1953 St. Louis Browns season

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1953 St. Louis Browns
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1902) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1902)
1953 Information
Owner(s)	Bill Veeck
Manager(s)	Marty Marion
Local television	none
Local radio	KMOX (Buddy Blattner, Bill Durney)

The 1953 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses, 46½ games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees in their 52nd and final season in the Gateway City. After the season, the Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles, where they play today.

1 Regular Season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 Awards and Records
4 References

[edit] Regular Season

On May 6, 1953, in his first major league start, the Browns’ Alva Holloman, known affectionately as Bobo, pitched a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Athletics. The twenty seven-year-old Holloman struck out three, walked five, and helped himself offensively by batting in three of the Browns’ runs with a pair of singles in the Browns’ 6-0 victory.^[1]

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	99	52	.656	--
Cleveland Indians	92	62	.604	2
Chicago White Sox	89	65	.578	11.5
Boston Red Sox	84	69	.549	16
Washington Senators	76	76	.500	23.5
Detroit Tigers	60	94	.325	40.5
Philadelphia Athletics	59	95	.383	41.5
St. Louis Browns	54	100	.351	46.5

[edit] Notable Transactions

July 23, 1953: Alva Holloman was purchased by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League from the St. Louis Browns for $7,500. ^[2]

[edit] Roster

1953 St. Louis Browns roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Don Larsen	38	192.7	7	12	4.16	96

^[3]

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Alva Holloman	22	65.3	3	7	5.23	25

^[4]

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Awards and Records

1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Satchel Paige, Pitcher, Reserve

Casey Stengel kept to his word and named Paige to the 1953 All-Star team despite Paige not having a very good year. He got in the game in the eighth inning. First Paige got Gil Hodges to line out, then after Roy Campanella singled up the middle, Eddie Mathews popped out. He then walked Duke Snider and Enos Slaughter lined a hit to center to score Campanella. National League pitcher Murry Dickson drove in Snider, but was thrown out at second base trying to stretch the hit into a double. Paige ended the year with a disappointing 3-9 record, but a respectable 3.53 ERA. Paige was released after the season when Veeck once again had to sell the team.

[edit] References

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v • d • e 1953 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1953 All-Star Game • 1953 World Series

v • d • e Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns • Based in Baltimore, Maryland

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Lloyd Street Grounds • Sportsman's Park • Memorial Stadium • Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Culture	The Bird • St. Louis Browns • Baltimore in the minors (1902-1953) • AL Orioles (1901-02) • 19th Century Orioles • Jeffrey Maier • "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"

Rivalries	Beltway Series • Orioles-Yankees rivalry

Important Figures	George Sisler • Luis Aparicio • Cal Ripken, Sr. • George Kell • Eddie Murray • Jim Palmer • Cal Ripken, Jr. • Robin Roberts • Milt Pappas • Brooks Robinson • Dave McNally • Frank Robinson • Earl Weaver • Hoyt Wilhelm • Boog Powell • Mark Belanger • Ken Singleton • Brady Anderson • Rafael Palmeiro • Mike Mussina • Wild Bill Hagy

Retired Numbers	4 • 5 • 8 • 20 • 22 • 33 • 42

Key Personnel	Owner: Peter Angelos • General Manager: Mike Flanagan • Manager: Dave Trembley

World Series Championships (3)	1966 • 1970 • 1983

American League Championships (6)	1944 • 1966 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1979 • 1983

Seasons (108)	1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	Norfolk Tides (AAA) • Bowie Baysox (AA) • Frederick Keys (A) • Delmarva Shorebirds (A) • Aberdeen IronBirds (A) • Bluefield Orioles (Rookie)

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