1953 Washington Senators season
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.
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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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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 99 | 52 | 0.656 | — | 50–27 | 49–25 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 8½ | 53–24 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 11½ | 41–36 | 48–29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 16 | 38–38 | 46–31 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 23½ | 39–36 | 37–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 40½ | 30–47 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 41½ | 27–50 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 46½ | 23–54 | 31–46 |
Record vs. opponents
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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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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 |
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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 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Cal Ermer |
| A | Scranton Miners | Eastern League | Morrie Aderholt |
| B | Charlotte Hornets | Tri-State League | Pete Appleton |
| D | Bluefield Blue-Grays | Appalachian League | Ivan Kuester |
| D | Orlando Senators | Florida State League | Donald Ford and Les Filkins |
| D | Fulton Lookouts | KITTY League | Sam Lamitina |
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Notes
References
- 1953 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1953 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 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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