1953 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1953 Philadelphia Athletics Cap Logo (1951 to 1953).svg American League Connie Mack Stadium Philadelphia 59 95 y 7th Earle Mack & Roy Mack Arthur Ehlers Jimmy Dykes WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL 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, 41 1 2 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. Offseason January 27, 1953: Ferris Fain and Bob Wilson (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Joe DeMaestri, Ed McGhee and Eddie Robinson.Joe DeMaestri at Baseball Reference February 2, 1953: Sam Zoldak was released by the Athletics.Sam Zoldak at Baseball Reference Regular season During the season, Bob Trice became the first black player in the history of the Athletics.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1953 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers 38 Charlie Bishop 39 Harry Byrd 25 Joe Coleman 15 Frank Fanovich 37 Marion Fricano 18 Bill Harrington 22 Alex Kellner 21 Walt Kellner 41 John Mackinson 26 Morrie Martin 34 Rinty Monahan 20 Bobo Newsom 23 Dick Rozek 24 Carl Scheib 30 Bobby Shantz 23 Bob Trice Catchers  9 Joe Astroth 14 Ray Murray 45 Neal Watlington Infielders  3 Loren Babe  2 Joe DeMaestri 7,36 Tommy Giordano  4 Tom Hamilton  1 Eddie Joost 11 Don Kolloway  5 Cass Michaels  8 Eddie Robinson 12 Pete Suder  7 Spider Wilhelm Outfielders  7 Allie Clark  6 Carmen Mauro 16 Ed McGhee 17 Dave Philley  6 Kite Thomas 10 Elmer Valo 19 Gus Zernial Manager 35 Jimmy Dykes Coaches 32 Chief Bender 31 Les McCrabb 33 Bing Miller 28 Wally Moses 29 Tom Oliver Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 Ray Murray 84 268 76 .284 6 41 1B Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson (baseball) 156 615 152 .247 22 102 2B Cass Michaels 117 411 103 .251 12 42 SS Joe DeMaestri 111 420 107 .255 6 35 3B Loren Babe 103 343 77 .224 0 20 OF Gus Zernial 147 556 158 .284 42 108 OF Ed McGhee 104 358 94 .263 1 29 OF Dave Philley 157 620 188 .303 9 59 Other batters 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 Pete Suder 115 454 130 .286 4 35 Joe Astroth 82 260 77 .296 3 24 Eddie Joost 51 177 44 .249 6 15 Carmen Mauro 64 165 44 .267 0 17 Elmer Valo 50 85 19 .224 0 9 Allie Clark 20 74 15 .203 3 13 Tom Hamilton Tom Hamilton (baseball) 58 56 11 .196 0 5 Kite Thomas 24 49 6 .122 0 2 Neal Watlington 21 44 7 .159 0 3 Tommy Giordano 11 40 7 .175 2 5 Spider Wilhelm 7 7 2 .286 0 0 Don Kolloway 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Harry Byrd Harry Byrd (baseball) 40 236.2 11 20 5.51 122 Alex Kellner 25 201.2 11 12 3.93 81 Bobby Shantz 16 105.2 5 9 4.09 58 Bob Trice 3 23.0 2 1 5.48 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Marion Fricano 39 211.0 9 12 3.88 67 Charlie Bishop Charlie Bishop (baseball) 39 160.2 3 14 5.66 66 Morrie Martin 58 156.1 10 12 4.43 64 Carl Scheib 28 96.0 3 7 4.88 25 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1950s pitcher) 21 90.0 3 4 4.00 18 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Frank Fanovich 26 0 3 0 5.55 37 Bobo Newsom 17 2 1 0 4.89 16 Rinty Monahan 4 0 0 0 4.22 2 Dick Rozek 2 0 0 0 5.06 2 Walt Kellner 2 0 0 0 6.00 4 Bill Harrington 1 0 0 0 13.50 0 John Mackinson 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Ottawa Athletics International League Frank Skaff A Williamsport Athletics Eastern League George Staller A Savannah Indians Sally League Les Bell B Fayetteville Athletics Carolina League Buck Etchison, Bill Bergeron, Bob Eiziminger and Kemp Wicker C St. Hyacinthe A's Provincial League John Sosh and Joe Rullo D Welch Miners Appalachian League Jack Crosswhite D Cordele A's Georgia–Florida League Joe Rullo and Lew Richardson D Hopkinsville Hoppers KITTY League Norm Wilson and Ed Wright LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, Welch References 2 External links 1953 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Reference 1953 Philadelphia Athletics at Baseball Almanac Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oak Category:1950s in Philadelphia