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1953 Philadelphia Athletics | | MLB | American League |
W-L Record: 59-95 -- 7th in American League -
Manager: Jimmy Dykes
Location: Philadelphia,PA
Baseball Stadium:
Connie Mack Stadium Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 362,113 Youngest Player: Spider Wilhelm (24) Oldest Player: Bobo Newsom (45) Longest Tenure: Elmer Valo (12)
Baseball Roster for 1953 Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 9 | Joe Astroth | C | 30 | R | R | 5-9 | 187 | 9/1/1922 | East Alton,Illinois | MLB | 1945-1956 | |
| 3 | Loren Babe | 3B | 25 | L | R | 5-10 | 180 | 1/11/1928 | Pisgah,Iowa | MLB | 1952-1953 | |
| 38 | Charlie Bishop | P | 29 | R | R | 6-2 | 195 | 1/1/1924 | Atlanta,Georgia | MLB | 1952-1955 | |
| 39 | Harry Byrd | P | 28 | R | R | 6-1 | 188 | 2/3/1925 | Darlington,South Carolina | MLB | 1950-1957 | |
| 7 | Allie Clark | OF | 30 | R | R | 5-11 | 185 | 6/16/1923 | South Amboy,New Jersey | MLB | 1947-1953 | |
| 25 | Joe Coleman | P | 30 | R | R | 200 | 7/30/1922 | Medford,Massachusetts | MLB | 1942-1955 | ||
| 2 | Joe DeMaestri | SS | 24 | R | R | 6-0 | 174 | 12/9/1928 | San Francisco,California | MLB | 1951-1961 | |
| 15 | Frank Fanovich | P | 31 | L | L | 5-11 | 180 | 1/11/1922 | New York,New York | MLB | 1949-1953 | |
| 37 | Marion Fricano | P | 29 | R | R | 6-0 | 170 | 7/15/1923 | Brant,New York | MLB | 1952-1955 | |
| 7,36 | Tommy Giordano | 2B | 27 | R | R | 6-0 | 175 | 10/9/1925 | Newark,New Jersey | MLB | 1953-1953 | |
| 4 | Tom Hamilton | 1B | 27 | L | R | 6-4 | 213 | 9/29/1925 | Altoona,Kansas | MLB | 1952-1953 | |
| 18 | Bill Harrington | P | 25 | R | R | 5-11 | 160 | 10/3/1927 | Sanford,North Carolina | MLB | 1953-1956 | |
| 1 | Eddie Joost | SS | 37 | R | R | 6-0 | 175 | 6/5/1916 | San Francisco,California | MLB | 1936-1955 | |
| 22 | Alex Kellner | P | 28 | R | L | 6-0 | 200 | 8/26/1924 | Tucson,Arizona | MLB | 1948-1959 | |
| 21 | Walt Kellner | P | 24 | R | R | 6-0 | 200 | 4/26/1929 | Tucson,Arizona | MLB | 1952-1953 | |
| 11 | Don Kolloway | 2B-1B | 34 | R | R | 6-3 | 200 | 8/4/1918 | Posen,Illinois | MLB | 1940-1953 | |
| 41 | John Mackinson | P | 29 | R | R | 160 | 10/29/1923 | Orange,New Jersey | MLB | 1953-1955 | ||
| 26 | Morrie Martin | P | 30 | L | L | 6-0 | 180 | 9/3/1922 | Dixon,Missouri | MLB | 1949-1959 | |
| 6 | Carmen Mauro | OF | 26 | L | R | 6-0 | 167 | 11/10/1926 | St. Paul,Minnesota | MLB | 1948-1953 | |
| 16 | Ed McGhee | OF | 28 | R | R | 5-11 | 170 | 9/29/1924 | Perry,Arkansas | MLB | 1950-1955 | |
| 5 | Cass Michaels | 2B-SS | 27 | R | R | 5-11 | 175 | 3/4/1926 | Detroit,Michigan | MLB | 1943-1954 | |
| 34 | Rinty Monahan | P | 25 | R | R | 195 | 4/28/1928 | Brooklyn,New York | MLB | 1953-1953 | ||
| 14 | Ray Murray | C | 35 | R | R | 6-3 | 204 | 10/12/1917 | Spring Hope,North Carolina | MLB | 1948-1954 | |
| 20 | Bobo Newsom | P | 45 | R | R | 6-2 | 220 | 8/11/1907 | Hartsville,South Carolina | MLB | 1929-1953 | |
| 17 | Dave Philley | OF | 33 | B | R | 6-0 | 188 | 5/16/1920 | Paris,Texas | MLB | 1941-1962 | |
| 8 | Eddie Robinson | 1B | 32 | L | R | 210 | 12/15/1920 | Paris,Texas | MLB | 1942-1957 | ||
| 23 | Dick Rozek | P | 26 | L | L | 6-0 | 190 | 3/27/1927 | Cedar Rapids,Iowa | MLB | 1950-1954 | |
| 24 | Carl Scheib | P | 26 | R | R | 6-1 | 192 | 1/1/1927 | Gratz,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1943-1954 | |
| 30 | Bobby Shantz | P | 27 | R | L | 5-6 | 142 | 9/26/1925 | Pottstown,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1949-1964 | |
| 12 | Pete Suder | 2B-3B | 37 | R | R | 6-0 | 175 | 4/16/1916 | Aliquippa,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1941-1955 | |
| 6 | Kite Thomas | OF | 30 | R | R | 195 | 4/27/1923 | Kansas City,Kansas | MLB | 1952-1953 | ||
| 23 | Bob Trice | P | 26 | R | R | 6-3 | 190 | 8/28/1926 | Newton,Georgia | MLB | 1953-1955 | |
| 10 | Elmer Valo | OF | 32 | L | R | 5-11 | 190 | 3/5/1921 | Ribnik,Czech Republic | MLB | 1940-1961 | |
| 45 | Neal Watlington | C | 30 | L | R | 6-0 | 195 | 12/25/1922 | Yanceyville,North Carolina | MLB | 1953-1953 | |
| 7 | Spider Wilhelm | SS | 24 | R | R | 5-9 | 170 | 5/23/1929 | Baltimore,Maryland | MLB | 1953-1953 | |
| 19 | Gus Zernial | OF | 30 | R | R | 6-2 | 210 | 6/27/1923 | Beaumont,Texas | MLB | 1949-1959 |
Team Personnel
Chief Bender (Assistant Coach)
Jimmy Dykes (Manager)
Art Ehlers (General Manager)
Claude Haring (Broadcaster)
Bing Miller (Assistant Coach)
Wally Moses (Assistant Coach)
Tom Oliver (Assistant Coach)
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