| Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Season: | 1953 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City: | Philadelphia |
| Owners: | Earle Mack & Roy Mack |
| General Managers: | Arthur Ehlers |
| Managers: | Jimmy Dykes |
| Television: | WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL |
| Radio: | WIBG (By Saam, Claude Haring) |
The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, games behind the New York Yankees, who would win their fifth consecutive World Series Championship. It was also the penultimate season for the franchise in Philadelphia.
During the season, Bob Trice became the first black player in the history of the Athletics.[3]
| 1953 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 84 | 268 | 76 | .284 | 6 | 41 | ||
| 1B | 156 | 615 | 152 | .247 | 22 | 102 | ||
| 2B | 117 | 411 | 103 | .251 | 12 | 42 | ||
| SS | 111 | 420 | 107 | .255 | 6 | 35 | ||
| 3B | 103 | 343 | 77 | .224 | 0 | 20 | ||
| OF | 147 | 556 | 158 | .284 | 42 | 108 | ||
| OF | 104 | 358 | 94 | .263 | 1 | 29 | ||
| OF | 157 | 620 | 188 | .303 | 9 | 59 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 454 | 130 | .286 | 4 | 35 | ||
| 82 | 260 | 77 | .296 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 51 | 177 | 44 | .249 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 64 | 165 | 44 | .267 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 50 | 85 | 19 | .224 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 58 | 56 | 11 | .196 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 49 | 6 | .122 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 21 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 236.2 | 11 | 20 | 5.51 | 122 | ||
| 25 | 201.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.93 | 81 | ||
| 16 | 105.2 | 5 | 9 | 4.09 | 58 | ||
| 3 | 23.0 | 2 | 1 | 5.48 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 211.0 | 9 | 12 | 3.88 | 67 | |
| 39 | 160.2 | 3 | 14 | 5.66 | 66 | |
| 58 | 156.1 | 10 | 12 | 4.43 | 64 | |
| 28 | 96.0 | 3 | 7 | 4.88 | 25 | |
| 21 | 90.0 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | 18 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.55 | 37 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.89 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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