Kansas City Athletics

Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City Athletics
Information
League	Major League Baseball ; American League (1955–1967)
Location	Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark	Municipal Stadium (1955–1967)
Established	1955
Relocated	1968 (to Oakland, California; became the Oakland Athletics)
World Series championships	0
American League pennant	0
Former name	Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954)
Colors	Kelly green, gold, white;
Mascot	Charlie-O
Retired numbers	None
Ownership	List of owners Arnold Johnson (1955–1960) ; Charlie Finley (1961–1967) ;
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) ;
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) ;

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 to Oakland, California in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics. In 2025, the team moved to West Sacramento, California as the Athletics, and plans ultimately to move to the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

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 13 years in Kansas City. Four Kansas City Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige, Reggie Jackson, Enos Slaughter, and Catfish Hunter.