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1953 Philadelphia Athletics Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
59-95, Finished 7th in American League
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Scored 632 runs, Allowed 799 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-93
Manager: Jimmie Dykes (59-95)
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 362,113 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 105

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1952 / 1954 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics
Redesign Note: Summary Batting, Pitching and Fielding Stats are below. Detailed Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Stats are available using the navigation bar just above this note or the "Detailed" links beside the table headers. Leaderboards have been removed since all tables are now sortable by clicking the headers. The all-stars and salaries are on the roster page linked above.

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Joe Astroth 30 82 289 260 28 77 15 2 3 24 1 0 27 12 .296 .367 .404 .771 105 105 11 2 0
2 1B Eddie Robinson* 32 156 685 615 64 152 28 4 22 102 1 2 63 56 .247 .322 .413 .735 94 254 13 5 2
3 2B Cass Michaels 27 117 469 411 53 103 10 0 12 42 7 0 51 56 .251 .335 .363 .697 85 149 6 1 6
4 SS Joe DeMaestri 24 111 452 420 53 107 17 3 6 35 0 1 24 39 .255 .297 .352 .649 72 148 15 1 7
5 3B Loren Babe* 25 103 383 343 34 77 16 2 0 20 0 1 35 20 .224 .300 .283 .583 55 97 9 2 3
6 OF Gus Zernial 30 147 617 556 85 158 21 3 42 108 4 0 57 79 .284 .355 .559 .914 140 311 12 4 0
7 OF Ed McGhee 28 104 399 358 36 94 11 4 1 29 4 3 32 43 .263 .328 .324 .652 74 116 12 3 6
8 OF Dave Philley# 33 157 677 620 80 188 30 9 9 59 13 5 51 35 .303 .358 .424 .782 107 263 22 2 4
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 IF Pete Suder 37 115 474 454 44 130 11 3 4 35 3 3 17 35 .286 .312 .350 .662 76 159 10 0 3
10 C Ray Murray 35 84 289 268 25 76 14 3 6 41 0 0 18 25 .284 .331 .425 .756 100 114 6 1 2
11 SS Eddie Joost 37 51 224 177 39 44 6 0 6 15 3 2 45 24 .249 .401 .384 .785 109 68 1 0 2
12 OF Carmen Mauro* 26 64 184 165 14 44 4 4 0 17 3 4 19 21 .267 .342 .339 .682 82 56 6 0 0
13 OF Elmer Valo* 32 50 107 85 15 19 3 0 0 9 0 1 22 7 .224 .383 .259 .642 73 22 2 0 0
14 OF Allie Clark 30 20 78 74 6 15 4 0 3 13 0 0 3 5 .203 .234 .378 .612 60 28 2 0 1
15 UT Tom Hamilton* 27 58 63 56 8 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 11 .196 .286 .232 .518 39 13 2 0 0
16 OF Kite Thomas 30 24 52 49 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .122 .173 .122 .296 -20 6 2 0 0
17 C Neal Watlington* 30 21 47 44 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 8 .159 .213 .182 .395 6 8 1 0 0
18 2B Tommy Giordano 27 11 45 40 6 7 2 0 2 5 0 1 5 6 .175 .267 .375 .642 69 15 0 0 0
19 SS Spider Wilhelm 24 7 7 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .429 .714 88 3 0 0 0
20 3B Don Kolloway 34 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
21 P Harry Byrd 28 40 85 81 9 18 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 13 .222 .232 .222 .454 21 18 3 0 3
22 P Alex Kellner 28 25 79 69 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .217 .270 .246 .517 38 17 3 2 5
23 P Marion Fricano 29 46 76 69 6 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 30 .145 .192 .159 .351 -6 11 0 0 3
24 P Charlie Bishop 29 40 58 56 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 27 .089 .121 .125 .246 -35 7 0 0 0
25 P Morrie Martin* 30 58 44 42 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .095 .095 .095 .190 -49 4 1 0 2
26 P Carl Scheib 26 35 43 41 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 .195 .233 .195 .428 15 8 1 0 0
27 P Bobby Shantz 27 21 41 38 6 9 1 1 0 4 1 0 2 3 .237 .275 .316 .591 57 12 0 0 1
28 P Joe Coleman 30 21 29 28 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .286 .310 .357 .667 77 10 0 0 0
29 P Frank Fanovich* 31 26 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 -3 2 1 0 0
30 P Bob Trice 26 3 8 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .286 .536 42 2 0 1 0
31 P Bobo Newsom 45 17 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 1
32 P Dick Rozek* 26 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0
33 P Rinty Monahan 25 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 30.2 157 6028 5455 632 1398 205 38 116 588 41 24 498 602 .256 .321 .372 .693 84 2027 141 24 51 0 0
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 7 4 7 5 3 3 8 7 6 7 7 5 7 4
