1953 Chicago Cubs season

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.

1953 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)Wid Matthews
Manager(s)Phil Cavarretta
Local televisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
Local radioWIND
(Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell)
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Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 10549 0.682 60–17 45–32
Milwaukee Braves 9262 0.597 13 45–31 47–31
Philadelphia Phillies 8371 0.539 22 48–29 35–42
St. Louis Cardinals 8371 0.539 22 48–30 35–41
New York Giants 7084 0.455 35 38–39 32–45
Cincinnati Redlegs 6886 0.442 37 38–39 30–47
Chicago Cubs 6589 0.422 40 43–34 22–55
Pittsburgh Pirates 50104 0.325 55 26–51 24–53

Record vs. opponents

1953 National League Records

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn 13–9–115–713–915–714–820–215–7
Chicago 9–13–112–108–149–135–1711–1111–11
Cincinnati 7–1510–128–149–1312–1015–77–15–1
Milwaukee 9–1314–814–814–8–113–9–115–713–9–1
New York 7–1513–913–98–14–19–1311–119–13
Philadelphia 8–1417–510–129–13–113–915–711–11–1
Pittsburgh 2–2011–117–157–1511–117–155–17
St. Louis 7–1511–1115–7–19–13–113–911–11–117–5

Notable transactions

Roster

1953 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
SSRoy Smalley8225363.249625

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
Toby Atwell247417.23018
Phil Cavarretta27216.28603

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

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
Bubba Church27104.1455.0047
Bob Schultz711.2025.404

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
Fred Baczewski90006.303

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
Open Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Stan Hack
AAA Springfield Cubs International League Bruce Edwards and Jack Sheehan
A Macon Peaches Sally League Frank Kerr
A Des Moines Bruins Western League Kemp Wicker and Bruce Edwards
B Cedar Rapids Indians Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Al Kubski and Bill Prince
C Stockton Ports California League Bill Salkeld
C Sioux Falls Canaries Northern League Dale Lynch
D Gainesville Owls Sooner State League Jimmy Grigg, Ernie Shadid and Jesse Landrum
D Hickory Rebels Tar Heel League Bill Parker
D Janesville Cubs Wisconsin State League Bob Dant

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Des Moines

Notes

  1. Ralph Kiner at Baseball Reference
  2. Ernie Banks at Baseball Reference

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.


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