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⚾Major ☆ League ☆ Baseball ☆ 1956⚾

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Kansas City Athletics Team Roster

POS	Name	Age	Year	B	Rk	oR	dR	G	Avg	OBP	SLG	OPS	eOBP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SB	FLD	A	dW	SPD	Fire	EN	P
C(1B)	Ginsberg, J.Ginsberg, Joe >>	30	1956	L	31	19	94	86	.224	.302	.283	.585	.280	223	15	50	8	1	1	14	25	21	0	1	.990	+	+0.52	2	7	5	C
C(1B)	Thompson, T.Thompson, Tim >>	32	1956	L	58	51	76	92	.272	.321	.347	.668	.300	268	21	73	13	2	1	27	17	23	2	2	.981	+	+0.44	4	7	5	C
1B(3B)	Pless, R.Pless, Rance >>	31	1956	R	74	61	89	48	.271	.354	.329	.683	.330	85	4	23	3	1	0	9	10	13	1	0	1.000	-	+0.17	4	7	4	C
1B(2B)	Power, V.Power, Vic >>	29	1956	R	72	77	45	127	.309	.341	.447	.788	.320	530	77	164	21	5	14	63	24	16	1	2	.988	-	-0.27	4	9	8	C
2B(3B)	Finigan, J.Finigan, Jim >>	28	1956	R	14	18	26	91	.216	.302	.284	.586	.280	250	29	54	7	2	2	21	30	28	1	3	.952	-	-0.12	4	8	5	C
3B(OF)	Lopez, H.Lopez, Hector >>	27	1956	R	62	67	21	151	.273	.349	.428	.777	.330	561	91	153	27	3	18	69	63	73	3	4	.943	-	-0.12	3	10	53	C
SS(2B)	DeMaestri, J.DeMaestri, Joe >>	28	1956	R	24	19	83	133	.233	.279	.316	.595	.260	434	41	101	16	1	6	39	25	73	3	3	.964	-	+1.71	2	8	9	C
SS(2B)	Baxes, M.Baxes, Mike >>	26	1956	R	41	37	54	73	.226	.339	.302	.641	.320	106	9	24	3	1	1	5	18	15	0	0	.939	-	+0.45	3	8	5	C
OF(OF)	Zernial, G.Zernial, Gus >>	33	1956	R	35	40	33	109	.224	.317	.445	.762	.300	272	36	61	12	0	16	44	33	66	4	2	.984	-	-0.44	2	15	5	C
OF(1B)	Simpson, H.Simpson, Harry >>	31	1956	L	66	81	6	141	.293	.350	.490	.840	.330	543	76	159	22	11	21	105	47	82	1	2	.977	+	-1.82	5	11	14	C
OF(OF)	Pilarcik, A.Pilarcik, Al >>	26	1956	L	41	48	26	69	.251	.335	.351	.686	.310	239	28	60	10	1	4	22	30	32	0	9	.976	-	-0.36	5	9	5	C
OF(OF)	Slaughter, E.Slaughter, Enos # >>	40	1956	L	70	69	43	115	.281	.355	.392	.747	.330	306	52	86	18	5	2	27	34	26	1	2	.985	-	-0.29	5	7	6	C
OF(OF)	Skizas, L.Skizas, Lou # >>	24	1956	R	77	84	42	89	.314	.346	.479	.825	.320	303	39	95	11	3	11	40	15	19	0	3	.975	-	-0.15	4	10	5	C
OF(OF)	Valo, E.Valo, Elmer >>	35	1956	L	75	86	7	107	.287	.392	.400	.792	.370	300	41	86	13	3	5	39	49	22	3	7	.966	-	-0.76	5	8	5	C
	Totals							1431	.269	.335	.398	.733		4420	559	1189	184	39	102	524	420	509	20	40

Footnotes † = All-Star this season | # = Slump Busted this season | $ = Contract ends this season | $$ = Signed for multiple seasons | eOBP = Estimated OBP | A = Arm | dW = dWAR | SPD = Speed | Fire/WAR = On Fire/WAR | EN = Endurance | P = Potential | Rk = Rank (elite in bold)

