Kansas City Athletics All Transactions |  | | | | Thursday, August 29th, 1957 | | Placed SP A. Aber on the 40-man roster. | | Sunday, June 30th, 1957 | | Placed LF D. Williams on the 15-day disabled list. | | Placed CF W. Westlake on the active roster. | | Activated CF W. Westlake from the disabled list. | | Friday, May 31st, 1957 | | Placed SP R. Kemmerer on the 60-day disabled list. | | Placed SP L. McDaniel on the active roster. | | Activated SP L. McDaniel from the disabled list. | | Thursday, May 16th, 1957 | | Placed SS E. Banks on the 15-day disabled list. | | Placed LF G. Stephens on the active roster. | | Activated LF G. Stephens from the disabled list. | | Saturday, May 4th, 1957 | | Signed SP J. Klippstein to a minor league contract extension. | | Signed SP C. Simmons to a minor league contract extension. | | Signed SP C. Stobbs to a minor league contract extension. | | Signed SP A. Konikowski to a minor league contract extension. | | Signed SP M. McDermott to a minor league contract extension. | | Saturday, December 15th, 1956 | | Drafted SP D. McDevitt in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall Pick). | | Drafted C D. Brown in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 37th overall Pick). | | Drafted SP T. Cheney in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 53rd overall Pick). | | Drafted RF N. Chrisley in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 69th overall Pick). | | Tuesday, November 20th, 1956 | | Signed free agent C B. Drescher to a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000. | | Monday, November 19th, 1956 | | Signed free agent SP C. Hartung to a minor league contract. | | Sunday, November 18th, 1956 | | Signed free agent SP H. Feldman to a 1-year contract worth a total of $640,000. | | Thursday, November 15th, 1956 | | Signed free agent SP J. Klippstein to a minor league contract. | | Signed free agent SP M. McDermott to a minor league contract. | | Wednesday, November 14th, 1956 | | Signed free agent 2B B. Avila to a 1-year contract worth a total of $740,000. | | Signed free agent SP C. Simmons to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, November 13th, 1956 | | Signed free agent SP A. Konikowski to a minor league contract. | | Monday, November 5th, 1956 | | Signed free agent SP L. Brissie to a minor league contract. | | Saturday, November 3rd, 1956 | | Signed free agent LF L. Layton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $740,000. | | Signed free agent SS F. Zak to a 1-year contract worth a total of $640,000. | | Friday, November 2nd, 1956 | | Signed free agent SP C. Stobbs to a minor league contract. | | Tuesday, October 23rd, 1956 | | MR H. Hudson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | LF G. Stephens received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | SS E. Banks received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | SP L. McDaniel received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | MR J. Jay received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | 3B G. Freese received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | CL G. Gick becomes a free-agent. | | SP A. Lopatka becomes a free-agent. | | SP G. Susce received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | SP J. Podres received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | SS W. Miranda received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | 3B T. Glaviano becomes a free-agent. | | RF R. Mejias received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000. | | SP G. Lambert becomes a free-agent. | | Saturday, October 20th, 1956 | | C L. Okrie received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,552,500. | | SP R. Branca received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $300,000. | | CF J. Piersall received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $317,400. | | 1B D. Kryhoski received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $337,500. | | CF J. Scala received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $337,500. | | LF D. Williams received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,446,000. | | C D. Crandall received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $324,000. | | SP D. Weik received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $337,500. | | Wednesday, October 17th, 1956 | | Signed RF R. Northey to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,500,000. | | Wednesday, October 3rd, 1956 | | Signed CF W. Westlake to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $15,000,000. | | C M. Batts was claimed off waivers by Cleveland. | |
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