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Major League Baseball team season
The
1957
Kansas City Athletics
season
, the third for the team in
Kansas City
and the 57th in
MLB
, involved the A's finishing seventh in the
American League
with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses,
38
+
1
⁄
2
games behind the
American League
Champion
New York Yankees
. The club drew 901,067 spectators, sixth in the league.
Offseason
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- October 15, 1956:
Bob Cerv
was purchased by the Athletics from the
New York Yankees
.
[1]
- February 19, 1957:
Art Ditmar
,
Bobby Shantz
,
Jack McMahan
,
Wayne Belardi
and players to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the
New York Yankees
for
Irv Noren
,
Milt Graff
,
Mickey McDermott
,
Tom Morgan
,
Rip Coleman
,
Billy Hunter
and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed their part of the deal by sending
Jack Urban
to the Athletics on April 5. The Athletics completed the deal by sending
Curt Roberts
to the Yankees on April 4 and
Clete Boyer
to the Yankees on June 4.
[2]
- Prior to 1957 season:
Lou Klimchock
was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.
[3]
Regular season
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- First baseman
Vic Power
became the first black player to lead the American League in
fielding percentage
at any position. He led all American League first basemen with a .998 fielding average.
[4]
- Manager
Lou Boudreau
, in his third season at the helm, was fired August 4 with the Athletics standing at 36?67 (
.350
) and in eighth and last place in the American League.
Coach
Harry Craft
, former skipper of the minor-league
Kansas City Blues
, succeeded Boudreau. Craft led the Athletics to a 23?27 mark, enabling them to escape the basement.
Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Sources:
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[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
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[8]
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Team
|
BAL
|
BOS
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CWS
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CLE
|
DET
|
KCA
|
NYY
|
WSH
|
Baltimore
|
?
|
8?14
|
10?12?1
|
9?12
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9?13
|
16?5?1
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9?13
|
15?7
|
Boston
|
14?8
|
?
|
8?14
|
12?10
|
10?12
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16?6
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8?14
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14?8
|
Chicago
|
12?10?1
|
14?8
|
?
|
14?8
|
11?11
|
14?8
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8?14
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17?5
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Cleveland
|
12?9
|
10?12
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8?14
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?
|
11?11
|
11?11
|
9?13
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15?7
|
Detroit
|
13?9
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12?10
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11?11
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11?11
|
?
|
8?14
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10?12
|
13?9
|
Kansas City
|
5?16?1
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6?16
|
8?14
|
11?11
|
14?8
|
?
|
3?19
|
12?10
|
New York
|
13?9
|
14?8
|
14?8
|
13?9
|
12?10
|
19?3
|
?
|
13?9
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Washington
|
7?15
|
8?14
|
5?17
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7?15
|
9?13
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10?12
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9?13
|
?
|
Notable transactions
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Roster
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1957 Kansas City Athletics
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Batting
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
[8]
Other batters
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
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League leaders
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- Vic Power
, American League leader, fielding percentage, first basemen (.998)
[4]
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Buffalo, Grand Island
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