1959 Kansas City Athletics season


The 1959 Kansas City Athletics season was the fifth for the franchise in Kansas City, and its 59th overall. It involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 66 wins and 88 losses, 28 games behind the AL Champion Chicago White Sox.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Avg.PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBI
C983473282.236130
1B1132884073.2531039
2B1084034798.243328
3B13048872130.2661675
SS1183523186.244634
LF12546361132.2852087
CF12646374139.300743
RF12243369118.2731672

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBI
1082923684.288531
741802748.267218
551622044.272525
351352238.281624
611321936.273212
381232536.29319
58109827.248219
81414.28612
1471.14301-

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
39216.116133.16125
3220110133.7161
33151.18113.8751
946.1245.2435

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
40125.16104.0965
2483.1434.9750
29812104.5654

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
362654.6557
171017.089
40010.001
200011.577

Awards and honors