Kansas City Athletics | |||||
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League | American League (1955–1967) | ||||
Location | Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium (1955–1967) | ||||
Established | 1901 (franchise, Philadelphia) 1955 (Kansas City) | ||||
Relocated | 1967 (to Oakland, California; became the Oakland Athletics) | ||||
World Series championships | 5 (0 in Kansas City) | ||||
American League pennant | 9 (0 in Kansas City) | ||||
Colors | Kelly Green, Wedding Gown White, Fort Knox Gold | ||||
Mascot | Charlie-O | ||||
Retired numbers | None | ||||
Ownership | List of owners
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General Manager | List of general managers
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Manager | List of managers
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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. No former Kansas City Athletics players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.