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1956 Kansas City Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957)
52-102, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 619 runs, Allowed 831 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Managed by Lou Boudreau

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,015,154 (4th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1956 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1957) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Tue,4/17 at DET W (2-1) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Valo Simpson Slaughter Kellner  
2.Thu,4/19 at DET W (4-1) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Shantz  
3.Fri,4/20 vs CHW L (3-6) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Kretlow  
4.Sat,4/21 vs CHW W (15-1) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Ditmar  
5.Sun,4/22 vs CHW L (0-3)# Astroth Power Jacobs Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson Kellner  
6.Tue,4/24 vs DET L (4-7) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Portocarrero  
7.Wed,4/25 vs CLE L (2-5)# Astroth Power Jacobs Lopez Baxes Zernial Groth Renna Shantz  
8.Thu,4/26 vs CLE L (2-14) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Lopez Baxes Zernial Simpson Slaughter Kretlow  
9.Fri,4/27 at CHW L (7-9)# Astroth Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Ditmar  
10.Tue,5/1 at BOS W (3-2) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Kretlow  
11.Wed,5/2 at BOS L (0-2) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Ditmar  
12.Thu,5/3 at NYY W (8-7) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Ceccarelli  
13.Fri,5/4 at NYY L (6-10) Ginsberg Power Jacobs Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Kellner  
14.Sat,5/5 at NYY L (2-5)# Astroth Power Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Kretlow  
15.Sun,5/6 at WSH W (10-7) Thompson Pless Jacobs Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Herriage  
16.Sun,5/6 at WSH W (13-3) Thompson Pless Jacobs Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Ditmar  
17.Tue,5/8 at BAL L (4-7) Thompson Pless Jacobs Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Ceccarelli  
18.Wed,5/9 at BAL W (4-0) Ginsberg Pless Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Ditmar  
19.Fri,5/11 at CLE L (1-4) Ginsberg Pless Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Kretlow  
20.Sat,5/12 at CLE L (3-5) Thompson Pless Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Herriage  
21.Sun,5/13 at CLE W (5-2) Ginsberg Pless Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Slaughter Lopez Simpson Ditmar  
22.Sun,5/13 at CLE L (4-9)# Astroth Pless Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Simpson Lasorda  
23.Tue,5/15 vs BAL L (5-9) Ginsberg Simpson Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Slaughter Kretlow  
24.Wed,5/16 vs BAL L (6-8) Thompson Simpson Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Renna Lopez Slaughter Lasorda  
25.Thu,5/17 vs BOS L (1-6) Thompson Simpson Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Renna Lopez Slaughter Herriage  
26.Fri,5/18 vs BOS L (4-5) Ginsberg Simpson Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Renna Lopez Slaughter Ditmar  
27.Sat,5/19 vs BOS W (5-4) Ginsberg Simpson Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Groth Kretlow  
28.Sun,5/20 vs NYY L (2-4) Ginsberg Simpson Jacobs Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Slaughter Crimian  
29.Mon,5/21 vs NYY L (5-8) Ginsberg Simpson Finigan Pless DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Slaughter Santiago  
30.Tue,5/22 vs WSH W (6-1)# Ginsberg Simpson Finigan Pless DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Groth Herriage  
31.Wed,5/23 vs WSH W (7-6)# Ginsberg Simpson Finigan Pless DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Groth Ditmar  
32.Fri,5/25 at DET W (6-3) Ginsberg Simpson Finigan Pless DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Slaughter Kretlow  
33.Sat,5/26 at DET L (6-12)# Thompson Simpson Finigan Pless DeMaestri Zernial Lopez Groth Crimian  
34.Sun,5/27 at DET L (2-8) Ginsberg Simpson Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Slaughter Herriage  
35.Sun,5/27 at DET W (5-0) Thompson Simpson Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Slaughter Ditmar  
36.Mon,5/28 vs CHW W (6-4) Thompson Simpson Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Slaughter Lasorda  
37.Tue,5/29 vs CHW L (4-7)# Thompson Simpson Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Slaughter Gorman  
38.Wed,5/30 vs DET L (3-11) Ginsberg Simpson Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Slaughter Kretlow  
39.Wed,5/30 vs DET L (1-5) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Slaughter Groth Simpson Ditmar  
40.Fri,6/1 at BOS L (0-5) Ginsberg Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Renna Groth Simpson Herriage  
41.Sat,6/2 at BOS W (11-3) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Renna Groth Simpson Gorman  
42.Sun,6/3 at BOS W (7-6) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Slaughter Groth Simpson Ditmar  
43.Tue,6/5 at NYY W (7-4) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Slaughter Groth Simpson Kretlow  
