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1953 National League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD AUTO 1-RUN L34 MANAGER(S) Brooklyn BRN 104 50 .675 ---- 1 4 5 32-23 39-16 33-11 32-16 22-12 Robert Rescigno Milwaukee MLN 92 62 .597 12.0 7 2 10 34-21 22-33 36-8 32-24 17-17 Jim Pardee Cincinnati CIN 88 66 .571 16.0 5 5 9 32-23 34-21 22-22 25-27 21-13 John Storer New York NL NYN 82 72 .532 22.0 2 8 8 28-27 27-28 27-17 19-21 17-17 Rick Field St. Louis NL SLN 74 80 .481 30.0 4 10 6 29-26 28-27 17-27 19-27 15-19 Mike Rescigno Pittsburgh PIN 63 91 .409 41.0 12 11 12 28-27 19-36 16-28 22-17 12-22 Dennis Van Langen Chicago NL CHN 60 94 .390 44.0 10 14 13 23-32 19-36 18-26 27-27 15-19 Alan Boodman 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 AL | NL 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
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BRN  5.69   877  5386  1563  252  53  180  540   717  .290  .354  .457   94   41   29   24   87   62  125
 NYN  5.42   834  5364  1528  194  33  203  555   724  .285  .352  .447   55   39   23   26   62   42  125
 SLN  5.25   808  5413  1538  269  67  122  579   711  .284  .353  .426   92   40   38   29  116   51  109
 CIN  5.16   794  5315  1424  221  42  195  581   902  .268  .340  .435   46   23   36   23   55   43  133
 MLN  4.61   710  5270  1412  198  48  153  542   732  .268  .339  .411   78   35   37   45   58   42  121
 CHN  4.49   691  5389  1414  219  50  148  517   807  .262  .327  .404   48   25   32   24   45   45  124
 PIN  4.16   640  5240  1371  210  49  137  511   823  .262  .327  .399   99   59   29   25   41   53  109
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.97  5354 37377 10250 1563 342 1138 3825  5416  .274  .342  .426  512  262  224  196  464  338  846

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 MLN  4.03   620  3.46  1374  1326   97   527   838  44  11  37  .479  815  557  .683
 BRN  4.06   625  3.58  1391  1383  175   451   934  45  11  37  .253  786  564  .718
 CIN  4.29   661  3.84  1372  1426  138   440   752  12   8  45  .368  787  540  .686
 NYN  4.77   735  4.33  1358  1405  169   605   813  15   9  35  .315  766  532  .695
 SLN  5.14   791  4.59  1380  1527  159   485   696  14   7  40  .416  813  583  .717
 PIN  5.44   838  4.81  1362  1556  128   547   752   3   7  37  .394  833  537  .645
 CHN  5.66   871  4.90  1373  1574  160   546   704   7   2  28  .479  874  538  .616
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.77  5141  4.21  9613 10197 1026  3601  5489 140  55 259       5674 3851  .679

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 Duke Snider  (551) Al Rosen  (496) Ted Kluszewski  (495) Stan Musial  (482) Roy Campanella  (482) Mickey Vernon  (454) Gus Zernial  (446) Gus Bell  (438) Gil Hodges  (417) Red Schoendienst  (409) Richie Ashburn  (409) Bobby Thomson  (405) Eddie Yost  (402) Jim Gilliam  (397) Ralph Kiner  (395) Pee Wee Reese  (376) Hank Thompson  (376) Alvin Dark  (372) Johnny Logan  (371) Joe Adcock  (370)

Cy Young Award Voting Warren Spahn  (269) Robin Roberts  (254) Carl Erskine  (248) Harvey Haddix  (227) Mickey McDermott  (196) Ruben Gomez  (189) Preacher Roe  (152) Early Wynn  (145) Hoyt Wilhelm  (143) Clem Labine  (136) Russ Meyer  (133) Curt Simmons  (127) Billy Loes  (124) Ernie Johnson  (118) Bud Podbielan  (117) Mike Garcia  (115) Tom Gorman  (115) Hal White  (114) Dick Littlefield  (108) Bob Miller  (98)

All Stars

Richie Ashburn Roy Campanella Del Crandall Alvin Dark Carl Furillo Jim Gilliam Ruben Gomez Tom Gorman

Harvey Haddix Monte Irvin Randy Jackson Ted Kluszewski Clem Labine Mickey McDermott Stan Musial Andy Pafko

Robin Roberts Al Rosen Red Schoendienst Duke Snider Warren Spahn Hank Thompson Mickey Vernon Gus Zernial

Gold Gloves

P: Ted Gray C: Roy Campanella 1B: Gil Hodges 2B: Red Schoendienst 3B: Eddie Yost SS: Pee Wee Reese OF: Duke Snider OF: Richie Ashburn OF: Carl Furillo

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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