1957 Kansas City Athletics Roster
Team Record: 59-94
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 900,127, Avg. 12,502
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Lou Boudreau (36-67)
Manager: Harry Craft (23-27)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1957 Kansas City Athletics Results
The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1957 season with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.
The Athletics scored 563 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 710 runs. Gus Zernial led Kansas City with 27 home runs, while Woodie Held and Lou Skizas walloped 20 or more also. Gus Zernial drove in 69 runs. Vic Power topped all regular hitters with a .259 average. Tom Morgan and Virgil Trucks paced the team with 9 wins each, and Jack Urban recorded a 3.34 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Lou Boudreau and Harry Craft coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Al Aber | P | L | L | July 31, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Ed Blake | P | R | R | December 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | East St. Louis, IL USA |
Clete Boyer | 2B | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO USA |
George Brunet | P | R | L | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Houghton, MI USA |
Wally Burnette | P | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 6'0" | 178 | Blairs, VA USA |
Bob Cerv | OF | R | R | May 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Weston, NE USA |
Rip Coleman | P | L | L | July 31, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Troy, NY USA |
Glenn Cox | P | R | R | February 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Montebello, CA USA |
Joe DeMaestri | SS | R | R | December 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Ryne Duren | P | R | R | February 22, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Cazenovia, WI USA |
Ned Garver | P | R | R | December 25, 1925 | 5'10" | 180 | Ney, OH USA |
Tom Gorman | P | R | R | January 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | New York, NY USA |
Milt Graff | 2B | L | R | December 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 158 | Jefferson Center, PA USA |
Johnny Groth | RF | R | R | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 182 | Chicago, IL USA |
Woodie Held | CF | R | R | March 25, 1932 | 5'10" | 167 | Sacramento, CA USA |
Dave Hill | P | R | L | November 11, 1937 | 6'2" | 170 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Gene Host | P | B | L | January 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Leeper, PA USA |
Billy Hunter | 2B | R | R | June 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Punxsutawney, PA USA |
Alex Kellner | P | R | L | August 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ USA |
Hector Lopez | 3B | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Co Panama |
Billy Martin | 2B | R | R | May 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Berkeley, CA USA |
Bob Martyn | RF | L | R | August 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 176 | Weiser, ID USA |
Mickey McDermott | P | L | L | April 29, 1929 | 6'2" | 170 | Poughkeepsie, NY USA |
Tom Morgan | P | R | R | May 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | El Monte, CA USA |
Irv Noren | 1B | L | L | November 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Jamestown, NY USA |
Jim Pisoni | CF | R | R | August 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 169 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Arnie Portocarrero | P | R | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 196 | New York, NY USA |
Vic Power | 1B | R | R | November 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 186 | Arecibo, P.R. |
Hal Raether | P | R | R | October 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Lake Mills, WI USA |
Harry Simpson | 1B | L | R | December 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Atlanta, GA USA |
Lou Skizas | RF | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
Hal Smith | C | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | West Frankfort, IL USA |
Harry Taylor | P | R | R | December 2, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | San Angelo, TX USA |
Ralph Terry | P | R | R | January 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | Big Cabin, OK USA |
Tim Thompson | C | L | R | March 1, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | Coalport, PA USA |
Virgil Trucks | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 198 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Jack Urban | P | R | R | December 5, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Omaha, NE USA |
Gus Zernial | LF | R | R | June 27, 1923 | 6'2" | 210 | Beaumont, TX USA |