1953 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 59-95. They scored 632 runs and belted 116 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Gus Zernial, who led the team with 42 home runs and 108 RBI. Dave Philley led the team with 188 hits for a .303 average.
The team allowed 799 runs and had a team ERA of 4.67. Harry Byrd and Alex Kellner were tied for the team lead in wins with 11. Harry Byrd racked up 122 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Loren Babe | 3B | 103 | 343 | 34 | 77 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .300 | .283 | .583 | .224 |
| Joe DeMaestri | SS | 111 | 420 | 53 | 107 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .297 | .352 | .649 | .255 |
| Tommy Giordano | 2B | 11 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .267 | .375 | .642 | .175 |
| Tom Hamilton | 1B | 58 | 56 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .286 | .232 | .518 | .196 |
| Eddie Joost | SS | 51 | 177 | 39 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 3 | .401 | .384 | .785 | .249 |
| Don Kolloway | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Cass Michaels | 2B | 117 | 411 | 53 | 103 | 12 | 42 | 7 | .335 | .363 | .698 | .251 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 156 | 615 | 64 | 152 | 22 | 102 | 1 | .322 | .413 | .735 | .247 |
| Pete Suder | 3B | 115 | 454 | 44 | 130 | 4 | 35 | 3 | .312 | .350 | .662 | .286 |
| Spider Wilhelm | SS | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .429 | .715 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Allie Clark | OF | 20 | 74 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .234 | .378 | .612 | .203 |
| Carmen Mauro | OF | 64 | 165 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 17 | 3 | .342 | .339 | .681 | .267 |
| Ed McGhee | OF | 104 | 358 | 36 | 94 | 1 | 29 | 4 | .328 | .324 | .652 | .263 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 157 | 620 | 80 | 188 | 9 | 59 | 13 | .358 | .424 | .782 | .303 |
| Kite Thomas | OF | 24 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .173 | .122 | .295 | .122 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 50 | 85 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .383 | .259 | .642 | .224 |
| Gus Zernial | OF | 147 | 556 | 85 | 158 | 42 | 108 | 4 | .355 | .559 | .914 | .284 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Astroth | C | 82 | 260 | 28 | 77 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .367 | .404 | .771 | .296 |
| Ray Murray | C | 84 | 268 | 25 | 76 | 6 | 41 | 0 | .331 | .425 | .756 | .284 |
| Neal Watlington | C | 21 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .213 | .182 | .395 | .159 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5455 | 632 | 1398 | 116 | 588 | 41 | .319 | .372 | .690 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Bishop | 39 | 20 | 160.7 | 3 | 14 | .176 | 2 | 66 | 86 | 5.66 | 1.618 | |||
| Harry Byrd | 40 | 37 | 236.7 | 11 | 20 | .355 | 0 | 122 | 115 | 5.51 | 1.665 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 21 | 9 | 90 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 4.00 | 1.489 | |||
| Frank Fanovich | 26 | 3 | 61.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 5.55 | 1.605 | |||
| Marion Fricano | 39 | 23 | 211 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 67 | 90 | 3.88 | 1.403 | |||
| Bill Harrington | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Alex Kellner | 25 | 25 | 201.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 81 | 51 | 3.93 | 1.294 | |||
| Walt Kellner | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| John Mackinson | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 2.308 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 58 | 11 | 156.3 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 7 | 64 | 59 | 4.43 | 1.388 | |||
| Rinty Monahan | 4 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.22 | 1.682 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 17 | 2 | 38.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 4.89 | 1.757 | |||
| Dick Rozek | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5.06 | 1.589 | |||
| Carl Scheib | 28 | 8 | 96 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2 | 25 | 29 | 4.88 | 1.333 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 16 | 16 | 105.7 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 4.09 | 1.258 | |||
| Bob Trice | 3 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5.48 | 1.348 | |||
| Team Totals | 322 | 157 | 1409.2 | 59 | 95 | .383 | 11 | 566 | 594 | 4.67 | 1.468 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Philley | 157 |
| At Bats | Dave Philley | 620 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Robinson | 685 |
| Batting Average | Dave Philley | .303 |
| On-Base % | Dave Philley | .358 |
| Slugging % | Gus Zernial | .559 |
| OPS | Gus Zernial | .914 |
| Runs | Gus Zernial | 85 |
| Hits | Dave Philley | 188 |
| Total Bases | Gus Zernial | 311 |
| Doubles | Dave Philley | 30 |
| Triples | Dave Philley | 9 |
| Home Runs | Gus Zernial | 42 |
| RBI | Gus Zernial | 108 |
| Walks | Eddie Robinson | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Gus Zernial | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Philley | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Philley | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe DeMaestri | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Philley | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harry Byrd and Alex Kellner | 11 |
| Losses | Harry Byrd | 20 |
| Saves | Morrie Martin | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Alex Kellner | .478 |
| ERA | Marion Fricano | 3.88 |
| WHIP | Alex Kellner | 1.294 |
| Innings Pitched | Harry Byrd | 236.7 |
| Games | Morrie Martin | 58 |
| Games Started | Harry Byrd | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Harry Byrd | 122 |
| Complete Games | Alex Kellner | 14 |
| Shutouts | Harry Byrd and Alex Kellner | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Harry Byrd | 1090 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Harry Byrd | 145 |
| Hits Allowed | Harry Byrd | 279 |
| Walks Allowed | Harry Byrd | 115 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Harry Byrd | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Alex Kellner | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Harry Byrd | 14 |
