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Position Players
| Player | Pos | Type | GP | PA/162 | H | HR | RBI | R | SB | SO | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | F/R/A | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Astroth | C | F | 82 | 305 | 77 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 27 | .296 | .367 | .404 | B/C+/A+ | $2.90M |
| Ray Murray | C | F | 84 | 305 | 76 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 18 | .284 | .331 | .425 | B/C/A+ | $2.74M |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | F | 156 | 721 | 152 | 22 | 102 | 64 | 1 | 56 | 63 | .247 | .322 | .413 | C/C- | $3.74M |
| Tom Hamilton | 1B | F | 58 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | .196 | .286 | .232 | C/D- | $200K |
| Cass Michaels | 2B | F | 117 | 494 | 103 | 12 | 42 | 53 | 7 | 56 | 51 | .251 | .335 | .363 | C/B+ | $2.93M |
| Pete Suder | 3B | F | 115 | 499 | 130 | 4 | 35 | 44 | 3 | 35 | 17 | .286 | .312 | .350 | A/A | $4.06M |
| Loren Babe | 3B | P | 103 | 403 | 77 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 35 | .224 | .300 | .283 | C/A- | $1.89M |
| Joe Demaestri | SS | F | 111 | 476 | 107 | 6 | 35 | 53 | 0 | 39 | 24 | .255 | .297 | .352 | B-/D | $2.23M |
| Eddie Joost | SS | F | 51 | 236 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 3 | 24 | 45 | .249 | .401 | .384 | C/C+ | $1.52M |
| Gus Zernial | OF | F | 147 | 650 | 158 | 42 | 108 | 85 | 4 | 79 | 57 | .284 | .355 | .559 | C/C+ | $5.22M |
| Dave Philley | OF | F | 157 | 713 | 188 | 9 | 59 | 80 | 13 | 35 | 51 | .303 | .358 | .424 | B-/D+ | $4.63M |
| Ed McGhee | OF | F | 104 | 420 | 94 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 43 | 32 | .263 | .328 | .324 | B/A+ | $3.02M |
| Carmen Mauro | OF | P | 64 | 194 | 44 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 19 | .267 | .342 | .339 | C/B | $1.15M |
| Elmer Valo | OF | F | 50 | 113 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 22 | .224 | .383 | .259 | A+/D- | $427K |
| Allie Clark | OF | P | 20 | 83 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .203 | .234 | .378 | A+/D- | $236K |
Pitchers
| Player | Role | Type | GP | IP/162 | GS | ERA | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | S | F | 25 | 213.00 | 25 | 3.93 | 0.269 | 1.29 | 1.588 | 3.61 | 2.28 | 0.357 | $5.36M |
| Marion Fricano | S | F | 39 | 222.00 | 23 | 3.88 | 0.257 | 1.40 | 0.744 | 2.86 | 3.84 | 0.896 | $4.36M |
| Harry Byrd | S | F | 40 | 249.00 | 37 | 5.51 | 0.294 | 1.66 | 1.061 | 4.64 | 4.37 | 0.875 | $4.17M |
| Charlie Bishop | S | F | 39 | 170.00 | 20 | 5.66 | 0.282 | 1.62 | 0.767 | 3.70 | 4.82 | 0.840 | $2.71M |
| Bobby Shantz | S | F | 16 | 112.00 | 16 | 4.09 | 0.263 | 1.26 | 2.231 | 4.94 | 2.21 | 0.852 | $2.34M |
| Morrie Martin | R | F | 58 | 165.00 | 11 | 4.43 | 0.262 | 1.39 | 1.085 | 3.68 | 3.40 | 0.691 | $3.27M |
| Carl Scheib | R | F | 28 | 101.00 | 8 | 4.88 | 0.261 | 1.33 | 0.862 | 2.34 | 2.72 | 0.844 | $1.94M |
| Joe P. Coleman | R | F | 21 | 95.00 | 9 | 4.00 | 0.254 | 1.49 | 0.367 | 1.80 | 4.90 | 0.800 | $1.63M |
| Frank Fanovich | R | F | 26 | 65.00 | 3 | 5.55 | 0.273 | 1.61 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 0.730 | $1.01M |
| Bobo Newsom | R | F | 17 | 41.00 | 2 | 4.89 | 0.282 | 1.76 | 0.667 | 3.72 | 5.59 | 0.698 | $484K |
The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics roster is above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics.
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