1953 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1953 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1953 Philadelphia Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
38 Charlie Bishop 6-02 195 Right Right 1924-01-01
39 Harry Byrd 6-01 188 Right Right 1925-02-03
25 Joe Coleman 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1922-07-30
15 Frank Fanovich 5-11 180 Left Left 1922-01-11
37 Marion Fricano 6-00 170 Right Right 1923-07-15
18 Bill Harrington 5-11 160 Right Right 1927-10-03
22 Alex Kellner 6-00 200 Left Right 1924-08-26
21 Walt Kellner 6-00 200 Right Right 1929-04-26
41 John Mackinson 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1923-10-29
26 Morrie Martin 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-09-03
34 Rinty Monahan 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1928-04-28
20 Bobo Newsom 6-02 220 Right Right 1907-08-11
23 Dick Rozek 6-00½ 190 Left Left 1927-03-27
24 Carl Scheib 6-01 192 Right Right 1927-01-01
30 Bobby Shantz 5-06 142 Left Right 1925-09-26
23 Bob Trice 6-03 190 Right Right 1926-08-28
9 Joe Astroth 5-09 187 Right Right 1922-09-01
14 Ray Murray 6-03 204 Right Right 1917-10-12
45 Neal Watlington 6-00 195 Right Left 1922-12-25
3 Loren Babe 5-10 180 Right Left 1928-01-11
2 Joe DeMaestri 6-00 174 Right Right 1928-12-09
7, 36 Tommy Giordano 6-00 175 Right Right 1925-10-09
4 Tom Hamilton 6-04 213 Right Left 1925-09-29
1 Eddie Joost 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-06-05
11 Don Kolloway 6-03 200 Right Right 1918-08-04
5 Cass Michaels 5-11 175 Right Right 1926-03-04
8 Eddie Robinson 6-02½ 210 Right Left 1920-12-15
12 Pete Suder 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-04-16
7 Spider Wilhelm 5-09 170 Right Right 1929-05-23
7 Allie Clark 5-11 185 Right Right 1923-06-16
6 Carmen Mauro 6-00 167 Right Left 1926-11-10
16 Ed McGhee 5-11 170 Right Right 1924-09-29
17 Dave Philley 6-00 188 Right Both 1920-05-16
6 Kite Thomas 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1923-04-27
10 Elmer Valo 5-11 190 Right Left 1921-03-05
19 Gus Zernial 6-02½ 210 Right Right 1923-06-27
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The 1953 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 95 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Connie Mack Stadium (Park Factors: 104/107) where 362,113 fans witnessed their 1953 Athletics finish the season with a .383 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1953 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1953 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Joe Astroth (79)
1B Eddie Robinson (155)
2B Cass Michaels (110)
3B Loren Babe (93)
SS Joe DeMaestri (108)
LF Gus Zernial (141)
CF Ed McGhee (97)
RF Dave Philley (129)
  
SP Charlie Bishop
SP Harry Byrd
SP Marion Fricano
SP Alex Kellner
SP Bobby Shantz
  
RP Joe Coleman
RP Frank Fanovich
RP Carl Scheib
CL Morrie Martin


1953 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1953 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Joost
#2 Joe DeMaestri
#3 Loren Babe
#4 Tom Hamilton
#5 Cass Michaels
#6 Carmen Mauro
#6 Kite Thomas
#7 Allie Clark
#7 Tommy Giordano
#7 Spider Wilhelm
#8 Eddie Robinson
#9 Joe Astroth
#10 Elmer Valo
#11 Don Kolloway
#12 Pete Suder
#14 Ray Murray
#15 Frank Fanovich
#16 Ed McGhee
#17 Dave Philley
#18 Bill Harrington
#19 Gus Zernial
#20 Bobo Newsom
#21 Walt Kellner
#22 Alex Kellner
#23 Dick Rozek
#23 Bob Trice
#24 Carl Scheib
#25 Joe Coleman
#26 Morrie Martin
#30 Bobby Shantz
#34 Rinty Monahan
#36 Tommy Giordano
#37 Marion Fricano
#38 Charlie Bishop
#39 Harry Byrd
#41 John Mackinson
#45 Neal Watlington

Did you know that a 1953 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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