1953 Washington Senators season
| 1953 Washington Senators | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
| City | Washington, D.C. | |
| Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) | |
| Managers | Bucky Harris | |
| Television | WTTG | |
| 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.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 99 | 52 | .656 | — | 50–27 | 49–25 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .597 | 8½ | 53–24 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | .578 | 11½ | 41–36 | 48–29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 | 38–38 | 46–31 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 76 | .500 | 23½ | 39–36 | 37–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 94 | .390 | 40½ | 30–47 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 95 | .383 | 41½ | 27–50 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 54 | 100 | .351 | 46½ | 23–54 | 31–46 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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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Pitchers
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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 |
| 2B | Wayne Terwilliger | 134 | 464 | 117 | .252 | 4 | 46 |
| SS | Pete Runnels | 137 | 486 | 125 | .257 | 2 | 50 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 152 | 577 | 157 | .272 | 9 | 45 |
| OF | Jim Busby | 150 | 586 | 183 | .312 | 6 | 82 |
| OF | Jackie Jensen | 147 | 582 | 147 | .266 | 10 | 84 |
| OF | Clyde Vollmer | 118 | 408 | 106 | .260 | 11 | 74 |
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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| Mickey Grasso | 61 | 196 | 41 | .209 | 2 | 22 |
| Gil Coan | 68 | 168 | 33 | .196 | 2 | 17 |
| Jerry Snyder | 29 | 62 | 21 | .339 | 0 | 4 |
| Kite Thomas | 38 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 1 | 12 |
| Yo-Yo Davalillo | 19 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Hoderlein | 23 | 47 | 9 | .191 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Wood | 12 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 3 |
| Les Peden | 9 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
| Carmen Mauro | 17 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Verble | 13 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Sacka | 7 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Oldis | 7 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Campos | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Roig | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Baker | 9 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Barmes | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Bob Porterfield | 34 | 255.0 | 22 | 10 | 3.35 | 77 |
| Walt Masterson | 29 | 166.1 | 10 | 12 | 3.63 | 95 |
| Spec Shea | 23 | 164.2 | 12 | 7 | 3.94 | 38 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 27 | 153.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.29 | 67 |
| Connie Marrero | 22 | 145.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.03 | 65 |
| Tommy Byrne | 6 | 33.2 | 0 | 5 | 4.28 | 22 |
| Bunky Stewart | 2 | 15.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.70 | 3 |
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 | 120.0 | 5 | 8 | 3.75 | 40 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 24 | 107.2 | 2 | 7 | 3.68 | 39 |
| Julio Moreno | 12 | 35.1 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 | 13 |
| Jim Pearce | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 0 |
| Dean Stone | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 5 |
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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| Al Sima | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.42 | 25 |
| Jerry Lane | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.92 | 26 |
| Sandy Consuegra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
Farm system
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