1953 Chicago Cubs Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 65-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 767,693, Avg. 11,995
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Phil Cavarretta (65-89)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1953 Chicago Cubs Roster
1953 Chicago Cubs Results

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1953 season with a record of 65 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Cubs scored 633 runs and yielded 835 runs. Ralph Kiner led Chicago with 28 home runs, while Hank Sauer, Dee Fondy and Randy Jackson each walloped 20 or more as well. Ralph Kiner drove in 87 runs. Dee Fondy topped all regular batters with a .309 average. Paul Minner and Warren Hacker paced the squad with 12 wins each, and Paul Minner recorded a 4.21 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Phil Cavarretta coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Paul Minner1215.4444.2131272921201.0227109941540064300860
Warren Hacker1219.3874.3839326902221.722512310835540106303955
Johnny Klippstein1011.4764.83481921506167.7169115901510701138010777
Bob Rush914.3914.5429280810166.717797841766084511732
Turk Lown87.5335.16491217203148.316693852084076206682
Howie Pollet56.4554.1225172201111.31206251644045101495
Bubba Church45.4445.0027114101104.311567581649047202474
Jim Willis21.6673.12133620043.3371515117015301183
Dutch Leonard23.4004.604502700862.7723432924027112276
Tom Simpson12.3338.003011100045.0604740825021111222
Bill Moisan005.403020005.0533020110022
Fred Baczewski006.3090200010.02097160310053
Bob Kelly01.0009.53140600017.0271918290610083
Don Elston01.00014.402100005.01188100200025
Sheldon Jones02.0005.40222800038.347242331609510179
Bob Schultz02.0005.4072300011.7131072110410059
Totals6589.4224.79393155117383221359.014918357231515540623384276077

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Dee Fondy150641595791842411187810744106.309.358.477.83528461100
Frank Baumholtz13356752075159367325334236.306.359.419.77821851400
Eddie Miksis142624577611451768391343359.251.293.343.6361981811300
Randy Jackson139549498611422281966844261.285.341.476.817237200900
Ralph Kiner117491414731171422887117567.283.394.529.923219101100
Hank Sauer108447395611041651960005056.263.349.473.822187122000
Bill Serena9331927530691051052004146.251.350.433.78311991200
Roy Smalley82288253206390625002857.249.329.356.6849042500
Joe Garagiola74251228216294121002123.272.336.360.6968281100
Clyde McCullough77247229215932623001523.258.303.367.6708490300
Hal Jeffcoat106207183224331422502126.235.314.328.6426050300
George Metkovich61144124192990212211610.234.326.355.6814461300
Tommy Brown65154138192771213101317.196.279.304.5844293000
Preston Ward33119100102350412311821.230.347.400.7474030100
Toby Atwell2488741017201800137.230.345.297.6422200100
Warren Hacker42847881711040018.218.228.256.4842040500
Paul Minner317468515111600316.221.254.309.5622120300
Carl Sawatski43665951330150077.220.303.322.6251920000
Ernie Banks10393531111260045.314.385.571.9562000000
Bob Talbot8323051001001004.333.333.400.7331220200
Johnny Klippstein48625859201400120.155.169.241.4111400300
Bubba Church2735331700110016.212.235.303.5381010100
Phil Cavarretta2727213630030063.286.444.429.873900000
Bob Ramazzotti2643393620040034.154.214.205.419810100
Gene Hermanski1844401610011047.150.227.175.402710000
Turk Lown4952483610020028.125.160.146.306720200
Bob Rush29605426010500323.111.158.148.306800300
Gene Baker724221510001014.227.261.273.534610100
Howie Pollet2537312400000036.129.206.129.335400300
Dutch Leonard4510100310020001.300.300.400.700400000
Tom Simpson30881200000001.250.250.250.500200000
Bob Addis1014122210010020.167.286.250.536300000
Fred Baczewski9320100000001.500.500.5001.000100100
Bob Schultz7330000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Bob Kelly14110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Sheldon Jones22770000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Don Elston2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Jim Willis131191000010013.000.100.000.100000100
Bill Moisan3000000000000000000
Paul Schramka2000000000000000000
Totals1951587352726331372204571375884921514746.260.328.399.7262101140147300


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Preston Ward1B700.0491091.0007.1430000
George Metkovich1B700.037122.9505.4290000
Dee Fondy1B14900.0127411518105.9879.3220000
Bill Serena2B4900.0106120424.9834.6120000
Bob Ramazzotti2B1800.0282356.9112.8330000
Eddie Miksis2B9200.02102622365.9545.1300000
Gene Baker2B600.0111123.9173.6670000
Bill Serena3B2800.0294037.9582.4640000
Randy Jackson3B13300.01412652224.9493.0530000
Carl SawatskiC1500.045530.9433.3330000
Clyde McCulloughC7300.02733147.9874.1641000
Joe GaragiolaC6800.02963442.9884.8536000
Toby AtwellC2400.01081780.9405.2081000
Preston WardOF2700.049020.9611.8150000
Bob TalbotOF700.0203011.0003.2860000
Paul SchramkaOF100.00000.0000000
Hank SauerOF10500.0221571.9702.1520000
George MetkovichOF3800.0671001.0001.7890000
Ralph KinerOF11600.0211682.9641.8710000
Hal JeffcoatOF10000.0175652.9731.8100000
Gene HermanskiOF1300.0180001.0001.3850000
Tommy BrownOF600.04210.8571.0000000
Frank BaumholtzOF13000.0290660.9802.2770000
Bob AddisOF300.071011.0002.6670000
Jim WillisP1300.0412001.0001.2310000
Tom SimpsonP3000.046001.000.3330000
Bob SchultzP700.00010.000.0000000
Bob RushP2900.01328031.0001.4140000
Howie PolletP2500.081432.880.8800000
Bill MoisanP300.001001.000.3330000
Paul MinnerP3100.0115632.9572.1610000
Turk LownP4900.01233041.000.9180000
Dutch LeonardP4500.0910001.000.4220000
Johnny KlippsteinP4800.052121.929.5420000
Bob KellyP1400.015001.000.4290000
Sheldon JonesP2200.04612.909.4550000
Warren HackerP3900.0102720.949.9490000
Don ElstonP200.010001.000.5000000
Bubba ChurchP2700.061630.880.8150000
Fred BaczewskiP900.01111.667.2220000
Roy SmalleySS7700.01531912539.9324.4680000
Eddie MiksisSS5300.01051441231.9544.6980000
Tommy BrownSS2500.044681213.9034.4800000
Ernie BanksSS1000.0193319.9815.2000000
Totals177300.040791627193368.9673.2188000




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