1953 Philadelphia Phillies season

1953 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other 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)
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The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 71st in franchise history.

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

Record vs. opponents

1953 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	13–9–1	15–7	13–9	15–7	14–8	20–2	15–7
Chicago	9–13–1	—	12–10	8–14	9–13	5–17	11–11	11–11
Cincinnati	7–15	10–12	—	8–14	9–13	12–10	15–7	7–15–1
Milwaukee	9–13	14–8	14–8	—	14–8–1	13–9–1	15–7	13–9–1
New York	7–15	13–9	13–9	8–14–1	—	9–13	11–11	9–13
Philadelphia	8–14	17–5	10–12	9–13–1	13–9	—	15–7	11–11–1
Pittsburgh	2–20	11–11	7–15	7–15	11–11	7–15	—	5–17
St. Louis	7–15	11–11	15–7–1	9–13–1	13–9	11–11–1	17–5	—

Roster

1953 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 22 Karl Drews 20 Andy Hansen 34 Thornton Kipper 35 Jim Konstanty 18 Johnny Lindell 19 Bob Miller 33,27 Kent Peterson 33 Tom Qualters 37 Steve Ridzik 36 Robin Roberts 28 Curt Simmons 34 Paul Stuffel		Catchers 21 Smoky Burgess 29 Stan Lopata Infielders  3 Tommy Glaviano  2 Granny Hamner  6 Willie Jones  7 Ted Kazanski  7 Jack Lohrke  8 Connie Ryan  9 Earl Torgeson  4 Eddie Waitkus		Outfielders  1 Richie Ashburn 6,16 Mel Clark 14 Del Ennis 15 Jackie Mayo 12 Bill Nicholson 23 Stan Palys 17 Johnny Wyrostek		Manager 24 Steve O'Neill Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 32 Eddie Mayo 40 Maje McDonnell 31 Cy Perkins 25 Ken Silvestri

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane, Salt Lake City

Notes

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

References

• 1953 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference