1953 Philadelphia Athletics

59-95 • .383 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics went 59-95 (.383) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 799, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Gus Zernial (42 HR, 108 RBI) and Harry Byrd (11-20, 5.51 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

59 Wins
95 Losses
.383 Win %
7th Rank
632 R 799 RA
Diff -167

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632 Runs Scored
799 Runs Allowed
-167 Run Diff
368K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .321 5% below the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .371 3% below the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.67 17% worse than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 632 8% below the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 368,114
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Avg per Game 4,719

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Dave Philley 0.303 2 Joe Astroth 0.296 3 Pete Suder 0.286 4 Gus Zernial 0.284 5 Ray Murray 0.284

Home Runs

1 Gus Zernial 42 2 Eddie Robinson 22 3 Cass Michaels 12 4 Dave Philley 9 5 Joe DeMaestri 6

RBI

1 Gus Zernial 108 2 Eddie Robinson 102 3 Dave Philley 59 4 Cass Michaels 42 5 Ray Murray 41
1953 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Philley 157 620 80 188 30 9 9 59 51 35 13 0.303
Eddie Robinson 156 615 64 152 28 4 22 102 63 56 1 0.247
Gus Zernial 147 556 85 158 21 3 42 108 57 79 4 0.284
Pete Suder 115 454 44 130 11 3 4 35 17 35 3 0.286
Joe DeMaestri 111 420 53 107 17 3 6 35 24 39 0 0.255
Cass Michaels 117 411 53 103 10 0 12 42 51 56 7 0.251
Ed McGhee 104 358 36 94 11 4 1 29 32 43 4 0.263
Loren Babe 103 343 34 77 16 2 0 20 35 20 0 0.224
Ray Murray 84 268 25 76 14 3 6 41 18 25 0 0.284
Joe Astroth 82 260 28 77 15 2 3 24 27 12 1 0.296
Eddie Joost 51 177 39 44 6 0 6 15 45 24 3 0.249
Carmen Mauro 64 165 14 44 4 4 0 17 19 21 3 0.267
Elmer Valo 50 85 15 19 3 0 0 9 22 7 0 0.224
Harry Byrd 40 81 9 18 0 0 0 6 1 13 0 0.222
Allie Clark 20 74 6 15 4 0 3 13 3 5 0 0.203
Marion Fricano 46 69 6 10 1 0 0 1 4 30 1 0.145
Alex Kellner 25 69 4 15 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.217
Charlie Bishop 40 56 2 5 2 0 0 6 2 27 0 0.089
Tom Hamilton 58 56 8 11 2 0 0 5 7 11 0 0.196
Kite Thomas 24 49 1 6 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.122
Neal Watlington 21 44 4 7 1 0 0 3 3 8 0 0.159
Morrie Martin 58 42 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0.095
Carl Scheib 35 41 4 8 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0.195
Tommy Giordano 11 40 6 7 2 0 2 5 5 6 0 0.175
Bobby Shantz 21 38 6 9 1 1 0 4 2 3 1 0.237
Joe Coleman 21 28 1 8 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.286
Frank Fanovich 26 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Bob Trice 3 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Spider Wilhelm 7 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.286
Bobo Newsom 17 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Rinty Monahan 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Rozek 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Don Kolloway 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Harrington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Kellner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Mackinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Marion Fricano 3.88 2 Alex Kellner 3.93 3 Joe Coleman 4.00 4 Bobby Shantz 4.09 5 Morrie Martin 4.43

Wins

1 Harry Byrd 11 2 Alex Kellner 11 3 Morrie Martin 10 4 Marion Fricano 9 5 Bobby Shantz 5

Strikeouts

1 Harry Byrd 122 2 Alex Kellner 81 3 Marion Fricano 67 4 Charlie Bishop 66 5 Morrie Martin 64
1953 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Byrd 11 20 5.51 40 37 0 236.2 279 145 115 122
Marion Fricano 9 12 3.88 39 23 0 211.0 206 91 90 67
Alex Kellner 11 12 3.93 25 25 0 201.2 210 88 51 81
Charlie Bishop 3 14 5.66 39 20 2 160.2 174 101 86 66
Morrie Martin 10 12 4.43 58 11 7 156.1 158 77 59 64
Bobby Shantz 5 9 4.09 16 16 0 105.2 107 48 26 58
Carl Scheib 3 7 4.88 28 8 2 96.0 99 52 29 25
Joe Coleman 3 4 4.00 21 9 0 90.0 85 40 49 18
Frank Fanovich 0 3 5.55 26 3 0 61.2 62 38 37 37
Bobo Newsom 2 1 4.89 17 2 0 38.2 44 21 24 16
Bob Trice 2 1 5.48 3 3 0 23.0 25 14 6 4
Rinty Monahan 0 0 4.22 4 0 0 10.2 11 5 7 2
Dick Rozek 0 0 5.06 2 0 0 10.2 8 6 9 2
Walt Kellner 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 2 4 4
Bill Harrington 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 5 3 0 0
John Mackinson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (36)

Joe Astroth Loren Babe Charlie Bishop Harry Byrd Allie Clark Joe Coleman Joe DeMaestri Frank Fanovich Marion Fricano Tommy Giordano Tom Hamilton Bill Harrington +24 more

36 players

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The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1953 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 59-95 mark (.383) and finished 7th in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 632 runs and allowed 799, a run differential of -167. The team batting average of .256 was 2% below the 1953 league mark of .262. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.67 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. League clubs averaged 689 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 8% fewer.

Attendance at Connie Mack Stadium totaled 368,114 for the year. Gus Zernial led the club in home runs with 42. Dave Philley collected the most hits, 188. The pitching staff's wins leader was Alex Kellner (11). Harry Byrd struck out 122, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics finished 59-95 (.383 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Gus Zernial led the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics with 42 home runs.
What was the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.67.
Did the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Zernial (42 HR, 108 RBI) and Harry Byrd (11-20, 5.51 ERA).
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