1953 Major League Baseball season

1953 MLB season
1953 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 13 – October 12, 1953
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
TV partner(s)	ABC, NBC
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Al Rosen (CLE); NL: Roy Campanella (BKN)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Cleveland Indians
NL champions	Brooklyn Dodgers
NL runners-up	Milwaukee Braves
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Brooklyn Dodgers
Finals MVP	Billy Martin (NYY)
MLB seasons
	← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 13 to October 12, 1953. It marked the first relocation of an MLB franchise in fifty years, as the Boston Braves moved their NL franchise to Milwaukee, where they would play their home games at the new County Stadium. This was also the first regular season of the televised Major League Baseball Game of the Week, originally broadcast on ABC.

The New York Yankees won their fifth consecutive World Series championship, an MLB record.

Standings[]

American League[]

v t American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	99	52	0.656	—	50–27	49–25
Cleveland Indians	92	62	0.597	8½	53–24	39–38
Chicago White Sox	89	65	0.578	11½	41–36	48–29
Boston Red Sox	84	69	0.549	16	38–38	46–31
Washington Senators	76	76	0.500	23½	39–36	37–40
Detroit Tigers	60	94	0.390	40½	30–47	30–47
Philadelphia Athletics	59	95	0.383	41½	27–50	32–45
St. Louis Browns	54	100	0.351	46½	23–54	31–46

National League[]

v t National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	105	49	0.682	—	60–17	45–32
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	0.597	13	45–31	47–31
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	0.539	22	48–29	35–42
St. Louis Cardinals	83	71	0.539	22	48–30	35–41
New York Giants	70	84	0.455	35	38–39	32–45
Cincinnati Redlegs	68	86	0.442	37	38–39	30–47
Chicago Cubs	65	89	0.422	40	43–34	22–55
Pittsburgh Pirates	50	104	0.325	55	26–51	24–53

Postseason[]

Bracket[]

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	4
NL	Brooklyn Dodgers	2

League leaders[]

American League[]

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Mickey Vernon (WSH)	.337
HR	Al Rosen (CLE)	43
RBI	Al Rosen (CLE)	145
R	Al Rosen (CLE)	115
H	Harvey Kuenn (DET)	209
SB	Minnie Minoso (CHW)	25

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Bob Porterfield (WSH)	22
L	Harry Byrd (PHA)	20
ERA	Eddie Lopat (NYY)	2.42
K	Billy Pierce (CHW)	186
IP	Bob Lemon (CLE)	286.2
SV	Ellis Kinder (BOS)	27

National League[]

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Carl Furillo (BKN)	.344
HR	Eddie Mathews (MIL)	47
RBI	Roy Campanella (BKN)	142
R	Duke Snider (BKN)	132
H	Richie Ashburn (PHP)	205
SB	Bill Bruton (MIL)	26

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Robin Roberts (PHP) Warren Spahn (MIL)	23
L	Murry Dickson (PIT) Warren Hacker (CHC)	19
ERA	Warren Spahn (MIL)	2.10
K	Robin Roberts (PHP)	198
IP	Robin Roberts (PHP)	346.2
SV	Al Brazle (SLC)	18

Awards and honors[]

Baseball Hall of Fame
- Ed Barrow
- Chief Bender
- Tom Connolly
- Dizzy Dean
- Bill Klem
- Al Simmons
- Bobby Wallace
- Harry Wright
MLB Most Valuable Player Award
- Al Rosen (unanimous), Cleveland Indians, 3B
- Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers, C
MLB Rookie of the Year Award
- Harvey Kuenn, Detroit Tigers, SS
- Jim Gilliam, Brooklyn Dodgers, 2B
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- Al Rosen, Cleveland Indians
The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
- Bob Porterfield, Washington Senators
- Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
- Casey Stengel, New York Yankees

Managers[]

American League[]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox	Paul Richards
Cleveland Indians	Al López
Detroit Tigers	Fred Hutchinson
New York Yankees	Casey Stengel
Philadelphia Athletics	Jimmy Dykes
St. Louis Browns	Marty Marion
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League[]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Tommy Holmes and Charlie Grimm
Brooklyn Dodgers	Chuck Dressen
Chicago Cubs	Phil Cavarretta
Cincinnati Reds	Rogers Hornsby and Buster Mills
Milwaukee Braves	Charlie Grimm
New York Giants	Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies	Steve O'Neill
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Haney
St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Stanky

Home Field Attendance[]

Team Name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per Game
Milwaukee Braves^[1]	92	43.8%	1,826,397	549.3%	23,119
New York Yankees^[2]	99	4.2%	1,537,811	-5.6%	19,972
Chicago White Sox^[3]	89	9.9%	1,191,353	-3.3%	15,274
Brooklyn Dodgers^[4]	105	9.4%	1,163,419	6.9%	14,916
Cleveland Indians^[5]	92	-1.1%	1,069,176	-26.0%	13,707
Boston Red Sox^[6]	84	10.5%	1,026,133	-8.0%	13,502
Detroit Tigers^[7]	60	20.0%	884,658	-13.8%	11,198
St. Louis Cardinals^[8]	83	-5.7%	880,242	-3.6%	11,285
Philadelphia Phillies^[9]	83	-4.6%	853,644	13.0%	10,944
New York Giants^[10]	70	-23.9%	811,518	-17.6%	10,539
Chicago Cubs^[11]	65	-15.6%	763,658	-25.5%	9,918
Washington Senators^[12]	76	-2.6%	595,594	-14.8%	7,941
Pittsburgh Pirates^[13]	50	19.0%	572,757	-16.6%	7,438
Cincinnati Reds^[14]	68	-1.4%	548,086	-9.3%	7,027
Philadelphia Athletics^[15]	59	-25.3%	362,113	-42.3%	4,642
St. Louis Browns^[16]	54	-15.6%	297,238	-42.7%	3,860

References[]

^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links[]

1953 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

[1] "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[br_nyy-2] "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[3] "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[4] "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[5] "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[6] "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[7] "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[8] "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[9] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[10] "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[11] "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[12] "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[13] "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[14] "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[15] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[16] "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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v t 1953 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1953 All-Star Game 1953 World Series

1953 Major League Baseball season

Contents

Standings[]

American League[]

National League[]

Postseason[]

Bracket[]

League leaders[]

American League[]

National League[]

Awards and honors[]

Managers[]

American League[]

National League[]

Home Field Attendance[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]