1959 Kansas City Athletics season

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1959 Kansas City Athletics
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Municipal Stadium (Since 1955) Kansas City, Missouri (Since 1955)
1959 Information
Owner(s)	Arnold Johnson
Manager(s)	Harry Craft
Local television	WDAF-TV
Local radio	WDAF (Merle Harmon, Bill Grigsby)

The Kansas City Athletics' 1959 season involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 66 wins and 88 losses.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Chicago White Sox	94	60	.610	--
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	5
New York Yankees	79	75	.513	15
Detroit Tigers	76	78	.494	18
Boston Red Sox	75	79	.487	19
Baltimore Orioles	74	80	.481	20
Kansas City Athletics	66	88	.429	28
Washington Senators	63	91	.409	31

[edit] Roster

1959 Kansas City Athletics roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Roger Maris	122	433	118	.273	16	72

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

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v • d • e 1959 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1959 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) • 1959 World Series

v • d • e Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Columbia Park • Shibe Park • Municipal Stadium • McAfee Coliseum • Cashman Field • Cisco Field (future)

Culture	Athletics Nation • Charlie-O • Loma Prieta earthquake • Stomper

Rivalries	City Series • Bay Bridge Series

Important Figures	Reggie Jackson • Catfish Hunter • Mark McGwire • Connie Mack • Al Simmons • Rickey Henderson • Jimmie Foxx • Rollie Fingers • Charlie O. Finley • Tony LaRussa • Nap Lajoie • Home Run Baker • Dennis Eckersley • Lefty Grove • Bert Campaneris • Carney Lansford • Walter A. Haas Jr. • José Canseco • Jason Giambi • Dave Stewart • Miguel Tejada • Bob Welch • Barry Zito

Retired Numbers	9 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43

World Series Champions (9)	1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1929 • 1930 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1989

American League Championships (15)	1902 • 1905 • 1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1914 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990

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