Role	Name	Age	Year	T	Rk	W	L	ERA	oOBP	eOBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	CG	SV	WP	Stamina	Fire	P
SP	Burnette, W.Burnette, Wally # >>	27	1956	R	73	6	8	2.89	.292	.320	1.27	8.6	2.9	4.0	121	115	13	39	54	4	0	3	118	14	C
SP	Gorman, T.Gorman, Tom >>	31	1956	R	39	9	10	3.83	.311	.340	1.38	8.8	3.6	2.9	171	168	23	68	56	1	3	2	60	12	C
SP	Kellner, A.Kellner, Alex >>	32	1956	L	12	7	4	4.32	.325	.360	1.49	10.2	3.3	4.4	91	103	15	33	44	5	0	1	81	14	C
SP	Ditmar, A.Ditmar, Art >>	27	1956	R	33	12	22	4.42	.319	.350	1.43	9.0	3.8	4.5	254	254	30	108	126	14	1	5	102	14	C
RP	Shantz, B.Shantz, Bobby † # >>	31	1956	L	81	2	7	4.35	.297	.330	1.31	8.5	3.3	6.0	101	95	12	37	67	1	9	1	42	16	C
RP	Crimian, J.Crimian, Jack >>	30	1956	R	70	4	8	5.51	.310	.340	1.38	9.0	3.4	4.1	129	129	19	49	59	0	3	2	45	14	C
RP	Sleater, L.Sleater, Lou >>	30	1956	L	67	2	2	3.15	.322	.360	1.53	8.4	5.4	6.4	45	42	6	27	32	0	2	0	35	16	C
RP	Burtschy, M.Burtschy, Moe >>	34	1956	R	45	3	1	3.95	.338	.380	1.65	8.6	6.3	3.8	43	41	6	30	18	0	0	2	39	14	C
RP	Harrington, B.Harrington, Bill >>	29	1956	R	22	2	2	6.45	.353	.400	1.78	9.7	6.3	3.4	37	40	3	26	14	0	1	3	31	13	C
RP	McMahan, J.McMahan, Jack >>	24	1956	L	21	0	5	5.04	.351	.390	1.69	10.4	4.8	2.6	75	87	8	40	22	0	0	2	42	12	C
SP	Cox, G.Cox, Glenn >>	25	1956	R	36	0	2	4.24	.319	.380	1.61	5.9	8.6	2.3	23	15	2	22	6	1	0	2	134	13	C
	Totals					47	71		.317		1.44	9.0	4.0	4.1	1090.0	1089	137	479	498	26	19	23

Footnotes † = All-Star this season | # = Slump Busted this season | $ = Contract ends this season | $$ = Signed for multiple seasons | oOBP = Opponent OBP | eOBP = Estimated OBP | Fire/WAR = On Fire/WAR | P = Potential | Rk = Rank (elite in bold)

Minor Leagues

POS	Name	Age	Year	B	Rk	oR	dR	G	Avg	OBP	SLG	OPS	eOBP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SB	FLD	A	dW	SPD	Fire	EN	P
2B(IF)	Jacobs, S.Jacobs, Spook >>	31	1956	R	7	10	23	43	.201	.296	.239	.535	.270	134	17	27	5	0	0	6	17	10	1	4	.957	-	-0.18	4	7	4	C
2B(3B)	Boyer, C.Boyer, Clete >>	19	1956	R	16	11	68	67	.217	.284	.279	.563	.260	129	15	28	3	1	1	4	11	24	1	1	.974	-	+0.47	4	8	5	C
OF(OF)	Renna, B.Renna, Bill >>	32	1956	R	40	59	19	33	.271	.314	.458	.772	.290	48	12	13	3	0	2	5	3	10	0	1	.950	-	-0.19	3	9	4	C
	Totals							143	.219	.294	.289	.583		311	44	68	11	1	3	15	31	44	2	6

Footnotes † = All-Star this season | # = Slump Busted this season | $ = Contract ends this season | $$ = Signed for multiple seasons | eOBP = Estimated OBP | A = Arm | dW = dWAR | SPD = Speed | Fire/WAR = On Fire/WAR | EN = Endurance | P = Potential | Rk = Rank (elite in bold)

Role	Name	Age	Year	T	Rk	W	L	ERA	oOBP	eOBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	CG	SV	WP	Stamina	Fire	P
RP	Lasorda, T.Lasorda, Tommy >>	29	1956	L	39	0	4	6.15	.370	.410	1.89	8.0	9.0	5.6	45	40	6	45	28	0	1	7	46	15	C
SP	Herriage, T.Herriage, Troy >>	26	1956	R	5	1	13	6.64	.384	.420	1.93	11.8	5.6	5.2	103	135	16	64	59	1	0	2	60	15	C
	Totals					1	17		.380		1.92	10.6	6.6	5.3	148.0	175	22	109	87	1	1	9

Footnotes † = All-Star this season | # = Slump Busted this season | $ = Contract ends this season | $$ = Signed for multiple seasons | oOBP = Opponent OBP | eOBP = Estimated OBP | Fire/WAR = On Fire/WAR | P = Potential | Rk = Rank (elite in bold)

Roster Size:

25 out of 25 in majors
5 out of 5 in minors

Slump Buster (B): Enos Slaughter (Entered: 3/14/2026)
Slump Buster (P): Wally Burnette (Entered: 3/14/2026)

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