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1953 Milwaukee Braves Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
92-62, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 738 runs, Allowed 589 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-61
Manager: Charlie Grimm (92-62)
Ballpark: County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,826,397 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 92;   one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 92
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1952 / 1954 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Joe Adcock 25 R R 6' 4" 220 Oct 30, 1927 4 157 157 157 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Antonelli 23 L L 6' 0" 190 Apr 12, 1930 4 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vern Bickford 32 R R 6' 0" 185 Aug 17, 1920 6 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Bruton 27 L R 6' 0" 169 Nov 9, 1925 1st 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 150
Bob Buhl 24 R R 6' 2" 190 Aug 12, 1928 1st 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lew Burdette 26 R R 6' 2" 190 Nov 22, 1926 4 46 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Burris 29 R R 6' 0" 190 Jul 21, 1923 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Cole 22 R R 6' 2" 175 Aug 29, 1930 4 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker Cooper 38 R R 6' 3" 210 Jan 8, 1915 14 53 53 53 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Del Crandall 23 R R 6' 1" 195 Mar 5, 1930 3 116 116 116 0 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
George Crowe 30 L L 6' 2" 212 Mar 22, 1923 2 47 47 47 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Dittmer 25 L R 6' 1" 175 Jan 10, 1928 2 138 138 138 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sid Gordon 35 R R 5' 10" 185 Aug 13, 1917 11 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 0 137
Harry Hanebrink 25 L R 6' 0" 165 Nov 12, 1927 1st 51 51 51 0 0 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joey Jay 17 B R 6' 4" 228 Aug 15, 1935 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virgil Jester 25 R R 5' 11" 188 Jul 23, 1927 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson 29 R R 6' 4" 195 Jun 16, 1924 3 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Jolly 28 R R 6' 0" 165 Oct 14, 1924 1st 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Klaus 24 L R 5' 10" 165 Dec 9, 1928 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Liddle 28 L L 5' 10" 165 May 25, 1925 1st 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Logan 26 R R 5' 11" 175 Mar 23, 1927 3 150 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0
Eddie Mathews HOF 21 L R 6' 1" 200 Oct 13, 1931 2 157 157 157 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Andy Pafko 32 R R 6' 0" 190 Feb 25, 1921 11 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 139
Jim Pendleton 29 R R 6' 0" 185 Jan 7, 1924 1st 120 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 7 75 15 25 105
Mel Roach 20 R R 6' 1" 190 Jan 25, 1933 1st 5 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sibby Sisti 32 R R 5' 11" 175 Jul 26, 1920 12 38 38 38 0 0 0 13 4 6 0 0 0 0
Warren Spahn HOF 32 L L 6' 0" 175 Apr 23, 1921 9 38 38 38 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Ebba St. Claire 31 B R 6' 1" 219 Aug 5, 1921 3 33 33 33 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max Surkont 31 R R 6' 0" 205 Jun 16, 1922 5 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Thorpe 26 R R 190 Nov 19, 1926 3 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 8 18
Jim Wilson 31 R R 200 Feb 20, 1922 7 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1952 / 1954 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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