1953 American League

1953 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 618 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season
Attendance: 297,238 (480/game)
Other Years: 1952 / 1954
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1952 / 1954

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1952 / 1954

League Standings

Regular Season

154 games

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB
New York Yankees	99	52	.656	--
Cleveland Indians	92	62	.597	8.5
Chicago White Sox	89	65	.578	11.5
Boston Red Sox	84	69	.549	16
Washington Senators	76	76	.500	23.5
Detroit Tigers	60	94	.390	40.5
Philadelphia Athletics	59	95	.383	41.5
St. Louis Browns	54	100	.351	46.5

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
New York Yankees	NYY	28.4	5.30	151	5961	5194	801	1420	226	52	139	762	34	44	656	644	.273	.359	.417	.776	2167	105	34	77
Cleveland Indians	CLE	29.6	4.97	155	6019	5285	770	1426	201	29	160	729	33	29	609	683	.270	.349	.410	.759	2165	125	35	90
Chicago White Sox	CHW	29.2	4.59	156	5987	5212	716	1345	226	53	74	670	73	55	601	530	.258	.341	.364	.705	1899	146	54	120
Washington Senators	WSH	28.7	4.52	152	5858	5149	687	1354	230	53	69	643	65	36	596	604	.263	.343	.368	.711	1897	134	31	82
Detroit Tigers	DET	28.5	4.40	158	6152	5553	695	1479	259	44	108	660	30	35	506	603	.266	.331	.387	.718	2150	139	30	63
Boston Red Sox	BOS	26.6	4.29	153	5879	5246	656	1385	255	37	101	613	33	45	496	601	.264	.332	.384	.716	2017	109	38	99
Philadelphia Athletics	PHA	30.2	4.03	157	6028	5455	632	1398	205	38	116	588	41	24	498	602	.256	.321	.372	.693	2027	141	24	51
St. Louis Browns	SLB	28.3	3.60	154	5877	5264	555	1310	214	25	112	522	17	34	507	644	.249	.317	.363	.680	1910	144	17	89
League Totals		28.7	4.46	1236	47761	42358	5512	11117	1816	331	879	5187	326	302	4469	4911	.262	.337	.383	.720	16232	1043	263	671

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
New York Yankees	NYY	31.0	3.62	99	52	.656	3.20	151	151	101	50	18	39	1358.1	1286	547	483	94	500	604	33	2	15	5724	1.315	8.5	0.6	3.3	4.0	1.21
Chicago White Sox	CHW	30.0	3.79	89	65	.578	3.41	156	156	99	57	17	33	1403.2	1299	592	532	113	583	714	23	5	37	5963	1.341	8.3	0.7	3.7	4.6	1.22
Washington Senators	WSH	30.9	4.04	76	76	.500	3.66	152	152	76	76	16	10	1344.2	1313	614	547	112	478	515	26	2	16	5686	1.332	8.8	0.7	3.2	3.4	1.08
Cleveland Indians	CLE	30.6	4.05	92	62	.597	3.64	155	155	74	81	11	15	1373.0	1311	627	556	92	519	586	35	2	24	5807	1.333	8.6	0.6	3.4	3.8	1.13
Boston Red Sox	BOS	29.6	4.13	84	69	.549	3.58	153	153	112	41	15	37	1373.0	1333	632	546	92	584	642	23	3	28	5931	1.396	8.7	0.6	3.8	4.2	1.10
St. Louis Browns	SLB	31.0	5.05	54	100	.351	4.48	154	154	126	28	10	24	1383.2	1467	778	688	101	626	639	25	3	33	6113	1.513	9.5	0.7	4.1	4.2	1.02
Philadelphia Athletics	PHA	28.9	5.09	59	95	.383	4.67	157	157	106	51	7	11	1409.0	1475	799	731	121	594	566	57	2	51	6186	1.468	9.4	0.8	3.8	3.6	0.95
Detroit Tigers	DET	26.7	5.84	60	94	.390	5.25	158	158	108	50	2	16	1415.0	1633	923	826	154	585	645	41	2	43	6351	1.567	10.4	1.0	3.7	4.1	1.10
League Totals		29.8	4.46	613	613	.500	3.99	1236	1236	802	434	96	185	11060.1	11117	5512	4909	879	4469	4911	263	21	247	47761	1.409	9.0	0.7	3.6	4.0	1.10

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance	Managers
Chicago White Sox	CHW	156	4211	1779	125	144	.980	4	41	35	46%		Paul Richards
New York Yankees	NYY	151	4075	1747	126	182	.979	10	33	31	48%		Casey Stengel
Washington Senators	WSH	152	4034	1638	120	173	.979	12	35	32	48%		Bucky Harris
Cleveland Indians	CLE	155	4119	1794	127	197	.979	13	46	30	39%		Al Lopez
Detroit Tigers	DET	158	4245	1742	135	149	.978	20	55	47	46%		Fred Hutchinson
Philadelphia Athletics	PHA	157	4226	1709	137	161	.977	15	28	53	65%		Jimmy Dykes
Boston Red Sox	BOS	153	4119	1732	148	173	.975	8	39	32	45%		Lou Boudreau
St. Louis Browns	SLB	154	4151	1644	152	165	.974	8	49	42	46%	297,238	Marty Marion
League Totals		1236	33180	13785	1070	1344	.978	90	326	302	48%	297,238

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