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1953 American League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders

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League Awards

Batting stats are G BA/OBP/SLG Pitching stats are W-L ERA, SO.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results

Most Valuable Player Award

Al Rosen
CLE 155 G .336/.422/.613

Rookie of the Year Award

Harvey Kuenn
DET 155 G .308/.356/.386
Batting Champion
  (highest BA as recognized at time) (List of Winners)		Mickey Vernon
WSH 152 G .337/.403/.518
ERA Pitching Champion
  (lowest ERA as recognized at time) (List of Winners)		Eddie Lopat
NYY 16-4, 2.42, 50 SO

TSN Pitcher of the Year

Bob Porterfield
WSH 22-10, 3.35, 77 SO

League All-Stars

All Star Directory · (* - indicates they played)
Box Score and Play-by-Play

Starters
P. Billy Pierce (CHW)
C. Yogi Berra (NYY)
1B. Mickey Vernon (WSH)
2B. Billy Goodman (BOS)
3B. Al Rosen (CLE)
SS. Chico Carrasquel (CHW)
LF. Gus Zernial (PHA)
CF. Mickey Mantle (NYY)
RF. Hank Bauer (NYY)

 
Larry Doby* (CLE)
Ferris Fain* (CHW)
Nellie Fox* (CHW)
Mike Garcia* (CLE)
Billy Hunter* (SLB)
George Kell* (BOS)
Harvey Kuenn* (DET)
Bob Lemon (CLE)
Minnie Minoso* (CHW)
 
Johnny Mize* (NYY)
Satchel Paige* (SLB)
Allie Reynolds* (NYY)
Phil Rizzuto* (NYY)
Eddie Robinson* (PHA)
Johnny Sain (NYY)
Sammy White (BOS)
Ted Williams (BOS)

AL Other Leaders

Glossary · Hold mouse over statistic name to see description
Wins Above Replacement--all  s c a p y
1.Rosen (CLE)10.1
2.Trucks (2TM)6.5
3.Boone (2TM)5.9
4.Pierce (CHW)5.7
5.Vernon (WSH)5.4
6.Mantle (NYY)5.3
7.Yost (WSH)5.2
8.Porterfield (WSH)5.2
9.Busby (WSH)5.2
10.Kinder (BOS)5.0
Oldest  s c a p y
1.Paige (SLB)born 1906-07-07
2.Newsom (PHA)born 1907-08-11
3.Marrero (WSH)born 1911-04-25
4.Mize (NYY)born 1913-01-07
5.Kinder (BOS)born 1914-07-26
6.Brecheen (SLB)born 1914-10-14
7.Hudson (BOS)born 1915-01-03
8.Swift (DET)born 1915-03-06
9.Easter (CLE)born 1915-08-04
10.Lanier (SLB)born 1915-08-18
Youngest  s c a p y
1.Miller (DET)born 1935-07-15
2.Bertoia (DET)born 1935-01-08
3.Kaline (DET)born 1934-12-19
4.Consolo (BOS)born 1934-08-18
5.Stephens (BOS)born 1933-01-20
6.Hoeft (DET)born 1932-05-17
7.Fornieles (CHW)born 1932-01-18
8.Mantle (NYY)born 1931-10-20
9.Carey (NYY)born 1931-10-18
10.Baumgartner (DET)born 1931-05-29
              

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1954, so all leaders are since 1954. Explanation of min. requirements



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