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词条 1961 Kansas City Athletics season
释义

  1. Offseason

      Notable transactions  

  2. Regular season

     Gimmicks   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. Farm system

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Kansas City Athletics
| season = 1961
| 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 = Charles O. Finley
| general managers = Frank Lane, Pat Friday
| managers = Joe Gordon, Hank Bauer
| television = WDAF-TV
| radio = WDAF
(Merle Harmon, Bill Grigsby)
|}}

The 1961 Kansas City Athletics season was a season in American baseball. In their seventh season in Kansas City, the 61st overall for the franchise, the A's finished with a record of 61–100, tying the expansion Washington Senators for ninth place, last in the newly expanded 10-team American League, 47½ games behind the World Champion New York Yankees.

Offseason

On December 19, 1960, Charles "Charlie O." Finley purchased a controlling interest in the team from Arnold Johnson's estate. In a highly publicized move, he purchased a bus, pointed it in the direction of New York, and burned it to symbolize the end of the "special relationship" with the Yankees.{{citation needed|date=August 2009}} He called another press conference to burn the existing lease at Municipal Stadium, where the team played its home games, which included the despised "escape clause."[1]

Finley made numerous renovations to the stadium, including lighting outside, and radio broadcasts in the restrooms.[2] The seats were painted yellow, turquoise and orange, while a picnic area was added behind new bleacher seats in right field, and lights were added to the dugout.[3]

In addition, Finley introduced new uniforms, which had "Kansas City" on the road uniforms for the first time ever and an interlocking "KC" on the cap.

Notable transactions

  • January 24, 1961: Whitey Herzog and Russ Snyder were traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Boyd, Al Pilarcik, Jim Archer, Wayne Causey, and Clint Courtney. Clint Courtney was returned to the Orioles on April 14.[4]

Regular season

Finley hired Frank Lane, a veteran baseball man with a reputation as a prolific trader, as general manager on January 2.[5] However, Lane did not even last through the season, as he was fired on August 22 and replaced by Pat Friday.[6]

  • Part of the tension between Finley and Lane occurred when Finley advised Lane that he wanted to move the club's spring training facilities from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Chandler, Arizona. Lane had negotiated with city officials in Chandler and was prepared to sign a lease. A report on the radio had indicated that Finley reached his own deal with West Palm Beach and signed a five-year lease extension.[7]
  • On June 14, 1961, the feud between Charlie Finley and Frank Lane worsened as Lane traded fan favourite Bud Daley. Lane stated this was done in an attempt to embarrass the owner.[8] Lew Krausse, Jr. made his major league debut on June 16, 1961, versus the Los Angeles Angels. Krausse had received a bonus of $125,000 to sign with the club. Finley admitted that he had the highly touted Krausse appear in a game so that fans could forget about the Bud Daley trade.[9]
  • August 17, 1961: Kansas City Star sportswriter Ernie Mehl had published a story indicating that Charlie Finley was ready to relocate the club to Dallas, Texas.[10] Mabel found out about the proposed relocation because Finley went on a trip to Dallas with the supervisor of American League umpires Cal Hubbard. During the trip, the two visited the Cotton Bowl and Burnett Field. Finley was furious and it led to a long rivalry between the two. Three days later, Finley attempted to publicly humiliate Mehl by having an Ernie Mehl Appreciation Day. Ceremonies for Mehl were held in between a doubleheader with the Chicago White Sox. Finley presented Mehl with a Poison Pen Award in absentia.[11]

Gimmicks

  • Finley had a mechanical rabbit named Harvey installed to the right of home plate. Whenever the umpire required more baseballs, Harvey would emerge from a spot in the grass with a cage of baseballs. As the rabbit would emerge, the organist would play Here Comes Peter Cottontail.[12]
  • Sheep were on a tall rocky hill beyond the right field fence. Finley had employees dressed as sheep herders, and the employees would ring a bell whenever an Athletics player hit a home run.[13]

Season standings

{{1961 American League standings}}

Record vs. opponents

{{1961 AL Record vs. opponents|team=KC}}

Notable transactions

  • April 25, 1961: Bert Campaneris was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.[14]
  • June 1, 1961: Bill Tuttle and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the Minnesota Twins for Reno Bertoia, Paul Giel and a player to be named later. The Athletics completed the deal by returning Paul Giel to the Twins in exchange for cash on June 10.[15]
  • June 8, 1961: Marv Throneberry was traded by the Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene Stephens.[16]
  • June 10, 1961: Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey, and Al Pilarcik were traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Wes Covington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw, and Gerry Staley.[17]
  • July 2, 1961: Wes Covington was traded by the Athletics to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Del Greco.[17]
  • August 2, 1961: Gerry Staley and Reno Bertoia were traded by the Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Bill Fischer and Ozzie Virgil.[18]

Roster

1961 Kansas City Athletics
Roster
Pitchers{{MLBplayer|20|Jim Archer}}{{MLBplayer|30|Norm Bass}}{{MLBplayer|28|Bud Daley}}{{MLBplayer|28|Art Ditmar}}{{MLBplayer|31|Bill Fischer}}{{MLBplayer|27|Paul Giel}}{{MLBplayer|38|Ray Herbert}}{{MLBplayer|17|Ken Johnson}}{{MLBplayer|36|Ed Keegan}}{{MLBplayer|29|Bill Kirk}}{{MLBplayer|24|Lew Krausse}}{{MLBplayer|32|Bill Kunkel}}{{MLBplayer|18|Don Larsen}}{{MLBplayer|22|Mickey McDermott}}{{MLBplayer|33|Joe Nuxhall}}{{MLBplayer|27|Dan Pfister}}{{MLBplayer|35|Ed Rakow}}{{MLBplayer|26|Bob Shaw}}{{MLBplayer|38|Gerry Staley}}{{MLBplayer|23|Jerry Walker}}{{MLBplayer|27|Dave Wickersham}}{{MLBplayer|27|John Wyatt}}Catchers{{MLBplayer|5,18|Billy Bryan}}{{MLBplayer|16|Gordon Mackenzie}}{{MLBplayer|12|Joe Pignatano}}{{MLBplayer| 8|Haywood Sullivan}}Infielders{{MLBplayer|16|Reno Bertoia}}{{MLBplayer|10|Bob Boyd}}{{MLBplayer| 1|Andy Carey}}{{MLBplayer| 2|Wayne Causey}}{{MLBplayer| 1|Dick Howser}}{{MLBplayer| 4|Lou Klimchock}}{{MLBplayer|11|Jerry Lumpe}}{{MLBplayer|45|Charlie Shoemaker}}{{MLBplayer| 7|Norm Siebern}}{{MLBplayer| 3|Marv Throneberry}}{{MLBplayer| 4|Ozzie Virgil}}Outfielders{{MLBplayer| 9|Hank Bauer}}{{MLBplayer|25|Frank Cipriani}}{{MLBplayer|14|Wes Covington}}{{MLBplayer|14|Bobby Del Greco}}{{MLBplayer|16|Chuck Essegian}}{{MLBplayer|21|Jay Hankins}}{{MLBplayer| 6|Deron Johnson}}{{MLBplayer|22|Stan Johnson}}{{MLBplayer|14|Al Pilarcik}}{{MLBplayer|19|Leo Posada}}{{MLBplayer|22|Bobby Prescott}}{{MLBplayer|10|Jim Rivera}}{{MLBplayer| 3|Gene Stephens}}{{MLBplayer|13|Bill Tuttle}}Other batters{{MLBplayer|22|Clint Courtney}}Manager{{MLBplayer| 9|Hank Bauer}}{{MLBplayer|39|Joe Gordon}}Coaches{{MLBplayer|42|Ed Fitz Gerald}}{{MLBplayer|40|Dario Lodigiani}}{{MLBplayer|44|Johnny Mize}}{{MLBplayer|41|Jo-Jo White}}{{MLBplayer|37|Ted Wilks}}

Player stats

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
3B Wayne|Causey}} 104 312 86 .276 8 49

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Reno|Bertoia}} 39 120 29 .242 0 13
Bill|Tuttle}} 25 84 22 .262 0 8
Al|Pilarcik}} 35 60 12 .200 1 9
Bob|Boyd|Bob Boyd (baseball)}} 26 48 11 .229 0 9
Ozzie|Virgil|Ozzie Virgil, Sr.}} 11 21 3 .143 0 0
Stan|Johnson}} 3 3 0 .000 0 0
Clint|Courtney}} 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jim|Archer}} 39 205.1 9 15 3.20 110
Bill|Kirk}} 1 3 0 0 12.00 3

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Norm|Bass|Norm Bass (baseball)}} 40 170.2 11 11 4.69 74
Bud|Daley}} 16 63.2 4 8 4.95 36
Lew|Krausse|Lew Krausse, Jr.}} 12 55.2 2 5 4.85 32
Art|Ditmar}} 20 54 0 5 5.67 19

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Bill|Kunkel|Bill Kunkel (baseball)}} 58 3 4 4 5.18 46
Bill|Fischer|Bill Fischer (baseball)}} 15 1 0 2 3.86 12
John|Wyatt|John Wyatt (baseball)}} 5 0 0 1 2.45 6
Paul|Giel}} 1 0 0 0 37.80 1

Farm system

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}{{MLB Farm System|level13=AAA|team13=Hawaii Islanders|league13=Pacific Coast League|manager13=Tommy Heath and Bill Werle
|level14=AA |team14=Shreveport Sports|league14=Southern Association|manager14=Les Peden
|level15=A|team15=Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides|league15=Sally League|manager15=Granny Hamner
|level16=B|team16=Lewiston Broncos|league16=Northwest League|manager16=John McNamara
|level17=C|team17=Visalia Athletics|league17=California League|manager17=Bobby Hofman
|level18=C|team18=Pocatello Bannocks|league18=Pioneer League|manager18=Bert Thiel
|level19=D|team19=Sarasota Sun Sox|league19=Florida State League|manager19=Bill Robertson
|level20=D|team20=Albuquerque Dukes|league20=Sophomore League|manager20=Grady Wilson
}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lewiston

Pocatello affiliation shared with San Francisco Giants

References

1. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.43–44, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
2. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.45, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
3. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.45–46, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
4. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/herzowh01.shtml Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference]
5. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19610103&id=K1oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fOUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2096,75027&hl=en Frank Lane is chosen as new A's general boss]
6. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19610823&id=GRQfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E5oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5563,2736169&hl=en Frank Lane fired from KC position]
7. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.49, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
8. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.51, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
9. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.52, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
10. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.56, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
11. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.58, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
12. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.46, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
13. ^Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.47, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}
14. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campabe01.shtml Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference]
15. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tuttlbi01.shtml Bill Tuttle page at Baseball Reference]
16. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thronma01.shtml Marv Throneberry page at Baseball Reference]
17. ^1 [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/covinwe01.shtml Wes Covington page at Baseball Reference]
18. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19610803&id=KTVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7068,786671&hl=en Tigers land 3rd sacker]

External links

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1961.shtml 1961 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
  • 1961 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
{{1961 MLB season by team}}{{Oakland Athletics}}

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