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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD   AUTO  1-RUN    L34   MANAGER(S)
Chicago AL    CHA 108  46 .701 ----    3    1    1  38-17  41-14  29-15  33-12  24-10   Robert Rescigno
Philadelphia  PHA  74  80 .481 34.0    8    6    4  24-31  32-23  18-26  21-31  16-18   Drew Kennedy
Washington    WAA  72  82 .468 36.0   11    3    2  26-29  30-25  16-18  21-32  18-16   Larry Cupp
New York AL   NYA  72  82 .468 36.0    6    7    3  25-30  24-31  23-21  17-34  14-20   Billy Vanson
Boston        BOA  69  85 .448 39.0   13    9    7  29-26  20-35  20-24  32-20  20-14   Stan Berger
Detroit       DEA  64  90 .416 44.0    9   13   11  24-31  21-34  19-25  28-28  14-20   Tom Austad
St. Louis AL  SLA  56  98 .364 52.0   14   11   14  20-35  22-33  14-30  19-31  13-21   Pat Carr
OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-3):   Chicago White Sox over Brooklyn Dodgers

1953 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CHA  5.28   813  5427  1519  235  68  124  574   759  .280  .348  .417  119   44   50   22   73   54  133
 NYA  4.89   753  5256  1391  218  41  151  673   763  .265  .348  .408   67   48   43   28  147   50  107
 PHA  4.57   704  5396  1436  225  48  118  581   707  .266  .337  .391   21    5   32   21   36   49  164
 DEA  4.50   693  5368  1412  240  42  143  534   738  .263  .330  .403   20   15   30   22   44   42  153
 WAA  4.39   676  5376  1376  216  34  130  549   851  .256  .325  .381   61   15   31   24   74   45  118
 BOA  3.97   611  5379  1449  250  48  107  367   686  .269  .317  .393   44   24   33   27   83   38  136
 SLA  3.88   598  5294  1348  199  30  118  509   843  .255  .320  .370   31   16   43   17   61   39  128
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.50  4848 37496  9931 1583 311  891 3787  5347  .265  .332  .395  363  167  262  161  518  317  939

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHA  3.78   582  3.19  1411  1265   98   565   869  26   9  42  .329  825  611  .741
 WAA  4.05   624  3.50  1395  1345  107   561   636  12  11  29  .320  776  574  .740
 PHA  4.31   664  3.81  1387  1374  151   542   655  10   6  34  .269  758  551  .727
 NYA  4.69   722  4.02  1399  1418  161   582   849   8  11  36  .353  851  628  .738
 BOA  5.01   771  4.49  1371  1446  134   702   772   9   4  44  .305  845  590  .698
 SLA  5.44   838  4.84  1366  1573  176   484   736  13  11  36  .394  831  505  .608
 DEA  5.58   860  5.12  1372  1563  176   575   757  14   6  29  .368  806  529  .656
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.69  5061  4.14  9703  9984 1003  4011  5274  92  58 250       5692 3988  .701

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Eddie Mathews  (549)
  2. Larry Doby  (460)
  3. Yogi Berra  (435)
  4. Del Ennis  (416)
  5. Gil McDougald  (397)
  6. Bob Nieman  (394)
  7. Mickey Mantle  (390)
  8. Minnie Minoso  (380)
  9. Jackie Jensen  (380)
  10. Jim Busby  (365)

  11. Jim Delsing  (358)
  12. Dave Philley  (356)
  13. Danny O'Connell  (352)
  14. Jim Rivera  (349)
  15. Dee Fondy  (347)
  16. Harvey Kuenn  (336)
  17. Vic Wertz  (333)
  18. Nellie Fox  (332)
  19. George Kell  (329)
  20. Willie Jones  (328)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Billy Pierce  (414)
  2. Bob Porterfield  (232)
  3. Bob Keegan  (208)
  4. Mel Parnell  (207)
  5. Bob Lemon  (188)
  6. Don Larsen  (173)
  7. Satchel Paige  (133)
  8. Bob Hooper  (133)
  9. Sandy Consuegra  (127)
  10. Whitey Ford  (124)

  11. Jackie Collum  (101)
  12. Willard Nixon  (98)
  13. Mike Fornieles  (96)
  14. Johnny Antonelli  (96)
  15. Vinegar Bend Mizell  (93)
  16. Ed Lopat  (91)
  17. Johnny Klippstein  (91)
  18. Max Surkont  (86)
  19. Bob Friend  (85)
  20. Ned Garver  (83)

All Stars
Yogi Berra
Jim Delsing
Larry Doby
Del Ennis
Dee Fondy
Whitey Ford
Bob Keegan
Harvey Kuenn
Don Larsen
Bob Lemon
Mickey Mantle
Eddie Mathews
Gil McDougald
Cass Michaels
Minnie Minoso
Bob Nieman
Danny O'Connell
Satchel Paige
Mel Parnell
Dave Philley
Billy Pierce
Bob Porterfield
Vic Wertz
Sammy White

