1955 Kansas City Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 63-91
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 1,393,054, Avg. 20,123
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Lou Boudreau (63-91)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1955 Kansas City Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 63-91
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 1,393,054, Avg. 20,123
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Lou Boudreau (63-91)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
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 Hector Lopez, Vic Power and Bill Wilson 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 Astroth | C | R | R | September 1, 1922 | 5'9" | 187 | East Alton, IL USA |
| Hal Bevan | 3B | R | R | November 15, 1930 | 6'2" | 198 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Charlie Bishop | P | R | R | January 1, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Ewell Blackwell | P | R | R | October 23, 1922 | 6'6" | 195 | Fresno, CA USA |
| Don Bollweg | 1B | L | L | February 12, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Wheaton, IL USA |
| Clete Boyer | IF | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO USA |
| Cloyd Boyer | P | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 188 | Cassville, MO USA |
| Moe Burtschy | P | R | R | April 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Art Ceccarelli | P | R | L | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | New Haven, CT 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 |
| Joe DeMaestri | SS | R | R | December 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Art Ditmar | P | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Winthrop, MA USA |
| Sonny Dixon | P | B | R | November 5, 1924 | 6'2" | 205 | Charlotte, NC USA |
| Jim Finigan | 2B | R | R | August 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL USA |
| Marion Fricano | P | R | R | July 15, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Brant, NY USA |
| Alex George | SS | L | R | September 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Tom Gorman | P | R | R | January 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | New York, NY USA |
| Johnny Gray | P | R | R | December 11, 1926 | 6'4" | 226 | West Palm Beach, FL USA |
| Bill Harrington | P | R | R | October 3, 1927 | 5'11" | 160 | Sanford, NC USA |
| Ray Herbert | P | R | R | December 15, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Spook Jacobs | 2B | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE USA |
| Alex Kellner | P | R | L | August 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ USA |
| Gus Keriazakos | P | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | West Orange, NJ USA |
| Dick Kryhoski | 1B | L | L | March 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 182 | Leonia, NJ USA |
| Mike Kume | P | R | R | May 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Premier, WV USA |
| Jack Littrell | SS | R | R | January 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 179 | Louisville, KY USA |
| Hector Lopez | 3B | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Colon Panama |
| Eric MacKenzie | C | L | R | August 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Glendon, AB CAN |
| Don Plarski | CF | R | R | November 9, 1929 | 5'6" | 160 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Arnie Portocarrero | P | R | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 196 | New York, NY USA |
| Vic Power | 1B | R | R | November 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 186 | Arecibo, P.R. |
| Vic Raschi | P | R | R | March 28, 1919 | 6'1" | 205 | West Springfield, MA USA |
| Bill Renna | RF | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'3" | 218 | Hanford, CA USA |
| Jim Robertson | C | R | R | January 29, 1928 | 5'9" | 183 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Tom Saffell | CF | L | R | July 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Etowah, TN USA |
| Johnny Sain | P | R | R | September 25, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | Havana, AR USA |
| Jerry Schypinski | SS | L | R | September 16, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Billy Shantz | C | R | R | July 31, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Pottstown, PA USA |
| Bobby Shantz | P | R | L | September 26, 1925 | 5'6" | 139 | Pottstown, PA USA |
| Harry Simpson | CF | L | R | December 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Enos Slaughter | RF | L | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'9" | 180 | Roxboro, NC USA |
| Lou Sleater | P | L | L | September 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bob Spicer | P | L | R | April 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 173 | Richmond, VA USA |
| Bill Stewart | LF | R | R | April 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 200 | Bay City, MI USA |
| Pete Suder | 2B | R | R | April 16, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Aliquippa, PA USA |
| Bob Trice | P | R | R | August 28, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | Newton, GA USA |
| Elmer Valo | LF | L | R | March 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | Rybnik, Plzensky Czech Republic |
| Ozzie Van Brabant | P | R | R | September 28, 1926 | 6'1" | 165 | Kingsville, ON CAN |
| Lee Wheat | P | R | R | September 15, 1929 | 6'4" | 200 | Edwardsville, IL USA |
| Bill Wilson | CF | R | R | November 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | Central City, NE USA |
| Gus Zernial | LF | R | R | June 27, 1923 | 6'2" | 210 | Beaumont, TX USA |
