1955 Kansas City Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 63-91
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 1,388,453, Avg. 20,123
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Lou Boudreau (63-91)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1955 Kansas City Athletics Statistics
1955 Kansas City Athletics Results

The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1955 season with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.

The Athletics plated 638 runs and allowed 911 runs, most in the league. Gus Zernial walloped 30 home runs for Kansas City, while Bill Wilson, Hector Lopez and Vic Power each swatted 20 or more as well. Gus Zernial drove in 84 runs. Vic Power topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .319 average. Art Ditmar led the squad with 12 wins, and Alex Kellner recorded a 4.20 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Lou Boudreau coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AstrothCRRSeptember 1, 19225'9"187East Alton, IL USA
Hal Bevan3BRRNovember 15, 19306'2"198New Orleans, LA USA
Charlie BishopPRRJanuary 1, 19246'2"195Atlanta, GA USA
Ewell BlackwellPRROctober 23, 19226'6"195Fresno, CA USA
Don Bollweg1BLLFebruary 12, 19216'1"190Wheaton, IL USA
Clete BoyerIFRRFebruary 9, 19376'0"165Cassville, MO USA
Cloyd BoyerPRRSeptember 1, 19276'1"188Cassville, MO USA
Moe BurtschyPRRApril 18, 19226'3"208Cincinnati, OH USA
Art CeccarelliPRLApril 2, 19306'0"190New Haven, CT USA
Glenn CoxPRRFebruary 3, 19316'2"210Montebello, CA USA
Walt CraddockPRLMarch 25, 19325'11"176Pax, WV USA
Joe DeMaestriSSRRDecember 9, 19286'0"170San Francisco, CA USA
Art DitmarPRRApril 3, 19296'2"185Winthrop, MA USA
Sonny DixonPBRNovember 5, 19246'2"205Charlotte, NC USA
Jim Finigan2BRRAugust 19, 19285'11"175Quincy, IL USA
Marion FricanoPRRJuly 15, 19236'0"170Brant, NY USA
Alex GeorgeSSLRSeptember 27, 19385'11"170Kansas City, MO USA
Tom GormanPRRJanuary 4, 19256'1"190New York, NY USA
Johnny GrayPRRDecember 11, 19266'4"226West Palm Beach, FL USA
Bill HarringtonPRROctober 3, 19285'11"160Sanford, NC USA
Ray HerbertPRRDecember 15, 19295'11"185Detroit, MI USA
Spook Jacobs2BRRNovember 4, 19255'8"155Cheswold, DE USA
Alex KellnerPRLAugust 26, 19246'0"200Tucson, AZ USA
Gus KeriazakosPRRJuly 28, 19316'3"187West Orange, NJ USA
Dick Kryhoski1BLLMarch 24, 19256'2"182Leonia, NJ USA
Mike KumePRRMay 19, 19266'1"195Premier, WV USA
Jack LittrellSSRRJanuary 22, 19296'0"179Louisville, KY USA
Hector Lopez3BRRJuly 8, 19295'11"182Colon, Co Panama
Eric MacKenzieCLRAugust 29, 19326'0"185Glendon, AB CAN
Don PlarskiCFRRNovember 9, 19295'6"160Chicago, IL USA
Arnie PortocarreroPRRJuly 5, 19316'3"196New York, NY USA
Vic Power1BRRNovember 1, 19276'0"186Arecibo, P.R.
Vic RaschiPRRMarch 28, 19196'1"205West Springfield, MA USA
Bill RennaRFRROctober 14, 19246'3"218Hanford, CA USA
Jim RobertsonCRRJanuary 29, 19285'9"183Chicago, IL USA
Tom SaffellCFLRJuly 26, 19215'11"170Etowah, TN USA
Johnny SainPRRSeptember 25, 19176'2"185Havana, AR USA
Jerry SchypinskiSSLRSeptember 16, 19315'10"170Detroit, MI USA
Billy ShantzCRRJuly 31, 19276'1"160Pottstown, PA USA
Bobby ShantzPRLSeptember 26, 19255'6"139Pottstown, PA USA
Harry SimpsonCFLRDecember 3, 19256'1"180Atlanta, GA USA
Enos SlaughterRFLRApril 27, 19165'9"180Roxboro, NC USA
Lou SleaterPLLSeptember 8, 19265'11"185St. Louis, MO USA
Bob SpicerPLRApril 11, 19255'10"173Richmond, VA USA
Bill StewartLFRRApril 12, 19285'11"200Bay City, MI USA
Pete Suder2BRRApril 16, 19166'0"175Aliquippa, PA USA
Bob TricePRRAugust 28, 19266'3"190Newton, GA USA
Elmer ValoLFLRMarch 5, 19215'11"190Rybnik, Pl Czech Republic
Ozzie Van BrabantPRRSeptember 28, 19266'1"165Kingsville, ON CAN
Lee WheatPRRSeptember 15, 19296'4"200Edwardsville, IL USA
Bill WilsonCFRRNovember 6, 19286'2"200Central City, NE USA
Gus ZernialLFRRJune 27, 19236'2"210Beaumont, TX USA



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