1956 Kansas City Athletics Starters
(52-102) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Alex Kellner Apr 17 DET 6.0 26 W 1 1 6 4 3 1 None None None None
Bobby Shantz Apr 19 DET 9.0 33 W 1 1 5 3 0 1 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Apr 20 @CWS 7.0 29 3 3 6 6 4 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Apr 21 @CWS 9.0 33 W 0 1 1 3 5 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Apr 22 @CWS 9.0 39 L 3 3 11 2 3 1 None None None None
Arnie Portocarrero Apr 24 @DET 4.0 20 L 5 5 6 0 3 1 None None None None
Bobby Shantz Apr 25 @CLE 3.2 16 L 4 4 6 0 0 2 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Apr 26 @CLE 4.1 24 L 9 9 6 1 5 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Apr 27 CWS 3.2 21 L 4 5 8 1 1 1 None None None None
Lou Kretlow May 1 BOS 9.0 35 W 2 2 7 1 3 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 2 BOS 7.0 29 L 2 2 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Art Ceccarelli May 3 NYY 4.2 22 5 7 8 0 0 3 None None None None
Alex Kellner May 4 NYY 4.1 22 3 5 4 2 4 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow May 5 NYY 6.0 28 L 3 3 8 0 4 2 None None None None
Troy Herriage May 6 WAS 2.0 16 3 3 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 6 (2) WAS 2.1 13 1 1 3 2 3 0 None None None None
Art Ceccarelli May 8 BAL 3.1 21 L 3 6 5 2 4 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 9 BAL 9.0 32 W 0 0 7 5 2 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow May 11 CLE 0.0 3 L 2 2 1 0 2 0 None None None None
Troy Herriage May 12 CLE 3.1 18 L 5 5 6 0 3 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 13 CLE 9.0 35 W 2 2 4 2 5 0 None None None None
Tom Lasorda May 13 (2) CLE 4.0 17 L 3 3 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Lou Kretlow May 15 @BAL 3.1 18 L 3 6 7 2 2 0 None None None None
Tom Lasorda May 16 @BAL 4.2 21 L 3 6 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage May 17 @BOS 5.2 28 L 5 5 9 7 2 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 18 @BOS 9.0 38 L 5 5 6 3 5 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow May 19 @BOS 6.0 29 4 4 9 4 4 0 None None None None
Jack Crimian May 20 @NYY 8.0 32 L 4 4 5 3 4 2 None None None None
Jose Santiago May 21 @NYY 2.0 13 L 1 5 3 2 3 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage May 22 @WAS 9.0 35 W 1 1 3 6 5 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 23 @WAS 9.0 38 5 5 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Lou Kretlow May 25 DET 9.0 35 W 3 3 7 4 4 1 None None None None
Jack Crimian May 26 DET 2.0 10 L 4 4 5 0 1 0 None None None None
Troy Herriage May 27 DET 6.0 28 L 6 6 7 2 5 3 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 27 (2) DET 9.0 38 W 0 0 10 2 0 0 None None None None
Tom Lasorda May 28 @CWS 8.2 36 4 4 3 3 10 1 None None None None
Tom Gorman May 29 @CWS 8.0 36 2 4 9 5 3 1 None None None None
Lou Kretlow May 30 @DET 7.0 35 L 6 6 11 3 4 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar May 30 (2) @DET 8.0 31 L 2 2 6 4 1 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jun 1 BOS 5.1 30 L 3 3 10 1 6 0 None None None None
Tom Gorman Jun 2 BOS 6.0 26 W 2 3 5 3 5 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jun 3 BOS 6.0 31 4 6 9 2 3 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Jun 5 NYY 8.0 32 W 4 4 5 3 3 3 None None None None
Tom Lasorda Jun 6 NYY 2.0 15 L 5 6 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jun 7 NYY 3.1 16 L 4 4 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jun 8 BAL 1.1 11 L 6 6 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jun 9 BAL 4.1 19 L 2 2 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Tom Gorman Jun 9 (2) BAL 6.0 27 L 4 5 5 1 4 0 None None None None
Jose Santiago Jun 10 BAL 3.2 20 2 2 5 1 6 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Jun 11 WAS 7.0 29 2 2 4 5 4 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jun 11 (2) WAS 9.0 35 W 2 3 7 6 2 1 None None None None