Gold Gloves
P: Bob Porterfield
C: Yogi Berra
1B: Ferris Fain
2B: Nellie Fox
3B: George Kell
SS: Chico Carrasquel
OF: Larry Doby
OF: Mickey Mantle
OF: Hank Bauer

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Don Mueller.370
Red Schoendienst.365
Monte Irvin.361
Carl Furillo.360
Duke Snider.349
Richie Ashburn.335
Bob Nieman.331
Al Rosen.330
Mickey Vernon.328
Dee Fondy.327
Jim Delsing.316
Stan Musial.314
On Base Percentage
Duke Snider.434
Monte Irvin.430
Red Schoendienst.416
Don Mueller.413
Stan Musial.411
Gene Woodling.409
Mickey Mantle.406
Al Rosen.403
Carl Furillo.402
Eddie Yost.401
Bob Nieman.400
Enos Slaughter.399
Slugging Percentage
Eddie Mathews.637
Duke Snider.627
Yogi Berra.589
Ted Kluszewski.584
Roy Campanella.580
Al Rosen.573
Monte Irvin.560
Stan Musial.549
Bob Nieman.547
Frank Thomas.547
Carl Furillo.545
Gus Zernial.539
On Base + Slugging
Duke Snider1.061
Eddie Mathews1.034
Monte Irvin0.990
Al Rosen0.976
Stan Musial0.959
Yogi Berra0.957
Roy Campanella0.952
Carl Furillo0.948
Bob Nieman0.947
Ted Kluszewski0.934
Mickey Vernon0.923
Red Schoendienst0.916
At Bats
Harvey Kuenn678
Richie Ashburn663
Nellie Fox660
Bill Bruton658
Dave Philley639
Jim Busby638
Johnny Logan636
Bobby Thomson628
Mickey Vernon628
Del Ennis627
Danny O'Connell624
Whitey Lockman622
Runs Scored
Duke Snider130
Stan Musial129
Al Rosen126
Eddie Mathews125
Minnie Minoso121
Jim Gilliam117
Richie Ashburn116
Ted Kluszewski116
Roy Campanella115
Hank Thompson110
Mickey Vernon107
Dave Philley106
Hits
Richie Ashburn222
Red Schoendienst216
Duke Snider209
Mickey Vernon206
Al Rosen201
Harvey Kuenn199
Dee Fondy197
Dave Philley197
Jim Busby194
Danny O'Connell194
Stan Musial190
Bobby Thomson189
Total Bases
Duke Snider375
Eddie Mathews369
Ted Kluszewski359
Al Rosen349
Mickey Vernon333
Stan Musial332
Gus Zernial328
Roy Campanella327
Gus Bell306
Del Ennis304
Yogi Berra303
Richie Ashburn300
Doubles
Stan Musial48
Mickey Vernon44
Duke Snider41
Enos Slaughter40
Carl Furillo39
Harvey Kuenn39
Jackie Jensen37
Jim Busby36
Johnny Groth36
Sammy White36
Bob Nieman35
Triples
Jim Gilliam19
Bill Bruton15
Eddie Mathews13
Jim Rivera13
Pee Wee Reese12
Vic Wertz12
Sam Mele10
Danny O'Connell10
Enos Slaughter10
Mickey Vernon10
Home Runs
Ted Kluszewski49
Eddie Mathews48
Gus Zernial42
Roy Campanella40
Duke Snider39
Yogi Berra37
Larry Doby36
Gil Hodges36
Al Rosen36
Gus Bell33
Frank Thomas33
Ralph Kiner31
RBI
Ted Kluszewski154
Eddie Mathews152
Roy Campanella137
Gus Zernial136
Al Rosen128
Mickey Vernon128
Duke Snider122
Yogi Berra120
Stan Musial119
Del Ennis108
Bob Nieman104
Bobby Thomson101
Walks
Eddie Yost109
Larry Doby108
Ferris Fain108
Ralph Kiner105
Eddie Mathews102
Stan Musial102
Ray Boone93
Gil Hodges91
Mickey Mantle91
Duke Snider91
Gene Woodling87
Willie Jones86
Batters Strikeouts
Steve Bilko153
Larry Doby147
Dee Fondy136
Mickey Mantle118
Joe Adcock117
Andy Seminick112
Bill Bruton111
Gil Hodges110
Ray Boone106
Ralph Kiner106
Frank Thomas106
Stolen Bases
Bill Bruton42
Jim Gilliam37
Minnie Minoso35
Dee Fondy31
Richie Ashburn27
Jim Busby26
Pee Wee Reese24
Jackie Robinson24
Jackie Jensen22
Red Schoendienst19
Wayne Terwilliger19
Caught Stealing
Solly Hemus12
Red Schoendienst12
Preston Ward12
Richie Ashburn10
Bill Bruton10
Stan Musial10
Irv Noren10
Phil Rizzuto10
Cal Abrams9
Joe Adcock9
Jim Busby9
Hit by Pitch
Richie Ashburn7
Ray Boone7
Gus Zernial7
Bill Bruton6
