1953 Philadelphia Athletics Roster (40-man)

1952 Season 1954 Season

Record: 59-95-3, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Jimmy Dykes (59-95-3)

General Manager: Art Ehlers

Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium

Attendance: 362,113 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 107
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 106

Pythagorean W-L: 61-93, 632 Runs, 799 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Joe Astroth	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	187	Sep 1, 1922	7	82	75	82	79	0	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.8	$12,500
Loren Babe	25	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	Jan 11, 1928	2	103	85	103	93	0	0	0	0	93	1	0	0	0	0	13	1	-1.7
Charlie Bishop	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jan 1, 1924	2	40	20	40	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.7	$6,000
Harry Byrd	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	188	Feb 3, 1925	3	40	37	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$9,000
Allie Clark	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jun 16, 1923	7	20	17	20	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19	2	0	-0.6
Joe Coleman	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jul 30, 1922	8	21	9	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$7,500
Joe DeMaestri	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 9, 1928	3	111	103	111	108	0	0	0	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	5	-0.5
Frank Fanovich	30	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Jan 11, 1923	2	26	3	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Marion Fricano	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jul 15, 1923	2	46	23	46	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3.1
Tommy Giordano	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Oct 9, 1925	1st	11	11	11	11	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Tom Hamilton	27	us US	L	R	6' 4"	213	Sep 29, 1925	2	58	2	58	9	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	49	1	-0.3
Bill Harrington	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Oct 3, 1928	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Eddie Joost	37	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jun 5, 1916	15	51	49	51	51	0	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Alex Kellner	28	us US	R	L	6' 0"	200	Aug 26, 1924	6	25	25	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8
Walt Kellner	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Apr 26, 1929	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Don Kolloway	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Aug 4, 1918	12	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	$11,000
John Mackinson	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Oct 29, 1923	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Morrie Martin	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	173	Sep 3, 1922	4	58	11	58	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Carmen Mauro	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	167	Nov 10, 1926	4	64	37	64	49	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	38	7	49	17	6	-0.2
Ed McGhee	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Sep 29, 1924	2	104	96	104	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	97	1	99	7	0	0.1
Cass Michaels	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 4, 1926	11	117	109	117	110	0	0	0	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1.1	$16,000
Rinty Monahan	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Apr 28, 1928	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ray Murray	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	204	Oct 12, 1917	5	84	75	84	78	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.7
Bobo Newsom	45	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Aug 11, 1907	20	17	2	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$11,000
Dave Philley	33	us US	B	R	6' 0"	188	May 16, 1920	9	157	156	157	157	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	31	129	157	1	0	0.8	$16,000
Eddie Robinson	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	210	Dec 15, 1920	9	156	155	156	155	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.8		All-Star
Dick Rozek	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Mar 27, 1927	4	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Carl Scheib	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	192	Jan 1, 1927	10	35	8	35	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.4
Bobby Shantz	27	us US	R	L	5' 6"	139	Sep 26, 1925	5	21	16	21	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.1	$25,000
Pete Suder	37	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 16, 1916	11	115	114	115	115	0	0	0	38	72	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$12,000
Kite Thomas	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Apr 27, 1923	2	24	7	24	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	9	15	9	0	-0.5
Bob Trice	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Aug 28, 1926	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Elmer Valo	32	sk SK	L	R	5' 11"	190	Mar 5, 1921	12	50	17	50	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	15	25	25	0	0.1	$17,000
Neal Watlington	30	us US	L	R	6' 0"	195	Dec 25, 1922	1st	21	7	21	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	-0.3
Spider Wilhelm	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	May 23, 1929	1st	7	0	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Gus Zernial	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Jun 27, 1923	5	147	141	147	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	141	0	0	141	6	0	1.5		All-Star
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Jimmy Dykes	56	us US	Nov 10, 1896	Manager	Apr 14	Sep 27
Charles Bender	69	us US	May 5, 1884		Apr 14	Sep 27
Bing Miller	58	us US	Aug 30, 1894	Coach	Apr 14	Sep 27
Wally Moses	42	us US	Oct 8, 1910	Coach	Apr 14	Sep 27
Tom Oliver	50	us US	Jan 15, 1903	Coach	Apr 14	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date