1961 Kansas City Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 61-100
Finished 9th in the AL
Attendance: 680,382, Avg. 9,450
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Joe Gordon (26-33)
Manager: Hank Bauer (35-67)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1961 Kansas City Athletics Statistics
1961 Kansas City Athletics Results

The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1961 season with a record of 61 wins and 100 losses, finishing ninth in the AL.

The Athletics scored 683 runs and surrendered 863 runs, most in the circuit. Norm Siebern led Kansas City with 18 home runs and drove in 98 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .296 average. Norm Bass topped the squad with 11 wins, and Jim Archer recorded a 3.20 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Gordon and Hank Bauer coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim ArcherPRLMay 25, 19326'0"190Max Meadows, VA USA
Norm BassPRRJanuary 21, 19396'3"205Laurel, MS USA
Hank BauerRFRRJuly 31, 19226'0"192East St. Louis, IL USA
Reno Bertoia3BRRJanuary 8, 19355'11"185San Vito al Tagliamento, Fr Italy
Bob Boyd1BLLOctober 1, 19195'10"170Potts Camp, MS USA
Billy BryanCLRDecember 4, 19386'4"200Morgan, GA USA
Andy Carey3BRROctober 18, 19316'1"190Oakland, CA USA
Wayne Causey3BLRDecember 26, 19365'10"175Ruston, LA USA
Frank CiprianiRFRRApril 14, 19416'0"180Buffalo, NY USA
Clint CourtneyPLRMarch 16, 19275'8"180Hall Summit, LA USA
Wes CovingtonLFLRMarch 27, 19326'1"205Laurinburg, NC USA
Bud DaleyPLLOctober 7, 19326'1"185Orange, CA USA
Bobby Del GrecoCFRRApril 7, 19335'10"185Pittsburgh, PA USA
Art DitmarPRRApril 3, 19296'2"185Winthrop, MA USA
Chuck EssegianLFRRAugust 9, 19315'11"200Boston, MA USA
Bill FischerPRROctober 11, 19306'0"190Wausau, WI USA
Paul GielPRRSeptember 29, 19325'11"185Winona, MN USA
Jay HankinsOFLRNovember 7, 19355'7"170St. Louis County, MO USA
Ray HerbertPRRDecember 15, 19295'11"185Detroit, MI USA
Dick HowserSSRRMay 14, 19365'8"155Miami, FL USA
Deron JohnsonOFRRJuly 17, 19386'2"200San Diego, CA USA
Ken JohnsonPRRJune 16, 19336'4"210West Palm Beach, FL USA
Stan JohnsonRFLLFebruary 12, 19375'10"180Dallas, TX USA
Ed KeeganPRRJuly 8, 19396'3"165Camden, NJ USA
Bill KirkPLLJuly 19, 19346'0"165Coatesville, PA USA
Lou KlimchockIFLROctober 15, 19395'11"180Hostetter, PA USA
Lew KraussePRRApril 25, 19436'0"175Media, PA USA
Bill KunkelPRRJuly 7, 19366'1"187Hoboken, NJ USA
Don LarsenPRRAugust 7, 19296'4"215Michigan City, IN USA
Jerry Lumpe2BLRJune 2, 19336'2"185Lincoln, MO USA
Gordon MacKenzieCRRJuly 9, 19375'11"175St. Petersburg, FL USA
Mickey McDermottPLLApril 29, 19296'2"170Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Joe NuxhallPLLJuly 30, 19286'3"195Hamilton, OH USA
Dan PfisterPRRDecember 20, 19366'0"187Plainfield, NJ USA
Joe PignatanoCRRAugust 4, 19295'10"180Brooklyn, NY USA
Al PilarcikRFLLJuly 3, 19305'10"180Whiting, IN USA
Leo PosadaLFRRApril 1, 19345'11"175La Habana, La Cuba
Bobby PrescottLFRRMarch 27, 19315'11"180Colon, Co Panama
Ed RakowPBRMay 30, 19355'11"178Pittsburgh, PA USA
Jim RiveraRFLLJuly 22, 19216'0"196New York, NY USA
Bob ShawPRRJune 29, 19336'2"195Bronx, NY USA
Charlie Shoemaker2BLRAugust 10, 19395'10"155Los Angeles, CA USA
Norm Siebern1BLRJuly 26, 19336'2"200St. Louis, MO USA
Gerry StaleyPRRAugust 21, 19206'0"195Brush Prairie, WA USA
Gene StephensCFLRJanuary 20, 19336'3"175Gravette, AR USA
Haywood SullivanCRRDecember 15, 19306'4"210Donalsonville, GA USA
Marv Throneberry1BLLSeptember 2, 19336'1"190Collierville, TN USA
Bill TuttleCFRRJuly 4, 19296'0"190Elmwood, IL USA
Ozzie Virgil3BRRMay 17, 19326'1"174Monte Cristi, Mo D.R.
Jerry WalkerPBRFebruary 12, 19396'1"195Ada, OK USA
Dave WickershamPRRSeptember 27, 19356'3"188Erie, PA USA
John WyattPRRApril 19, 19355'11"200Chicago, IL USA



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