1953 St. Louis Browns Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 54-100
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 308,678, Avg. 4,979
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Marty Marion (54-100)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1953 St. Louis Browns Roster
1953 St. Louis Browns Results

The St. Louis Browns of the American League ended the 1953 season with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.

The Browns scored 555 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 778 runs. Vic Wertz paced St. Louis with 19 home runs, and Dick Kryhoski walloped 20 or more, too. Vic Wertz recorded 70 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .268. Marlin Stuart led the team with 8 wins, while Don Larsen recorded a 4.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Marty Marion coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Marlin Stuart82.8003.9460230007114.31366250644046103509
Don Larsen712.3684.16382214722192.720199891164096403828
Dick Littlefield712.3685.0836226200152.3153938617840104405680
Duane Pillette713.3504.4831252510166.718190831662058201728
Virgil Trucks54.5563.071612242288.0833730432047403374
Harry Brecheen513.2783.0726167301117.31225140731044311494
Bob Cain410.2866.233213710199.71297469845036101465
Bobo Holloman37.3005.232210111065.3694138250025112305
Satchel Paige39.2503.53574340011117.311451461239051112489
Bob Turley26.2503.28107331060.3392422444061202259
Mike Blyzka26.2506.39339820094.31107867656023007440
Lou Kretlow15.1675.112211600081.0935646552037003380
Hal White002.61100300010.3833130210045
Bob Habenicht005.401010001.711101011008
Max Lanier01.0007.25101200022.328181821908000109
Totals54100.3514.48404154126287241383.714677786881016260639253336113

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Johnny Groth141610557651412741057564253.253.308.370.678206142900
Bobby Young14859353748137222425214140.255.309.326.6351751211400
Billy Hunter15460456750124181137312445.219.253.259.5121471221100
Vic Wertz128518440611181861970147244.268.376.466.842205134200
Don Lenhardt9734730337961501035124141.317.400.465.86514181200
Dick Kryhoski10436933835941841650052633.278.333.497.830168102300
Clint Courtney1063843552889122419012520.251.302.330.631117141300
Roy Sievers923232853777150835013247.270.344.407.75111690600
Dick Kokos10735729941721201338055653.241.361.411.77212340200
Jim Dyck1123813343871151927323840.213.299.344.643115153600
Les Moss782592392166141228011831.276.329.368.69888101100
Vern Stephens46186165165380417001824.321.388.442.8307370300
Bob Elliott48191160194071529013018.250.368.400.7686440100
Neil Berry571119914281201112910.283.343.333.6763340300
Don Larsen50858111233131000414.284.318.457.7743710000
Hank Edwards651191066213009011310.198.286.226.5122410000
Dick Littlefield38494248000200217.190.227.190.418810500
Harry Brecheen27423917000200110.179.200.179.379710200
Duane Pillette31605347101400516.132.207.208.4141110200
Bob Cain3431303620020013.200.226.267.492810000
Bob Turley1021182500110016.278.316.444.760800200
Lou Kretlow22272525000100014.200.200.200.400500200
Marlin Stuart60262635100100011.192.192.231.423610000
Virgil Trucks1629250410010003.160.160.200.360500400
Dixie Upright9983200110013.250.333.625.958500000
Johnny Lipon7990200010001.222.222.222.444200000
Ed Mickelson717151210020026.133.235.200.435310000
Bobo Holloman2222190200030006.105.105.105.211200300
Satchel Paige5730291200020009.069.069.069.138200100
Max Lanier10660100000001.167.167.167.333100000
Willy Miranda17762100001111.167.286.167.452100000
Jim Pisoni312121100110005.083.083.333.417400000
Babe Martin4320000000010.000.333.000.333000000
Marty Marion3770000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Frank Kellert2440000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Mike Blyzka3326231000010019.000.042.000.042000200
Hal White10210000000010.000.500.000.500000000
Bob Habenicht1000000000000000000
Totals1956587652645551310214251125221734506644.249.317.363.6801910144178900


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Roy Sievers1B7600.060431564.9928.3550000
Ed Mickelson1B300.0202021.0007.3330000
Dick Kryhoski1B8800.068566677.9928.5340000
Frank Kellert1B100.080001.0008.0000000
Bobby Young2B14800.039736318120.9775.1350000
Johnny Lipon2B100.040001.0004.0000000
Neil Berry2B1500.0262728.9643.5330000
Vern Stephens3B4600.0549179.9543.1520000
Willy Miranda3B600.012001.000.5000000
Marty Marion3B200.010001.000.5000000
Johnny Lipon3B600.004001.000.6670000
Don Lenhardt3B600.05810.9292.1670000
Bob Elliott3B4500.05193712.9543.2000000
Jim Dyck3B5100.0621011312.9263.1960000
Neil Berry3B1800.0151871.8251.8330000
Les MossC7100.02962174.9784.4654000
Babe MartinC100.00000.0000000
Clint CourtneyC10300.043647107.9804.6894000
Vic WertzOF12100.02431574.9742.1320000
Jim PisoniOF300.070001.0002.3330000
Don LenhardtOF7700.0148851.9692.0260000
Don LarsenOF100.00000.0000000
Dick KokosOF8300.0152561.9631.8920000
Johnny GrothOF14100.04251845.9913.1420000
Hank EdwardsOF2100.0362001.0001.8100000
Jim DyckOF5500.0100521.9811.9090000
Hal WhiteP1000.01410.833.5000000
Bob TurleyP1000.043021.000.7000000
Virgil TrucksP1600.031361.7271.0000000
Marlin StuartP6000.091512.960.4000000
Duane PilletteP3100.0142023.9441.0970000
Satchel PaigeP5700.0312011.000.2630000
Dick LittlefieldP3600.0919001.000.7780000
Don LarsenP3800.082921.949.9740000
Max LanierP1000.013011.000.4000000
Lou KretlowP2200.03730.769.4550000
Bobo HollomanP2200.08931.850.7730000
Bob HabenichtP100.00000.0000000
Bob CainP3200.049011.000.4060000
Harry BrecheenP2600.0529021.0001.3080000
Mike BlyzkaP3300.0613011.000.5760000
Willy MirandaSS800.08611.9331.7500000
Billy HunterSS15200.02845122599.9705.2370000
Neil BerrySS600.041411.9473.0000000
Totals175900.041501644152445.9743.2948000




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