1957 Kansas City Athletics Team Schedule at Municipal Stadium
The 1957 Baseball Facts Book features a section dedicated to the Kansas City Athletics, a Major League Baseball team managed by Lou Boudreau. Under the ownership of Arnold Johnson, the Athletics played at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, which had a seating capacity of 30,611. The stadium's left field measured 330 feet, center field 421 feet, and right field 353 feet. The team's coaching staff included notable names such as Harry Craft, Bob Swift, and Spurgeon Chandler. Game times were organized with afternoon matches starting at 1:30 PM and evening games at 8:00 PM. The attendance for the 1956 season reached over one million, totaling 1,015,154 fans. For radio broadcasts, KMBC featured Merle Harmon and Edward Edwards as announcers, while the Athletics did not have a television presence at the time.