1953 Philadelphia Phillies season

Top

Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Wikipedia

1953 Philadelphia Phillies
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (Since 1938) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1953 Information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
Manager(s)	Steve O'Neill
Local television	WPTZ WCAU WFIL
Local radio	WIBG (George Walsh, Gene Kelly)
Previous season Next season

The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 71st in franchise history.

Contents

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 Awards and honors
- 3.1 League leaders
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	105	49	--	.682
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	13	.597
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	22	.539
St. Louis Cardinals	83	71	22	.439
New York Giants	70	84	35	.455
Cincinnati Redlegs	68	86	37	.442
Chicago Cubs	65	89	40	.422
Pittsburgh Pirates	50	104	55	.325

Roster

1953 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

21 Smoky Burgess
29 Stan Lopata

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

24 Steve O'Neill

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B	Jones, WillieWillie Jones	149	481	108	.225	19	70

Other batters

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
Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	38	62	13	.210	2	16

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	44	346.2	23	16	2.75	198

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Drews, KarlKarl Drews	47	185.1	9	10	4.52	72

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hansen, AndyAndy Hansen	30	0	2	3	4.03	17
Peterson, KentKent Peterson	15	0	1	0	6.67	20

Awards and honors

League leaders

Robin Roberts, National League leader, complete games (33). Nobody had more complete games in one season throughout the 1950s.^[1]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Baltimore Orioles	International League	Don Heffner
A	Schenectady Blue Jays	Eastern League	Skeeter Newsome
A	Spokane Indians	Western International League	Don Osborn
B	Terre Haute Phillies	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Hub Kittle
C	Salt Lake City Bees	Pioneer League	Eddie Murphy and Charlie Gassaway
C	Granby Phillies	Provincial League	Al Barillari
D	Pulaski Phillies	Appalachian League	Al Gardella
D	Mattoon Phillies	Mississippi-Ohio Valley League	Jim Deery
D	Bradford Phillies	PONY League	John Davenport

Notes

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 105, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

References

1953 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

v · d · e1953 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

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders

Ballparks

Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park
Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Hot Pants Patrol • Whiz Kids • Baseball Wall of Fame • Sports Hall of Fame • Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) • "High Hopes" • Franchise awards • "Team to Beat" • Roy Halladay's perfect game

Rivalries

New York Mets • Pittsburgh Pirates • Philadelphia Athletics (City Series)

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Ed Delahanty • Del Ennis • Dallas Green • Billy Hamilton • Granny Hamner • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Sherry Magee • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Pete Rose • Juan Samuel • Eddie Sawyer • Mike Schmidt • Chris Short • Curt Simmons • Tony Taylor • Sam Thompson • John Vukovich • Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman • Bill Duggleby • Lenny Dykstra • Kid Gleason • Ryan Howard • George McQuillan • José Mesa • Lefty O'Doul • Jimmy Rollins • Curt Schilling • Kent Tekulve • Chase Utley

Retired numbers

1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P

Key personnel

Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel

World Series
championships (2)

1980 • 2008

NL pennants (7)

1915 • 1950 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2008 • 2009

Division
championships (10)

1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs • AA: Reading Phillies • A: Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, Williamsport Crosscutters • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Phillies, VSL Phillies, DSL Phillies • Rosters: Minor league rosters

Broadcasting

Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network

Radio	WPHT-AM • WUBA-AM • Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen

Seasons (128)

1880s	1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889

1890s	1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900s	1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

1910s	1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

1920s	1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

1930s	1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s	1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

1950s	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010 • 2011 • 2012

This article relating to a Philadelphia Phillies baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Donate to Wikimedia

1953 Philadelphia Phillies season