Jose Santiago Jun 12 WAS 3.2 18 1 1 3 1 3 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jun 13 WAS 7.0 30 W 3 3 8 9 2 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Jun 15 @BAL 7.2 28 0 0 1 5 4 0 None None None None
Jack Crimian Jun 16 @BAL 4.0 16 L 3 3 4 1 1 2 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jun 17 @BAL 7.0 30 L 4 4 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jun 18 @WAS 9.0 39 W 3 3 7 6 4 0 None None None None
Jose Santiago Jun 19 @WAS 0.0 5 L 4 4 5 0 0 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jun 20 @WAS 7.0 33 L 4 4 5 7 5 1 None None None None
Jose Santiago Jun 21 @WAS 6.1 29 W 6 6 7 3 4 2 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jun 22 @BOS 9.0 36 L 6 6 9 5 2 2 None None None None
Tom Gorman Jun 23 @BOS 5.1 25 L 5 5 9 4 1 2 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jun 24 @BOS 9.0 33 W 2 2 6 7 1 2 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jun 25 @NYY 4.0 19 L 3 5 6 2 0 2 None None None None
Tom Gorman Jun 26 @NYY 7.0 34 L 7 8 8 3 3 3 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jun 27 @NYY 9.0 37 L 4 5 9 8 3 1 None None None None
Jack McMahan Jun 28 @DET 8.1 35 L 4 4 9 2 1 2 None None None None
Tom Lasorda Jun 29 @DET 6.2 30 L 3 3 6 4 5 2 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jun 30 @DET 4.1 25 L 6 6 9 1 3 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jul 1 @DET 4.0 21 3 3 5 3 4 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jul 3 CLE 5.0 24 L 5 5 9 2 1 3 None None None None
Jack McMahan Jul 4 CWS 0.1 6 L 2 3 2 0 2 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jul 4 (2) CWS 5.0 20 W 1 2 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jul 6 @CLE 3.1 16 L 4 4 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jul 7 @CLE 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 6 1 1 None None None None
Jack McMahan Jul 8 @CLE 6.1 30 L 5 6 8 1 4 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jul 12 BAL 2.0 13 L 3 4 4 0 2 1 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jul 13 BAL 9.0 37 W 2 2 10 2 1 2 None None None None
Jack McMahan Jul 14 BAL 7.0 28 L 1 1 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Jul 15 WAS 9.0 34 W 0 0 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Jul 15 (2) WAS 1.1 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jul 17 BOS 6.1 37 L 10 10 15 1 2 2 None None None None
Tom Gorman Jul 17 (2) BOS 6.2 29 L 1 1 8 2 4 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jul 18 BOS 7.0 32 L 6 7 10 4 3 1 None None None None
Wally Burnette Jul 19 BOS 9.0 36 W 2 4 6 2 3 2 None None None None
Jack McMahan Jul 20 NYY 5.0 26 L 4 5 7 0 4 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jul 22 NYY 3.0 14 0 0 3 2 3 0 None None None None
Tom Gorman Jul 22 (2) NYY 0.0 5 L 4 5 3 0 1 0 None None None None
Jack McMahan Jul 23 CWS 1.1 10 1 1 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Jul 24 @BOS 9.0 33 L 3 3 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jul 25 @BOS 5.2 28 3 3 6 4 4 0 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jul 26 @BOS 7.1 32 3 3 7 3 4 0 None None None None
Jack McMahan Jul 27 @NYY 4.0 19 5 5 6 1 2 3 None None None None
Alex Kellner Jul 28 @NYY 0.0 5 L 4 5 5 0 0 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Jul 29 @NYY 9.0 40 L 5 5 8 8 6 3 None None None None
Wally Burnette Jul 30 @BAL 5.1 25 3 3 7 3 4 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Jul 31 @BAL 6.0 24 L 3 4 6 4 0 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Aug 1 @BAL 7.0 28 W 2 2 5 5 1 1 None None None None
Alex Kellner Aug 2 @BAL 5.0 23 2 2 5 3 3 2 None None None None
