1958 Kansas City Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 73-81
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 919,937, Avg. 12,266
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Harry Craft (73-81)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1958 Kansas City Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 73-81
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 919,937, Avg. 12,266
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Harry Craft (73-81)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1958 Kansas City Athletics Results
The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1958 season with a record of 73 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.
The Athletics scored 642 runs and surrendered 713 runs. Bob Cerv walloped 38 home runs for Kansas City, while Hector Lopez and Roger Maris added 20 or more as well. Bob Cerv recorded 104 runs batted in and topped all regular batters with a .305 average. Ned Garver led the squad with 12 wins, and Ray Herbert recorded a 3.50 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Craft coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Baxes | 2B | R | R | December 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Wally Burnette | P | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 6'0" | 178 | Blairs, VA USA |
| Chico Carrasquel | 3B | R | R | January 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela |
| Bob Cerv | LF | R | R | May 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Weston, NE USA |
| Harry Chiti | C | R | R | November 16, 1932 | 6'2" | 221 | Kincaid, IL USA |
| Glenn Cox | P | R | R | February 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Montebello, CA USA |
| Walt Craddock | P | R | L | March 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 176 | Pax, WV USA |
| Bud Daley | P | L | L | October 7, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Orange, CA USA |
| Bob Davis | P | R | R | September 11, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | New York, NY USA |
| Joe DeMaestri | SS | R | R | December 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Murry Dickson | P | R | R | August 21, 1916 | 5'10" | 157 | Tracy, MO USA |
| Carl Duser | P | L | L | July 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Hazleton, PA USA |
| Ned Garver | P | R | R | December 25, 1925 | 5'10" | 180 | Ney, OH USA |
| Tom Gorman | P | R | R | January 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | New York, NY USA |
| Milt Graff | 2B | L | R | December 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 158 | Jefferson Center, PA USA |
| Bob Grim | P | R | R | March 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
| Kent Hadley | 1B | L | L | December 17, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | Pocatello, ID USA |
| Woodie Held | CF | R | R | March 25, 1932 | 5'10" | 167 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Ray Herbert | P | R | R | December 15, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Whitey Herzog | LF | L | L | November 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 182 | New Athens, IL USA |
| Frank House | C | L | R | February 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Bessemer, AL USA |
| Billy Hunter | SS | R | R | June 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Punxsutawney, PA USA |
| Ken Johnson | P | R | R | June 16, 1933 | 6'4" | 210 | West Palm Beach, FL USA |
| Alex Kellner | P | R | L | August 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ USA |
| Lou Klimchock | 2B | L | R | October 15, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Hostetter, PA USA |
| Hector Lopez | 2B | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Colon Panama |
| Duke Maas | P | R | R | January 31, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | Utica, MI USA |
| Roger Maris | RF | L | R | September 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 197 | Hibbing, MN USA |
| Bob Martyn | RF | L | R | August 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 176 | Weiser, ID USA |
| Dave Melton | LF | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Pampa, TX USA |
| Vic Power | 1B | R | R | November 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 186 | Arecibo, P.R. |
| Howie Reed | P | R | R | December 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Harry Simpson | 1B | L | R | December 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Jim Small | RF | L | L | March 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland, OR USA |
| Hal Smith | IF | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | West Frankfort, IL USA |
| Ralph Terry | P | R | R | January 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | Big Cabin, OK USA |
| Dick Tomanek | P | L | L | January 6, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Avon Lake, OH USA |
| Virgil Trucks | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 198 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| John Tsitouris | P | R | R | May 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Monroe, NC USA |
| Bill Tuttle | CF | R | R | July 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Elmwood, IL USA |
| Jack Urban | P | R | R | December 5, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Omaha, NE USA |
| Preston Ward | 1B | L | R | July 24, 1927 | 6'4" | 190 | Columbia, MO USA |
