1953 Philadelphia Phillies

83-71 • .539 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies went 83-71 (.539) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 716 runs, allowed 666, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Del Ennis (29 HR, 125 RBI) and Robin Roberts (23-16, 2.75 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

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
3rd Rank
716 R 666 RA
Diff +50

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716 Runs Scored
666 Runs Allowed
+50 Run Diff
853K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% below the 1953 league average (.266)
OBP .334 equal to the 1953 league average (.335)
SLG .396 4% below the 1953 league average (.411)
Team ERA 3.80 11% better than the 1953 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 716 3% below the 1953 league average (739 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 853,556
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Avg per Game 10,943

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Richie Ashburn 0.330 2 Mel Clark 0.298 3 Connie Ryan 0.296 4 Smoky Burgess 0.292 5 Eddie Waitkus 0.291

Home Runs

1 Del Ennis 29 2 Granny Hamner 21 3 Willie Jones 19 4 Earl Torgeson 11 5 Stan Lopata 8

RBI

1 Del Ennis 125 2 Granny Hamner 92 3 Willie Jones 70 4 Earl Torgeson 64 5 Richie Ashburn 57
1953 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Richie Ashburn 156 622 110 205 25 9 2 57 61 35 14 0.330
Granny Hamner 154 609 90 168 30 8 21 92 32 28 2 0.276
Del Ennis 152 578 79 165 22 3 29 125 57 53 1 0.285
Willie Jones 149 481 61 108 16 2 19 70 85 45 1 0.225
Johnny Wyrostek 125 409 42 111 14 2 6 47 38 43 0 0.271
Earl Torgeson 111 379 58 104 25 8 11 64 53 57 7 0.274
Ted Kazanski 95 360 39 78 17 5 2 27 26 53 1 0.217
Smoky Burgess 102 312 31 91 17 5 4 36 37 17 3 0.292
Connie Ryan 90 247 47 73 14 6 5 26 30 35 5 0.296
Eddie Waitkus 81 247 24 72 9 2 1 16 13 23 1 0.291
Stan Lopata 81 234 34 56 12 3 8 31 28 39 3 0.239
Mel Clark 60 198 31 59 10 4 0 19 11 17 1 0.298
Robin Roberts 44 123 14 22 5 1 1 7 7 29 0 0.179
Curt Simmons 32 93 6 13 1 1 0 3 2 15 1 0.140
Tommy Glaviano 53 74 17 15 1 2 3 5 24 20 2 0.203
Bill Nicholson 38 62 12 13 5 1 2 16 12 20 0 0.210
Karl Drews 47 59 3 7 0 0 0 1 4 20 0 0.119
Bob Miller 35 55 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 17 0 0.182
Jim Konstanty 48 50 3 11 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0.220
Steve Ridzik 42 36 3 7 3 0 1 4 2 9 0 0.194
Johnny Lindell 11 18 3 7 1 0 0 2 6 2 0 0.389
Jack Lohrke 12 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.154
Thornton Kipper 20 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.091
Andy Hansen 30 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Kent Peterson 15 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jackie Mayo 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Stan Palys 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tom Qualters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Stuffel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Robin Roberts 2.75 2 Curt Simmons 3.21 3 Steve Ridzik 3.77 4 Bob Miller 4.00 5 Andy Hansen 4.03

Wins

1 Robin Roberts 23 2 Curt Simmons 16 3 Jim Konstanty 14 4 Karl Drews 9 5 Steve Ridzik 9

Strikeouts

1 Robin Roberts 198 2 Curt Simmons 138 3 Karl Drews 72 4 Bob Miller 63 5 Steve Ridzik 53
1953 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Robin Roberts 23 16 2.75 44 41 2 346.2 324 106 61 198
Curt Simmons 16 13 3.21 32 30 0 238.0 211 85 82 138
Karl Drews 9 10 4.52 47 27 3 185.1 218 93 50 72
Jim Konstanty 14 10 4.43 48 19 5 170.2 198 84 42 45
Bob Miller 8 9 4.00 35 20 2 157.1 169 70 42 63
Steve Ridzik 9 6 3.77 42 12 0 124.0 119 52 48 53
Andy Hansen 0 2 4.03 30 1 3 51.1 60 23 24 17
Thornton Kipper 3 3 4.73 20 3 0 45.2 59 24 12 15
Kent Peterson 0 1 6.67 15 0 0 27.0 26 20 21 20
Johnny Lindell 1 1 4.24 5 3 0 23.1 22 11 23 16
Tom Qualters 0 0 162.00 1 0 0 0.1 4 6 1 0
Paul Stuffel 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0

👥 Roster (29)

Richie Ashburn Smoky Burgess Mel Clark Karl Drews Del Ennis Tommy Glaviano Granny Hamner Andy Hansen Willie Jones Ted Kazanski Thornton Kipper Jim Konstanty +17 more

29 players

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The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1953 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 83-71 mark (.539) and finished 3rd in the NL. Runs came in at 716 scored against 666 allowed (+50). At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .264, 1% worse than the league's .266. Pitchers allowed 3.80 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29. The 716 runs scored compare with a league average of 739 per club, 3% fewer.

Home games were played at Connie Mack Stadium, where 853,556 fans came through the gates. For power, Del Ennis led the way with 29 homers. The hits leader was Richie Ashburn with 205. On the mound, Robin Roberts won 23 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Del Ennis led the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies with 29 home runs.
What was the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1953 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Ennis (29 HR, 125 RBI) and Robin Roberts (23-16, 2.75 ERA).
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