Art Ditmar Aug 3 @WAS 10.1 41 L 2 2 9 8 3 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Aug 4 @WAS 6.0 28 L 4 5 6 3 4 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Aug 5 @WAS 2.2 14 L 4 4 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Aug 7 CWS 3.0 13 2 2 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Aug 7 (2) CWS 4.2 25 3 3 4 1 8 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar Aug 8 DET 2.2 16 5 5 6 1 3 2 None None None None
Jack McMahan Aug 9 DET 2.2 13 3 3 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Aug 10 @CLE 6.2 29 L 5 5 6 4 4 1 None None None None
Jack Crimian Aug 11 @CLE 8.0 34 L 6 6 5 1 4 2 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Aug 12 @CLE 9.0 40 L 5 6 8 6 5 3 None None None None
Art Ditmar Aug 14 @CWS 0.1 7 L 5 5 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Aug 15 @CWS 7.1 35 L 9 9 13 2 0 3 None None None None
Alex Kellner Aug 16 @CWS 3.0 15 4 4 6 0 1 1 None None None None
Jack Crimian Aug 17 CLE 7.0 25 W 3 3 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Aug 18 CLE 2.1 13 L 4 5 3 3 3 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Aug 19 CLE 3.2 19 L 4 4 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar Aug 19 (2) CLE 8.0 33 L 0 2 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Aug 21 BAL 2.0 8 1 1 2 0 1 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Aug 22 BAL 10.0 36 W 0 2 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Jack Crimian Aug 23 WAS 6.0 27 L 5 5 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Aug 24 WAS 4.2 26 4 4 6 4 5 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar Aug 25 WAS 4.0 25 L 5 8 7 0 5 2 None None None None
Tom Gorman Aug 26 BOS 6.2 28 1 1 7 1 2 1 None None None None
Wally Burnette Aug 26 (2) BOS 6.0 26 3 4 6 1 2 2 None None None None
Art Ditmar Aug 28 NYY 6.0 26 L 4 4 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Jack McMahan Aug 29 NYY 4.2 22 3 4 5 2 3 1 None None None None
Troy Herriage Aug 31 DET 4.0 19 L 3 3 5 3 4 0 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Sep 1 DET 6.0 28 L 4 4 8 3 3 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Sep 2 DET 8.0 33 L 2 3 6 5 2 0 None None None None
Tom Gorman Sep 3 @CLE 6.0 22 W 2 2 3 3 1 1 None None None None
Wally Burnette Sep 3 (2) @CLE 8.2 37 L 2 2 8 8 3 0 None None None None
Jack Crimian Sep 4 @CLE 7.0 27 W 2 2 4 4 1 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar Sep 6 @DET 6.0 27 L 4 4 7 1 4 3 None None None None
Lou Kretlow Sep 7 @DET 2.1 17 L 5 5 5 1 4 0 None None None None
Tom Gorman Sep 8 @DET 8.0 30 L 2 2 3 0 3 2 None None None None
Wally Burnette Sep 9 @DET 6.2 33 L 2 4 8 2 5 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Sep 11 @NYY 7.2 35 L 6 8 6 3 6 2 None None None None
Bill Harrington Sep 12 @NYY 2.0 12 4 4 1 3 5 1 None None None None
Tom Gorman Sep 13 @NYY 5.0 22 L 3 3 7 0 1 1 None None None None
Walt Craddock Sep 14 @WAS 7.2 35 L 4 4 7 7 6 1 None None None None
Carl Duser Sep 15 @WAS 5.2 28 W 3 3 10 4 2 0 None None None None
Glenn Cox Sep 16 @BAL 8.0 34 2 2 5 1 9 0 None None None None
Art Ditmar Sep 16 (2) @BAL 9.0 30 W 1 1 4 3 0 1 None None None None
Tom Gorman Sep 18 @BOS 7.0 26 1 2 8 3 0 1 None None None None
Wally Burnette Sep 19 @BOS 9.0 36 W 1 1 8 5 1 0 None None None None
Glenn Cox Sep 21 CWS 6.1 26 L 4 4 4 0 4 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Sep 21 (2) CWS 10.0 40 W 2 2 11 3 2 0 None None None None
Carl Duser Sep 22 CWS 0.1 5 L 3 3 4 1 0 0 None None None None
Tom Gorman Sep 23 CWS 9.0 36 W 2 2 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Walt Craddock Sep 23 (2) CWS 1.2 10 L 3 3 2 1 4 0 None None None None
Wally Burnette Sep 25 CLE 9.0 36 1 1 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Art Ditmar Sep 26 CLE 2.1 16 L 2 4 4 0 5 0 None None None None
Alex Kellner Sep 28 @CWS 2.2 13 4 4 6 2 0 2 None None None None
Glenn Cox Sep 29 @CWS 9.0 41 L 5 5 6 5 9 1 None None None None
George Brunet Sep 30 @CWS 1.2 11 2 3 2 3 4 0 None None None None