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61-100 .379 |
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10th in the AL (47.5 games back) |
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64-97, 63-98, 63-98 |
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| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 100 / Pitching: 102 | | Attendance | 683,817 (8th) (14th) | | Spring Training | West Palm Beach, Florida (Connie Mack Stadium) | | Managers | Joe Gordon, Hank Bauer | | Coaches | Dario Lodigiani, Ed Fitzgerald, Johnny Mize, Jo-Jo White, Ted Wilks | | Executive | President: Charlie Finley | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Hawaii Islanders, (AA) Shreveport Sports, (AA) Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides, (A) Lewiston Broncs, (C) Visalia A’s, (D) Albuquerque Dukes, (D) Sarasota Sun Sox | | Radio | (WDAF) Bill Grigsby, Merle Harmon | | TV | (WDAF) Bill Grigsby, Merle Harmon |
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The 1961 Kansas City Athletics
went 61-100
and finished 10th
in the
American League. The Athletics
drew 683,817
to Municipal Stadium.
Dick Howser made the All-Star team.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
appear here as time allows. If you can help with some summaries or can fill out
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