1953 St. Louis Cardinals season
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1953 St. Louis Cardinals season
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| Owner(s) | August "Gussie" Busch | |
| Manager(s) | Eddie Stanky | |
| Local radio | WIL (Harry Caray, Gus Mancuso) |
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The 1953 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 72nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 62nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 83-71 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League.
Prior to the start of the season, August A. Busch, Jr. of Anheuser-Busch bought the team from Fred Saigh. That started a reign that would last until March, 1996, when William DeWitt, Jr., Drew Baur and Fred Hanser bought the club.
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Offseason
- December 3, 1952: Grant Dunlap was purchased by the Cardinals from the Shreveport Sports.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
Notable transactions
- May 18, 1953: Billy Johnson was released by the Cardinals.[2]
- May 23, 1953: Jackie Collum was traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Eddie Erautt.[3]
- June 14, 1953: Hal Rice was traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Pete Castiglione.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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
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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 |
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| Pete Castiglione | 67 | 52 | 9 | .173 | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Rand | 9 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Dunlap | 16 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Johnson | 11 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Phillips | 9 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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 |
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| Al Brazle | 60 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4.21 | 57 |
| Eddie Erautt | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.31 | 15 |
| Jackie Collum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 5 |
| Dick Bokelmann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Dothan, Hazlehurst-Baxley, Paducah
Notes
References
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