1953 Chicago Cubs Roster

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 Statistics
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
Bob AddisRFLRNovember 6, 19256'0"175Mineral, OH USA
Toby AtwellCLRMarch 8, 19245'9"185Leesburg, VA USA
Fred BaczewskiPLLMay 15, 19266'2"185St. Paul, MN USA
Gene Baker2BRRJune 15, 19256'1"170Davenport, IA USA
Ernie BanksSSRRJanuary 31, 19316'1"180Dallas, TX USA
Frank BaumholtzRFLLOctober 7, 19185'10"175Midvale, OH USA
Tommy BrownSSRRDecember 6, 19276'1"170Brooklyn, NY USA
Phil CavarrettaPLLJuly 19, 19165'11"175Chicago, IL USA
Bubba ChurchPRRSeptember 12, 19246'0"180Birmingham, AL USA
Don ElstonPRRApril 6, 19296'0"165Campbellstown, OH USA
Dee Fondy1BLLOctober 31, 19246'3"195Slaton, TX USA
Joe GaragiolaCLRFebruary 12, 19266'0"190St. Louis, MO USA
Warren HackerPRRNovember 21, 19246'1"185Marissa, IL USA
Gene HermanskiRFLRMay 11, 19205'11"185Pittsfield, MA USA
Randy Jackson3BRRFebruary 10, 19266'1"180Little Rock, AR USA
Hal JeffcoatCFRRSeptember 6, 19245'10"185West Columbia, SC USA
Sheldon JonesPRRFebruary 2, 19226'0"180Tecumseh, NE USA
Bob KellyPRROctober 4, 19276'0"180Cleveland, OH USA
Ralph KinerLFRROctober 27, 19226'2"195Santa Rita, NM USA
Johnny KlippsteinPRROctober 17, 19276'1"173Washington, DC USA
Dutch LeonardPRRMarch 25, 19096'0"175Auburn, IL USA
Turk LownPRRMay 30, 19246'0"180Brooklyn, NY USA
Clyde McCulloughCRRMarch 4, 19175'11"180Nashville, TN USA
George MetkovichOFLLOctober 8, 19206'1"185Angels Camp, CA USA
Eddie Miksis2BRRSeptember 11, 19266'0"185Burlington, NJ USA
Paul MinnerPLLJuly 30, 19236'5"200New Wilmington, PA USA
Bill MoisanPLRJuly 30, 19256'1"170Bradford, MA USA
Howie PolletPLLJune 26, 19216'1"175New Orleans, LA USA
Bob Ramazzotti2BRRJanuary 16, 19175'8"175Elanora, PA USA
Bob RushPRRDecember 21, 19256'4"205Battle Creek, MI USA
Hank SauerRFRRMarch 17, 19176'3"198Pittsburgh, PA USA
Carl SawatskiCLRNovember 4, 19275'10"210Shickshinny, PA USA
Paul SchramkaLFLLMarch 22, 19286'0"185Milwaukee, WI USA
Bob SchultzPRLNovember 27, 19236'3"200Louisville, KY USA
Bill Serena2BRROctober 2, 19245'9"175Alameda, CA USA
Tom SimpsonPRRSeptember 15, 19276'1"190Columbus, OH USA
Roy SmalleySSRRJune 9, 19266'3"190Springfield, MO USA
Bob TalbotCFRRJune 6, 19286'0"170Visalia, CA USA
Preston WardCFLRJuly 24, 19276'4"190Columbia, MO USA
Jim WillisPLRMarch 20, 19276'3"175Doyline, LA USA



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