44.Wed,6/6 at NYY L (5-10) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Renna Groth Simpson Lasorda  
45.Thu,6/7 at NYY L (1-9) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Slaughter Groth Simpson Kellner  
46.Fri,6/8 at BAL L (3-6) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Slaughter Groth Simpson Ditmar  
47.Sat,6/9 at BAL L (1-4) Ginsberg Power Boyer Lopez Baxes Slaughter Groth Simpson Herriage  
48.Sat,6/9 at BAL L (5-7) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Zernial Groth Simpson Gorman  
49.Sun,6/10 at BAL W (7-3) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Zernial Groth Simpson Santiago  
50.Mon,6/11 at WSH L (3-4) Ginsberg Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Slaughter Groth Simpson Kretlow  
51.Mon,6/11 at WSH W (6-3)# Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Zernial Groth Simpson Kellner  
52.Tue,6/12 at WSH W (9-3)# Thompson Power Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson Santiago  
53.Wed,6/13 at WSH W (13-4) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson Ditmar  
54.Fri,6/15 vs BAL L (0-1) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Zernial Groth Simpson Kretlow  
55.Sat,6/16 vs BAL L (2-6) Thompson Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Slaughter Groth Simpson Crimian  
56.Sun,6/17 vs BAL L (2-7) Ginsberg Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Power Groth Simpson Ditmar  
57.Mon,6/18 vs WSH W (4-3) Thompson Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Power Groth Simpson Kellner  
58.Tue,6/19 vs WSH L (5-10)# Thompson Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Power Groth Simpson Santiago  
59.Wed,6/20 vs WSH L (4-5)# Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson Herriage  
60.Thu,6/21 vs WSH W (15-6)# Ginsberg Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson Santiago  
61.Fri,6/22 vs BOS L (3-6) Ginsberg Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson Ditmar  
62.Sat,6/23 vs BOS L (3-6)# Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson Gorman  
63.Sun,6/24 vs BOS W (5-2) Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Kellner  
64.Mon,6/25 vs NYY L (3-9) Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Simpson Slaughter Herriage  
65.Tue,6/26 vs NYY L (4-8)# Thompson Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Power Simpson Skizas Gorman  
66.Wed,6/27 vs NYY L (2-5) Thompson Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Power Simpson Slaughter Ditmar  
67.Thu,6/28 vs DET L (0-4) Ginsberg Robinson Boyer Finigan DeMaestri Power Simpson Slaughter McMahan  
68.Fri,6/29 vs DET L (0-5)# Thompson Power Boyer Finigan DeMaestri Skizas Groth Simpson Lasorda  
69.Sat,6/30 vs DET L (2-14) Thompson Power Lopez Finigan DeMaestri Skizas Groth Simpson Kellner  
70.Sun,7/1 vs DET W (4-3) Thompson Power Lopez Finigan DeMaestri Skizas Groth Simpson Herriage  
71.Tue,7/3 at CLE L (3-9) Thompson Power Lopez Finigan DeMaestri Skizas Groth Simpson Ditmar  
72.Wed,7/4 at CHW L (2-5)# Ginsberg Power Lopez Finigan DeMaestri Zernial Groth Simpson McMahan  
73.Wed,7/4 at CHW W (3-2) Thompson Power Lopez Finigan Baxes Skizas Simpson Slaughter Kellner  
74.Fri,7/6 vs CLE L (2-4) Ginsberg Power Lopez Finigan Baxes Zernial Simpson Slaughter Herriage  
75.Sat,7/7 vs CLE W (5-2)# Ginsberg Power Lopez Finigan Baxes Zernial Simpson Skizas Ditmar  
76.Sun,7/8 vs CLE L (3-17) Ginsberg Power Lopez Finigan Baxes Zernial Simpson Slaughter McMahan  
77.Thu,7/12 at BAL L (0-4)# Ginsberg Power Finigan Lopez Baxes Zernial Simpson Skizas Ditmar  
78.Fri,7/13 at BAL W (3-2) Thompson Robinson Finigan Lopez Baxes Skizas Pilarcik Simpson Kellner  
79.Sat,7/14 at BAL L (0-1) Thompson Robinson Finigan Lopez Baxes Groth Pilarcik Slaughter McMahan  
80.Sun,7/15 at WSH W (8-0)# Thompson Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Pilarcik Groth Burnette  
81.Sun,7/15 at WSH L (3-7)# Ginsberg Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Pilarcik Groth Kretlow  
82.Tue,7/17 at BOS L (0-10) Ginsberg Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Pilarcik Simpson Ditmar  
83.Tue,7/17 at BOS L (0-1) Thompson Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Pilarcik Simpson Gorman  
84.Wed,7/18 at BOS L (4-7)# Ginsberg Robinson Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Zernial Pilarcik Groth Herriage  
85.Thu,7/19 at BOS W (8-4) Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Slaughter Pilarcik Simpson Burnette  
86.Fri,7/20 at NYY L (2-6)# Ginsberg Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Slaughter Pilarcik Simpson McMahan  
87.Sun,7/22 at NYY W (7-4) Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Slaughter Pilarcik Simpson Kellner  
88.Sun,7/22 at NYY L (4-13)# Ginsberg Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Skizas Pilarcik Simpson Gorman  
89.Mon,7/23 at CHW W (3-2) Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Skizas Pilarcik Simpson McMahan  
90.Tue,7/24 vs BOS L (2-3)# Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Skizas Pilarcik Simpson Burnette  
91.Wed,7/25 vs BOS W (9-6) Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri Skizas Pilarcik Simpson Ditmar  
92.Thu,7/26 vs BOS L (3-5) Thompson Power Boyer Lopez DeMaestri