1953 St. Louis Browns

54-100 • .351 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1953 St. Louis Browns went 54-100 (.351) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 555 runs, allowed 778, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Vic Wertz (19 HR, 70 RBI) and Marlin Stuart (8-2, 3.94 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

54 Wins
100 Losses
.351 Win %
8th Rank
555 R 778 RA
Diff -223

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⚡ Quick Stats

555 Runs Scored
778 Runs Allowed
-223 Run Diff
308K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 5% below the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .316 6% below the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .362 5% below the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.48 12% worse than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 555 19% below the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 308,678
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Avg per Game 4,008

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Vern Stephens 0.321 2 Don Lenhardt 0.317 3 Don Larsen 0.284 4 Neil Berry 0.283 5 Dick Kryhoski 0.278

Home Runs

1 Vic Wertz 19 2 Dick Kryhoski 16 3 Dick Kokos 13 4 Johnny Groth 10 5 Don Lenhardt 10

RBI

1 Vic Wertz 70 2 Johnny Groth 57 3 Dick Kryhoski 50 4 Dick Kokos 38 5 Billy Hunter 37
1953 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Hunter 154 567 50 124 18 1 1 37 24 45 3 0.219
Johnny Groth 141 557 65 141 27 4 10 57 42 53 5 0.253
Bobby Young 148 537 48 137 22 2 4 25 41 40 2 0.255
Vic Wertz 128 440 61 118 18 6 19 70 72 44 1 0.268
Clint Courtney 106 355 28 89 12 2 4 19 25 20 0 0.251
Dick Kryhoski 104 338 35 94 18 4 16 50 26 33 0 0.278
Jim Dyck 112 334 38 71 15 1 9 27 38 40 3 0.213
Don Lenhardt 97 303 37 96 15 0 10 35 41 41 1 0.317
Dick Kokos 107 299 41 72 12 0 13 38 56 53 0 0.241
Roy Sievers 92 285 37 77 15 0 8 35 32 47 0 0.270
Les Moss 78 239 21 66 14 1 2 28 18 31 0 0.276
Vern Stephens 46 165 16 53 8 0 4 17 18 24 0 0.321
Bob Elliott 48 160 19 40 7 1 5 29 30 18 0 0.250
Hank Edwards 65 106 6 21 3 0 0 9 13 10 0 0.198
Neil Berry 57 99 14 28 1 2 0 11 9 10 1 0.283
Don Larsen 50 81 11 23 3 1 3 10 4 14 0 0.284
Duane Pillette 31 53 4 7 1 0 1 4 5 16 0 0.132
Dick Littlefield 38 42 4 8 0 0 0 2 2 17 0 0.190
Harry Brecheen 27 39 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.179
Bob Cain 34 30 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.200
Satchel Paige 57 29 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.069
Marlin Stuart 60 26 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.192
Lou Kretlow 22 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0.200
Virgil Trucks 16 25 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.160
Mike Blyzka 33 23 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.000
Bobo Holloman 22 19 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.105
Bob Turley 10 18 2 5 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0.278
Ed Mickelson 7 15 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.133
Jim Pisoni 3 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0.083
Johnny Lipon 7 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.222
Dixie Upright 9 8 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0.250
Marty Marion 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Max Lanier 10 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Willy Miranda 17 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.167
Frank Kellert 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Babe Martin 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal White 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Habenicht 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Harry Brecheen 3.07 2 Virgil Trucks 3.07 3 Bob Turley 3.28 4 Satchel Paige 3.53 5 Marlin Stuart 3.94

Wins

1 Marlin Stuart 8 2 Don Larsen 7 3 Dick Littlefield 7 4 Duane Pillette 7 5 Harry Brecheen 5

Strikeouts

1 Dick Littlefield 104 2 Don Larsen 96 3 Bob Turley 61 4 Duane Pillette 58 5 Satchel Paige 51
1953 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Larsen 7 12 4.16 38 22 2 192.2 201 89 64 96
Duane Pillette 7 13 4.48 31 25 0 166.2 181 83 62 58
Dick Littlefield 7 12 5.08 36 22 0 152.1 153 86 84 104
Harry Brecheen 5 13 3.07 26 16 1 117.1 122 40 31 44
Satchel Paige 3 9 3.53 57 4 11 117.1 114 46 39 51
Marlin Stuart 8 2 3.94 60 2 7 114.1 136 50 44 46
Bob Cain 4 10 6.23 32 13 1 99.2 129 69 45 36
Mike Blyzka 2 6 6.39 33 9 0 94.1 110 67 56 23
Virgil Trucks 5 4 3.07 16 12 2 88.0 83 30 32 47
Lou Kretlow 1 5 5.11 22 11 0 81.0 93 46 52 37
Bobo Holloman 3 7 5.23 22 10 0 65.1 69 38 50 25
Bob Turley 2 6 3.28 10 7 0 60.1 39 22 44 61
Max Lanier 0 1 7.25 10 1 0 22.1 28 18 19 8
Hal White 0 0 2.61 10 0 0 10.1 8 3 3 2
Bob Habenicht 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 1

👥 Roster (38)

Neil Berry Mike Blyzka Harry Brecheen Bob Cain Clint Courtney Jim Dyck Hank Edwards Bob Elliott Johnny Groth Bob Habenicht Bobo Holloman Billy Hunter +26 more

38 players

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The 1953 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1953 St. Louis Browns won 54 games and lost 100, ending up 8th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 555 runs and allowed 778, a run differential of -223. The team batting average of .248 was 5% below the 1953 league mark of .262. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 4.48 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. The 1953 St. Louis Browns scored 19% fewer runs than the average club (555 against 689).

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 308,678 for the year. Vic Wertz topped the St. Louis Browns with 19 home runs. Marlin Stuart led the pitchers with 8 wins. Dick Littlefield struck out 104, the most on the club. Satchel Paige saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1953 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1953 St. Louis Browns finished 54-100 (.351 win pct).
Who led the 1953 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Vic Wertz led the 1953 St. Louis Browns with 19 home runs.
What was the 1953 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1953 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.48.
Did the 1953 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1953 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1953 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1953 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vic Wertz (19 HR, 70 RBI) and Marlin Stuart (8-2, 3.94 ERA).
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