Larry Doby5
Sid Gordon5
Gil Hodges5
Andy Pafko5
Dave Philley5
Bill Serena5
GIDP
Gus Bell24
Eddie Mathews24
George Kell22
Willie Jones21
Yogi Berra20
Alvin Dark20
Billy Hunter20
Ted Kluszewski20
Jim Greengrass19
Johnny Groth19
Jackie Robinson19
Errors
Eddie Miksis31
Ray Jablonski30
Pete Runnels30
Solly Hemus29
Daryl Spencer29
Billy Hunter27
Randy Jackson27
Jim Gilliam26
Tommy Brown23
Johnny Logan23
Alvin Dark22
Earned Run Average
Billy Pierce1.60
Warren Spahn2.43
Mickey McDermott2.69
Don Larsen2.82
Ed Lopat2.85
Vic Raschi2.89
Harvey Haddix2.92
Mel Parnell2.93
Bob Porterfield3.02
Carl Erskine3.06
Ken Raffensberger3.11
Mike Garcia3.12
Wins
Billy Pierce27
Robin Roberts25
Bob Porterfield23
Warren Spahn21
Harvey Haddix20
Bob Lemon20
Carl Erskine19
Ruben Gomez18
Mickey McDermott17
Mel Parnell17
Preacher Roe16
Losses
Harry Byrd26
Johnny Lindell23
Virgil Trucks19
Marion Fricano16
Bob Hall16
Billy Hoeft16
Harry Perkowski16
Vic Raschi16
Bob Feller15
Paul Minner15
Murry Dickson14
Connie Marrero14
Winning Percentage
Billy Pierce.844
Preacher Roe.800
Carl Erskine.731
Sandy Consuegra.722
Robin Roberts.714
Russ Meyer.706
Ken Raffensberger.706
Warren Spahn.700
Ruben Gomez.692
Bob Lemon.690
Billy Loes.684
Harvey Haddix.667
Games Pitched
Marlin Stuart87
Roy Face78
Jim Waugh78
Johnny Hetki75
Steve Ridzik69
Bob Miller67
Bob Kuzava66
Hoyt Wilhelm66
Jackie Collum64
Ellis Kinder64
Clem Labine63
Games Started
Harry Byrd41
Mel Parnell38
Robin Roberts38
Virgil Trucks38
Mickey McDermott37
Harvey Haddix36
Bob Lemon36
Billy Pierce36
Warren Spahn36
Carl Erskine35
Whitey Ford35
Johnny Lindell35
Complete Games
Warren Spahn19
Robin Roberts18
Carl Erskine12
Billy Pierce12
Bob Buhl10
Bob Porterfield10
Harvey Haddix9
Bob Lemon9
Johnny Sain8
Curt Simmons7
Games Finished
Bob Miller57
Hal White53
Hoyt Wilhelm52
Clem Labine48
Ellis Kinder47
Satchel Paige46
Bob Keegan44
Bob Hooper43
Fred Baczewski40
Johnny Hetki39
Tom Gorman36
Jackie Collum35
Saves
Hal White32
Bob Hooper27
Bob Keegan27
Bob Miller27
Satchel Paige27
Hoyt Wilhelm26
Tom Gorman25
Ellis Kinder17
Clem Labine15
Bob Turley12
Johnny Hetki11
Ernie Johnson11
Shutouts
Billy Pierce4
Carl Erskine3
Bob Porterfield3
Warren Spahn3
Johnny Antonelli2
Ruben Gomez2
Mel Parnell2
Robin Roberts2
Curt Simmons2
Gerry Staley2
Early Wynn2
Innings Pitched
Robin Roberts304.0
Warren Spahn292.0
Billy Pierce287.7
Bob Porterfield282.7
Harvey Haddix274.7
Bob Lemon272.7
Carl Erskine262.0
Virgil Trucks259.7
Mel Parnell258.3
Curt Simmons237.7
Whitey Ford227.3
Mickey McDermott227.3
Hits Allowed
Harry Byrd314
Robin Roberts302
Virgil Trucks273
Bob Lemon268
Bob Porterfield260
Murry Dickson254
Alex Kellner248
Paul Minner248
Harvey Haddix246
Warren Spahn241
Ned Garver232
Carl Erskine230
Home Runs Allowed
Harry Byrd44
Robin Roberts38
Bubba Church32
Virgil Trucks32
Herm Wehmeier32
Ruben Gomez30
Russ Meyer30
Preacher Roe30
Roy Face29
Max Surkont29
Marion Fricano28
Walks Allowed
Johnny Lindell168
Mickey McDermott129
Mel Parnell126
Ruben Gomez121
Harry Byrd114
Bob Lemon114
Marion Fricano108
Virgil Trucks104
Bob Porterfield103
Dick Littlefield95
Vinegar Bend Mizell95
Billy Pierce95
Pitchers Strikeouts
Billy Pierce249
Carl Erskine242
Warren Spahn210
Robin Roberts209
Harvey Haddix195
Mel Parnell194
Ted Gray177
Virgil Trucks171
Vinegar Bend Mizell165
Ruben Gomez157
Early Wynn154
  
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