1953 Brooklyn Dodgers Pitching Statistics

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1953 Brooklyn Dodgers Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
105-49, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 955 runs, Allowed 689 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 99-55
Manager: Chuck Dressen (105-49)
Ballpark: Ebbets Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,163,419 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 100
Won NL Pennant

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Lost World Series (4-2) to New York Yankees

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1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Carl Erskine	26	20	6	.769	3.54	39	33	4	16	4	3	246.2	213	106	97	21	95		187	3	0	4	1030	121	1.249	7.8	0.8	3.5	6.8	1.97
2	SP	Russ Meyer	29	15	5	.750	4.56	34	32	1	10	2	0	191.1	201	109	97	25	63		106	1	0	4	819	94	1.380	9.5	1.2	3.0	5.0	1.68
3	SP	Billy Loes	23	14	8	.636	4.54	32	25	3	9	1	0	162.2	165	92	82	21	53		75	3	3	2	691	94	1.340	9.1	1.2	2.9	4.1	1.42
4	SP	Preacher Roe*	38	11	3	.786	4.36	25	24	0	9	1	0	157.0	171	78	76	27	40		85	1	0	1	661	98	1.344	9.8	1.5	2.3	4.9	2.13
5	SP	Johnny Podres*	20	9	4	.692	4.23	33	18	3	3	1	0	115.0	126	62	54	12	64		82	1	0	2	518	101	1.652	9.9	0.9	5.0	6.4	1.28
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
6	CL	Jim Hughes	30	4	3	.571	3.47	48	0	20	0	0	9	85.2	80	33	33	6	41		49	1	0	2	372	123	1.412	8.4	0.6	4.3	5.1	1.20
7	RP	Bob Milliken	26	8	4	.667	3.37	37	10	12	3	0	2	117.2	94	52	44	13	42		65	0	0	4	485	127	1.156	7.2	1.0	3.2	5.0	1.55
8	RP	Clem Labine	26	11	6	.647	2.77	37	7	21	0	0	7	110.1	92	39	34	9	30		44	0	0	3	444	154	1.106	7.5	0.7	2.4	3.6	1.47
9	RP	Ben Wade	30	7	5	.583	3.79	32	0	15	0	0	3	90.1	79	40	38	15	33		65	4	0	1	377	113	1.240	7.9	1.5	3.3	6.5	1.97
10	RP	Joe Black	29	6	3	.667	5.33	34	3	17	0	0	5	72.2	74	46	43	12	27		42	1	1	0	315	80	1.390	9.2	1.5	3.3	5.2	1.56
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
11		Ralph Branca	27	0	0		9.82	7	0	5	0	0	0	11.0	15	12	12	4	5		5	2	0	0	51	44	1.818	12.3	3.3	4.1	4.1	1.00
12		Ray Moore	27	0	1	.000	3.38	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	6	3	3	1	4		4	0	0	0	34	127	1.250	6.8	1.1	4.5	4.5	1.00
13		Glenn Mickens	22	0	1	.000	11.37	4	2	2	0	0	0	6.1	11	9	8	2	4		5	0	0	0	33	38	2.368	15.6	2.8	5.7	7.1	1.25
14		Erv Palica	25	0	0		12.00	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	8	8	1	8		3	0	0	1	35	36	3.000	15.0	1.5	12.0	4.5	0.38
		Team Totals	27.6	105	49	.682	4.10	155	155	104	51	9	29	1380.2	1337	689	629	169	509		817	17	4	24	5865	104	1.337	8.7	1.1	3.3	5.3	1.61
		Rank in 8 NL teams		1	8		3				3	3	2	3	2	3	3	7	3		5308
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Joe Black	29	3	5	.375	5.11	74.0	76	47	42	12	28	43	1	1.405	9.2	3.4	5.2	1.54	1.5	34	34
Ralph Branca	27	5	7	.417	4.54	117.0	116	66	59	11	37	57	4	1.308	8.9	2.8	4.4	1.54	0.8	24	24
Carl Erskine	26	16	12	.571	3.34	253.0	214	104	94	21	95	192	3	1.221	7.6	3.4	6.8	2.02	0.7	39	39
Jim Hughes	30	5	4	.556	3.27	88.0	80	36	32	6	41	50	1	1.375	8.2	4.2	5.1	1.22	0.6	48	48
Clem Labine	26	8	4	.667	2.63	113.0	92	37	33	9	30	45	0	1.080	7.3	2.4	3.6	1.50	0.7	37	37
Billy Loes	23	8	10	.444	4.31	165.0	166	88	79	21	53	76	3	1.327	9.1	2.9	4.1	1.43	1.1	32	32
Russ Meyer	29	10	11	.476	4.36	194.0	203	104	94	25	64	107	1	1.376	9.4	3.0	5.0	1.67	1.2	34	34
Glenn Mickens	22	0	0		10.50	6.0	11	8	7	2	4	5	0	2.500	16.5	6.0	7.5	1.25	3.0	4	4
Bob Milliken	26	8	5	.615	3.17	122.0	96	48	43	13	43	67	0	1.139	7.1	3.2	4.9	1.56	1.0	37	37
Ray Moore	27	0	0		3.38	8.0	7	3	3	1	5	4	0	1.500	7.9	5.6	4.5	0.80	1.1	1	1
Erv Palica	25	0	0		12.00	6.0	10	9	8	1	8	3	0	3.000	15.0	12.0	4.5	0.38	1.5	4	4
*Johnny Podres	20	6	6	.500	4.03	116.0	126	58	52	12	64	83	1	1.638	9.8	5.0	6.4	1.30	0.9	33	33
*Preacher Roe	38	8	9	.471	4.24	157.0	173	82	74	27	40	85	1	1.357	9.9	2.3	4.9	2.13	1.5	25	25
Ben Wade	30	5	5	.500	3.66	91.0	81	41	37	15	34	66	4	1.264	8.0	3.4	6.5	1.94	1.5	32	32
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Joe Black	29	2	21	7	.750	3.22	90	5	58	1	0	20	215.0	176	86	77	21	68		127	2	1	0	875	120	1.135	7.4	0.9	2.8	5.3	1.87	120
Ralph Branca	27	10	84	65	.564	3.74	299	180	68	71	12	19	1424.0	1299	664	592	139	618		805	28	6	44	6075	106	1.346	8.2	0.9	3.9	5.1	1.30	106
Carl Erskine	26	6	71	34	.676	3.75	179	103	41	41	8	10	889.2	814	411	371	87	365		541	11	1	11	3747	107	1.325	8.2	0.9	3.7	5.5	1.48	107
Jim Hughes	30	2	6	4	.600	3.11	54	0	22	0	0	9	104.1	96	37	36	6	52		57	1	0	3	451	134	1.419	8.3	0.5	4.5	4.9	1.10	134
Clem Labine	26	4	24	11	.686	3.36	77	22	33	5	2	7	254.2	222	101	95	16	98		126	1	0	7	1053	119	1.257	7.8	0.6	3.5	4.5	1.29	119
Billy Loes	23	3	27	16	.628	3.70	81	46	20	17	5	1	362.2	335	165	149	38	129		192	6	5	5	1517	107	1.279	8.3	0.9	3.2	4.8	1.49	107
Russ Meyer	29	8	75	59	.560	3.78	224	170	27	57	10	4	1191.0	1221	568	500	97	421		536	10	5	29	5073	104	1.379	9.2	0.7	3.2	4.1	1.27	104
Glenn Mickens	22	1	0	1	.000	11.37	4	2	2	0	0	0	6.1	11	9	8	2	4		5	0	0	0	33	38	2.368	15.6	2.8	5.7	7.1	1.25	38
Bob Milliken	26	1	8	4	.667	3.37	37	10	12	3	0	2	117.2	94	52	44	13	42		65	0	0	4	485	127	1.156	7.2	1.0	3.2	5.0	1.55	127
Ray Moore	27	2	1	3	.250	4.46	15	3	4	1	0	0	36.1	35	20	18	4	30		15	2	0	1	171	85	1.789	8.7	1.0	7.4	3.7	0.50	85
Erv Palica	25	6	29	30	.492	4.04	159	38	57	13	2	10	485.2	447	232	218	43	235		268	7	0	12	2076	100	1.404	8.3	0.8	4.4	5.0	1.14	100
*Johnny Podres	20	1	9	4	.692	4.23	33	18	3	3	1	0	115.0	126	62	54	12	64		82	1	0	2	518	101	1.652	9.9	0.9	5.0	6.4	1.28	101
*Preacher Roe	38	11	124	80	.608	3.38	318	251	41	100	17	10	1851.1	1838	759	695	188	481		925	17	1	15	7629	118	1.253	8.9	0.9	2.3	4.5	1.92	118
Ben Wade	30	3	18	15	.545	3.73	71	24	23	5	1	6	275.1	249	125	114	34	131		184	6	1	3	1178	104	1.380	8.1	1.1	4.3	6.0	1.40	104
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics

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