Kansas City Athletics

61-100 9th in American League
Logo for the 1961 Kansas City Athletics

HR

90

18th

R

683

16th

SO

703

16th

ERA

4.74

18th

Overview Stats Schedule Roster Splits History

1961 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE BIRTHPLACE
Jim Archer Jim Archer P 6'0" 190 5/25/1932 29 Max Meadows, VA
Norm Bass Norm Bass P 6'3" 205 1/21/1939 22 Laurel, MS
Hank Bauer Hank Bauer OF 6'0" 192 7/31/1922 38 East St. Louis, IL
Reno Bertoia Reno Bertoia 3B 6'0" 185 1/8/1935 26 San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Bob Boyd Bob Boyd 1B 5'10" 170 10/1/1919 41 Potts Camp, MS
Billy Bryan Billy Bryan C 6'4" 200 12/4/1938 22 Morgan, GA
Andy Carey Andy Carey 3B 6'1" 195 10/18/1931 29 Oakland, CA
Wayne Causey Wayne Causey 3B 5'10" 175 12/26/1936 24 Ruston, LA
Frank Cipriani Frank Cipriani OF 6'0" 180 4/14/1941 20 Buffalo, NY
Clint Courtney Clint Courtney PH 5'8" 180 3/16/1927 34 Hall Summit, LA
Wes Covington Wes Covington OF 6'1" 205 3/27/1932 29 Laurinburg, NC
Bud Daley Bud Daley P 6'1" 185 10/7/1932 28 Orange, CA
Bobby Del Greco Bobby Del Greco OF 5'11" 190 4/7/1933 28 Pittsburgh, PA
Art Ditmar Art Ditmar P 6'2" 195 4/3/1929 32 Winthrop, MA
Chuck Essegian Chuck Essegian OF 5'11" 200 8/9/1931 29 Boston, MA
Bill Fischer Bill Fischer P 6'0" 190 10/11/1930 30 Wausau, WI
Paul Giel Paul Giel P 5'11" 185 2/29/1932 29 Winona, MN
Jay Hankins Jay Hankins OF 5'7" 170 11/7/1935 25 St. Louis County, MO
Ray Herbert Ray Herbert P 5'11" 185 12/15/1929 31 Detroit, MI
Dick Howser Dick Howser SS 5'8" 155 5/14/1936 25 Miami, FL
Deron Johnson Deron Johnson OF 6'2" 205 7/17/1938 22 San Diego, CA
Ken Johnson Ken Johnson P 6'4" 210 6/16/1933 28 West Palm Beach, FL
Stan Johnson Stan Johnson OF 5'10" 180 2/12/1937 24 Dallas, TX
Ed Keegan Ed Keegan P 6'3" 165 7/8/1939 21 Camden, NJ
Bill Kirk Bill Kirk P 6'0" 165 7/19/1934 26 Coatesville, PA
Lou Klimchock Lou Klimchock 1B 5'11" 180 10/15/1939 21 Hostetter, PA
Lew Krausse Lew Krausse P 5'11" 185 4/25/1943 18 Media, PA
Bill Kunkel Bill Kunkel P 6'1" 187 7/7/1936 24 Hoboken, NJ
Don Larsen Don Larsen P 6'4" 225 8/7/1929 31 Michigan City, IN
Jerry Lumpe Jerry Lumpe 2B 6'2" 185 6/2/1933 28 Lincoln, MO
Gordon Mackenzie Gordon Mackenzie C 5'11" 175 7/9/1937 23 St. Petersburg, FL
Mickey McDermott Mickey McDermott P 6'2" 170 4/29/1929 32 Poughkeepsie, NY
Joe Nuxhall Joe Nuxhall P 6'3" 215 7/30/1928 32 Hamilton, OH
Dan Pfister Dan Pfister P 6'0" 187 12/20/1936 24 Plainfield, NJ
Joe Pignatano Joe Pignatano C 5'10" 180 8/4/1929 31 Brooklyn, NY
Al Pilarcik Al Pilarcik OF 5'10" 180 7/3/1930 30 Whiting, IN
Leo Posada Leo Posada OF 5'11" 175 4/15/1936 25 Havana, Cuba
Bobby Prescott Bobby Prescott OF 5'11" 180 3/27/1931 30 Colon, Panama
Ed Rakow Ed Rakow P 5'11" 178 5/30/1935 26 Pittsburgh, PA
Jim Rivera Jim Rivera OF 6'0" 196 7/22/1921 39 New York, NY
Bob Shaw Bob Shaw P 6'2" 195 6/29/1933 28 Bronx, NY
Charlie Shoemaker Charlie Shoemaker 2B 5'10" 155 8/10/1939 21 Los Angeles, CA
Norm Siebern Norm Siebern 1B 6'3" 205 7/26/1933 27 St. Louis, MO
Gerry Staley Gerry Staley P 6'0" 195 8/21/1920 40 Brush Prairie, WA
Gene Stephens Gene Stephens OF 6'4" 175 1/20/1933 28 Gravette, AR
Haywood Sullivan Haywood Sullivan C 6'4" 215 12/15/1930 30 Donalsonville, GA
Marv Throneberry Marv Throneberry 1B 6'0" 197 9/2/1933 27 Collierville, TN
Bill Tuttle Bill Tuttle OF 6'0" 190 7/4/1929 31 Elwood, IL
Ozzie Virgil Ozzie Virgil 3B 6'0" 175 5/17/1933 28 Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Jerry Walker Jerry Walker P 6'1" 195 2/12/1939 22 Ada, OK
Dave Wickersham Dave Wickersham P 6'3" 190 9/27/1935 25 Erie, PA
John Wyatt John Wyatt P 6'0" 200 4/19/1935 26 Chicago, IL

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Fantasy 2024

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
Sat
5/4
LAA LAA
@
CLE CLE
1-4
Sat
5/4
DET DET
@
NYY NYY
2-5
Sat
5/4
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
5-4
Sat
5/4
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
0-5
Sat
5/4
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/5
MIA MIA
@
OAK OAK
4:07 PM
Sun
5/5
SDP SDP
@
ARI ARI
4:10 PM
Sun
5/5
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
4:10 PM
Sun
5/5
SFG SFG
@
PHI PHI
7:10 PM
Mon
5/6
SFG SFG
@
PHI PHI
4:05 PM