1953 Los Angeles Angels Statistics

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 93-87
Finished 3rd in the PCL
Manager: Stan Hack (93-87)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Los Angeles, California
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Attendance: 363,818, Avg. 4,042
1953 Los Angeles Angels Roster

The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1953 season with a record of 93 wins and 87 losses, finishing third in the PCL.

The Angels scored 781 runs and allowed 751 runs. Fred Richards led Los Angeles with 26 home runs, while Bob Usher and Gene Baker walloped 15 or more also. Gene Baker drove in 99 runs. Bob Usher topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .304 clip. Joe Hatten paced the team with 17 wins, plus Cal McLish, too added 15 or more wins, too Bill Moisan recorded a 3.04 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1953 Los Angeles Angels who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Moe Franklin, El Tappe, Max West, Randy Gumpert, Dixie Upright, Bud Hardin, Bob Spicer, Joe Hatten, Bob Usher, Les Peden, Ralph Hamner, Willie Ramsdell, Gene Baker, Bill Moisan, Tod Davis, Cal McLish, Joe Ostrowski, Bob Talbot, Fred Richards, Al Evans, Joe Stanka, Bob Zick and Ed Chandler.

Stan Hack served as manager.


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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
Joe Hatten1711.6073.344232124223.719895831081152507
Cal McLish1611.5933.713533152235.0239108972560114005
Bob Spicer1210.5453.90451760196.32058685214776323
William Padget117.6114.30502041178.01779385245860104
Bill Moisan1011.4763.033425152222.72188375136993202
Randy Gumpert79.4383.0736102199.71015334112852100
Ed Chandler712.3684.48322961178.71919089154259301
Willie Ramsdell56.4554.981891156.062373142927500
Alan Ihde44.5004.343532091.394634454135203
Joe Ostrowski36.3332.972830072.777362461416201
Don Watkins101.0003.5240007.7853134000
Ralph Hamner000.0020002.3220010000
Bob Zick000.0010002.0100002000
Joe Stanka004.5010002.0111021001
Totals9387.5173.743631810631201568.015747526511354750691242270

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
Fred Richards18080674094219323269245560.296.347.453.8003351238
Bob Talbot1808197621132193861470103634.287.321.408.72931112219
Bob Usher169744672104204515159075043.304.357.461.81831020616
Gene Baker162690595891692652099207851.284.367.445.81226510017
Frank DiPrima1475544974913328096023928.268.325.378.70318811315
Bud Hardin125464425451118102803142.261.316.285.6011211635
Les Peden1003823403391162115503035.268.340.424.7631441475
Dick Smith1264033385576141124224665.225.328.379.7071286613
Dixie Upright802952454175171124234628.306.422.531.952130631
Al Evans78253235216715122611534.285.331.383.71490912
Tod Davis63233204336071142712244.294.363.544.907111207
Moe Franklin45167155124241116078.271.311.329.64051323
Bill Moisan901511411540704230817.284.327.418.74559211
El Tappe381311141132200161139.281.354.298.65334504
Bob Spicer4573679243018059.358.403.448.85130301
Cal McLish5198911822304150217.242.258.407.66537105
Jack Hollis2375697162105143.232.274.290.56420502
Joe Hatten48888141630020020.198.198.235.43219207
Max West3869548130051501310.241.406.519.92428120
Alan Ihde3734315120013036.387.441.484.92515000
Ed Chandler3263562120002015.214.228.214.44212206
Randy Gumpert373232470002006.219.219.219.4387000
Dave Cunningham104036362002036.167.231.222.4538001
William Padget5056515600230427.118.196.235.43212110
Joe Ostrowski282118110000026.056.150.056.2061001
Billy Raimondi322000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Don Watkins422000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Willie Ramsdell181712000000011.000.077.000.0770004
Totals200767626065781167327828153743520514615.276.336.407.74324661434014300


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Fred Richards1B180160510116136.9919.478
Dixie Upright1B10000.000
Frank DiPrima2B1433193962083.9735.000
Jack Hollis2B213550412.9554.048
Bud Hardin2B19364818.9884.421
Bud Hardin3B88891561114.9572.784
Tod Davis3B596311058.9722.932
Les Peden3B6510021.0002.500
Jack Hollis3B10000.000
Les PedenC853564986.9814.765516100.0
Al EvansC712502322.9933.845511100.0
El TappeC3814714051.0004.23708100.0
Billy RaimondiC210001.000.50000
Bob TalbotOF1805411065.9893.061
Bob UsherOF1693521582.9792.172
Dick SmithOF1152211343.9832.035
Dixie UprightOF69129020.9851.870
Dave CunninghamOF10261001.0002.700
Max WestOF820010.9522.500
Les PedenOF78110.9001.286
William PadgetP5093242.911.820
Bob SpicerP451141031.0001.156
Joe HattenP4273932.9391.095
Randy GumpertP3631430.850.472
Cal McLishP3583931.9401.343
Alan IhdeP3552221.931.771
Bill MoisanP341541011.0001.647
Ed ChandlerP32123213.9781.375
Joe OstrowskiP2891811.964.964
Willie RamsdellP18.000
Don WatkinsP402001.000.500
Ralph HamnerP20000.000
Bob ZickP101001.0001.000
Joe StankaP10000.000
Gene BakerSS1623284804391.9494.988
Bud HardinSS19335779.9284.737
Totals181646431815156400.9763.55610035100.0

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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