1953 Washington Senators season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Washington Senators

| season = 1953

| misc =

| 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)

| season_list = List of Minnesota Twins seasons

}}

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 =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #072764; color: white; text-align: center;" \| 1953 Washington Senators
colspan="10" style="background-color: #c6011f; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|27,30\|Tommy Byrne}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Sandy Consuegra}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Sonny Dixon}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Jerry Lane}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Connie Marrero}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Walt Masterson}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Julio Moreno}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Jim Pearce}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Bob Porterfield}} {{MLBplayer\|35,31\|Johnny Schmitz}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Spec Shea}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Al Sima}} {{MLBplayer\|38,23\|Bunky Stewart}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Chuck Stobbs}} {{MLBplayer\|31,32\|Dean Stone}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|37\|Ed Fitz Gerald}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Mickey Grasso}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Bob Oldis}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Les Peden}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Frank Sacka}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Floyd Baker}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Yo-Yo Davalillo}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Mel Hoderlein}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Tony Roig}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Pete Runnels}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Jerry Snyder}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Wayne Terwilliger}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Gene Verble}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Mickey Vernon}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Eddie Yost}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|30\|Bruce Barmes}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Jim Busby}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Gil Coan}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Jackie Jensen}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Carmen Mauro}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Kite Thomas}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Clyde Vollmer}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Ken Wood}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|25\|Frank Campos}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|50 \|Bucky Harris}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|54\|Nick Altrock}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Joe Fitzgerald}} {{MLBplayer\|55\|Joe Haynes}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Heinie Manush}} {{MLBplayer\|53\|George Myatt}}

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #072764; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1953 Washington Senators

colspan="10" style="background-color: #c6011f; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Batting =

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| = Indicates team leader

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| = Indicates league leader

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Ed\|Fitz Gerald}}	88	288	72	.250	3	39
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Mickey\|Vernon}}	style="background:#fc0;\| 152	style="background:#fc0;\|608	style="background:#fc0;\|205	style="background:#DDFFDD;\|.337	style="background:#fc0;\|15	style="background:#fc0;\|115
align="center" \| 2B	Wayne Terwilliger	134	464	117	.252	4	46
align="center" \| SS	Pete Runnels	137	486	125	.257	2	50
align="center" \| 3B	Eddie Yost	style="background:#fc0;\|152	577	157	.272	9	45
align="center" \| OF	Jim Busby	150	586	183	.312	6	82
align="center" \| OF	Jackie Jensen	147	582	147	.266	10	84
align="center" \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Mickey Grasso	61	196	41	.209	2	22
align="center" \| Gil Coan	68	168	33	.196	2	17
align="center" \| Jerry Snyder	29	62	21	.339	0	4
align="center" \| Kite Thomas	38	58	17	.293	1	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Yo-Yo\|Davalillo}}	19	58	17	.293	0	2
align="center" \| Mel Hoderlein	23	47	9	.191	0	5
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ken\|Wood\|Ken Wood (baseball)}}	12	33	7	.212	0	3
align="center" \| Les Peden	9	28	7	.250	1	1
align="center" \| Carmen Mauro	17	23	4	.174	0	2
align="center" \| Gene Verble	13	21	4	.190	0	2
align="center" \| Frank Sacka	7	18	5	.278	0	3
align="center" \| Bob Oldis	7	16	4	.250	0	3
align="center" \| Frank Campos	10	9	1	.111	0	2
align="center" \| Tony Roig	3	8	1	.125	0	0
align="center" \| Floyd Baker	9	7	0	.000	0	0
align="center" \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Bob Porterfield	34	style="background:#fc0;\|255.0	style="background:#fc0;\|22	10	3.35	77
align="center" \| Walt Masterson	29	166.1	10	style="background:#fc0;\|12	3.63	style="background:#fc0;\|95
align="center" \| Spec Shea	23	164.2	12	7	3.94	38
align="center" \| Chuck Stobbs	27	153.0	11	8	3.29	67
align="center" \| Connie Marrero	22	145.2	8	7	3.03	65
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tommy\|Byrne\|Tommy Byrne (baseball)}}	6	33.2	0	5	4.28	22
align="center" \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Sonny\|Dixon\|Sonny Dixon (baseball)}}	style="background:#fc0;\| 43	120.0	5	8	3.75	40
align="center" \| Johnny Schmitz	24	107.2	2	7	3.68	39
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Julio\|Moreno\|Julio Moreno (baseball)}}	12	35.1	3	1	2.80	13
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Pearce\|Jim Pearce (baseball)}}	4	9.1	0	1	7.71	0
align="center" \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Al Sima	31	2	3	1	3.42	25
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jerry\|Lane}}	20	1	4	0	4.92	26
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Sandy\|Consuegra}}	4	0	0	0	10.80	0

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System||level15=AA |team15=Chattanooga Lookouts|league15=Southern Association|manager15=Cal Ermer

|level16=A|team16=Scranton Miners|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Morrie Aderholt

|level17=B|team17=Charlotte Hornets|league17=Tri-State League|manager17=Pete Appleton

|level18=D|team18=Bluefield Blue-Grays|league18=Appalachian League|manager18=Ivan Kuester

|level19=D|team19=Orlando Senators|league19=Florida State League|manager19=Donald Ford and [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=filkin001les Leslie Filkins]

|level20=D|team20=Fulton Lookouts|league20=KITTY League|manager20=Sam Lamitina

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1953.shtml 1953 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1953&t=WS1 1953 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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