Kansas City Athletics Managers

This is a comprehensive analysis of managers for the Kansas City Athletics organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"Friendships are forgotten when the game begins." - Alvin Dark
Kansas City Athletics Managers
1955 - 1967

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1901 - 1954

 

1968 - Today

Kansas City Athletics Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster
1955

5

Lou Boudreau

63 91 .409 6th 33

1955

1956

5

Lou Boudreau

52 102 .338 8th 45

1956

1957

5

Lou Boudreau

36 67 .350 7th 38½

1957

41

Harry Craft

23 27 .460
1958

41

Harry Craft

73 81 .474 7th 19

1958

1959

41

Harry Craft

66 88 .429 7th 28

1959

1960

30

Bob Elliot

58 96 .377 8th 39

1960

1961

39

Joe Gordon

26 33 .441 9th 47½

1961

9

Hank Bauer

35 67 .343
1962

9

Hank Bauer

72 90 .444 9th 24

1962

1963

30

Ed Lopat

73 89 .451 8th 31½

1963

1964

30

Ed Lopat

17 35 .327 10th 42

1964

41

Mel McGaha

40 70 .364
1965

41

Mel McGaha

5 21 .192 10th 43

1965

41

Haywood Sullivan

54 82 .397
1966

5

Alvin Dark

74 86 .463 7th 23

1966

1967

5

Alvin Dark

52 69 .430 10th 29½

1967

42

Luke Appling

10 30 .250
Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster
Kansas City Athletics Managers & Finishes


The Kansas City Athletics never finished higher than sixth position and in 1968 became the modern day Oakland Athletics (click here for their managers). Was the team given a fair chance? Should they still be in Kansas City? Share your opinion on our message board.

During the 1955 season the Kansas City Athletics, who had a sixty-three & ninety-one record, had their largest attendance when 1,393,054 fans attended home games.

On April 12, 1955, the Kansas City Athletics set a new team record when 32,147 fans attend an Opening Day game.

     

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