1953 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 59-95
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 368,114, Avg. 5,937
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (59-95)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1953 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 59-95
Finished 7th in the AL
Attendance: 368,114, Avg. 5,937
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (59-95)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1953 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1953 season with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.
The Athletics scored 632 runs and gave up 799 runs. Gus Zernial walloped 42 home runs for Philadelphia, while Eddie Robinson swatted 20 or more also. Gus Zernial drove in 108 runs. Dave Philley led hitters with significant playing time with a .303 average. Harry Byrd and Alex Kellner topped the squad with 11 wins each, and Marion Fricano registered a 3.88 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jimmy Dykes coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 607
Regular Season Runs Against: 773
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 17, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 19, 1953 | New York Yankees 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 19, 1953 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 21, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 22, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 23, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 24, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 2-2 | 4-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 2-2 | 4-3 | 6-5 | ||
| April 28, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 2-2 | 5-3 | 7-5 | ||
| April 29, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 2-2 | 5-4 | 7-6 | ||
| May 1, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 2-2 | 5-5 | 7-7 | ||
| May 2, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 2-2 | 6-5 | 8-7 | ||
| May 3, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 2-2 | 7-5 | 9-7 | ||
| May 3, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 2-2 | 8-5 | 10-7 | ||
| May 5, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 2-2 | 8-6 | 10-8 | ||
| May 6, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 2-2 | 8-7 | 10-9 | ||
| May 8, 1953 | Washington Senators 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 2-3 | 8-7 | 10-10 | ||
| May 9, 1953 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 2-4 | 8-7 | 10-11 | ||
| May 10, 1953 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 2-5 | 8-7 | 10-12 | ||
| May 10, 1953 | Washington Senators 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 2-6 | 8-7 | 10-13 | ||
| May 12, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 2-7 | 8-7 | 10-14 | ||
| May 13, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 3-7 | 8-7 | 11-14 | ||
| May 14, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 4-7 | 8-7 | 12-14 | ||
| May 15, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 4-8 | 8-7 | 12-15 | ||
| May 16, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 4-9 | 8-7 | 12-16 | ||
| May 17, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 4-10 | 8-7 | 12-17 | ||
| May 17, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 4-11 | 8-7 | 12-18 | ||
| May 19, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 5-11 | 8-7 | 13-18 | ||
| May 20, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 6-11 | 8-7 | 14-18 | ||
| May 21, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 6-11 | 9-7 | 15-18 | ||
| May 22, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 6-11 | 9-8 | 15-19 | ||
| May 23, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 6-11 | 10-8 | 16-19 | ||
| May 24, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 6-11 | 10-9 | 16-20 | ||
| May 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 6-11 | 10-10 | 16-21 | ||
| May 27, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 7-11 | 10-10 | 17-21 | ||
| May 28, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 8-11 | 10-10 | 18-21 | ||
| May 29, 1953 | New York Yankees 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 8-12 | 10-10 | 18-22 | ||
| May 31, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 8-12 | 10-11 | 18-23 | ||
| June 3, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 8-12 | 11-11 | 19-23 | ||
| June 4, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 8-12 | 12-11 | 20-23 | ||
| June 4, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 8-12 | 13-11 | 21-23 | ||
| June 5, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 8-12 | 13-12 | 21-24 | ||
| June 6, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 8-12 | 13-13 | 21-25 | ||
| June 7, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 8-12 | 13-14 | 21-26 | ||
| June 7, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 8-12 | 13-15 | 21-27 | ||
| June 9, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 8-12 | 13-16 | 21-28 | ||
| June 10, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 8-12 | 14-16 | 22-28 | ||
| June 11, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 8-12 | 15-16 | 23-28 | ||
| June 12, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 8-12 | 16-16 | 24-28 | ||
| June 13, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 8-12 | 17-16 | 25-28 | ||
| June 14, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 8-12 | 18-16 | 26-28 | ||
| June 14, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 8-12 | 19-16 | 27-28 | ||
| June 16, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 9-12 | 19-16 | 28-28 | ||
| June 17, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 9-13 | 19-16 | 28-29 | ||
| June 18, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 9-14 | 19-16 | 28-30 | ||
| June 19, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 9-15 | 19-16 | 28-31 | ||
| June 20, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 9-16 | 19-16 | 28-32 | ||
| June 21, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 9-17 | 19-16 | 28-33 | ||
| June 21, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 10-17 | 19-16 | 29-33 | ||
| June 23, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 10-18 | 19-16 | 29-34 | ||
| June 24, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 10-19 | 19-16 | 29-35 | ||
| June 25, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 11-19 | 19-16 | 30-35 | ||
| June 26, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 12-19 | 19-16 | 31-35 | ||
| June 27, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 12-20 | 19-16 | 31-36 | ||
| June 28, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 13-20 | 19-16 | 32-36 | ||
| June 28, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 13-21 | 19-16 | 32-37 | ||
| June 30, 1953 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 13-22 | 19-16 | 32-38 | ||
| July 1, 1953 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 13-23 | 19-16 | 32-39 | ||
| July 3, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 13-23 | 19-17 | 32-40 | ||
| July 4, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 13-23 | 19-18 | 32-41 | ||
| July 4, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 13-23 | 19-19 | 32-42 | ||
| July 5, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 13-24 | 19-19 | 32-43 | ||
| July 6, 1953 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 13-25 | 19-19 | 32-44 | ||
| July 6, 1953 | New York Yankees 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 13-26 | 19-19 | 32-45 | ||
| July 7, 1953 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 14-26 | 19-19 | 33-45 | ||
| July 8, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 14-26 | 19-20 | 33-46 | ||
| July 9, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 14-26 | 19-21 | 33-47 | ||
| July 10, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 14-26 | 19-22 | 33-48 | ||
| July 11, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 14-26 | 19-23 | 33-49 | ||
| July 12, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 14-26 | 20-23 | 34-49 | ||
| July 12, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 14-26 | 20-24 | 34-50 | ||
| July 16, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 14-26 | 20-25 | 34-51 | ||
| July 17, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 14-26 | 20-26 | 34-52 | ||
| July 18, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 14-26 | 21-26 | 35-52 | ||
| July 19, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 13 | L | 14-26 | 21-27 | 35-53 | ||
| July 22, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 14-26 | 22-27 | 36-53 | ||
| July 23, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 14-26 | 23-27 | 37-53 | ||
| July 24, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 14-26 | 24-27 | 38-53 | ||
| July 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 14-26 | 25-27 | 39-53 | ||
| July 26, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 14-26 | 26-27 | 40-53 | ||
| July 26, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 14-26 | 26-28 | 40-54 | ||
| July 28, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 15-26 | 26-28 | 41-54 | ||
| July 29, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 16-26 | 26-28 | 42-54 | ||
| July 30, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 17-26 | 26-28 | 43-54 | ||
| July 31, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 17-27 | 26-28 | 43-55 | ||
| August 1, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 17-28 | 26-28 | 43-56 | ||
| August 2, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 17-29 | 26-28 | 43-57 | ||
| August 2, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 17-30 | 26-28 | 43-58 | ||
| August 4, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 17-31 | 26-28 | 43-59 | ||
| August 5, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 17-32 | 26-28 | 43-60 | ||
| August 6, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 17-33 | 26-28 | 43-61 | ||
| August 7, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 18-33 | 26-28 | 44-61 | ||
| August 8, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 19-33 | 26-28 | 45-61 | ||
| August 9, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 20-33 | 26-28 | 46-61 | ||
| August 11, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 20-34 | 26-28 | 46-62 | ||
| August 11, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 20-35 | 26-28 | 46-63 | ||
| August 12, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 20-36 | 26-28 | 46-64 | ||
| August 13, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 21-36 | 26-28 | 47-64 | ||
| August 15, 1953 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 22-36 | 26-28 | 48-64 | ||
| August 16, 1953 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 22-37 | 26-28 | 48-65 | ||
| August 16, 1953 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 22-38 | 26-28 | 48-66 | ||
| August 17, 1953 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 22-39 | 26-28 | 48-67 | ||
| August 17, 1953 | New York Yankees 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 22-40 | 26-28 | 48-68 | ||
| August 18, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 22-40 | 26-29 | 48-69 | ||
| August 19, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 22-40 | 26-30 | 48-70 | ||
| August 21, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 22-40 | 26-31 | 48-71 | ||
| August 22, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 22-40 | 27-31 | 49-71 | ||
| August 23, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 22-40 | 27-32 | 49-72 | ||
| August 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 22-40 | 28-32 | 50-72 | ||
| August 26, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Chicago White Sox 8 | W | 22-40 | 29-32 | 51-72 | ||
| August 27, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 22-40 | 29-33 | 51-73 | ||
| August 27, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 22-40 | 29-34 | 51-74 | ||
| August 28, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 8 | L | 22-40 | 29-35 | 51-75 | ||
| August 30, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 22-40 | 29-36 | 51-76 | ||
| August 30, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 22-40 | 29-37 | 51-77 | ||
| August 31, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 22-40 | 29-38 | 51-78 | ||
| August 31, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 22-40 | 30-38 | 52-78 | ||
| September 1, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 22-40 | 30-39 | 52-79 | ||
| September 2, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 22-40 | 30-40 | 52-80 | ||
| September 3, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 22-40 | 30-41 | 52-81 | ||
| September 6, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 22-41 | 30-41 | 52-82 | ||
| September 6, 1953 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 22-42 | 30-41 | 52-83 | ||
| September 7, 1953 | Washington Senators 13 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 22-43 | 30-41 | 52-84 | ||
| September 7, 1953 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 22-44 | 30-41 | 52-85 | ||
| September 9, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 23-44 | 30-41 | 53-85 | ||
| September 9, 1953 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 23-45 | 30-41 | 53-86 | ||
| September 11, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 23-46 | 30-41 | 53-87 | ||
| September 12, 1953 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 23-47 | 30-41 | 53-88 | ||
| September 13, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 23-48 | 30-41 | 53-89 | ||
| September 13, 1953 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 24-48 | 30-41 | 54-89 | ||
| September 16, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 24-49 | 30-41 | 54-90 | ||
| September 17, 1953 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 24-50 | 30-41 | 54-91 | ||
| September 19, 1953 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 25-50 | 30-41 | 55-91 | ||
| September 20, 1953 | Washington Senators 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 13 | W | 26-50 | 30-41 | 56-91 | ||
| September 20, 1953 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 27-50 | 30-41 | 57-91 | ||
| September 22, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 27-50 | 30-42 | 57-92 | ||
| September 23, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 27-50 | 30-43 | 57-93 | ||
| September 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 27-50 | 30-44 | 57-94 | ||
| September 26, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 27-50 | 31-44 | 58-94 | ||
| September 27, 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 27-50 | 32-44 | 59-94 |
