1953 Washington Senators

76-76 • .500 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1953 Washington Senators went 76-76 (.500) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 687 runs, allowed 614, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Vernon (15 HR, 115 RBI) and Bob Porterfield (22-10, 3.35 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

76 Wins
76 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
687 R 614 RA
Diff +73

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687 Runs Scored
614 Runs Allowed
+73 Run Diff
596K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 equal to the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .342 2% above the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .368 4% below the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.66 8% better than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 687 equal to the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 596,895
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Avg per Game 7,958

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Jerry Snyder 0.339 2 Mickey Vernon 0.337 3 Jim Busby 0.312 4 Pompeyo Davalillo 0.293 5 Kite Thomas 0.293

Home Runs

1 Mickey Vernon 15 2 Clyde Vollmer 11 3 Jackie Jensen 10 4 Eddie Yost 9 5 Jim Busby 6

RBI

1 Mickey Vernon 115 2 Jackie Jensen 84 3 Jim Busby 82 4 Clyde Vollmer 74 5 Pete Runnels 50
1953 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Vernon 152 608 101 205 43 11 15 115 63 57 4 0.337
Jim Busby 150 586 68 183 28 7 6 82 38 45 13 0.312
Eddie Yost 152 577 107 157 30 7 9 45 123 59 7 0.272
Jackie Jensen 147 552 87 147 32 8 10 84 73 51 18 0.266
Pete Runnels 137 486 64 125 15 5 2 50 64 36 3 0.257
Wayne Terwilliger 134 464 62 117 24 4 4 46 64 65 7 0.252
Clyde Vollmer 118 408 54 106 15 3 11 74 48 59 0 0.260
Ed FitzGerald 88 288 23 72 13 0 3 39 19 34 2 0.250
Mickey Grasso 61 196 13 41 7 0 2 22 9 20 0 0.209
Gil Coan 68 168 28 33 1 4 2 17 22 23 7 0.196
Bob Porterfield 37 98 8 25 7 0 3 16 6 20 1 0.255
Spec Shea 23 62 2 11 1 1 0 6 2 9 0 0.177
Jerry Snyder 29 62 10 21 4 0 0 4 5 8 1 0.339
Pompeyo Davalillo 19 58 10 17 1 0 0 2 1 7 1 0.293
Kite Thomas 38 58 10 17 3 2 1 12 11 7 0 0.293
Walt Masterson 29 51 2 7 1 0 0 5 6 21 0 0.137
Connie Marrero 22 48 5 6 0 0 0 1 5 8 0 0.125
Mel Hoderlein 23 47 5 9 0 0 0 5 6 9 0 0.191
Chuck Stobbs 27 44 11 10 0 0 0 3 4 14 1 0.227
Johnny Schmitz 24 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.059
Ken Wood 12 33 0 7 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.212
Les Peden 9 28 4 7 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 0.250
Sonny Dixon 43 26 1 4 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 0.154
Carmen Mauro 17 23 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0.174
Gene Verble 13 21 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.190
Frank Sacka 7 18 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.278
Tommy Byrne 14 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0.059
Al Sima 31 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.118
Bob Oldis 7 16 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.250
Frank Campos 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.111
Jerry Lane 20 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.111
Julio Moreno 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tony Roig 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Floyd Baker 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bruce Barmes 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Bunky Stewart 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Dean Stone 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Pearce 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sandy Consuegra 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Julio Moreno 2.80 2 Connie Marrero 3.03 3 Chuck Stobbs 3.29 4 Bob Porterfield 3.35 5 Al Sima 3.42

Wins

1 Bob Porterfield 22 2 Spec Shea 12 3 Chuck Stobbs 11 4 Walt Masterson 10 5 Connie Marrero 8

Strikeouts

1 Walt Masterson 95 2 Bob Porterfield 77 3 Chuck Stobbs 67 4 Connie Marrero 65 5 Sonny Dixon 40
1953 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Porterfield 22 10 3.35 34 32 0 255.0 243 95 73 77
Walt Masterson 10 12 3.63 29 20 0 166.1 145 67 62 95
Spec Shea 12 7 3.94 23 23 0 164.2 151 72 75 38
Chuck Stobbs 11 8 3.29 27 20 0 153.0 146 56 44 67
Connie Marrero 8 7 3.03 22 20 2 145.2 130 49 48 65
Sonny Dixon 5 8 3.75 43 6 3 120.0 123 50 31 40
Johnny Schmitz 2 7 3.68 24 13 4 107.2 118 44 37 39
Al Sima 2 3 3.42 31 5 1 68.1 63 26 31 25
Jerry Lane 1 4 4.92 20 2 0 56.2 64 31 16 26
Julio Moreno 3 1 2.80 12 2 0 35.1 41 11 13 13
Tommy Byrne 0 5 4.28 6 5 0 33.2 35 16 22 22
Bunky Stewart 0 2 4.70 2 2 0 15.1 17 8 11 3
Jim Pearce 0 1 7.71 4 1 0 9.1 15 8 6 0
Dean Stone 0 1 8.31 3 1 0 8.2 13 8 5 5
Sandy Consuegra 0 0 10.80 4 0 0 5.0 9 6 4 0

👥 Roster (39)

Floyd Baker Bruce Barmes Jim Busby Tommy Byrne Frank Campos Gil Coan Sandy Consuegra Pompeyo Davalillo Sonny Dixon Ed FitzGerald Mickey Grasso Mel Hoderlein +27 more

39 players

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The 1953 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1953 Washington Senators reads 76 wins and 76 losses, good for 5th in the AL. With 687 runs scored and 614 given up, the 1953 differential was +73. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.66 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 596,895 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Mickey Vernon, who hit 15. Bob Porterfield was the top winner, with 22 victories. The strikeout leader was Walt Masterson with 95. The 1953 roster runs to 39 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1952 season and the 1954 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Washington Senators

What was the 1953 Washington Senators record?
The 1953 Washington Senators finished 76-76 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Washington Senators in home runs?
Mickey Vernon led the 1953 Washington Senators with 15 home runs.
What was the 1953 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1953 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.66.
Did the 1953 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Washington Senators play?
The 1953 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1953 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mickey Vernon (15 HR, 115 RBI) and Bob Porterfield (22-10, 3.35 ERA).
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