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1953 Philadelphia Athletics season

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Owner(s)
  
Earle Mack & Roy Mack

Manager(s)
  
Jimmy Dykes

General manager(s)
  
Arthur Ehlers

Local television
  
WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL

Local radio
  
WIBG(By Saam, Claude Haring)

The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, 41½ 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.

Contents

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.
  • February 2, 1953: Sam Zoldak was released by the Athletics.

    • Regular season

    During the season, Bob Trice became the first black player in the history of the Athletics.

    Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, Welch

    References

    1953 Philadelphia Athletics season Wikipedia
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