1953 Philadelphia Athletics season

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1953 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
Location
1953 Information
Owner(s) Earle Mack & Roy Mack
Manager(s) Jimmie Dykes
Local television WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
Local radio WIBG
(By Saam, Claude Haring)

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

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 99 52 .656 --
Cleveland Indians 92 62 .604 2
Chicago White Sox 89 65 .578 11.5
Boston Red Sox 84 69 .549 16
Washington Senators 76 76 .500 23.5
Detroit Tigers 60 94 .325 40.5
Philadelphia Athletics 59 95 .383 41.5
St. Louis Browns 54 100 .351 46.5

[edit] Roster

1953 Philadelphia Athletics roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] References

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1953 MLB season by team
American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
1953 All-Star Game • 1953 World Series
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Oakland Athletics
Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
9 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43
World Series
Champions (9)
1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1929 • 1930 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1989
American League
Championships (15)
1902 • 1905 • 1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1914 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990
Seasons (108)
1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008