1953 Washington Senators season
The 1953 Washington Senators won 76 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium. This was their last winning season until 1962.
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | 88 | 288 | 72 | .250 | 3 | 39 | |
| 1B | 152 | 608 | 205 | .337 | 15 | 115 | |
| 2B | Wayne Terwilliger | 134 | 464 | 117 | .252 | 4 | 46 |
| SS | Pete Runnels | 137 | 486 | 125 | .257 | 2 | 50 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 152 | 577 | 157 | .272 | 9 | 45 |
| OF | Jim Busby | 150 | 586 | 183 | .312 | 6 | 82 |
| OF | Jackie Jensen | 147 | 582 | 147 | .266 | 10 | 84 |
| OF | Clyde Vollmer | 118 | 408 | 106 | .260 | 11 | 74 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Mickey Grasso | 61 | 196 | 41 | .209 | 2 | 22 |
| Gil Coan | 68 | 168 | 33 | .196 | 2 | 17 |
| Jerry Snyder | 29 | 62 | 21 | .339 | 0 | 4 |
| Kite Thomas | 38 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mel Hoderlein | 23 | 47 | 9 | .191 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 3 | |
| Les Peden | 9 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
| Carmen Mauro | 17 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Verble | 13 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Sacka | 7 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Oldis | 7 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Campos | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Roig | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Baker | 9 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Barmes | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Bob Porterfield | 34 | 255.0 | 22 | 10 | 3.35 | 77 |
| Walt Masterson | 29 | 166.1 | 10 | 12 | 3.63 | 95 |
| Spec Shea | 23 | 164.2 | 12 | 7 | 3.94 | 38 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 27 | 153.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.29 | 67 |
| Connie Marrero | 22 | 145.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.03 | 65 |
| 6 | 33.2 | 0 | 5 | 4.28 | 22 | |
| Bunky Stewart | 2 | 15.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.70 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 43 | 120.0 | 5 | 8 | 3.75 | 40 | |
| Johnny Schmitz | 24 | 107.2 | 2 | 7 | 3.68 | 39 |
| 12 | 35.1 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 | 13 | |
| 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 0 | |
| Dean Stone | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Al Sima | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.42 | 25 |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.92 | 26 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |