1953 Milwaukee Braves

92-62 • .597 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1953 Milwaukee Braves went 92-62 (.597) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 738 runs, allowed 589, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Mathews (47 HR, 135 RBI) and Warren Spahn (23-7, 2.10 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
738 R 589 RA
Diff +149

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738 Runs Scored
589 Runs Allowed
+149 Run Diff
1,837K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 equal to the 1953 league average (.266)
OBP .324 3% below the 1953 league average (.335)
SLG .415 1% above the 1953 league average (.411)
Team ERA 3.30 23% better than the 1953 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 738 equal to the 1953 league average (739 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,837,305
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Avg per Game 23,257

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Mathews 0.302 2 Jim Pendleton 0.299 3 Andy Pafko 0.297 4 Max Surkont 0.286 5 Joe Adcock 0.285

Home Runs

1 Eddie Mathews 47 2 Sid Gordon 19 3 Joe Adcock 18 4 Andy Pafko 17 5 Del Crandall 15

RBI

1 Eddie Mathews 135 2 Joe Adcock 80 3 Sid Gordon 75 4 Johnny Logan 73 5 Andy Pafko 72
1953 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Bruton 151 613 82 153 18 14 1 41 44 100 26 0.250
Johnny Logan 150 611 100 167 27 8 11 73 41 33 2 0.273
Joe Adcock 157 590 71 168 33 6 18 80 42 82 3 0.285
Eddie Mathews 157 579 110 175 31 8 47 135 99 83 1 0.302
Andy Pafko 140 516 70 153 23 4 17 72 37 33 2 0.297
Jack Dittmer 138 504 54 134 22 1 9 63 18 35 1 0.266
Sid Gordon 140 464 67 127 22 4 19 75 71 40 1 0.274
Del Crandall 116 382 55 104 13 1 15 51 33 47 2 0.272
Jim Pendleton 120 251 48 75 12 4 7 27 7 36 6 0.299
Walker Cooper 53 137 12 30 6 0 3 16 12 15 1 0.219
Warren Spahn 38 105 6 23 5 0 2 12 1 22 0 0.219
Harry Hanebrink 51 80 8 19 1 1 1 8 6 8 1 0.237
Ebba St. Claire 33 80 7 16 3 0 2 5 3 9 0 0.200
Johnny Antonelli 31 62 7 11 2 0 0 4 3 14 0 0.177
Max Surkont 28 56 10 16 5 1 0 6 5 7 0 0.286
Bob Buhl 30 53 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 18 0 0.113
Lew Burdette 46 53 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.170
George Crowe 47 42 6 12 2 0 2 6 2 7 0 0.286
Bob Thorpe 27 37 1 6 1 0 0 5 1 6 0 0.162
Jim Wilson 20 36 2 6 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0.167
Don Liddle 31 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.088
Sibby Sisti 38 23 8 5 1 0 0 4 5 2 0 0.217
Vern Bickford 20 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.067
Ernie Johnson 36 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.071
Joey Jay 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Cole 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500
Dave Jolly 24 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.500
Billy Klaus 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Roach 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Burris 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Virgil Jester 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Warren Spahn 2.10 2 Ernie Johnson 2.67 3 Bob Buhl 2.97 4 Don Liddle 3.08 5 Johnny Antonelli 3.18

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 23 2 Lew Burdette 15 3 Bob Buhl 13 4 Johnny Antonelli 12 5 Max Surkont 11

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 148 2 Johnny Antonelli 131 3 Bob Buhl 83 4 Max Surkont 83 5 Jim Wilson 71
1953 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 23 7 2.10 35 32 3 265.2 211 62 70 148
Johnny Antonelli 12 12 3.18 31 26 1 175.1 167 62 71 131
Lew Burdette 15 5 3.24 46 13 8 175.0 177 63 56 58
Max Surkont 11 5 4.18 28 24 0 170.0 168 79 64 83
Bob Buhl 13 8 2.97 30 18 0 154.1 133 51 73 83
Don Liddle 7 6 3.08 31 15 2 128.2 119 44 55 63
Jim Wilson 4 9 4.34 20 18 0 114.0 107 55 43 71
Ernie Johnson 4 3 2.67 36 1 0 81.0 79 24 22 36
Vern Bickford 2 5 5.28 20 9 1 58.0 60 34 35 25
Dave Jolly 0 1 3.52 24 0 0 38.1 34 15 27 23
Dave Cole 0 1 8.59 10 0 0 14.2 17 14 14 13
Joey Jay 1 0 0.00 3 1 0 10.0 6 0 5 4
Virgil Jester 0 0 22.50 2 0 0 2.0 4 5 4 0

👥 Roster (31)

Joe Adcock Johnny Antonelli Vern Bickford Bill Bruton Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Paul Burris Dave Cole Walker Cooper Del Crandall George Crowe Jack Dittmer +19 more

31 players

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The 1953 Milwaukee Braves in brief

The record for the 1953 Milwaukee Braves reads 92 wins and 62 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. The Milwaukee Braves scored 738 runs and allowed 589, a run differential of +149. The staff ERA of 3.30 was 23% better than the league average of 4.29. Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,837,305 for the year. The home run leader was Eddie Mathews, who hit 47. The pitching staff's wins leader was Warren Spahn (23). The 1953 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1953 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1953 Milwaukee Braves finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Eddie Mathews led the 1953 Milwaukee Braves with 47 home runs.
What was the 1953 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1953 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1953 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1953 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1953 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Mathews (47 HR, 135 RBI) and Warren Spahn (23-7, 2.10 ERA).
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