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Harry Byrd 28 11 20 .355 5.51 40 37 0 11 2 0 236.2 279 155 145 23 115 122 14 1 6 1090 78 1.665 10.6 0.9 4.4 4.6 1.06
2 SP Marion Fricano 29 9 12 .429 3.88 39 23 10 10 0 0 211.0 206 105 91 21 90 67 6 1 3 909 110 1.403 8.8 0.9 3.8 2.9 0.74
3 SP Alex Kellner* 28 11 12 .478 3.93 25 25 0 14 2 0 201.2 210 98 88 8 51 81 4 0 10 849 109 1.294 9.4 0.4 2.3 3.6 1.59
4 SP Charlie Bishop 29 3 14 .176 5.66 39 20 11 1 1 2 160.2 174 106 101 15 86 66 5 0 5 720 76 1.618 9.7 0.8 4.8 3.7 0.77
5 SP Bobby Shantz* 27 5 9 .357 4.09 16 16 0 6 0 0 105.2 107 52 48 10 26 58 0 0 3 437 105 1.259 9.1 0.9 2.2 4.9 2.23
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 CL Morrie Martin* 30 10 12 .455 4.43 58 11 41 2 0 7 156.1 158 85 77 12 59 64 8 0 7 679 96 1.388 9.1 0.7 3.4 3.7 1.08
7 RP Carl Scheib 26 3 7 .300 4.88 28 8 13 3 0 2 96.0 99 57 52 9 29 25 7 0 3 423 88 1.333 9.3 0.8 2.7 2.3 0.86
8 RP Joe Coleman 30 3 4 .429 4.00 21 9 9 2 1 0 90.0 85 46 40 8 49 18 1 0 3 388 107 1.489 8.5 0.8 4.9 1.8 0.37
9 RP Frank Fanovich* 31 0 3 .000 5.55 26 3 9 0 0 0 61.2 62 41 38 5 37 37 6 0 7 282 77 1.605 9.0 0.7 5.4 5.4 1.00
10 RP Bobo Newsom 45 2 1 .667 4.89 17 2 9 1 0 0 38.2 44 24 21 3 24 16 5 0 0 187 87 1.759 10.2 0.7 5.6 3.7 0.67
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
11 Bob Trice 26 2 1 .667 5.48 3 3 0 1 0 0 23.0 25 14 14 4 6 4 0 0 0 97 78 1.348 9.8 1.6 2.3 1.6 0.67
12 Dick Rozek* 26 0 0 5.06 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.2 8 6 6 3 9 2 0 0 0 46 84 1.594 6.8 2.5 7.6 1.7 0.22
13 Rinty Monahan 25 0 0 4.22 4 0 2 0 0 0 10.2 11 5 5 0 7 2 0 0 3 47 101 1.688 9.3 0.0 5.9 1.7 0.29
14 Walt Kellner 24 0 0 6.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 1 2 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 14 71 1.667 3.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 1.00
15 Bill Harrington 25 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 32 2.500 22.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
16 John Mackinson 29 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 2.250 6.8 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 28.9 59 95 .383 4.67 157 157 106 51 6 11 1409.0 1475 799 731 121 594 566 57 2 51 6186 92 1.468 9.4 0.8 3.8 3.6 0.95
Rank in 8 AL teams 7 2 4 7 7 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Joe Astroth 30 79 393 341 47 5 13 .987 4.91 7 C
Loren Babe 25 94 322 114 192 16 24 .950 3.26 3B-SS
Charlie Bishop 29 39 41 5 36 0 3 1.000 1.05 P
Harry Byrd 28 40 43 6 35 2 1 .953 1.03 P
Allie Clark 30 19 0 0 19 35 33 2 0 0 1.000 1.84 OF
Joe Coleman 30 21 11 1 10 0 1 1.000 0.52 P
Joe DeMaestri 24 108 506 191 297 18 53 .964 4.52 SS
Frank Fanovich 31 26 12 2 8 2 0 .833 0.38 P
Marion Fricano 29 39 36 8 28 0 2 1.000 0.92 P
Tommy Giordano 27 11 64 31 32 1 11 .984 5.73 2B
Tom Hamilton 27 9 0 0 2 24 22 2 0 0 1.000 2.67 1B-OF
Bill Harrington 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Eddie Joost 37 51 260 102 147 11 33 .958 4.88 SS
Alex Kellner 28 25 35 5 28 2 2 .943 1.32 P
Walt Kellner 24 2 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.50 P
Don Kolloway 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3B
John Mackinson 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Morrie Martin 30 58 28 2 26 0 4 1.000 0.48 P
Carmen Mauro 26 50 4 38 7 128 119 5 4 0 .969 2.48 OF-3B
Ed McGhee 28 99 1 97 1 329 319 4 6 0 .982 3.26 OF
Cass Michaels 27 110 625 304 302 19 81 .970 5.51 2B
Rinty Monahan 25 4 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Ray Murray 35 78 379 330 45 4 8 .989 4.81 8 C
Bobo Newsom 45 17 8 1 7 0 1 1.000 0.47 P
Dave Philley 33 158 0 31 129 320 296 18 6 0 .981 1.99 OF-3B
Eddie Robinson 32 155 1454 1366 71 17 135 .988 9.27 1B
Dick Rozek 26 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Carl Scheib 26 28 21 4 16 1 1 .952 0.71 P
Bobby Shantz 27 16 32 10 21 1 3 .969 1.94 P
Pete Suder 37 117 490 189 290 11 44 .978 4.09 3B-2B-SS
Kite Thomas 30 15 6 0 9 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.07 OF
Bob Trice 26 3 10 2 8 0 2 1.000 3.33 P
Elmer Valo 32 25 10 0 15 47 46 1 0 1 1.000 1.88 OF
Neal Watlington 30 9 45 37 7 1 2 .978 4.89 0 C
Spider Wilhelm 24 6 8 2 5 1 0 .875 1.17 SS
Gus Zernial 30 141 141 0 0 326 300 17 9 2 .972 2.25 OF
Team Totals 30.2 157 6066 4219 1710 137 428 .977 3.58 15
Rank in 8 AL teams 3 6 6
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

1952 / 1954 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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