1959 Kansas City Athletics

66-88 • .429 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1959 Kansas City Athletics went 66-88 (.429) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 681 runs, allowed 760, and played home games at Municipal Stadium I. Team leaders included Bob Cerv (20 HR, 87 RBI) and Bud Daley (16-13, 3.16 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

66 Wins
88 Losses
.429 Win %
7th Rank
681 R 760 RA
Diff -79

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681 Runs Scored
760 Runs Allowed
-79 Run Diff
968K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 4% above the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .326 1% above the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .389 1% above the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.35 13% worse than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 681 1% above the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 968,724
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Avg per Game 12,580

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Russ Snyder 0.313 2 Bill Tuttle 0.300 3 Bud Daley 0.295 4 Whitey Herzog 0.293 5 Hal Smith 0.288

Home Runs

1 Bob Cerv 20 2 Roger Maris 16 3 Dick Williams 16 4 Kent Hadley 10 5 Bill Tuttle 7

RBI

1 Bob Cerv 87 2 Dick Williams 75 3 Roger Maris 72 4 Bill Tuttle 43 5 Kent Hadley 39
1959 Kansas City Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Williams 130 488 72 130 33 1 16 75 28 60 4 0.266
Bob Cerv 125 463 61 132 22 4 20 87 35 87 3 0.285
Bill Tuttle 126 463 74 139 19 6 7 43 48 38 10 0.300
Roger Maris 122 433 69 118 21 7 16 72 58 53 2 0.273
Jerry Lumpe 108 403 47 98 11 5 3 28 41 32 2 0.243
Joe DeMaestri 118 352 31 86 16 5 6 34 28 65 1 0.244
Frank House 98 347 32 82 14 3 1 30 20 23 0 0.236
Hal Smith 108 292 36 84 12 0 5 31 34 39 0 0.288
Kent Hadley 113 288 40 73 11 1 10 39 24 74 1 0.253
Russ Snyder 73 243 41 76 13 2 3 21 19 29 6 0.313
Wayne Terwilliger 74 180 27 48 11 0 2 18 19 31 2 0.267
Harry Chiti 55 162 20 44 11 1 5 25 17 26 0 0.272
Hector Lopez 35 135 22 38 10 3 6 24 8 23 1 0.281
Ray Boone 61 132 19 36 6 0 2 12 27 17 1 0.273
Whitey Herzog 38 123 25 36 7 1 1 9 34 23 1 0.293
Preston Ward 58 109 8 27 4 1 2 19 7 12 0 0.248
Zeke Bella 47 82 10 17 2 1 1 9 9 14 0 0.207
Bud Daley 39 78 5 23 1 0 0 13 2 11 0 0.295
Ned Garver 32 71 9 20 2 1 2 9 4 7 0 0.282
Lou Klimchock 17 66 10 18 1 0 4 13 1 6 0 0.273
Ray Jablonski 25 65 4 17 1 0 2 8 3 11 0 0.262
Ray Herbert 37 57 5 12 2 0 1 5 3 9 0 0.211
Johnny Kucks 33 47 4 4 1 0 0 0 3 22 0 0.085
Bob Grim 40 32 2 3 0 0 1 5 2 17 0 0.094
Rip Coleman 29 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.080
Joe Morgan 20 21 2 4 0 1 0 3 3 7 0 0.190
John Tsitouris 24 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.150
Murry Dickson 38 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.176
Tom Sturdivant 37 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.059
Ralph Terry 9 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.176
Harry Simpson 8 14 1 4 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0.286
Tom Carroll 14 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Al Grunwald 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Johnson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Howie Reed 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Russ Meyer 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Tomanek 16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bob Martyn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Brunet 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Freeman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gorman 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Evans Killeen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Kutyna 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Bud Daley 3.16 2 Ned Garver 3.71 3 Johnny Kucks 3.87 4 Bob Grim 4.09 5 Rip Coleman 4.56

Wins

1 Bud Daley 16 2 Ray Herbert 11 3 Ned Garver 10 4 Johnny Kucks 8 5 Bob Grim 6

Strikeouts

1 Bud Daley 125 2 Ray Herbert 99 3 Bob Grim 65 4 Ned Garver 61 5 Tom Sturdivant 57
1959 Kansas City Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bud Daley 16 13 3.16 39 29 1 216.1 212 76 62 125
Ned Garver 10 13 3.71 32 30 1 201.1 214 83 42 61
Ray Herbert 11 11 4.85 37 26 1 183.2 196 99 62 99
Johnny Kucks 8 11 3.87 33 23 1 151.1 163 65 42 51
Bob Grim 6 10 4.09 40 9 4 125.1 124 57 57 65
John Tsitouris 4 3 4.97 24 10 0 83.1 90 46 35 50
Rip Coleman 2 10 4.56 29 11 2 81.0 85 41 34 54
Tom Sturdivant 2 6 4.65 36 3 5 71.2 70 37 34 57
Murry Dickson 2 1 4.94 38 0 0 71.0 85 39 27 36
Ralph Terry 2 4 5.24 9 7 0 46.1 56 27 19 35
Russ Meyer 1 0 4.50 18 0 1 24.0 24 12 11 10
Howie Reed 0 3 7.40 6 3 0 20.2 26 17 10 11
Dick Tomanek 0 1 6.53 16 0 2 20.2 27 15 12 13
Tom Gorman 1 0 7.08 17 0 1 20.1 24 16 14 9
Al Grunwald 0 1 7.94 6 1 1 11.1 18 10 11 9
Ken Johnson 1 1 4.09 2 2 0 11.0 11 5 5 8
Marty Kutyna 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 7.1 7 0 1 1
Evans Killeen 0 0 4.76 4 0 0 5.2 4 3 4 1
George Brunet 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 4.2 10 6 7 7
Mark Freeman 0 0 9.82 3 0 0 3.2 6 4 3 1

👥 Roster (43)

Zeke Bella Ray Boone George Brunet Tom Carroll Bob Cerv Harry Chiti Rip Coleman Bud Daley Joe DeMaestri Murry Dickson Mark Freeman Ned Garver +31 more

43 players

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The 1959 Kansas City Athletics in brief

The 1959 Kansas City Athletics finished 66-88, a .429 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The Kansas City Athletics scored 681 runs and allowed 760, a run differential of -79. At the plate the Kansas City Athletics hit .262, 4% better than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 4.35 was 13% worse than the league average of 3.86. The 681 runs scored compare with a league average of 674 per club, 1% more.

Attendance at Municipal Stadium I totaled 968,724 for the year. The home run leader was Bob Cerv, who hit 20. Bill Tuttle collected the most hits, 139. On the mound, Bud Daley won 16 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Kansas City Athletics

What was the 1959 Kansas City Athletics record?
The 1959 Kansas City Athletics finished 66-88 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Kansas City Athletics in home runs?
Bob Cerv led the 1959 Kansas City Athletics with 20 home runs.
What was the 1959 Kansas City Athletics team ERA?
The 1959 Kansas City Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.35.
Did the 1959 Kansas City Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Kansas City Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Kansas City Athletics play?
The 1959 Kansas City Athletics played home games at Municipal Stadium I.
Who led the 1959 Kansas City Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Cerv (20 HR, 87 RBI) and Bud Daley (16-13, 3.16 ERA).
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