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1959 Kansas City Athletics

American League
Season
League
American League
W-L Record
66-88 (.429)   GBL: 28.0
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
7 / 7 / 14
General Manager
Attendance
963,683 (Rank: 10)
Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Playoffs
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Season Roster

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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
17Zeke Bella28OF5-11185RL1930-08-23Greenwich,CTMLB1957-19591957-1959     
30Ray Boone353B-SS6-1188RR1923-07-27San Diego,CAMLB1948-19601948-1960     
30George Brunet24P6-1210RL1935-06-08Houghton,MIMLB1956-19711956-1971     
14Tom Carroll22SS-3B6-3186RR1936-09-17Jamaica,NYMLB1955-19591955-1959     
33Bob Cerv33OF6-0200RR1926-05-05Lincoln,NEMLB1951-19621951-1962     
8Harry Chiti26C6-2225RR1932-11-16Kincaid,ILMLB1950-19621950-1977
1950-  UDFA  -CHN
    
36Rip Coleman27P6-2185LL1931-07-31Troy,NYMLB1955-19601955-1960     
28Bud Daley26P6-1185LL1932-10-07Orange,CAMLB1955-19641955-1964     
2Joe Demaestri30SS6-0170RR1928-12-09San Francisco,CAMLB1951-19611951-1961     
21Murry Dickson42P5-10157RR1916-08-21Tracy,MOMLB1939-19591939-1959     
21Murry Dickson42P5-10157RR1916-08-21Tracy,MOMLB1939-19591939-1959     
35Mark Freeman28P6-4220RR1930-12-07Memphis,TNMLB1959-19601959-1960
1952-  UDFA  -NYA
    
31Ned Garver33P5-10180RR1925-12-25Ney,OHMLB1948-19611948-1961     
37Tom Gorman34P6-1190RR1925-01-04New York,NYMLB1952-19591952-1980     
34Bob Grim29P6-1185RR1930-03-08New York,NYMLB1954-19621954-1962     
35Al Grunwald29P6-4210LL1930-02-13Los Angeles,CAMLB1955-19591955-1959     
18Kent Hadley241B6-3190LL1934-12-17Pocatello,IDMLB1958-19601958-1960
1956-  UDFA  -DET
    
38Ray Herbert29P5-11185RR1929-12-15Detroit,MIMLB1950-19661950-1966
1949-  UDFA  -DET
    
22Whitey Herzog27OF5-11182LL1931-11-09New Athens,ILMLB1956-19631956-1963     
12Frank House29C6-2190LR1930-02-18Bessemer,ALMLB1950-19611950-1961     
4,30Ray Jablonski323B5-10180RR1926-12-17Chicago,ILMLB1953-19601953-1960     
35Ken Johnson26P6-4210RR1933-06-16West Palm Beach,FLMLB1958-19701958-1970
1952-  UDFA  -PHA
    
35Ken Johnson26P6-4210RR1933-06-16West Palm Beach,FLMLB1958-19701958-1970
1952-  UDFA  -PHA
    
36Evans Killeen23P6-0190RR1936-02-27Brooklyn,NYMLB1959-19591959-1959
1955-  UDFA  -KC1
    
4Lou Klimchock193B-2B5-11180LR1939-10-15Hostetler,PAMLB1958-19701958-1970
1957-  UDFA  -KC1
    
26Johnny Kucks25P6-3184RR1933-07-27Hoboken,NJMLB1955-19601955-1960     
36Marty Kutyna26P6-0190RR1932-11-14Philadelphia,PAMLB1959-19621959-1962
1953-  UDFA  -SLN
    
10Hector Lopez29OF-3B5-11182RR1929-07-09Colon,PNMLB1955-19661955-1966     
11Jerry Lumpe262B6-2185LR1933-06-02Lincoln,MOMLB1956-19671956-1967     
3Roger Maris24OF6-0204LR1934-09-10Hibbing,MNMLB1957-19681957-1968     
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
32Bob Martyn28OF6-0176LR1930-08-15Weiser,IDMLB1957-19591957-1959     
20Russ Meyer35P6-1185BR1923-10-25Peru,ILMLB1946-19591946-1959     
10Joe Morgan283B5-10170LR1930-11-19Walpole,MAMLB1959-19641959-1964
1952-  UDFA  -BSN
    
16Howie Reed22P6-1210RR1936-12-21Dallas,TXMLB1958-19711958-1971
1957-  UDFA  -KC1
    
5Harry Simpson33OF-1B6-1180LR1925-12-03Atlanta,GAMLB1951-19591951-1959     
9Hal Smith28C6-0195RR1930-12-07West Frankfort,ILMLB1955-19641955-1964     
14Russ Snyder25OF6-1190LR1934-06-22Oak,NEMLB1959-19701959-1970
1953-  UDFA  -NYA
    
32Tom Sturdivant29P6-1186LR1930-04-28Gordon,KSMLB1955-19641955-1964     
26Ralph Terry23P6-3195RR1936-01-09Big Cabin,OKMLB1956-19671956-1967     
1Wayne Terwilliger342B5-11170RR1925-06-27Clare,MIMLB1949-19601949-1960     
15Dick Tomanek28P6-1175LL1931-01-06Avon Lake,OHMLB1953-19591953-1959     
15Dick Tomanek28P6-1175LL1931-01-06Avon Lake,OHMLB1953-19591953-1959     
20John Tsitouris23P6-0175RR1936-05-04Monroe,NCMLB1957-19681957-1968     
13Bill Tuttle29OF6-0190RR1929-07-04Elwood,ILMLB1952-19631952-1963     
7Preston Ward311B-OF6-3198LR1927-07-24Columbia,MOMLB1948-19591948-1959     
23Dick Williams30OF-3B6-0190RR1929-05-07St. Louis,MOMLB1951-19641951-1964     
46 Record(s)
Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.
Opening Day Lineup
1. Bill Tuttle (cf)
2. Roger Maris (rf)
3. Hector Lopez (2b)
4. Bob Cerv (lf)
5. Hal Smith (3b)
6. Kent Hadley (1b)
7. Frank House (c)
8. Joe DeMaestri (ss)
9. Bob Grim (p)
P. Bob Grim (p)