Kansas City Athletics

52-102 • 8th in American League •
Logo for the 1956 Kansas City Athletics

HR

112

13th

R

619

12th

SO

636

16th

ERA

4.86

15th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1956 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE BIRTHPLACE
Joe Astroth Joe Astroth C 5'9" 187 9/1/1922 33 East Alton, IL
Mike Baxes Mike Baxes SS 5'10" 175 12/18/1930 25 San Francisco, CA
Clete Boyer Clete Boyer 2B 6'0" 182 2/9/1937 19 Cassville, MO
Bill Bradford Bill Bradford P 6'2" 180 8/28/1921 34 Choctaw, AR
George Brunet George Brunet P 6'1" 210 6/8/1935 21 Houghton, MI
Wally Burnette Wally Burnette P 6'0" 178 6/20/1929 27 Blairs, VA
Moe Burtschy Moe Burtschy P 6'3" 208 4/18/1922 34 Cincinnati, OH
Art Ceccarelli Art Ceccarelli P 6'0" 190 4/2/1930 26 New Haven, CT
Glenn Cox Glenn Cox P 6'2" 210 2/3/1931 25 Montebello, CA
Walt Craddock Walt Craddock P 6'0" 176 3/25/1932 24 Pax, WV
Jack Crimian Jack Crimian P 5'10" 180 2/17/1926 30 Philadelphia, PA
Joe Demaestri Joe Demaestri SS 6'0" 170 12/9/1928 27 San Francisco, CA
Art Ditmar Art Ditmar P 6'2" 195 4/3/1929 27 Winthrop, MA
Carl Duser Carl Duser P 6'1" 175 7/22/1932 23 Hazleton, PA
Jim Finigan Jim Finigan 2B 5'11" 175 8/19/1928 27 Quincy, IL
Joe Ginsberg Joe Ginsberg C 5'11" 180 10/11/1926 29 New York, NY
Tom Gorman Tom Gorman P 6'1" 190 1/4/1925 31 New York, NY
Johnny Groth Johnny Groth OF 6'0" 182 7/23/1926 29 Chicago, IL
Bill Harrington Bill Harrington P 5'11" 160 10/3/1927 28 Sanford, NC
Troy Herriage Troy Herriage P 6'1" 170 12/20/1930 25 Tipton, OK
Spook Jacobs Spook Jacobs 2B 5'9" 155 11/4/1925 30 Cheswold, DE
Alex Kellner Alex Kellner P 6'0" 200 8/26/1924 31 Tucson, AZ
Lou Kretlow Lou Kretlow P 6'2" 185 6/27/1921 35 Apache, OK
Tommy Lasorda Tommy Lasorda P 5'10" 175 9/22/1927 28 Norristown, PA
Hector Lopez Hector Lopez 3B 5'11" 182 7/8/1929 26 Colon, Panama
Jack McMahan Jack McMahan P 6'0" 175 7/25/1932 23 Hot Springs, AR
Dave Melton Dave Melton OF 6'0" 185 10/3/1928 27 Pampa, TX
Al Pilarcik Al Pilarcik OF 5'10" 180 7/3/1930 25 Whiting, IN
Jim Pisoni Jim Pisoni OF 5'10" 169 8/14/1929 26 St. Louis, MO
Rance Pless Rance Pless 1B 6'0" 195 12/6/1925 30 Greeneville, TN
Arnie Portocarrero Arnie Portocarrero P 6'3" 196 7/5/1931 24 New York, NY
Vic Power Vic Power 1B 5'11" 195 11/1/1927 28 Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Bill Renna Bill Renna OF 6'3" 218 10/14/1924 31 Hanford, CA
Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson 1B 6'3" 210 12/15/1920 35 Paris, TX
Jose Santiago Jose Santiago P 5'10" 175 9/4/1928 27 Coamo, Puerto Rico
Bobby Shantz Bobby Shantz P 5'6" 142 9/26/1925 30 Pottstown, PA
Harry Simpson Harry Simpson OF 6'1" 180 12/3/1925 30 Atlanta, GA
Lou Skizas Lou Skizas OF 5'11" 175 6/2/1932 24 Chicago, IL
Enos Slaughter Enos Slaughter OF 5'9" 192 4/27/1916 40 Roxboro, NC
Hal Smith Hal Smith C 6'0" 195 12/7/1930 25 West Frankfort, IL
Bob Spicer Bob Spicer P 5'10" 173 4/11/1925 31 Richmond, VA
Tim Thompson Tim Thompson C 5'11" 190 3/1/1924 32 Coalport, PA
Elmer Valo Elmer Valo OF 5'11" 190 3/5/1921 35 Ribnik, Slovakia
Gus Zernial Gus Zernial OF 6'3" 210 6/27/1923 33 Beaumont, TX

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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8

Trout

Mike Trout

8

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

7

O'Neill

Tyler O'Neill

RBI Leaders

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23

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

21

Ward

Taylor Ward

20

Jr.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Batting Average Leaders

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.388

Altuve

Jose Altuve

.377

Arcia

Orlando Arcia

.369

Betts

Mookie Betts

Hit Leaders

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31

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

31

Betts

Mookie Betts

31

Altuve

Jose Altuve

Run Leaders

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22

Betts

Mookie Betts

20

Marte

Ketel Marte

18

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

OBP Leaders

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.485

Winker

Jesse Winker

.478

Soto

Juan Soto

.470

Betts

Mookie Betts

SLG Leaders

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.732

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.675

Altuve

Jose Altuve

.667

Busch

Michael Busch

SB Leaders

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9

Turang

Brice Turang

8

Carroll

Corbin Carroll

8

Jr.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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3

Peguero

Elvis Peguero

3

Bradford

Cody Bradford

3

Miller

Bryce Miller

Strikeout Leaders

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34

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

32

Jones

Jared Jones

31

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

ERA Leaders

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0.42

Crawford

Kutter Crawford

0.50

López

Reynaldo López

0.86

Blanco

Ronel Blanco

WHIP Leaders

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0.68

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

0.71

Blanco

Ronel Blanco

0.77

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

K/9 Leaders

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13.25

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

13.06

Greene

Hunter Greene

12.52

Jones

Jared Jones

K/BB Leaders

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16.00

Jones

Jared Jones

14.00

Houck

Tanner Houck

13.00

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

Walk Leaders

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2

Jones

Jared Jones

2

Kirby

George Kirby

2

Ryan

Joe Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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367.4

Betts

Mookie Betts

296.1

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

293

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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277

Betts

Mookie Betts

230

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

221

Trout

Mike Trout

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/17
ARI ARI
@
SFG SFG
0-6
Wed
4/17
LAA LAA
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Wed
4/17
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
5-4
Wed
4/17
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
9-7
Tue
4/16
KCR KCR
@
CWS CWS
1-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/19
MIA MIA
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
4/19
BOS BOS
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
4/19
CWS CWS
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM
Fri
4/19
LAA LAA
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Fri
4/19
HOU HOU
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM