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1953 American League  Previous Year / Next Year 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
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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 Eddie Mathews  (549) Larry Doby  (460) Yogi Berra  (435) Del Ennis  (416) Gil McDougald  (397) Bob Nieman  (394) Mickey Mantle  (390) Minnie Minoso  (380) Jackie Jensen  (380) Jim Busby  (365) Jim Delsing  (358) Dave Philley  (356) Danny O'Connell  (352) Jim Rivera  (349) Dee Fondy  (347) Harvey Kuenn  (336) Vic Wertz  (333) Nellie Fox  (332) George Kell  (329) Willie Jones  (328)

Cy Young Award Voting Billy Pierce  (414) Bob Porterfield  (232) Bob Keegan  (208) Mel Parnell  (207) Bob Lemon  (188) Don Larsen  (173) Satchel Paige  (133) Bob Hooper  (133) Sandy Consuegra  (127) Whitey Ford  (124) Jackie Collum  (101) Willard Nixon  (98) Mike Fornieles  (96) Johnny Antonelli  (96) Vinegar Bend Mizell  (93) Ed Lopat  (91) Johnny Klippstein  (91) Max Surkont  (86) Bob Friend  (85) 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 Snider 1.061 Eddie Mathews 1.034 Monte Irvin 0.990 Al Rosen 0.976 Stan Musial 0.959 Yogi Berra 0.957 Roy Campanella 0.952 Carl Furillo 0.948 Bob Nieman 0.947 Ted Kluszewski 0.934 Mickey Vernon 0.923 Red Schoendienst 0.916
At Bats Harvey Kuenn 678 Richie Ashburn 663 Nellie Fox 660 Bill Bruton 658 Dave Philley 639 Jim Busby 638 Johnny Logan 636 Bobby Thomson 628 Mickey Vernon 628 Del Ennis 627 Danny O'Connell 624 Whitey Lockman 622	Runs Scored Duke Snider 130 Stan Musial 129 Al Rosen 126 Eddie Mathews 125 Minnie Minoso 121 Jim Gilliam 117 Richie Ashburn 116 Ted Kluszewski 116 Roy Campanella 115 Hank Thompson 110 Mickey Vernon 107 Dave Philley 106	Hits Richie Ashburn 222 Red Schoendienst 216 Duke Snider 209 Mickey Vernon 206 Al Rosen 201 Harvey Kuenn 199 Dee Fondy 197 Dave Philley 197 Jim Busby 194 Danny O'Connell 194 Stan Musial 190 Bobby Thomson 189	Total Bases Duke Snider 375 Eddie Mathews 369 Ted Kluszewski 359 Al Rosen 349 Mickey Vernon 333 Stan Musial 332 Gus Zernial 328 Roy Campanella 327 Gus Bell 306 Del Ennis 304 Yogi Berra 303 Richie Ashburn 300
Doubles Stan Musial 48 Mickey Vernon 44 Duke Snider 41 Enos Slaughter 40 Carl Furillo 39 Harvey Kuenn 39 Jackie Jensen 37 Jim Busby 36 Johnny Groth 36 Sammy White 36 Bob Nieman 35	Triples Jim Gilliam 19 Bill Bruton 15 Eddie Mathews 13 Jim Rivera 13 Pee Wee Reese 12 Vic Wertz 12 Sam Mele 10 Danny O'Connell 10 Enos Slaughter 10 Mickey Vernon 10	Home Runs Ted Kluszewski 49 Eddie Mathews 48 Gus Zernial 42 Roy Campanella 40 Duke Snider 39 Yogi Berra 37 Larry Doby 36 Gil Hodges 36 Al Rosen 36 Gus Bell 33 Frank Thomas 33 Ralph Kiner 31	RBI Ted Kluszewski 154 Eddie Mathews 152 Roy Campanella 137 Gus Zernial 136 Al Rosen 128 Mickey Vernon 128 Duke Snider 122 Yogi Berra 120 Stan Musial 119 Del Ennis 108 Bob Nieman 104 Bobby Thomson 101
Walks Eddie Yost 109 Larry Doby 108 Ferris Fain 108 Ralph Kiner 105 Eddie Mathews 102 Stan Musial 102 Ray Boone 93 Gil Hodges 91 Mickey Mantle 91 Duke Snider 91 Gene Woodling 87 Willie Jones 86	Batters Strikeouts Steve Bilko 153 Larry Doby 147 Dee Fondy 136 Mickey Mantle 118 Joe Adcock 117 Andy Seminick 112 Bill Bruton 111 Gil Hodges 110 Ray Boone 106 Ralph Kiner 106 Frank Thomas 106	Stolen Bases Bill Bruton 42 Jim Gilliam 37 Minnie Minoso 35 Dee Fondy 31 Richie Ashburn 27 Jim Busby 26 Pee Wee Reese 24 Jackie Robinson 24 Jackie Jensen 22 Red Schoendienst 19 Wayne Terwilliger 19	Caught Stealing Solly Hemus 12 Red Schoendienst 12 Preston Ward 12 Richie Ashburn 10 Bill Bruton 10 Stan Musial 10 Irv Noren 10 Phil Rizzuto 10 Cal Abrams 9 Joe Adcock 9 Jim Busby 9
Hit by Pitch Richie Ashburn 7 Ray Boone 7 Gus Zernial 7 Bill Bruton 6 Larry Doby 5 Sid Gordon 5 Gil Hodges 5 Andy Pafko 5 Dave Philley 5 Bill Serena 5	GIDP Gus Bell 24 Eddie Mathews 24 George Kell 22 Willie Jones 21 Yogi Berra 20 Alvin Dark 20 Billy Hunter 20 Ted Kluszewski 20 Jim Greengrass 19 Johnny Groth 19 Jackie Robinson 19	Errors Eddie Miksis 31 Ray Jablonski 30 Pete Runnels 30 Solly Hemus 29 Daryl Spencer 29 Billy Hunter 27 Randy Jackson 27 Jim Gilliam 26 Tommy Brown 23 Johnny Logan 23 Alvin Dark 22	Earned Run Average Billy Pierce 1.60 Warren Spahn 2.43 Mickey McDermott 2.69 Don Larsen 2.82 Ed Lopat 2.85 Vic Raschi 2.89 Harvey Haddix 2.92 Mel Parnell 2.93 Bob Porterfield 3.02 Carl Erskine 3.06 Ken Raffensberger 3.11 Mike Garcia 3.12
Wins Billy Pierce 27 Robin Roberts 25 Bob Porterfield 23 Warren Spahn 21 Harvey Haddix 20 Bob Lemon 20 Carl Erskine 19 Ruben Gomez 18 Mickey McDermott 17 Mel Parnell 17 Preacher Roe 16	Losses Harry Byrd 26 Johnny Lindell 23 Virgil Trucks 19 Marion Fricano 16 Bob Hall 16 Billy Hoeft 16 Harry Perkowski 16 Vic Raschi 16 Bob Feller 15 Paul Minner 15 Murry Dickson 14 Connie Marrero 14	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 Stuart 87 Roy Face 78 Jim Waugh 78 Johnny Hetki 75 Steve Ridzik 69 Bob Miller 67 Bob Kuzava 66 Hoyt Wilhelm 66 Jackie Collum 64 Ellis Kinder 64 Clem Labine 63
Games Started Harry Byrd 41 Mel Parnell 38 Robin Roberts 38 Virgil Trucks 38 Mickey McDermott 37 Harvey Haddix 36 Bob Lemon 36 Billy Pierce 36 Warren Spahn 36 Carl Erskine 35 Whitey Ford 35 Johnny Lindell 35	Complete Games Warren Spahn 19 Robin Roberts 18 Carl Erskine 12 Billy Pierce 12 Bob Buhl 10 Bob Porterfield 10 Harvey Haddix 9 Bob Lemon 9 Johnny Sain 8 Curt Simmons 7	Games Finished Bob Miller 57 Hal White 53 Hoyt Wilhelm 52 Clem Labine 48 Ellis Kinder 47 Satchel Paige 46 Bob Keegan 44 Bob Hooper 43 Fred Baczewski 40 Johnny Hetki 39 Tom Gorman 36 Jackie Collum 35	Saves Hal White 32 Bob Hooper 27 Bob Keegan 27 Bob Miller 27 Satchel Paige 27 Hoyt Wilhelm 26 Tom Gorman 25 Ellis Kinder 17 Clem Labine 15 Bob Turley 12 Johnny Hetki 11 Ernie Johnson 11
Shutouts Billy Pierce 4 Carl Erskine 3 Bob Porterfield 3 Warren Spahn 3 Johnny Antonelli 2 Ruben Gomez 2 Mel Parnell 2 Robin Roberts 2 Curt Simmons 2 Gerry Staley 2 Early Wynn 2	Innings Pitched Robin Roberts 304.0 Warren Spahn 292.0 Billy Pierce 287.7 Bob Porterfield 282.7 Harvey Haddix 274.7 Bob Lemon 272.7 Carl Erskine 262.0 Virgil Trucks 259.7 Mel Parnell 258.3 Curt Simmons 237.7 Whitey Ford 227.3 Mickey McDermott 227.3	Hits Allowed Harry Byrd 314 Robin Roberts 302 Virgil Trucks 273 Bob Lemon 268 Bob Porterfield 260 Murry Dickson 254 Alex Kellner 248 Paul Minner 248 Harvey Haddix 246 Warren Spahn 241 Ned Garver 232 Carl Erskine 230	Home Runs Allowed Harry Byrd 44 Robin Roberts 38 Bubba Church 32 Virgil Trucks 32 Herm Wehmeier 32 Ruben Gomez 30 Russ Meyer 30 Preacher Roe 30 Roy Face 29 Max Surkont 29 Marion Fricano 28
Walks Allowed Johnny Lindell 168 Mickey McDermott 129 Mel Parnell 126 Ruben Gomez 121 Harry Byrd 114 Bob Lemon 114 Marion Fricano 108 Virgil Trucks 104 Bob Porterfield 103 Dick Littlefield 95 Vinegar Bend Mizell 95 Billy Pierce 95	Pitchers Strikeouts Billy Pierce 249 Carl Erskine 242 Warren Spahn 210 Robin Roberts 209 Harvey Haddix 195 Mel Parnell 194 Ted Gray 177 Virgil Trucks 171 Vinegar Bend Mizell 165 Ruben Gomez 157 Early Wynn 154

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