1953 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | Clark Griffith (majority owner) |
Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
Local television | WTTG |
Local radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff, Bailey Goss) |
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The 1953 Washington Senators won 76 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium. This was their last winning season until 1962.
Contents
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 52 | .656 | -- |
Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .604 | 8.5 |
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 |
Record vs. opponents
1953 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6 | — | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Cleveland | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 19–3 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 11–11–3 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 11–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 14–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 11–11–3 | 5–17 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 6–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — |
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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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C | Ed Fitz Gerald | 88 | 288 | 72 | .250 | 3 | 39 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 152 | 608 | 205 | .337 | 15 | 115 |
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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Yo-Yo Davalillo | 19 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 0 | 2 |
Ken Wood | 12 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 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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Tommy Byrne | 6 | 33.2 | 0 | 5 | 4.28 | 22 |
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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Sonny Dixon | 43 | 120 | 5 | 8 | 3.75 | 40 |
Julio Moreno | 12 | 35.1 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 | 13 |
Jim Pearce | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 0 |
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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Jerry Lane | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.92 | 26 |
Sandy Consuegra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
Farm system
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Notes
References
- 1953 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1953 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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