
1953 Chicago Cubs Roster
Team Record: 65-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 763,658, Avg. 11,995
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Phil Cavarretta (65-89)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bob Addis | RF | L | R | November 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Mineral, OH USA |
Toby Atwell | C | L | R | March 8, 1924 | 5'9" | 185 | Leesburg, VA USA |
Fred Baczewski | P | L | L | May 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Paul, MN USA |
Gene Baker | 2B | R | R | June 15, 1925 | 6'1" | 170 | Davenport, IA USA |
Ernie Banks | SS | R | R | January 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 180 | Dallas, TX USA |
Frank Baumholtz | RF | L | L | October 7, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | Midvale, OH USA |
Tommy Brown | SS | R | R | December 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Phil Cavarretta | P | L | L | July 19, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bubba Church | P | R | R | September 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Don Elston | P | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | Campbellstown, OH USA |
Dee Fondy | 1B | L | L | October 31, 1924 | 6'3" | 195 | Slaton, TX USA |
Joe Garagiola | C | L | R | February 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Warren Hacker | P | R | R | November 21, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Marissa, IL USA |
Gene Hermanski | RF | L | R | May 11, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
Randy Jackson | 3B | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
Hal Jeffcoat | CF | R | R | September 6, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | West Columbia, SC USA |
Sheldon Jones | P | R | R | February 2, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Tecumseh, NE USA |
Bob Kelly | P | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Ralph Kiner | LF | R | R | October 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Santa Rita, NM USA |
Johnny Klippstein | P | R | R | October 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 173 | Washington, DC USA |
Dutch Leonard | P | R | R | March 25, 1909 | 6'0" | 175 | Auburn, IL USA |
Turk Lown | P | R | R | May 30, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Clyde McCullough | C | R | R | March 4, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Nashville, TN USA |
George Metkovich | OF | L | L | October 8, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Angel's Camp, CA USA |
Eddie Miksis | 2B | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Burlington, NJ USA |
Paul Minner | P | L | L | July 30, 1923 | 6'5" | 200 | New Wilmington, PA USA |
Bill Moisan | P | L | R | July 30, 1925 | 6'1" | 170 | Bradford, MA USA |
Howie Pollet | P | L | L | June 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 175 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Bob Ramazzotti | 2B | R | R | January 16, 1917 | 5'8" | 175 | Elanora, PA USA |
Bob Rush | P | R | R | December 21, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | Battle Creek, MI USA |
Hank Sauer | RF | R | R | March 17, 1917 | 6'3" | 198 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Carl Sawatski | C | L | R | November 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 210 | Shickshinny, PA USA |
Paul Schramka | LF | L | L | March 22, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
Bob Schultz | P | R | L | November 27, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | Louisville, KY USA |
Bill Serena | 2B | R | R | October 2, 1924 | 5'9" | 175 | Alameda, CA USA |
Tom Simpson | P | R | R | September 15, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Columbus, OH USA |
Roy Smalley | SS | R | R | June 9, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | Springfield, MO USA |
Bob Talbot | CF | R | R | June 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Visalia, CA USA |
Preston Ward | CF | L | R | July 24, 1927 | 6'4" | 190 | Columbia, MO USA |
Jim Willis | P | L | R | March 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 175 | Doyline, LA USA |