1953 Pacific Coast League season

The 1953 Pacific Coast League season was the 51st season in the league's history. It ended with the Hollywood Stars winning their second straight league championship.

Final standings

Pennant winner in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Hollywood Stars	106	74	.589	--	Bobby Bragan	None
Seattle Rainiers	98	82	.544	8	Bill Sweeney	None
Los Angeles Angels	93	87	.517	13	Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs
Portland Beavers	92	88	.511	10	Clay Hopper	None
San Francisco Seals	91	89	.506	11	Tom Heath	None
San Diego Padres	88	92	.489	18	Lefty O'Doul	None
Oakland Oaks	77	103	.428	29	Augie Galan	None
Sacramento Solons	75	105	.417	31	Gene Desautels	None

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Bob Dillinger, Sacramento, .366
• Runs Scored John Tobin, Seattle, 116
• Hits Dillinger, 236
• Doubles Neill Sheridan, Oakland and Sacramento, 43
• Triples Artie Wilson, Seattle, 14
• Home Runs Dale Long, Hollywood, 35
• Runs Batted In Long, 116
• Stolen Bases Tom Saffell, Hollywood, 29

Pitching

• Wins Al Gettel, Oakland, 24
• Earned Run Average Memo Luna, San Diego, 2.67
• Complete Games Gettel, 30
• Shutouts Vern Kindsfather, Seattle, 7
• Strikeouts Joe Hatten, Los Angeles, 152

References

• W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, eds.: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, 1993.
• 1954 Baseball Guide

Related Sites

• BR Minors page