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1953 Milwaukee Braves Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics
(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 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics
Redesign Note: Summary Batting, Pitching and Fielding Stats are below. Detailed Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Stats are available using the navigation bar just above this note or the "Detailed" links beside the table headers. Leaderboards have been removed since all tables are now sortable by clicking the headers. The all-stars and salaries are on the roster page linked above.

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Del Crandall 23 116 420 382 55 104 13 1 15 51 2 1 33 47 .272 .330 .429 .759 101 164 13 0 5
2 1B Joe Adcock 25 157 640 590 71 168 33 6 18 80 3 2 42 82 .285 .334 .453 .787 108 267 22 2 6
3 2B Jack Dittmer* 25 138 525 504 54 134 22 1 9 63 1 0 18 35 .266 .293 .367 .660 75 185 11 1 2
4 SS Johnny Logan 26 150 668 611 100 167 27 8 11 73 2 2 41 33 .273 .326 .398 .724 92 243 13 7 9
5 3B Eddie Mathews* 21 157 681 579 110 175 31 8 47 135 1 3 99 83 .302 .406 .627 1.033 171 363 6 2 1
6 OF Sid Gordon 35 140 541 464 67 127 22 4 19 75 1 1 71 40 .274 .372 .461 .834 121 214 14 2 4
7 OF Bill Bruton* 27 151 668 613 82 153 18 14 1 41 26 11 44 100 .250 .306 .330 .636 70 202 9 6 5
8 OF Andy Pafko 32 140 568 516 70 153 23 4 17 72 2 1 37 33 .297 .347 .455 .803 113 235 14 3 12
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Jim Pendleton 29 120 261 251 48 75 12 4 7 27 6 5 7 36 .299 .323 .462 .785 107 116 5 2 1
10 C Walker Cooper 38 53 151 137 12 30 6 0 3 16 1 0 12 15 .219 .287 .328 .615 64 45 6 1 1
11 2B Harry Hanebrink* 25 51 87 80 8 19 1 1 1 8 1 0 6 8 .238 .291 .313 .603 61 25 0 0 1
12 C Ebba St. Claire# 31 33 83 80 7 16 3 0 2 5 0 0 3 9 .200 .229 .313 .541 43 25 0 0 0
13 1B George Crowe* 30 47 45 42 6 12 2 0 2 6 0 0 2 7 .286 .333 .476 .810 113 20 1 1 0
14 OF Bob Thorpe 26 27 39 37 1 6 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 6 .162 .184 .189 .373 0 7 0 0 1
15 IF Sibby Sisti 32 38 28 23 8 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 2 .217 .357 .261 .618 69 6 1 0 0
16 2B Mel Roach 20 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
17 Billy Klaus* 24 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
18 C Paul Burris 29 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
19 P Warren Spahn* 32 38 111 105 6 23 5 0 2 12 0 0 1 22 .219 .226 .324 .550 45 34 1 0 5
20 P Johnny Antonelli* 23 31 69 62 7 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 14 .177 .215 .210 .425 14 13 0 0 4
21 P Max Surkont 31 28 66 56 10 16 5 1 0 6 0 0 5 7 .286 .344 .411 .755 101 23 1 0 5
22 P Bob Buhl 24 30 60 53 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .113 .145 .113 .259 -30 6 1 0 5
23 P Lew Burdette 26 46 58 53 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .170 .170 .170 .340 -9 9 0 0 5
24 P Don Liddle* 28 31 41 34 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 .088 .162 .088 .250 -31 3 0 0 4
25 P Jim Wilson 31 20 40 36 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .167 .211 .250 .461 23 9 3 0 2
26 P Vern Bickford 32 20 17 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .067 .125 .067 .192 -47 1 1 0 1
27 P Ernie Johnson 29 36 15 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 -62 1 0 0 1
28 P Joey Jay# 17 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
29 P Dave Jolly 28 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 218 1 0 0 0
30 P Dave Cole 22 10 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 529 4 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.3 157 5895 5349 738 1422 227 52 156 691 46 27 439 637 .266 .325 .415 .740 96 2221 122 27 80 0 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 8 5 4 7 4 4 4
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

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 Warren Spahn* 32 23 7 .767 2.10 35 32 3 24 5 3 265.2 211 75 62 14 70 148 1 2 3 1055 188 1.058 7.1 0.5 2.4 5.0 2.11
2 SP Johnny Antonelli* 23 12 12 .500 3.18 31 26 2 11 2 1 175.1 167 83 62 15 71 131 1 0 3 763 124 1.357 8.6 0.8 3.6 6.7 1.85
3 SP Max Surkont 31 11 5 .688 4.18 28 24 2 11 2 0 170.0 168 82 79 22 64 83 0 2 2 732 94 1.365 8.9 1.2 3.4 4.4 1.30
4 SP Bob Buhl 24 13 8 .619 2.97 30 18 5 8 3 0 154.1 133 59 51 9 73 83 3 1 1 648 132 1.335 7.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 1.14
5 SP Jim Wilson 31 4 9 .308 4.34 20 18 2 5 0 0 114.0 107 59 55 16 43 71 3 0 1 491 91 1.316 8.4 1.3 3.4 5.6 1.65
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 Lew Burdette 26 15 5 .750 3.24 46 13 24 6 1 8 175.0 177 73 63 7 56 58 5 0 1 741 122 1.331 9.1 0.4 2.9 3.0 1.04
7 RP Don Liddle* 28 7 6 .538 3.08 31 15 9 4 0 2 128.2 119 54 44 6 55 63 2 0 3 543 128 1.352 8.3 0.4 3.8 4.4 1.15
8 RP Ernie Johnson 29 4 3 .571 2.67 36 1 10 0 0 0 81.0 79 34 24 4 22 36 3 1 2 331 148 1.247 8.8 0.4 2.4 4.0 1.64
9 RP Vern Bickford 32 2 5 .286 5.28 20 9 8 2 0 1 58.0 60 35 34 8 35 25 2 1 2 258 75 1.638 9.3 1.2 5.4 3.9 0.71
10 RP Dave Jolly 28 0 1 .000 3.52 24 0 10 0 0 0 38.1 34 16 15 4 27 23 1 0 1 172 112 1.591 8.0 0.9 6.3 5.4 0.85
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 Dave Cole 22 0 1 .000 8.59 10 0 8 0 0 0 14.2 17 14 14 1 14 13 0 0 1 75 46 2.114 10.4 0.6 8.6 8.0 0.93
12 Joey Jay 17 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 1 1 1 1 0 10.0 6 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 37 1.100 5.4 0.0 4.5 3.6 0.80
13 Virgil Jester 25 0 0 22.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 4 5 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 14 18 4.000 18.0 4.5 18.0 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 28.1 92 62 .597 3.30 157 157 85 72 14 15 1387.0 1282 589 508 107 539 738 21 7 21 5860 119 1.313 8.3 0.7 3.5 4.8 1.37
Rank in 8 NL teams 2 7 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 2
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
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Joe Adcock 25 157 1498 1389 96 13 146 .991 9.46 1B
Johnny Antonelli 23 31 41 6 34 1 3 .976 1.29 P
Vern Bickford 32 20 17 3 14 0 3 1.000 0.85 P
Bill Bruton 27 150 0 150 0 421 397 15 9 5 .979 2.75 OF
Bob Buhl 24 30 40 14 25 1 3 .975 1.30 P
Lew Burdette 26 46 49 11 37 1 6 .980 1.04 P
Paul Burris 29 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 0 C
Dave Cole 22 10 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Walker Cooper 38 35 174 165 6 3 1 .983 4.89 0 C
Del Crandall 23 108 637 566 62 9 13 .986 5.81 6 C
George Crowe 30 9 19 17 2 0 1 1.000 2.11 1B
Jack Dittmer 25 138 656 290 343 23 95 .965 4.59 2B
Sid Gordon 35 137 137 0 0 261 245 10 6 2 .977 1.86 OF
Harry Hanebrink 25 22 96 39 55 2 18 .979 4.27 2B-3B
Joey Jay 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Virgil Jester 25 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Ernie Johnson 29 36 21 4 15 2 1 .905 0.53 P
Dave Jolly 28 24 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.33 P
Don Liddle 28 31 27 5 20 2 2 .926 0.81 P
Johnny Logan 26 150 796 295 481 20 104 .975 5.17 SS
Eddie Mathews 21 157 495 154 311 30 33 .939 2.96 3B
Andy Pafko 32 139 0 0 139 252 241 5 6 1 .976 1.77 OF
Jim Pendleton 29 112 75 15 25 193 152 35 6 4 .969 1.67 OF-SS
Mel Roach 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2B
Sibby Sisti 32 23 33 13 18 2 3 .939 1.35 2B-SS-3B
Warren Spahn 32 35 69 12 53 4 7 .942 1.86 P
Ebba St. Claire 31 27 118 106 11 1 3 .992 4.33 4 C
Max Surkont 31 28 45 11 32 2 3 .956 1.54 P
Bob Thorpe 26 18 10 0 8 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 OF
Jim Wilson 31 20 33 10 23 0 1 1.000 1.65 P
Team Totals 27.4 157 6018 4161 1714 143 458 .976 3.45 10
Rank in 8 NL teams 5 2 4
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

1952 / 1954 Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics

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