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Starter gun has just been fired by man in straw boater hat. A starting pistol or starter pistol is a blank handgun [1] or, more recently, an electronic toy gun or device with a button connected to a sound system that is fired to start track and field races as well as some competitive swimming races.
Hoglund Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. It is the home field for the University of Kansas' baseball team. The stadium holds 3,000 people and opened for baseball in 1958. The stadium sits next to historic Allen Fieldhouse, home to the Kansas Jayhawks basketball teams. It is named after former Jayhawk baseball shortstop and ...
When the Athletics moved to Kansas City in 1955, Alex Kellner was the Opening Day starting pitcher. [4] [7] The Athletics won the game by a score of 6–2 over the Detroit Tigers. [4] [7] Kellner was the Opening Day starter for the Athletics again in 1956. However, in the 12 seasons from 1956 through their last season in Kansas City, 1967, the ...
The Athletics' name originated in the term "Athletic Club" for local gentlemen's clubs—dates to 1860 when an amateur baseball team, the Athletic (Club) of Philadelphia, was formed. The team later turned professional in 1875, becoming a charter member of the National League in 1876, but were expelled from the N.L. after one season.
The 1960 Kansas City Athletics season was the sixth in Kansas City and the 60th overall. It involved the A's finishing last place in the American League 's final season as an eight team circuit. Kansas City recorded 58 wins and 96 losses, 39 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees .
The 1961 Kansas City Athletics season was a season in American baseball. In their seventh season in Kansas City , the 61st overall for the franchise, the A's finished with a record of 61–100, tying the expansion Washington Senators for ninth place, last in the newly expanded 10-team American League .
Trusler Sports Complex is a sports facility located in Emporia, Kansas. The complex consists of four fields – one baseball, three softball – and is home to the Emporia State baseball and softball teams.
Of the 37 games played in Oakland, the A's starting pitchers have a record of 12 wins, 11 losses and 14 no decisions (the team won nine and lost five of these no decisions). The 1996 game at Las Vegas' Cashman Field was a loss for starter Carlos Reyes. The 2008 game in the Tokyo Dome was a no decision for starter Joe Blanton that ended in an A ...