The 1953

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season involved the A's finishing seventh in the

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with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, 41½ games behind the

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, who would win their fifth consecutive World Series Championship. It was also the penultimate season for the franchise in

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Offseason

* January 27, 1953:

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and Bob Wilson (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the

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for

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and Eddie Robinson. * February 2, 1953:

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was released by the Athletics.

Regular season

During the season,

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became the first black player in the history of the Athletics.''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, Welch

References

External links

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