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1956 Kansas City Athletics

American League
Season
League
American League
W-L Record
52-102 (.338)   GBL: 45.0
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
8 / 8 / 16
Attendance
1,015,154 (Rank: 8)
Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Playoffs
dnq

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Season Roster

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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
14Joe Astroth33C5-9187RR1922-09-01East Alton,ILMLB1945-19561945-1956     
11Mike Baxes25SS-2B5-10175RR1930-12-18San Francisco,CAMLB1956-19581956-1958
1951-  UDFA  -NYA
    
1Clete Boyer193B6-0182RR1937-02-09Cassville,MOMLB1955-19711955-1971     
12Bill Bradford34P6-2180RR1921-08-28Choctaw,ARMLB1956-19561956-1956     
9,53George Brunet21P6-1210RL1935-06-08Houghton,MIMLB1956-19711956-1971     
23Wally Burnette27P6-0178RR1929-06-20Blairs,VAMLB1956-19581956-1958     
36Moe Burtschy34P6-3208RR1922-04-18Cincinnati,OHMLB1950-19561950-1956     
19Art Ceccarelli26P6-0190RL1930-04-02New Haven,CTMLB1955-19601955-1960     
16Glenn Cox25P6-2210RR1931-02-03Montebello,CAMLB1955-19581955-1958
1950-  UDFA  -BRO
    
15Walt Craddock24P6-0176RL1932-03-25Pax,WVMLB1955-19581955-1958     
24Jack Crimian30P5-10180RR1926-02-17Philadelphia,PAMLB1951-19571951-1957     
2Joe Demaestri27SS6-0170RR1928-12-09San Francisco,CAMLB1951-19611951-1961     
28Art Ditmar27P6-2195RR1929-04-03Winthrop,MAMLB1954-19621954-1962     
39Carl Duser23P6-1175LL1932-07-22Hazleton,PAMLB1956-19581956-1958     
4Jim Finigan273B-2B5-11175RR1928-08-19Quincy,ILMLB1954-19591954-1959     
9Joe Ginsberg29C5-11180LR1926-10-11New York,NYMLB1948-19621948-1962     
37Tom Gorman31P6-1190RR1925-01-04New York,NYMLB1952-19591952-1980     
39Johnny Groth29OF6-0182RR1926-07-23Chicago,ILMLB1946-19601946-1960     
26Bill Harrington28P5-11160RR1927-10-03Sanford,NCMLB1953-19561953-1956     
26Bill Harrington28P5-11160RR1927-10-03Sanford,NCMLB1953-19561953-1956     
17Troy Herriage25P6-1170RR1930-12-20Tipton,OKMLB1956-19561956-1956     
6Spook Jacobs302B5-9155RR1925-11-04Cheswold,DEMLB1954-19561954-1956     
20Alex Kellner31P6-0200RL1924-08-26Tucson,AZMLB1948-19591948-1959     
18,23Lou Kretlow35P6-2185RR1921-06-27Apache,OKMLB1946-19561946-1956     
23Tommy Lasorda28P5-10175LL1927-09-22Norristown,PAMLB1954-19561954-1956     
23Tommy Lasorda28P5-10175LL1927-09-22Norristown,PAMLB1954-19561954-1956     
10Hector Lopez26OF-3B5-11182RR1929-07-09Colon,PNMLB1955-19661955-1966     
14Jack McMahan23P6-0175RL1932-07-25Hot Springs,ARMLB1956-19561956-1956     
31Dave Melton27OF6-0185RR1928-10-03Pampa,TXMLB1956-19581956-1958     
6Al Pilarcik25OF5-10180LL1930-07-03Whiting,INMLB1956-19611956-1961     
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
36Jim Pisoni26OF5-10169RR1929-08-14St. Louis,MOMLB1953-19601953-1960     
8Rance Pless301B-3B6-0195RR1925-12-06Greeneville,TNMLB1956-19561956-1956     
25Arnie Portocarrero24P6-3196RR1931-07-05New York,NYMLB1954-19601954-1960
1949-  UDFA  -PHA
    
7Vic Power281B5-11195RR1927-11-01Arecibo,PRMLB1954-19651954-1965     
34Bill Renna31OF6-3218RR1924-10-14Hanford,CAMLB1953-19591953-1959     
25Eddie Robinson351B6-3210LR1920-12-15Paris,TXMLB1942-19571942-1957     
26,34Jose Santiago27P5-10175RR1928-09-04Coamo,PRMLB1954-19561954-1956     
21Bobby Shantz30P5-6142RL1925-09-26Pottstown,PAMLB1949-19641949-1964     
38Harry Simpson30OF-1B6-1180LR1925-12-03Atlanta,GAMLB1951-19591951-1959     
35Lou Skizas24OF-3B5-11175RR1932-06-02Chicago,ILMLB1956-19591956-1959     
33Enos Slaughter40OF5-9192LR1916-04-27Roxboro,NCMLB1938-19591938-1959     
32Hal Smith25C6-0195RR1930-12-07West Frankfort,ILMLB1955-19641955-1964     
19Bob Spicer31P5-10173LR1925-04-11Richmond,VAMLB1955-19561955-1956     
22Tim Thompson32C5-11190LR1924-03-01Coalport,PAMLB1954-19581954-1958     
35Elmer Valo35OF5-11190LR1921-03-05Ribnik,CZMLB1940-19611940-1961     
30Gus Zernial33OF6-3210RR1923-06-27Beaumont,TXMLB1949-19591949-1959     
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