan Johnson | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Keegan | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kirk | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Klimchock | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -- | -- | .976 | 1.000 | .692 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | 92 | 11 | 6 |
| Lew Krausse | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill Kunkel | 24 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .885 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| Don Larsen | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | .979 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 403 | 426 | 18 |
| Gordon MacKenzie | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| Mickey McDermott | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 32 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .885 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| Dan Pfister | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Pignatano | 31 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | .979 | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 380 | 35 | 9 |
| Al Pilarcik | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| Leo Posada | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .973 | 205 | 8 | 6 |
| Bobby Prescott | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Rakow | 25 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 19 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .981 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Shaw | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .950 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 23 | 2 |
| Charlie Shoemaker | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 18 | 0 |
| Norm Siebern | 27 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | -- | -- | .989 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .989 | 990 | 79 | 12 |
| Gerry Staley | 40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .968 | 114 | 6 | 4 |
| Haywood Sullivan | 30 | 0 | 88 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -- | .984 | .983 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .857 | 494 | 44 | 10 |
| Marv Throneberry | 27 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | .996 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.000 | 257 | 25 | 1 |
| Bill Tuttle | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .951 | 58 | 0 | 3 |
| Ozzie Virgil | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1.000 | -- | -- | .818 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Jerry Walker | 22 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 31 | 0 |
| Dave Wickersham | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| John Wyatt | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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