Kansas City Athletics | |||||
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League | American League (1955–1967) | ||||
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium (1955–1967) | ||||
Established | 1901 (franchise, Philadelphia), 1955 (Kansas City) | ||||
Folded | 1967 (relocated to Oakland, California and became the Oakland Athletics) | ||||
American League pennant | 9 (0 in Kansas City) | ||||
World Series championships | 5 (0 in Kansas City) | ||||
Colors | Kelly Green, Wedding Gown White, Fort Knox Gold | ||||
Retired numbers | None | ||||
Ownership | Charlie Finley (1961–1967) Arnold Johnson (1955–1960) | ||||
Manager | Luke Appling (1967) Alvin Dark (1966–1967) Haywood Sullivan (1965) Mel McGaha (1964–1965) Eddie Lopat (1963–1964) Hank Bauer (1961–1962) Joe Gordon (1961) Bob Elliott (1960) Harry Craft (1957–1959) Lou Boudreau (1955–1957) | ||||
General Manager | Eddie Lopat (1966–1967) Hank Peters (1965) Pat Friday (1961–1964) Frank Lane (1961) Parke Carroll (1959–1960) George Selkirk (1957–1958) |
The Kansas City Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1955 to 1967, having previously played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the Philadelphia Athletics. After moving in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics. In 2025 the franchise will move temporarily to Sacramento before permanently moving to Las Vegas.
The Kansas City franchise played at Municipal Stadium from 1955 to 1967.