1953 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Chicago Cubs
season = 1953
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Wrigley Field
y4 = 1916
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1871
owners =Philip K. Wrigley
general manager = Wid Matthews
managers = Phil Cavarretta
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
radio = WIND
(Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell)|

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

June 4, 1953: Ralph Kiner was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Joe Garagiola, Catfish Metkovich, and Howie Pollet to the Chicago Cubs for Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski, and $150,000. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kinerra01.shtml Ralph Kiner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* "Open" Classification: Los Angeles Angels (Pacific Coast League; Stan Hack, manager)
* Class AAA: Springfield Cubs (International League; Bruce Edwards and John Sheehan, managers)
* Class A: Macon Peaches (Sally League; Frank Kerr, manager)
* Class A: Des Moines Bruins (Western League; Kemp Wicker and Bruce Edwards, managers) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class B: Cedar Rapids Indians (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Al Kubski and Bill Prince, managers)
* Class C: Stockton Ports (California League; Bill Salkeld, manager)
* Class C: Sioux Falls Canaries (Northern League; Dale Lynch, manager)
* Class D: Gainesville Owls (Sooner State League; Jimmy Grigg, Ernie Shadid and Jess Landrum, managers)
* Class D: Hickory Rebels (Tar Heel League; Bill Parker, manager)
* Class D: Janesville Cubs (Wisconsin State League; Bob Dant, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1953.shtml 1953 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]