1953 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 83-71. They scored 716 runs and belted 115 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. The offense was powered by Del Ennis, who led the team with 29 home runs and 125 RBI. Richie Ashburn led the team with 205 hits for a .330 average.
The team allowed 666 runs and had a team ERA of 3.80. Robin Roberts led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 198 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Glaviano | 3B | 53 | 74 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .410 | .392 | .802 | .203 |
| Granny Hamner | 2B | 154 | 609 | 90 | 168 | 21 | 92 | 2 | .313 | .455 | .768 | .276 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 149 | 481 | 61 | 108 | 19 | 70 | 1 | .342 | .385 | .727 | .225 |
| Ted Kazanski | SS | 95 | 360 | 39 | 78 | 2 | 27 | 1 | .275 | .308 | .583 | .217 |
| Jack Lohrke | 2B | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Connie Ryan | 2B | 90 | 247 | 47 | 73 | 5 | 26 | 5 | .372 | .462 | .834 | .296 |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 111 | 379 | 58 | 104 | 11 | 64 | 7 | .366 | .470 | .836 | .274 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 81 | 247 | 24 | 72 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .330 | .356 | .686 | .291 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 156 | 622 | 110 | 205 | 2 | 57 | 14 | .394 | .408 | .802 | .330 |
| Mel Clark | OF | 60 | 198 | 31 | 59 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .338 | .389 | .727 | .298 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 152 | 578 | 79 | 165 | 29 | 125 | 1 | .355 | .484 | .839 | .285 |
| Jackie Mayo | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 38 | 62 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .338 | .419 | .757 | .210 |
| Stan Palys | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 125 | 409 | 42 | 111 | 6 | 47 | 0 | .339 | .359 | .698 | .271 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Smoky Burgess | C | 102 | 312 | 31 | 91 | 4 | 36 | 3 | .370 | .417 | .787 | .292 |
| Stan Lopata | C | 81 | 234 | 34 | 56 | 8 | 31 | 3 | .321 | .419 | .740 | .239 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5290 | 716 | 1400 | 115 | 657 | 42 | .331 | .396 | .728 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Drews | 47 | 27 | 185.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | 72 | 50 | 4.52 | 1.446 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 30 | 1 | 51.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 4.03 | 1.637 | |||
| Thornton Kipper | 20 | 3 | 45.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 4.73 | 1.554 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 48 | 19 | 170.7 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5 | 45 | 42 | 4.43 | 1.406 | |||
| Johnny Lindell | 5 | 3 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 4.24 | 1.931 | |||
| Bob Miller | 35 | 20 | 157.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2 | 63 | 42 | 4.00 | 1.341 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 15 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 6.67 | 1.741 | |||
| Tom Qualters | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 162.00 | 16.667 | |||
| Steve Ridzik | 42 | 12 | 124 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 53 | 48 | 3.77 | 1.347 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 44 | 41 | 346.7 | 23 | 16 | .590 | 2 | 198 | 61 | 2.75 | 1.110 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 32 | 30 | 238 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 138 | 82 | 3.21 | 1.231 | |||
| Paul Stuffel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 321 | 156 | 1369.6 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 15 | 637 | 410 | 3.80 | 1.329 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Ashburn | 156 |
| At Bats | Richie Ashburn | 622 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 702 |
| Batting Average | Richie Ashburn | .330 |
| On-Base % | Richie Ashburn | .394 |
| Slugging % | Del Ennis | .484 |
| OPS | Del Ennis | .839 |
| Runs | Richie Ashburn | 110 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 205 |
| Total Bases | Del Ennis | 280 |
| Doubles | Granny Hamner | 30 |
| Triples | Richie Ashburn | 9 |
| Home Runs | Del Ennis | 29 |
| RBI | Del Ennis | 125 |
| Walks | Willie Jones | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Torgeson | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Richie Ashburn | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Richie Ashburn | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Granny Hamner | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Robin Roberts | 23 |
| Losses | Robin Roberts | 16 |
| Saves | Jim Konstanty | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Ridzik | .600 |
| ERA | Robin Roberts | 2.75 |
| WHIP | Robin Roberts | 1.110 |
| Innings Pitched | Robin Roberts | 346.7 |
| Games | Jim Konstanty | 48 |
| Games Started | Robin Roberts | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 198 |
| Complete Games | Robin Roberts | 33 |
| Shutouts | Robin Roberts | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Robin Roberts | 1412 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Robin Roberts | 324 |
| Walks Allowed | Curt Simmons | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 30 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Miller | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Karl Drews | 10 |
