1957 Kansas City Athletics

59-94 • .386 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1957 Kansas City Athletics went 59-94 (.386) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 563 runs, allowed 710, and played home games at Municipal Stadium I. Team leaders included Gus Zernial (27 HR, 69 RBI) and Tom Morgan (9-7, 4.64 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

59 Wins
94 Losses
.386 Win %
7th Rank
563 R 710 RA
Diff -147

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563 Runs Scored
710 Runs Allowed
-147 Run Diff
900K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 4% below the 1957 league average (.254)
OBP .294 9% below the 1957 league average (.325)
SLG .393 3% above the 1957 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.19 10% worse than the 1957 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 563 14% below the 1957 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 900,127
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Avg per Game 11,689

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Hal Smith 0.303 2 Harry Simpson 0.296 3 Hector Lopez 0.294 4 Bob Cerv 0.272 5 Bob Martyn 0.267

Home Runs

1 Gus Zernial 27 2 Woodie Held 20 3 Lou Skizas 18 4 Vic Power 14 5 Hal Smith 13

RBI

1 Gus Zernial 69 2 Woodie Held 50 3 Bob Cerv 44 4 Lou Skizas 44 5 Vic Power 42
1957 Kansas City Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vic Power 129 467 48 121 15 1 14 42 19 21 3 0.259
Joe DeMaestri 135 461 44 113 14 6 9 33 22 82 6 0.245
Gus Zernial 131 437 56 103 20 1 27 69 34 84 1 0.236
Hector Lopez 121 391 51 115 19 4 11 35 41 66 1 0.294
Lou Skizas 119 376 34 92 14 1 18 44 27 15 5 0.245
Hal Smith 107 360 41 109 26 0 13 41 14 44 2 0.303
Bob Cerv 124 345 35 94 14 2 11 44 20 57 1 0.272
Woodie Held 92 326 48 78 14 3 20 50 37 81 4 0.239
Billy Hunter 116 319 39 61 10 4 8 29 27 43 1 0.191
Billy Martin 73 265 33 68 9 3 9 27 12 20 7 0.257
Tim Thompson 81 230 25 47 10 0 7 19 18 26 0 0.204
Harry Simpson 50 179 24 53 9 6 6 24 12 28 0 0.296
Irv Noren 81 160 8 34 8 0 2 16 11 19 0 0.212
Milt Graff 56 155 16 28 4 3 0 10 15 10 2 0.181
Bob Martyn 58 131 10 35 2 4 1 12 11 20 1 0.267
Jim Pisoni 44 97 14 23 2 2 3 12 10 17 0 0.237
Johnny Groth 55 59 10 15 0 0 0 2 7 6 0 0.254
Mickey McDermott 58 49 6 12 1 0 4 7 9 16 0 0.245
Alex Kellner 28 47 7 11 2 0 3 6 2 10 0 0.234
Ned Garver 24 44 7 8 1 0 0 4 4 9 0 0.182
Ralph Terry 22 42 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.143
Jack Urban 37 39 1 11 1 0 0 5 2 8 1 0.282
Tom Gorman 38 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0.121
Tom Morgan 46 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.091
Wally Burnette 38 32 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.250
Arnie Portocarrero 33 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0.107
Virgil Trucks 48 28 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.143
Ryne Duren 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.071
Rip Coleman 19 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Gene Host 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Harry Taylor 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
George Brunet 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Glenn Cox 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Al Aber 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ed Blake 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clete Boyer 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hill 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Raether 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Virgil Trucks 3.03 2 Jack Urban 3.34 3 Ralph Terry 3.38 4 Tom Gorman 3.83 5 Ned Garver 3.84

Wins

1 Tom Morgan 9 2 Virgil Trucks 9 3 Wally Burnette 7 4 Jack Urban 7 5 Ned Garver 6

Strikeouts

1 Ralph Terry 80 2 Alex Kellner 72 3 Tom Gorman 66 4 Ned Garver 61 5 Wally Burnette 57
1957 Kansas City Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ned Garver 6 13 3.84 24 23 0 145.1 120 62 55 61
Tom Morgan 9 7 4.64 46 13 7 143.2 160 74 61 32
Alex Kellner 6 5 4.27 28 21 0 132.2 141 63 41 72
Ralph Terry 4 11 3.38 21 19 0 130.2 119 49 47 80
Jack Urban 7 4 3.34 31 13 0 129.1 111 48 45 55
Tom Gorman 5 9 3.83 38 12 3 124.2 125 53 33 66
Virgil Trucks 9 7 3.03 48 7 7 116.0 106 39 62 55
Arnie Portocarrero 4 9 3.92 33 17 0 114.2 103 50 34 42
Wally Burnette 7 12 4.30 38 9 1 113.0 115 54 44 57
Mickey McDermott 1 4 5.48 29 4 0 69.0 68 42 50 29
Ryne Duren 0 3 5.27 14 6 1 42.2 37 25 30 37
Rip Coleman 0 7 5.93 19 6 0 41.0 53 27 25 15
Gene Host 0 2 7.23 11 2 0 23.2 29 19 14 9
Glenn Cox 1 0 5.02 10 0 0 14.1 18 8 9 8
George Brunet 0 1 5.56 4 2 0 11.1 13 7 4 3
Harry Taylor 0 0 3.12 2 0 0 8.2 11 3 4 4
Al Aber 0 0 12.00 3 0 0 3.0 6 4 2 0
Dave Hill 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.1 6 7 3 1
Hal Raether 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0
Ed Blake 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 1 1 2 0

👥 Roster (38)

Al Aber Ed Blake Clete Boyer George Brunet Wally Burnette Bob Cerv Rip Coleman Glenn Cox Joe DeMaestri Ryne Duren Ned Garver Tom Gorman +26 more

38 players

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The 1957 Kansas City Athletics in brief

In 1957 the Kansas City Athletics posted a 59-94 mark (.386) and finished 7th in the AL. With 563 runs scored and 710 given up, the 1957 differential was -147. Against a league average of .254, the 1957 Kansas City Athletics batted .244. The Kansas City Athletics staff finished with a 4.19 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.79. The 563 runs scored compare with a league average of 651 per club, 14% fewer.

Home games were played at Municipal Stadium I, where 900,127 fans came through the gates. Gus Zernial led the club in home runs with 27. The hits leader was Vic Power with 121. Tom Morgan led the pitchers with 9 wins. Ralph Terry struck out 80, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Kansas City Athletics

What was the 1957 Kansas City Athletics record?
The 1957 Kansas City Athletics finished 59-94 (.386 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Kansas City Athletics in home runs?
Gus Zernial led the 1957 Kansas City Athletics with 27 home runs.
What was the 1957 Kansas City Athletics team ERA?
The 1957 Kansas City Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 1957 Kansas City Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Kansas City Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Kansas City Athletics play?
The 1957 Kansas City Athletics played home games at Municipal Stadium I.
Who led the 1957 Kansas City Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Zernial (27 HR, 69 RBI) and Tom Morgan (9-7, 4.64 ERA).
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