1961 Kansas City Athletics season

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1961 Kansas City Athletics
Major league affiliations
Location
1961 Information
Owner(s) Charles O. Finley
Manager(s) Joe Gordon and Hank Bauer
Local television WDAF-TV
Local radio WDAF
(Merle Harmon, Bill Grigsby)

The Kansas City Athletics' 1961 season involved the A's finishing 9th in the American League West with a record of 61 wins and 100 losses.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 109 53 .673 --
Detroit Tigers 101 61 .623 8
Baltimore Orioles 95 67 .623 14
Chicago White Sox 86 76 .531 23
Cleveland Indians 78 83 .484 30.5
Boston Red Sox 76 86 .469 33
Minnesota Twins 70 90 .438 38
Los Angeles Angels 70 91 .435 38.5
Kansas City Athletics 61 100 .379 47.5
Washington Senators 61 100 .379 47.5

[edit] Roster

1961 Kansas City Athletics roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] References

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1961 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington
National League
1961 All-Star Game • 1961 World Series
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Oakland Athletics
Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
9 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43
World Series
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