1953 Chicago Cubs

65-89 • .422 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1953 Chicago Cubs went 65-89 (.422) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 633 runs, allowed 835, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ralph Kiner (28 HR, 87 RBI) and Warren Hacker (12-19, 4.38 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
89 Losses
.422 Win %
7th Rank
633 R 835 RA
Diff -202

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633 Runs Scored
835 Runs Allowed
-202 Run Diff
767K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% below the 1953 league average (.266)
OBP .327 2% below the 1953 league average (.335)
SLG .398 3% below the 1953 league average (.411)
Team ERA 4.79 12% worse than the 1953 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 633 14% below the 1953 league average (739 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 767,693
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Avg per Game 9,970

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Dee Fondy 0.309 2 Frank Baumholtz 0.306 3 Randy Jackson 0.285 4 Ralph Kiner 0.283 5 Joe Garagiola 0.272

Home Runs

1 Ralph Kiner 28 2 Randy Jackson 19 3 Hank Sauer 19 4 Dee Fondy 18 5 Bill Serena 10

RBI

1 Ralph Kiner 87 2 Dee Fondy 78 3 Randy Jackson 66 4 Hank Sauer 60 5 Bill Serena 52
1953 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dee Fondy 150 595 79 184 24 11 18 78 44 106 10 0.309
Eddie Miksis 142 577 61 145 17 6 8 39 33 59 13 0.251
Frank Baumholtz 133 520 75 159 36 7 3 25 42 36 3 0.306
Randy Jackson 139 498 61 142 22 8 19 66 42 61 8 0.285
Ralph Kiner 117 414 73 117 14 2 28 87 75 67 1 0.283
Hank Sauer 108 395 61 104 16 5 19 60 50 56 0 0.263
Bill Serena 93 275 30 69 10 5 10 52 41 46 0 0.251
Roy Smalley 82 253 20 63 9 0 6 25 28 57 0 0.249
Clyde McCullough 77 229 21 59 3 2 6 23 15 23 0 0.258
Joe Garagiola 74 228 21 62 9 4 1 21 21 23 0 0.272
Hal Jeffcoat 106 183 22 43 3 1 4 22 21 26 5 0.235
Tommy Brown 65 138 19 27 7 1 2 13 13 17 1 0.196
George Metkovich 61 124 19 29 9 0 2 12 16 10 2 0.234
Preston Ward 33 100 10 23 5 0 4 12 18 21 3 0.230
Warren Hacker 42 78 8 17 1 1 0 4 1 8 0 0.218
Toby Atwell 24 74 10 17 2 0 1 8 13 7 0 0.230
Paul Minner 31 68 5 15 1 1 1 6 3 16 0 0.221
Carl Sawatski 43 59 5 13 3 0 1 5 7 7 0 0.220
Johnny Klippstein 48 58 5 9 2 0 1 4 1 20 0 0.155
Bob Rush 29 54 2 6 0 1 0 5 3 23 0 0.111
Turk Lown 49 48 3 6 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.125
Gene Hermanski 18 40 1 6 1 0 0 1 4 7 1 0.150
Bob Ramazzotti 26 39 3 6 2 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.154
Ernie Banks 10 35 3 11 1 1 2 6 4 5 0 0.314
Bubba Church 27 33 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0.212
Howie Pollet 25 31 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.129
Bob Talbot 8 30 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0.333
Gene Baker 7 22 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0.227
Phil Cavarretta 27 21 3 6 3 0 0 3 6 3 0 0.286
Bob Addis 10 12 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.167
Dutch Leonard 45 10 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.300
Jim Willis 13 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.000
Tom Simpson 30 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Sheldon Jones 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Schultz 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Baczewski 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Don Elston 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kelly 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Moisan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Schramka 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Jim Willis 3.12 2 Howie Pollet 4.12 3 Paul Minner 4.21 4 Warren Hacker 4.38 5 Bob Rush 4.54

Wins

1 Warren Hacker 12 2 Paul Minner 12 3 Johnny Klippstein 10 4 Bob Rush 9 5 Turk Lown 8

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Klippstein 113 2 Warren Hacker 106 3 Bob Rush 84 4 Turk Lown 76 5 Paul Minner 64
1953 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Hacker 12 19 4.38 39 32 2 221.2 225 108 54 106
Paul Minner 12 15 4.21 31 27 1 201.0 227 94 40 64
Johnny Klippstein 10 11 4.83 48 19 6 167.2 169 90 107 113
Bob Rush 9 14 4.54 29 28 0 166.2 177 84 66 84
Turk Lown 8 7 5.16 49 12 3 148.1 166 85 84 76
Howie Pollet 5 6 4.12 25 17 1 111.1 120 51 44 45
Bubba Church 4 5 5.00 27 11 1 104.1 115 58 49 47
Dutch Leonard 2 3 4.60 45 0 8 62.2 72 32 24 27
Tom Simpson 1 2 8.00 30 1 0 45.0 60 40 25 21
Jim Willis 2 1 3.12 13 3 0 43.1 37 15 17 15
Sheldon Jones 0 2 5.40 22 2 0 38.1 47 23 16 9
Bob Kelly 0 1 9.53 14 0 0 17.0 27 18 9 6
Bob Schultz 0 2 5.40 7 2 0 11.2 13 7 11 4
Fred Baczewski 0 0 6.30 9 0 0 10.0 20 7 6 3
Don Elston 0 1 14.40 2 1 0 5.0 11 8 0 2
Bill Moisan 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 5.0 5 3 2 1

👥 Roster (40)

Bob Addis Toby Atwell Fred Baczewski Gene Baker Ernie Banks Frank Baumholtz Tommy Brown Phil Cavarretta Bubba Church Don Elston Dee Fondy Joe Garagiola +28 more

40 players

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The 1953 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1953 the Chicago Cubs posted a 65-89 mark (.422) and finished 7th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 633 runs and allowed 835, a run differential of -202. Against a league average of .266, the 1953 Chicago Cubs batted .260. Pitchers allowed 4.79 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29. League clubs averaged 739 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 14% fewer.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 767,693 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ralph Kiner, who hit 28. The hits leader was Dee Fondy with 184. Paul Minner was the top winner, with 12 victories. Johnny Klippstein struck out 113, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1953 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1953 Chicago Cubs finished 65-89 (.422 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ralph Kiner led the 1953 Chicago Cubs with 28 home runs.
What was the 1953 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1953 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.79.
Did the 1953 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1953 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1953 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ralph Kiner (28 HR, 87 RBI) and Warren Hacker (12-19, 4.38 ERA).
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