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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 / 1955
66-88, Finished 6th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bucky Harris (66-88)
Scored 632 runs, Allowed 680 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 72-82
Ballparks: Griffith Stadium · Attendance: 503,542 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Busby | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Jan 8, 1927 | 5 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | $ | |
| Roy Dietzel | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Jan 9, 1931 | 1st | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Sonny Dixon | 29 | B | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Nov 5, 1924 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | May 21, 1924 | 7 | 115 | 96 | 115 | 107 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Mel Hoderlein | 31 | B | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Jun 24, 1923 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Gus Keriazakos | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 187 | Jul 28, 1931 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Harmon Killebrew HOF | 18 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 29, 1936 | 1st | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Steve Korcheck | 21 | R | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Aug 11, 1932 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jim Lemon | 26 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Mar 23, 1928 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Jesse Levan | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 172 | Jul 15, 1926 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Connie Marrero | 43 | R | R | 5' 5" | 158 | Apr 25, 1911 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Mickey McDermott | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 170 | Apr 29, 1929 | 7 | 54 | 26 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Bob Oldis | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jan 5, 1928 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Camilo Pascual | 20 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 20, 1934 | 1st | 48 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Carlos Paula | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Nov 28, 1927 | 1st | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Johnny Pesky | 34 | L | R | 5' 9" | 168 | Sep 27, 1919 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 49 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Bob Porterfield | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Aug 10, 1923 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | $ | All-Star |
| Pete Runnels | 26 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Jan 28, 1928 | 4 | 139 | 131 | 139 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.4 | $ | |
| Johnny Schmitz | 33 | R | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Nov 27, 1920 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | $ | |
| Spec Shea | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Oct 2, 1920 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | $ | |
| Roy Sievers | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Nov 18, 1926 | 6 | 145 | 138 | 145 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Jerry Snyder | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Jul 21, 1929 | 3 | 64 | 45 | 64 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Bunky Stewart | 23 | L | L | 6' 0" | 154 | Jan 7, 1931 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 | $ | |
| Chuck Stobbs | 24 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 2, 1929 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $ | |
| Dean Stone | 23 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Sep 1, 1930 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $ | All-Star |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jun 27, 1925 | 5 | 106 | 86 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Joe Tipton | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Feb 18, 1922 | 7 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Tom Umphlett | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | May 12, 1930 | 2 | 114 | 82 | 114 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 86 | 101 | 14 | 4 | -1.8 | $ | |
| Mickey Vernon | 36 | L | L | 6' 2" | 170 | Apr 22, 1918 | 14 | 151 | 148 | 151 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.6 | $ | All-Star |
| Clyde Vollmer | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 24, 1921 | 10 | 62 | 21 | 62 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Tom Wright | 30 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Sep 22, 1923 | 7 | 76 | 38 | 76 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Eddie Yost | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Oct 13, 1926 | 10 | 155 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | $21,000 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |