
1953 St. Louis Browns Roster
Team Record: 54-100
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 297,238, Avg. 4,979
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Marty Marion (54-100)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1953 St. Louis Browns Results
The St. Louis Browns of the American League ended the 1953 season with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Browns scored 555 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 778 runs. Vic Wertz paced St. Louis with 19 home runs, and Dick Kryhoski walloped 20 or more, too. Vic Wertz recorded 70 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .268. Marlin Stuart led the team with 8 wins, while Don Larsen recorded a 4.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Marty Marion coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Neil Berry | IF | R | R | January 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 168 | Kalamazoo, MI USA |
Mike Blyzka | P | R | R | December 25, 1928 | 5'11" | 190 | Hamtramck, MI USA |
Harry Brecheen | P | L | L | October 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 160 | Broken Bow, OK USA |
Bob Cain | P | L | L | October 16, 1924 | 6'0" | 165 | Longford, KS USA |
Clint Courtney | C | L | R | March 16, 1927 | 5'8" | 180 | Hall Summit, LA USA |
Jim Dyck | OF | R | R | February 3, 1922 | 6'2" | 200 | Omaha, NE USA |
Hank Edwards | LF | L | L | January 29, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Elmwood Place, OH USA |
Bob Elliott | 3B | R | R | November 26, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Johnny Groth | CF | R | R | July 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 182 | Chicago, IL USA |
Bob Habenicht | P | R | R | February 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Bobo Holloman | P | R | R | March 7, 1923 | 6'2" | 207 | Thomaston, GA USA |
Billy Hunter | SS | R | R | June 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Punxsutawney, PA USA |
Frank Kellert | 1B | R | R | July 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
Dick Kokos | LF | L | L | February 28, 1928 | 5'8" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
Lou Kretlow | P | R | R | June 27, 1921 | 6'2" | 185 | Apache, OK USA |
Dick Kryhoski | 1B | L | L | March 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 182 | Leonia, NJ USA |
Max Lanier | P | R | L | August 18, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Denton, NC USA |
Don Larsen | P | R | R | August 7, 1929 | 6'4" | 215 | Michigan City, IN USA |
Don Lenhardt | LF | R | R | October 4, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | Alton, IL USA |
Johnny Lipon | 3B | R | R | November 10, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Martins Ferry, OH USA |
Dick Littlefield | P | L | L | March 18, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
Marty Marion | 3B | R | R | December 1, 1916 | 6'2" | 170 | Richburg, SC USA |
Babe Martin | C | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 194 | Seattle, WA USA |
Ed Mickelson | 1B | R | R | September 9, 1926 | 6'3" | 205 | Ottawa, IL USA |
Willy Miranda | SS | B | R | May 24, 1926 | 5'9" | 150 | Velasco, Cuba |
Les Moss | C | R | R | May 14, 1925 | 5'11" | 205 | Tulsa, OK USA |
Satchel Paige | P | R | R | July 7, 1906 | 6'3" | 180 | Mobile, AL USA |
Duane Pillette | P | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI USA |
Jim Pisoni | CF | R | R | August 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 169 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Roy Sievers | 1B | R | R | November 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Vern Stephens | 3B | R | R | October 23, 1920 | 5'10" | 185 | McAlister, NM USA |
Marlin Stuart | P | L | R | August 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | Paragould, AR USA |
Virgil Trucks | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 198 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Bob Turley | P | R | R | September 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Troy, IL USA |
Dixie Upright | P | L | L | May 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Kannapolis, NC USA |
Vic Wertz | RF | L | R | February 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 186 | York, PA USA |
Hal White | P | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Utica, NY USA |
Bobby Young | 2B | L | R | January 22, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Granite, MD USA |