1953 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1953 throughout the world.

Contents

Champions

Major League Baseball

Other champions

Winter Leagues

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVG Mickey Vernon WSH.337 Carl Furillo BKN.344
HR Al Rosen CLE43 Eddie Mathews MIL49
RBI Al Rosen CLE145 Roy Campanella BKN143
Wins Bob Porterfield WSH22 Robin Roberts PHP &
Warren Spahn MIL
23
ERA Ed Lopat NYY2.42 Warren Spahn MIL2.10
Ks Billy Pierce CHW186 Robin Roberts PHP198

Major league baseball final standings

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League final standings

RankTeamWLW-L%GB
1 Fort Wayne Daisies 6639.629
2 Grand Rapids Chicks 6244.585
3 Kalamazoo Lassies 5650.52810½
4 Rockford Peaches 5155.48115½
5 South Bend Blue Sox 4462.41522½
6 Muskegon Belles 3867.36228

Nippon Professional Baseball final standings

Central League final standings

Central League G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 12587371.702
Osaka Tigers 13074560.56916.0
Chunichi Dragons 13070573.55118.5
Hiroshima Carp 13053752.41436.0
Taiyo Shochiku Robins 13052771.40337.5
Kokutetsu Swallows 12545791.36342.0

Pacific League final standings

Pacific League G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 12071481.597
Hankyu Braves 12067521.5634.0
Daiei Stars 12063534.5436.5
Nishitetsu Lions 12057612.48313.5
Mainichi Orions 12056622.47514.5
Tokyu Flyers 12050673.42720.0
Kintetsu Pearls 12048693.41022.0

Events

January

February

March

Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe Giants.jpeg
Jim Thorpe

April

May

June

July

August

September

Cleveland's Al Rosen Al Rosen 1953.jpg
Cleveland's Al Rosen

October

November

December

Movies

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Sources

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  6. August 30, 1953: Milwaukee Braves set National League home run record. Article and box scores published by SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on February 24, 2018.
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  30. Ray Grimes. Article written by Bill Nowlin. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 25, 2019.
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  36. Jack Pfiester. Article written by Stuart Schimler. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 26, 2019.
  37. Buck Herzog. Article written by Gabriel Schechter. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 26, 2019.
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  41. Pinch Thomas. Article written by Joanne Hulbert. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 27, 2019.
  42. Patsy Donovan. Article written by David Jones. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 27, 2019.

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