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
Folded	1968 (Relocated to Oakland, California)
World Series championships	0
American League pennant	0
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) ;
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 in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics. The team is now known as the Athletics; they will play in West Sacramento, California, for the 2025–2027 seasons before a planned relocation 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. One Kansas City Athletics player was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Reggie Jackson.