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词条 1955 Kansas City Athletics season
释义

  1. Offseason

      Notable transactions    Spring training  

  2. Regular season

     Opening game  Starting lineup   Season standings    Record vs. opponents    Notable transactions    Roster  

  3. Player stats

      Batting    Starters by position    Other batters    Pitching    Starting pitchers    Other pitchers    Relief pitchers  

  4. Awards and honors

  5. Farm system

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Kansas City Athletics
| season = 1955
| misc =
| logo = OaklandAthletics 100.png
| current league = American League
| y1 = 1901
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = Municipal Stadium
| y4 = 1955
| city = Kansas City, Missouri
| y5 = 1955
| owners = Arnold Johnson
| managers = Lou Boudreau
| television = none
| radio = KMBC
(Merle Harmon, Larry Ray)
| prev_season = 1954 Philadelphia Athletics season
}}

The 1955 Kansas City Athletics season was the 55th season for the franchise in MLB's American League, and the first in Kansas City after playing the previous 54 in Philadelphia. The team won 63 games – only the fifth time in 20 years that they won more than 60 games – and lost 91, finishing sixth in the American League, 33 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees.

Offseason

In 1954, the Mack family decided to sell the Philadelphia Athletics. Charlie Finley made an offer to purchase the team, but was refused.[1] Clint Murchison also made an offer to purchase the team with plans to relocate to Southern California, but was also refused. On October 12, 1954, the owners approved the sale of the Athletics to Chicago businessman Arnold Johnson, who moved the team from Philadelphia to Kansas City for the 1955 season. Finley would later buy the A's from Johnson's estate in 1960. Murchison's son, Clint Jr., would later become one of the founders of the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys franchise in 1960.

In 1955, the new Kansas City Athletics drew 1,393,054 to Municipal Stadium.

Notable transactions

  • Prior to 1955 season: Bob Davis was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.[2]

Spring training

The A's and Philadelphia Phillies had played a Philadelphia City Series since 1903. The Kansas City A's returned to Philadelphia at the end of spring training in 1955, and the teams played two games. The A's beat the Phillies in the second game, 10–2, at Wilmington Park, home of the original Wilmington Blue Rocks.[3]

Both games were played at Wilmington Park, Wilmington, Delaware, on April 9 and April 10, 1955, immediately prior to the start of the regular season.

Regular season

Opening game

The first game in Kansas City's Major League history was played at home at Municipal Stadium on Tuesday, April 12, 1955, before 32,147 fans.[4] Facing the Detroit Tigers, the Athletics broke a 2–2 deadlock in the sixth inning with a three-run rally keyed by pinch hitter Don Bollweg's two-run single, and went on to win, 6–2. The A's other batting star was center fielder Bill Wilson, who collected three hits and a base on balls, scoring three runs, in four plate appearances; one of his hits was the first home run in Kansas City MLB annals, a solo blast in the eighth inning. Left-hander Alex Kellner got the victory, while former Cincinnati Reds star Ewell Blackwell pitched three scoreless innings in relief for the save.[4]

Starting lineup

  7 Vic Power 1B
12 Pete Suder 2B
  4 Jim Finigan    3B
30 Gus Zernial LF
34 Bill Renna RF
32 Bill Wilson CF
  2 Joe DeMaestri    SS
11 Joe Astroth C
20 Alex Kellner P[4]

Season standings

{{1955 American League standings}}

Record vs. opponents

{{1955 AL Record vs. opponents|team=KC}}

Notable transactions

  • May 11, 1955: Sonny Dixon and cash were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Enos Slaughter and Johnny Sain.[5]
  • May 31, 1955: Clete Boyer was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Athletics.[6]
  • May 1955: Al Sima was traded by the Athletics to the Washington Senators for Gus Keriazakos.[7]
  • September 10, 1955: Joe Ginsberg was purchased by the Athletics from the Seattle Rainiers.[8]
  • September 12, 1955: Glenn Cox was purchased by the Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers.[9]

Roster

1955 Kansas City Athletics
Roster
Pitchers{{MLBplayer|26|Charlie Bishop}}{{MLBplayer|36|Ewell Blackwell}}{{MLBplayer|18|Cloyd Boyer}}{{MLBplayer|27|Moe Burtschy}}{{MLBplayer|19|Art Ceccarelli}}{{MLBplayer| 8|Glenn Cox}}{{MLBplayer|15|Walt Craddock}}{{MLBplayer|28|Art Ditmar}}{{MLBplayer|24|Sonny Dixon}}{{MLBplayer|17,29|Marion Fricano}}{{MLBplayer|37|Tom Gorman}}{{MLBplayer|14|Johnny Gray}}{{MLBplayer|26|Bill Harrington}}{{MLBplayer|17|Ray Herbert}}{{MLBplayer|20|Alex Kellner}}{{MLBplayer|27|Gus Keriazakos}}{{MLBplayer|29|Mike Kume}}{{MLBplayer|25|Arnie Portocarrero}}{{MLBplayer|16|Vic Raschi}}{{MLBplayer|14|Johnny Sain}}{{MLBplayer|21|Bobby Shantz}}{{MLBplayer|31|Lou Sleater}}{{MLBplayer|29|Bob Spicer}}{{MLBplayer|23|Bob Trice}}{{MLBplayer|15|Ozzie Van Brabant}}{{MLBplayer|16|Lee Wheat}}Catchers{{MLBplayer|11|Joe Astroth}}{{MLBplayer|10|Eric Mackenzie}}{{MLBplayer|33|Jim Robertson}}{{MLBplayer|22|Billy Shantz}}Infielders{{MLBplayer| 1|Hal Bevan}}{{MLBplayer| 3|Don Bollweg}}{{MLBplayer|12|Clete Boyer}}{{MLBplayer| 2|Joe DeMaestri}}{{MLBplayer| 4|Jim Finigan}}{{MLBplayer|46|Alex George}}{{MLBplayer| 6|Spook Jacobs}}{{MLBplayer| 8|Dick Kryhoski}}{{MLBplayer| 9|Jack Littrell}}{{MLBplayer|1,10|Héctor López}}{{MLBplayer| 7|Vic Power}}{{MLBplayer| 6|Jerry Schypinski}}{{MLBplayer|12|Pete Suder}}Outfielders{{MLBplayer| 6|Don Plarski}}{{MLBplayer|34|Bill Renna}}{{MLBplayer| 3|Tom Saffell}}{{MLBplayer|36,38|Harry Simpson}}{{MLBplayer|33|Enos Slaughter}}{{MLBplayer|31|Bill Stewart}}{{MLBplayer|35|Elmer Valo}}{{MLBplayer|32|Bill Wilson}}{{MLBplayer|30|Gus Zernial}}Manager{{MLBplayer| 5|Lou Boudreau}}Coaches{{MLBplayer|41|Harry Craft}}{{MLBplayer|43|Burleigh Grimes}}{{MLBplayer|42|Ski Melillo}}{{MLBplayer|40|George Susce}}

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
1B Vic|Power|Victor Pellot}} 147 596190.319 19 76
2B Jim|Finigan}}150 549 135 .255 9 68
3B Héctor|López}} 128 483 140 .290 15 68
LF Gus|Zernial}} 120 413 105 .254 3084
[10]

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Bill|Wilson|Bill Wilson (outfielder)}} 98 273 61 .223 15 38
Enos|Slaughter}} 108 267 86 .322 5 34
Clete|Boyer}} 47 79 19 .241 0 6
Alex|George|Alex George (baseball)}} 5 10 1 .100 0 0
Eric|Mackenzie|Eric Mackenzie (baseball)}} 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Alex|Kellner}} 30 162.2 11 8 4.20 75
Glenn|Cox}} 2 2.1 0 2 30.86 2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Art|Ditmar}} 35 175.11212 5.03 79
Art|Ceccarelli}} 31 123.2 4 7 5.31 68
Cloyd|Boyer}} 30 98.1 5 5 6.22 32
Walt|Craddock}} 4 15 0 2 7.80 9
Gus|Keriazakos}} 5 11.2 0 1 12.34 8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Tom|Gorman|Tom Gorman (right-handed pitcher)}}57 7 6 18 3.55 46
Bill|Harrington|Bill Harrington (baseball)}} 34 3 3 2 4.11 26
Johnny|Sain}} 25 2 5 1 5.44 12
Marion|Fricano}} 10 0 0 0 3.15 5
Moe|Burtschy}} 7 2 0 0 10.32 9
Charlie|Bishop|Charlie Bishop (baseball)}} 4 1 0 0 5.40 4
Ewell|Blackwell}} 2 0 1 0 6.75 2
Sonny|Dixon|Sonny Dixon (baseball)}} 2 0 0 0 16.20 0
Bill|Wilson|Bill Wilson (outfielder)}} 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game
  • Jim Finigan, third baseman, starter
  • Vic Power, reserve
[11]

Farm system

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}{{MLB Farm System|level14=AAA|team14=Columbus Jets|league14=International League|manager14=Nick Cullop
|level15=A|team15=Savannah Athletics|league15=Sally League|manager15=Clyde Kluttz
|level16=B|team16=Lancaster Red Roses|league16=Piedmont League|manager16=Hank Biasatti
|level17=C|team17=Hot Springs Bathers|league17=Cotton States League|manager17=Joe Lutz and Mickey O'Neil
|level18=C|team18=Burlington A's|league18=Provincial League|manager18=Vince Plumbo
|level19=D|team19=Welch Miners/Marion A's|league19=Appalachian League|manager19=Herb Mancini
|level20=D|team20=Seminole Oilers|league20=Sooner State League|manager20=Charles Hopkins and Al Evans
}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lancaster

Welch franchise transferred to Marion and renamed, July 14, 1955

References

1. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp. 27, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
2. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisbo01.shtml Bob Davis page at Baseball Reference]
3. ^{{cite book |title=Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History, 1954–1967|last=Peterson|first=John E.|authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher=McFarland|location= |isbn=0-7864-1610-6|page=52 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJUCG0b0K9YC&pg=PA52&dq=Phillies+Athletics+city+series|accessdate=May 22, 2009 }}
4. ^1 2 Retrosheet box score: 1955-04-12
5. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slaugen01.shtml Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference]
6. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boyercl01.shtml Clete Boyer page at Baseball Reference]
7. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simaal01.shtml Al Sima page at Baseball Reference]
8. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/ginsbjo01.shtml Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference]
9. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coxgl01.shtml Glenn Cox page at Baseball Reference]
10. ^https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1955.shtml
11. ^http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml

External links

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1955.shtml 1955 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
  • 1955 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
{{1955 MLB season by team}}{{Oakland Athletics}}

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