Kansas City Athletics

Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City Athletics
Information
League	American League (1955–1967)
Location	Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark	Municipal Stadium (1955–1967)
Established	1901 (franchise, Philadelphia); 1955 (Kansas City)
Relocated	1967 (to Oakland, California; became the Oakland Athletics)
American League pennant	9 (0 in Kansas City) 1902; 1905; 1910; 1911; 1913; 1914; 1929; 1930; 1931;
World Series championships	5 (0 in Kansas City) 1910; 1911; 1913; 1929; 1930;
Colors	Kelly Green, Wedding Gown White, Fort Knox Gold;
Mascot	Charlie-O
Retired numbers	None
Ownership	List of owners Arnold Johnson (1955–1960) ; Charlie Finley (1961–1967) ;
Manager	List of managers Lou Boudreau (1955–1957) ; Harry Craft (1957–1959) ; Bob Elliott (1960) ; Joe Gordon (1961) ; Hank Bauer (1961–1962) ; Eddie Lopat (1963–1964) ; Mel McGaha (1964–1965) ; Haywood Sullivan (1965) ; Alvin Dark (1966–1967) ; Luke Appling (1967) ;
General Manager	List of general managers George Selkirk (1957–1958) ; Parke Carroll (1959–1960) ; Frank Lane (1961) ; Pat Friday (1961–1964) ; Hank Peters (1965) ; Eddie Lopat (1966–1967) ;

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. The team is slated to move temporarily to West Sacramento, California in 2025 and then permanently to Las Vegas in 2028.

The Kansas City franchise played at Municipal Stadium from 1955 to 1967.

The Kansas City Athletics had an overall win–loss record of 829–1,224–7 (.404) during their 54 years in Kansas City. No former Kansas City Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.