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.
In a highly publicized move, he purchased a bus, pointed it in the direction of New York, and burned it to symbolize the end of the "special relationship" with the Yankees.
[citation needed] He called another press conference to burn the existing lease at Municipal Stadium, where the team played its home games, which included the despised "escape clause.
Finley hired Frank Lane, a veteran baseball man with a reputation as a prolific trader, as general manager on January 2.
Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.