1956 Kansas City Athletics

52-102 • .338 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1956 Kansas City Athletics went 52-102 (.338) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 619 runs, allowed 831, and played home games at Municipal Stadium I. Team leaders included Harry Simpson (21 HR, 105 RBI) and Art Ditmar (12-22, 4.42 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

52 Wins
102 Losses
.338 Win %
8th Rank
619 R 831 RA
Diff -212

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⚡ Quick Stats

619 Runs Scored
831 Runs Allowed
-212 Run Diff
1,011K Attendance

📈 vs. 1956 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 3% below the 1956 league average (.260)
OBP .315 8% below the 1956 league average (.340)
SLG .370 6% below the 1956 league average (.393)
Team ERA 4.86 17% worse than the 1956 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 619 14% below the 1956 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,011,285
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Avg per Game 13,133

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1956

Batting Avg

1 Lou Skizas 0.316 2 Vic Power 0.309 3 Harry Simpson 0.293 4 Enos Slaughter 0.278 5 Hal Smith 0.275

Home Runs

1 Harry Simpson 21 2 Hector Lopez 18 3 Gus Zernial 16 4 Vic Power 14 5 Lou Skizas 11

RBI

1 Harry Simpson 105 2 Hector Lopez 69 3 Vic Power 63 4 Gus Zernial 44 5 Joe DeMaestri 39
1956 Kansas City Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hector Lopez 151 561 91 153 27 3 18 69 63 73 4 0.273
Harry Simpson 141 543 76 159 22 11 21 105 47 82 2 0.293
Vic Power 127 530 77 164 21 5 14 63 24 16 2 0.309
Joe DeMaestri 133 434 41 101 16 1 6 39 25 73 3 0.233
Lou Skizas 83 297 39 94 11 3 11 39 15 17 3 0.316
Gus Zernial 109 272 36 61 12 0 16 44 33 66 2 0.224
Tim Thompson 92 268 21 73 13 2 1 27 17 23 2 0.272
Jim Finigan 91 250 29 54 7 2 2 21 30 28 3 0.216
Johnny Groth 95 244 22 63 13 3 5 37 30 31 1 0.258
Al Pilarcik 69 239 28 60 10 1 4 22 30 32 9 0.251
Enos Slaughter 91 223 37 62 14 3 2 23 29 20 1 0.278
Joe Ginsberg 71 195 15 48 8 1 1 12 23 17 1 0.246
Eddie Robinson 75 172 13 34 5 1 2 12 26 20 0 0.198
Hal Smith 37 142 15 39 9 2 2 24 3 12 1 0.275
Clete Boyer 67 129 15 28 3 1 1 4 11 24 1 0.217
Mike Baxes 73 106 9 24 3 1 1 5 18 15 0 0.226
Spook Jacobs 32 97 13 21 3 0 0 5 15 5 4 0.216
Art Ditmar 44 91 5 13 0 0 1 4 3 24 0 0.143
Rance Pless 48 85 4 23 3 1 0 9 10 13 0 0.271
Bill Renna 33 48 12 13 3 0 2 5 3 10 1 0.271
Wally Burnette 18 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.051
Tom Gorman 52 39 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 22 0 0.051
Lou Kretlow 25 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 19 0 0.061
Alex Kellner 21 30 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 10 0 0.200
Jim Pisoni 10 30 4 8 0 0 2 5 2 8 0 0.267
Troy Herriage 34 25 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 17 0 0.120
Jack Crimian 55 22 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.227
Bobby Shantz 51 22 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.091
Jack McMahan 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Joe Astroth 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.077
Tom Lasorda 19 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.077
Elmer Valo 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.222
Moe Burtschy 21 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Glenn Cox 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bill Harrington 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
José Santiago 9 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Art Ceccarelli 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.000
Carl Duser 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Melton 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
George Brunet 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Walt Craddock 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arnie Portocarrero 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Bradford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Spicer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1956

ERA

1 Wally Burnette 2.89 2 Tom Gorman 3.83 3 Moe Burtschy 3.95 4 Alex Kellner 4.32 5 Bobby Shantz 4.35

Wins

1 Art Ditmar 12 2 Tom Gorman 9 3 Alex Kellner 7 4 Wally Burnette 6 5 Jack Crimian 4

Strikeouts

1 Art Ditmar 126 2 Bobby Shantz 67 3 Lou Kretlow 61 4 Jack Crimian 59 5 Troy Herriage 59
1956 Kansas City Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Ditmar 12 22 4.42 44 34 1 254.1 254 125 108 126
Tom Gorman 9 10 3.83 52 13 3 171.1 168 73 68 56
Jack Crimian 4 8 5.51 54 7 3 129.0 129 79 49 59
Wally Burnette 6 8 2.89 18 14 0 121.1 115 39 39 54
Lou Kretlow 4 9 5.31 25 20 0 118.2 121 70 74 61
Troy Herriage 1 13 6.64 31 16 0 103.0 135 76 64 59
Bobby Shantz 2 7 4.35 45 2 9 101.1 95 49 37 67
Alex Kellner 7 4 4.32 20 17 0 91.2 103 44 33 44
Jack McMahan 0 5 4.82 23 9 0 61.2 69 33 31 13
Tom Lasorda 0 4 6.15 18 5 1 45.1 40 31 45 28
Moe Burtschy 3 1 3.95 21 0 0 43.1 41 19 30 18
Bill Harrington 2 2 6.45 23 1 1 37.2 40 27 26 14
Glenn Cox 0 2 4.24 3 3 0 23.1 15 11 22 6
José Santiago 1 2 8.31 9 5 0 21.2 36 20 17 9
Art Ceccarelli 0 1 7.20 3 2 0 10.0 13 8 4 2
Walt Craddock 0 2 6.75 2 2 0 9.1 9 7 10 8
George Brunet 0 0 7.00 6 1 0 9.0 10 7 11 5
Arnie Portocarrero 0 1 10.13 3 1 0 8.0 9 9 7 2
Carl Duser 1 1 9.00 2 2 0 6.0 14 6 2 5
Bob Spicer 0 0 19.29 2 0 0 2.1 6 5 1 0
Bill Bradford 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (44)

Joe Astroth Mike Baxes Clete Boyer Bill Bradford George Brunet Wally Burnette Moe Burtschy Art Ceccarelli Glenn Cox Walt Craddock Jack Crimian Joe DeMaestri +32 more

44 players

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The 1956 Kansas City Athletics in brief

In 1956 the Kansas City Athletics posted a 52-102 mark (.338) and finished 8th in the AL. The run column shows 619 for and 831 against. At the plate the Kansas City Athletics hit .252, 3% worse than the league's .260. The Kansas City Athletics staff finished with a 4.86 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.16. The 1956 Kansas City Athletics scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (619 against 720).

Home games were played at Municipal Stadium I, where 1,011,285 fans came through the gates. For power, Harry Simpson led the way with 21 homers. The hits leader was Vic Power with 164. Art Ditmar led the pitchers with 12 wins. The 1956 roster runs to 44 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1956 Kansas City Athletics

What was the 1956 Kansas City Athletics record?
The 1956 Kansas City Athletics finished 52-102 (.338 win pct).
Who led the 1956 Kansas City Athletics in home runs?
Harry Simpson led the 1956 Kansas City Athletics with 21 home runs.
What was the 1956 Kansas City Athletics team ERA?
The 1956 Kansas City Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.86.
Did the 1956 Kansas City Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1956 Kansas City Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1956 Kansas City Athletics play?
The 1956 Kansas City Athletics played home games at Municipal Stadium I.
Who led the 1956 Kansas City Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Simpson (21 HR, 105 RBI) and Art Ditmar (12-22, 4.42 ERA).
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