1953 Milwaukee Braves season
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Record | 92–62 (.597) |
League place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini |
General manager(s) | John J. Quinn |
Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm |
Local television | none |
Local radio | WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Bob Kelly) |
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The 1953 Milwaukee Braves season saw the return of Major League Baseball to Milwaukee for the first time since 1901, when the original Milwaukee Brewers played before moving to St. Louis and becoming the Browns. With attendance and interest in Boston very low, team owner Lou Perini moved the team to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during spring training, just weeks before the start of the season.[1] In their first season in the Badger State, the Braves finished in second place in the National League standings, with a 92–62 record, thirteen games behind the NL Champion Brooklyn Dodgers.
Contents
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
1953 National League Records
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Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15–1 | |||||
Milwaukee | 9–13 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8–1 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | |||||
New York | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | — | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 2–20 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | — |
Roster
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Manager
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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SS | Johnny Logan | 150 | 611 | 167 | .273 | 11 | 73 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Bob Thorpe | 27 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 5 |
Paul Burris | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Johnny Antonelli | 31 | 175.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.18 | 131 |
Jim Wilson | 20 | 114 | 4 | 9 | 4.34 | 71 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lew Burdette | 46 | 175 | 15 | 5 | 3.24 | 58 |
Bob Buhl | 30 | 154.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.97 | 83 |
Don Liddle | 31 | 128.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.08 | 63 |
Vern Bickford | 20 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 5.28 | 25 |
Joey Jay | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ernie Johnson | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.67 | 36 |
Dave Cole | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.59 | 13 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita Falls, Quebec
References
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- 1953 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference