The Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History, 1954-1967

by John E. Peterson and Ana Huang

The Athletics spent thirteen seasons in Kansas City before moving to Oakland--a colorful history despite one of the worst records in baseball history. Even so, many of the players who were part of the world championship teams in Oakland in the 1970s began their careers in Kansas City.

This work presents the relatively short history of the Kansas City franchise from 1954, when Arnold Johnson purchased the Philadelphia Athletics and moved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786416106
• ISBN13: 9780786416103
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher