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1953 Philadelphia Athletics (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
Managed by Jimmie Dykes

Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 362,113 (7th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 104, Pitching - 107
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 Stats / Schedule (1952/1954) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   59-95 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   41.5
Days in First:                   1 (last on April 14, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           3 (last on May 3)
Most Games under .500:          38 (last on September 25)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       43.5 (last on September 25)

Longest Winning Streak:          7 (June 10 to June 16)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (June 30 to July 6 and September 1 to September 9)

Most Runs Allowed:              13 (July 19 and September 7)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (September 20)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      15
Times Opponent Shutout:          7

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        59  95     632     799    .383

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           27  50     299     447    .351
Road           32  45     333     352    .416

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           7   6      50      43    .538
May            11  18     101     143    .379
June           14  15     127     132    .483
July           11  17     128     155    .393
August          9  23     131     200    .281
September       7  16      95     126    .304

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     34  51     321     398    .400
Second Half    25  44     311     401    .362
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        16  18     113     115    .471

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        17  31     205     297    .354

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS             7  15      83      91    .318
CHW            12  10      94     100    .545
CLE             3  19      71     133    .136
DET            11  11     134     145    .500
NYY             5  17      67     126    .227
SLB            13   9      89      79    .591
WSH             8  14      94     125    .364

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 14     PHA @NYY  W   5-0        1-0     1    Tied  2:23 A Kellner                  23,534 +
  2 Wed, Apr 15     PHA @NYY  L   1-4        1-1     3     0.5  2:20 A Reynolds                  8,196 -
  3 Thu, Apr 16     PHA  BOS  L   6-11       1-2     6     1.5  2:42 K Holcombe                  5,599 --
  4 Fri, Apr 17     PHA  BOS  W   5-0        2-2     4     1.0  2:13 C Bishop                    2,400 +
  5 Sun, Apr 19     PHA  NYY  L   2-5        2-3     3     2.0       E Blackwell                       -
  6                 PHA  NYY  W   3-0        3-3     3     2.0  1:47 A Kellner                  24,730 +
  7 Tue, Apr 21     PHA @WSH  L   1-5        3-4     6     2.0  2:37 C Stobbs                    3,742 -
  8 Wed, Apr 22     PHA @WSH  W   7-4        4-4     5     2.0  2:20 H Byrd                      6,637 +
  9 Thu, Apr 23     PHA @WSH  W   6-4        5-4     3     2.0  2:11 B Shantz                    3,519 ++
 10 Fri, Apr 24     PHA @BOS  W   7-2        6-4     2     2.0  2:16 A Kellner                   5,991 +++
 11 Sat, Apr 25     PHA @BOS  L   3-4        6-5     4     3.0  2:16 M Parnell                   6,214 -
 12 Tue, Apr 28     PHA @CLE  W   3-2        7-5     4     2.5  2:44 B Shantz                    9,165 +
 13 Wed, Apr 29     PHA @CLE  L   1-2        7-6     4     3.0  1:49 E Wynn                      2,949 -
 14 Fri, May  1     PHA @DET  L   3-7        7-7     5     3.5  2:35 N Garver                    2,086 --
 15 Sat, May  2     PHA @DET  W   4-1        8-7     5     2.5  2:05 M Martin                    4,629 +
 16 Sun, May  3     PHA @CHW  W   4-2        9-7     3     2.0  2:18 B Shantz                   26,134 ++
 17                 PHA @CHW  W  10-6       10-7     3     2.0  2:46 A Kellner                  26,134 +++
 18 Tue, May  5     PHA @SLB  L   1-2       10-8     4     2.5  2:15 V Trucks                    3,315 -
 19 Wed, May  6     PHA @SLB  L   0-6       10-9     5     3.0  2:09 B Holloman                  2,473 --
 20 Fri, May  8     PHA  WSH  L   7-10      10-10    5     3.0  2:48 J Moreno                    5,599 ---
 21 Sat, May  9     PHA  WSH  L   0-6       10-11    5     4.0  2:10 W Masterson                 2,990 ----
 22 Sun, May 10     PHA  WSH  L   0-8       10-12    7     5.5  1:55 B Porterfiel                8,937 -----
 23                 PHA  WSH  L   2-6       10-13    7     5.5  2:14 C Stobbs                    8,937 ------
 24 Tue, May 12     PHA  SLB  L   3-7       10-14    7     6.5  2:11 D Larsen                    7,483 -------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Wed, May 13     PHA  SLB  W   2-1       11-14    7     6.5  1:54 A Kellner                   3,108 +
 26 Thu, May 14     PHA  DET  W   5-3       12-14    6     5.5  2:01 H Byrd                      2,746 ++
 27 Fri, May 15     PHA  DET  L   6-7       12-15    7     6.0  2:02 A Houtteman                 1,699 -
 28 Sat, May 16     PHA  DET  L   3-6       12-16    7     6.0  2:21 B Hoeft                     1,980 --
 29 Sun, May 17     PHA  CLE  L   3-7       12-17    7     7.5  2:26 E Wynn                          0 ---
 30                 PHA  CLE  L   1-9       12-18    7     7.5  2:35 M Garcia                   16,221 ----
 31 Tue, May 19     PHA  CHW  W   2-1       13-18    6     7.5  1:53 H Byrd                      5,291 +
 32 Wed, May 20     PHA  CHW  W   2-1       14-18    6     7.5  2:16 M Martin                    5,938 ++
 33 Thu, May 21     PHA @BOS  W   9-0       15-18    6     7.5  2:32 C Scheib                    5,816 +++
 34 Fri, May 22     PHA @BOS  L   2-3       15-19    6     8.0  2:08 M Parnell                   4,690 -
 35                 PHA @BOS  L   2-3       15-20    6     8.0  3:23 H Freeman                   4,690 --
 36 Sat, May 23     PHA @WSH  W   8-6       16-20    6     8.0  2:50 H Byrd                      8,820 +
 37 Sun, May 24     PHA @WSH  L   3-6       16-21    6     9.0  2:15 C Marrero                   9,222 -
 38 Mon, May 25     PHA @WSH  L   1-6       16-22    6     9.0  1:50 J Moreno                    5,462 --
 39 Wed, May 27     PHA  BOS  W   4-3       17-22    6     9.0  2:35 A Kellner                   4,734 +
 40 Thu, May 28     PHA  BOS  W   6-1       18-22    6     9.0  2:21 M Fricano                   1,262 ++
 41 Fri, May 29     PHA  NYY  L   7-12      18-23    6    10.0  2:31 R Scarboroug                3,594 -
 42 Sun, May 31     PHA @NYY  L   1-7       18-24    6    11.0  2:12 J Sain                     20,307 --
 43 Tue, Jun  2     PHA @DET  -   7-7       18-24    7    11.5  4:28                            11,971 --
 44 Wed, Jun  3     PHA @DET  W  10-7       19-24    6    11.5  2:28 C Bishop                    2,458 +
 45 Thu, Jun  4     PHA @DET  W  11-2       20-24    6    11.0  2:06 M Fricano                       0 ++
 46                 PHA @DET  W   9-6       21-24    6    11.0  2:49 C Bishop                    3,112 +++
 47 Fri, Jun  5     PHA @CLE  L   2-3       21-25    6    12.0  2:53 S Gromek                   16,789 -
 48 Sat, Jun  6     PHA @CLE  L   0-2       21-26    6    13.0  2:05 M Garcia                    5,801 --
 49 Sun, Jun  7     PHA @CLE  L   4-8       21-27    6    15.0  2:35 B Feller                        0 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50                 PHA @CLE  L   3-4       21-28    6    15.0  2:43 D Hoskins                  20,681 ----
 51 Tue, Jun  9     PHA @CHW  L   1-5       21-29    6    16.0  2:06 B Pierce                   16,154 -----
 52 Wed, Jun 10     PHA @CHW  W   2-1       22-29    6    16.0  2:17 H Byrd                      3,370 +
 53 Thu, Jun 11     PHA @CHW  W   6-5       23-29    6    16.0  2:49 M Martin                    3,916 ++
 54 Fri, Jun 12     PHA @SLB  W   5-3       24-29    6    16.0  2:08 M Fricano                   2,414 +++
 55 Sat, Jun 13     PHA @SLB  W   8-3       25-29    6    16.0  2:10 A Kellner                   1,340 ++++
 56 Sun, Jun 14     PHA @SLB  W   4-1       26-29    6    16.0  2:12 H Byrd                            +++++
 57                 PHA @SLB  W   3-1       27-29    6    16.0  2:06 C Scheib                    4,542 ++++++
 58 Tue, Jun 16     PHA  CLE  W   9-7       28-29    6    15.0  3:00 M Fricano                  24,143 +++++++
 59 Wed, Jun 17     PHA  CLE  L   6-9       28-30    6    16.0  3:02 B Wight                     7,121 -
 60 Thu, Jun 18     PHA  CLE  L   4-6       28-31    6    17.5  3:20 B Lemon                     3,770 --
 61 Fri, Jun 19     PHA  CHW  L   2-5       28-32    6    17.5  2:25 S Consuegra                 5,023 ---
 62 Sat, Jun 20     PHA  CHW  L   4-6       28-33    6    18.5  2:40 H Dorish                    2,922 ----
 63 Sun, Jun 21     PHA  CHW  W   5-0       29-33    6    18.5  2:00 H Byrd                            +
 64                 PHA  CHW  L   4-9       29-34    6    18.5  2:18 B Keegan                    9,949 -
 65 Tue, Jun 23     PHA  DET  L   0-5       29-35    6    18.5  1:50 S Gromek                    2,463 --
 66 Wed, Jun 24     PHA  DET  L   3-6       29-36    6    18.5  2:09 N Garver                    2,298 ---
 67 Thu, Jun 25     PHA  DET  W   5-2       30-36    6    17.5  1:53 H Byrd                      2,368 +
 68 Fri, Jun 26     PHA  SLB  W   6-5       31-36    6    16.5  2:15 M Martin                    2,608 ++
 69 Sat, Jun 27     PHA  SLB  L   1-6       31-37    6    16.5  2:02 D Pillette                  2,126 -
 70 Sun, Jun 28     PHA  SLB  L   1-4       31-38    6    16.0  2:41 D Larsen                          --
 71                 PHA  SLB  W   2-1       32-38    6    16.0  2:50 C Scheib                    4,517 +
 72 Tue, Jun 30     PHA  WSH  L   0-3       32-39    6    16.0  2:05 B Porterfiel                3,676 -
 73 Wed, Jul  1     PHA  WSH  L   3-5       32-40    6    16.0  2:20 C Stobbs                    2,303 --
 74 Fri, Jul  3     PHA @NYY  L   0-4       32-41    6    17.5  2:29 W Ford                     11,833 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul  4     PHA @NYY  L   3-6       32-42    6    19.5  2:40 T Gorman                          ----
 76                 PHA @NYY  L   0-4       32-43    6    19.5  2:07 J McDonald                 33,314 -----
 77 Sun, Jul  5     PHA  BOS  L   2-10      32-44    6    19.0  2:06 M Parnell                   4,554 ------
 78 Mon, Jul  6     PHA  NYY  L   5-10      32-45    6    21.0  2:31 J Sain                            -------
 79                 PHA  NYY  L   3-5       32-46    6    21.0  2:52 A Reynolds                 22,297 --------
 80 Tue, Jul  7     PHA  NYY  W   5-4       33-46    6    20.0  2:13 M Martin                    9,474 +
 81 Wed, Jul  8     PHA @WSH  L   4-7       33-47    6    21.0  2:15 S Dixon                     4,923 -
 82 Thu, Jul  9     PHA @WSH  L   4-8       33-48    6    21.0  2:26 S Shea                      2,383 --
 83 Fri, Jul 10     PHA @BOS  L   2-3       33-49    6    22.0  3:26 E Kinder                   22,657 ---
 84 Sat, Jul 11     PHA @BOS  L   3-4       33-50    6    23.0  2:33 E Kinder                   11,692 ----
 85 Sun, Jul 12     PHA @BOS  L   5-9       33-51    6    23.5  2:09 H Brown                           -----
 86                 PHA @BOS  W   4-1       34-51    6    23.5  2:10 H Byrd                     23,916 +
 87 Thu, Jul 16     PHA @CLE  L   3-5       34-52    6    24.0  2:10 M Garcia                   13,718 -
 88 Fri, Jul 17     PHA @CLE  L   0-5       34-53    6    25.0  2:53 B Lemon                    13,681 --
 89 Sat, Jul 18     PHA @CLE  W   9-3       35-53    6    25.0  2:21 H Byrd                      6,326 +
 90 Sun, Jul 19     PHA @DET  L   3-13      35-54    6    26.5  2:24 R Branca                          -
 91                 PHA @DET  -   8-8       35-54    6    26.5  2:54                            15,300 -
 92 Wed, Jul 22     PHA @SLB  W  11-1       36-54    6    25.0  2:28 B Shantz                    2,817 +
 93 Thu, Jul 23     PHA @SLB  W   7-4       37-54    6    24.0  3:34 M Martin                    2,278 ++
 94 Fri, Jul 24     PHA @CHW  W   4-2       38-54    6    23.0  3:24 B Newsom                   32,487 +++
 95 Sat, Jul 25     PHA @CHW  W   7-2       39-54    6    23.0  2:35 A Kellner                   9,516 ++++
 96 Sun, Jul 26     PHA @CHW  W   4-3       40-54    6    23.0  2:05 B Shantz                        0 +++++
 97                 PHA @CHW  L   0-4       40-55    6    23.0  2:10 V Trucks                   21,149 -
 98 Tue, Jul 28     PHA  SLB  W   9-7       41-55    6    23.0  2:26 M Martin                    2,511 +
 99 Wed, Jul 29     PHA  SLB  W   9-3       42-55    6    23.0  2:25 A Kellner                   2,247 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Thu, Jul 30     PHA  SLB  W   5-3       43-55    6    22.0  1:56 M Fricano                   1,905 +++
101 Fri, Jul 31     PHA  CLE  L   6-12      43-56    6    23.0  2:31 D Hoskins                   7,163 -
102 Sat, Aug  1     PHA  CLE  L   2-5       43-57    6    23.0  2:25 B Feller                    3,771 --
103 Sun, Aug  2     PHA  CLE  L   1-10      43-58    6    24.0  2:11 B Lemon                         0 ---
104                 PHA  CLE  L   1-7       43-59    6    24.0  2:14 E Wynn                      6,923 ----
105 Tue, Aug  4     PHA  CHW  L   3-8       43-60    6    25.5  2:17 V Trucks                    4,321 -----
106 Wed, Aug  5     PHA  CHW  L   7-9       43-61    6    26.5  4:00 B Pierce                    3,460 ------
107 Thu, Aug  6     PHA  CHW  L   4-6       43-62    6    27.5  2:17 G Bearden                   3,196 -------
108 Fri, Aug  7     PHA  DET  W   3-1       44-62    6    27.5  1:42 A Kellner                   2,708 +
109 Sat, Aug  8     PHA  DET  W   9-5       45-62    6    28.0  2:11 M Fricano                   2,552 ++
110 Sun, Aug  9     PHA  DET  W   4-3       46-62    6    27.0  2:40 M Martin                          +++
111                 PHA  DET  -   8-8       46-62    6    27.0  2:45                             3,558 +++
112 Tue, Aug 11     PHA  BOS  L   6-7       46-63    6    27.5  2:52 M Parnell                  12,306 -
113                 PHA  BOS  L   5-7       46-64    6    27.5  2:27 H Brown                    12,306 --
114 Wed, Aug 12     PHA  BOS  L   2-3       46-65    6    28.5  2:37 M McDermott                 2,988 ---
115 Thu, Aug 13     PHA  BOS  W   1-0       47-65    6    28.5  1:38 J Coleman                   4,281 +
116 Sat, Aug 15     PHA  NYY  W   9-8       48-65    6    27.5  3:02 M Martin                    7,502 ++
117 Sun, Aug 16     PHA  NYY  L   0-8       48-66    6    29.5  2:25 V Raschi                          -
118                 PHA  NYY  L   3-7       48-67    6    29.5  2:30 J Sain                     24,903 --
119 Mon, Aug 17     PHA  NYY  L   3-10      48-68    6    31.5  2:49 W Ford                     13,595 ---
120                 PHA  NYY  L   0-9       48-69    6    31.5  2:16 B Kuzava                   13,595 ----
121 Tue, Aug 18     PHA @BOS  L   1-2       48-70    6    31.5  2:24 M McDermott                28,024 -----
122 Wed, Aug 19     PHA @BOS  L   4-6       48-71    6    32.5  2:27 E Kinder                   12,084 ------
123 Fri, Aug 21     PHA @NYY  L   4-5       48-72    6    34.0  3:07 B Kuzava                   21,492 -------
124 Sat, Aug 22     PHA @NYY  W  10-4       49-72    6    33.0  2:17 M Fricano                  34,574 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sun, Aug 23     PHA @NYY  L   0-4       49-73    6    34.0  2:32 V Raschi                   22,071 -
126 Tue, Aug 25     PHA @CHW  W   4-2       50-73    6    34.0  2:14 M Martin                   22,358 +
127 Wed, Aug 26     PHA @CHW  W  10-8       51-73    6    34.0  2:46 A Kellner                  21,423 ++
128 Thu, Aug 27     PHA @SLB  L   4-5       51-74    6    34.5  2:17 D Littlefiel                      -
129                 PHA @SLB  L   1-3       51-75    6    34.5  2:58 M Stuart                    2,843 --
130 Fri, Aug 28     PHA @SLB  L   3-8       51-76    6    34.5  2:07 D Pillette                  2,024 ---
131 Sun, Aug 30     PHA @DET  L   1-10      51-77    6    35.0  2:01 S Gromek                        0 ----
132                 PHA @DET  L   1-9       51-78    6    35.0  2:02 A Aber                     12,617 -----
133 Mon, Aug 31     PHA @DET  L   7-9       51-79    6    35.0  2:44 D Marlowe                       0 ------
134                 PHA @DET  W  10-4       52-79    6    35.0  2:28 B Newsom                   15,584 +
135 Tue, Sep  1     PHA @DET  L   5-7       52-80    6    36.0  2:34 R Herbert                   1,915 -
136 Wed, Sep  2     PHA @CLE  L   3-6       52-81    6    37.0  1:55 A Houtteman                 8,226 --
137 Thu, Sep  3     PHA @CLE  L   4-9       52-82    6    38.0  2:20 D Hoskins                   2,647 ---
138 Sun, Sep  6     PHA  BOS  L   4-8       52-83    6    39.0  2:24 I Delock                          ----
139                 PHA  BOS  L   0-4       52-84    6    39.0  2:01 M McDermott                 5,825 -----
140 Mon, Sep  7     PHA  WSH  L   2-13      52-85    7    40.0  2:28 W Masterson                       ------
141                 PHA  WSH  L   3-6       52-86    7    40.0  2:07 B Porterfiel                6,057 -------
142 Wed, Sep  9     PHA  DET  L   2-8       52-87    7    40.5  2:23 R Branca                        0 --------
143                 PHA  DET  W   7-1       53-87    7    40.5  1:43 M Fricano                   2,014 +
144 Fri, Sep 11     PHA  CHW  L   4-9       53-88    7    41.0  2:54 V Trucks                    3,597 -
145 Sat, Sep 12     PHA  CHW  L   5-6       53-89    7    42.0  2:05 S Rogovin                   1,969 --
146 Sun, Sep 13     PHA  SLB  L   2-5       53-90    7    42.5  2:53 D Larsen                          ---
147                 PHA  SLB  W   2-0       54-90    7    42.5  2:36 H Byrd                      8,477 +
148 Wed, Sep 16     PHA  CLE  L   2-7       54-91    7    43.0  2:28 B Feller                    2,561 -
149 Thu, Sep 17     PHA  CLE  L   4-5       54-92    7    43.0  2:10 A Houtteman                 1,925 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sat, Sep 19     PHA  WSH  W   6-5       55-92    7    42.0  2:55 J Coleman                   1,057 +
151 Sun, Sep 20     PHA  WSH  W  13-9       56-92    7    41.5  2:11 B Trice                     4,468 ++
152                 PHA  WSH  W   4-3       57-92    7    41.5  2:02 M Fricano                   4,468 +++
153 Tue, Sep 22     PHA @NYY  L   2-7       57-93    7    42.5  2:29 A Reynolds                 10,004 -
154 Wed, Sep 23     PHA @NYY  L   1-3       57-94    7    43.5  2:14 E Lopat                     3,277 --
155 Fri, Sep 25     PHA @WSH  L   0-1       57-95    7    43.5  1:37 B Porterfiel                2,403 ---
156 Sat, Sep 26     PHA @WSH  W  11-2       58-95    7    42.5  1:58 B Trice                     2,252 +
157 Sun, Sep 27     PHA @WSH  W   9-2       59-95    7    41.5  2:03 J Coleman                   3,740 ++

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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