1953 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | Wid Matthews |
Manager(s) | Phil Cavarretta |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
Local radio | WIND (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) |
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The 1953 Chicago Cubs season was the 82nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 78th in the National League and the 38th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 65–89.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 60–17 | 45–32 |
Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 13 | 45–31 | 47–31 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 22 | 48–29 | 35–42 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 22 | 48–30 | 35–41 |
New York Giants | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 35 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 37 | 38–39 | 30–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 40 | 43–34 | 22–55 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 55 | 26–51 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
1953 National League Records
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Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15–1 | |||||
Milwaukee | 9–13 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8–1 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | |||||
New York | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | — | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 2–20 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1953: Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski, and $150,000 were traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ralph Kiner, Joe Garagiola, Catfish Metkovich, and Howie Pollet.[1]
- September 8, 1953: Ernie Banks was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[2]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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SS | Roy Smalley | 82 | 253 | 63 | .249 | 6 | 25 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Toby Atwell | 24 | 74 | 17 | .230 | 1 | 8 |
Phil Cavarretta | 27 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bubba Church | 27 | 104.1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 | 47 |
Bob Schultz | 7 | 11.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Fred Baczewski | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 3 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Des Moines
Notes
- ↑ Ralph Kiner at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ernie Banks at Baseball Reference
References
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External links
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