1953 Cleveland Indians

92-62 • .597 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1953 Cleveland Indians went 92-62 (.597) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 770 runs, allowed 627, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Al Rosen (43 HR, 145 RBI) and Bob Lemon (21-15, 3.36 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

92 Wins
62 Losses
.597 Win %
2nd Rank
770 R 627 RA
Diff +143

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⚡ Quick Stats

770 Runs Scored
627 Runs Allowed
+143 Run Diff
1,074K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .349 4% above the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .409 7% above the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.64 9% better than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 770 12% above the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,074,297
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Avg per Game 13,773

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Al Rosen 0.336 2 Wally Westlake 0.330 3 Luke Easter 0.303 4 Hank Majeski 0.300 5 Dale Mitchell 0.300

Home Runs

1 Al Rosen 43 2 Larry Doby 29 3 Dale Mitchell 13 4 Jim Hegan 9 5 Wally Westlake 9

RBI

1 Al Rosen 145 2 Larry Doby 102 3 Dale Mitchell 60 4 Bobby Avila 55 5 George Strickland 47
1953 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Rosen 155 599 115 201 27 5 43 145 85 48 8 0.336
Bobby Avila 141 559 85 160 22 3 8 55 58 27 10 0.286
Larry Doby 149 513 92 135 18 5 29 102 96 121 3 0.263
Dale Mitchell 134 500 76 150 26 4 13 60 42 20 3 0.300
George Strickland 123 419 43 119 17 4 5 47 51 52 0 0.284
Bill Glynn 147 411 60 100 14 2 3 30 44 65 1 0.243
Jim Hegan 112 299 37 65 10 1 9 37 25 41 1 0.217
Harry Simpson 82 242 25 55 3 1 7 22 18 27 0 0.227
Wally Westlake 82 218 42 72 7 1 9 46 35 29 2 0.330
Luke Easter 68 211 26 64 9 0 7 31 15 35 0 0.303
Bob Kennedy 100 161 22 38 5 0 3 22 19 11 0 0.236
Al Smith 47 150 28 36 9 0 3 14 20 25 2 0.240
Ray Boone 34 112 21 27 1 2 4 21 24 21 1 0.241
Bob Lemon 51 112 12 26 9 1 2 17 7 20 2 0.232
Joe Ginsberg 46 109 10 31 4 0 0 10 14 4 0 0.284
Joe Tipton 47 109 17 25 2 0 6 13 19 13 0 0.229
Mike Garcia 38 96 8 24 5 0 0 5 3 15 0 0.250
Early Wynn 37 91 11 25 2 0 3 10 7 17 0 0.275
Owen Friend 34 68 7 16 2 0 2 13 5 16 0 0.235
Dave Hoskins 38 58 10 15 2 0 1 9 3 11 0 0.259
Bob Feller 25 56 3 6 1 0 0 1 6 23 0 0.107
Hank Majeski 50 50 6 15 1 0 2 12 3 8 0 0.300
Jim Lemon 16 46 5 8 1 0 1 5 3 15 0 0.174
Art Houtteman 23 34 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.147
Barney McCosky 22 21 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.190
Bob Hooper 43 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.083
Bob Chakales 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Hank Foiles 7 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Dick Tomanek 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bill Wight 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Aylward 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Gromek 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Aber 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Lou Brissie 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Weik 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Wilks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Mike Garcia 3.25 2 Bob Lemon 3.36 3 Bob Feller 3.59 4 Art Houtteman 3.80 5 Early Wynn 3.93

Wins

1 Bob Lemon 21 2 Mike Garcia 18 3 Early Wynn 17 4 Bob Feller 10 5 Dave Hoskins 9

Strikeouts

1 Early Wynn 138 2 Mike Garcia 134 3 Bob Lemon 98 4 Bob Feller 60 5 Dave Hoskins 55
1953 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Lemon 21 15 3.36 41 36 1 286.2 283 107 110 98
Mike Garcia 18 9 3.25 38 35 0 271.2 260 98 81 134
Early Wynn 17 12 3.93 36 34 0 251.2 234 110 107 138
Bob Feller 10 7 3.59 25 25 0 175.2 163 70 60 60
Dave Hoskins 9 3 3.99 26 7 1 112.2 102 50 38 55
Art Houtteman 7 7 3.80 22 13 3 109.0 113 46 25 40
Bob Hooper 5 4 4.02 43 0 7 69.1 50 31 38 16
Bob Chakales 0 2 2.67 7 3 0 27.0 28 8 10 6
Bill Wight 2 1 3.71 20 0 1 26.2 29 11 16 14
Lou Brissie 0 0 7.62 16 0 2 13.0 21 11 13 5
Steve Gromek 1 1 3.27 5 1 0 11.0 11 4 3 8
Dick Tomanek 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 6 2 6 6
Al Aber 1 1 7.50 6 0 0 6.0 6 5 9 4
Ted Wilks 0 0 7.36 4 0 0 3.2 5 3 3 2

👥 Roster (36)

Al Aber Bobby Avila Dick Aylward Ray Boone Lou Brissie Bob Chakales Larry Doby Luke Easter Bob Feller Hank Foiles Owen Friend Mike Garcia +24 more

36 players

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The 1953 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1953 the Cleveland Indians posted a 92-62 mark (.597) and finished 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 770 for and 627 against. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .269, 3% better than the league's .262. Pitchers allowed 3.64 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. The 770 runs scored compare with a league average of 689 per club, 12% more.

Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 1,074,297 for the year. Al Rosen led the club in home runs with 43. Bob Lemon was the top winner, with 21 victories. Early Wynn struck out 138, the most on the club. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club. The 1952 season and the 1954 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1953 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1953 Cleveland Indians finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Al Rosen led the 1953 Cleveland Indians with 43 home runs.
What was the 1953 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1953 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1953 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1953 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1953 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Rosen (43 HR, 145 RBI) and Bob Lemon (21-15, 3.36 ERA).
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