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1953 Philadelphia Phillies (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952/1954)
83-71, Finished 3rd in National League
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Scored 716 runs, Allowed 666 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Managed by Steve O'Neill

Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 853,644 (4th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 Stats / Schedule (1952/1954) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   83-71 , Final Rank: 3, GB:   22.0
Days in First:                  18 (last on May 21, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          16 (last on August 30)
Most Games under .500:           1 (last on April 16)

Biggest Lead:                  2.5 (last on April 26)
Farthest Behind Leader:       22.0 (last on September 27)

Longest Winning Streak:          8 (April 20 to April 26)
Longest Losing Streak:           5 (May 20 to May 25 and July 5 to July 8)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (September 13)
Most Runs Scored:               17 (July 30)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      14
Times Opponent Shutout:         13

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        83  71     716     666    .539

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           48  29     363     304    .623
Road           35  42     353     362    .455

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           9   4      74      49    .692
May            11  10     106     109    .524
June           17  13     153     120    .567
July           17  15     151     151    .531
August         19  17     140     137    .528
September      10  12      92     100    .455

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     45  35     407     356    .563
Second Half    38  36     309     310    .514
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        27  20     197     190    .574

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        24  19     251     217    .558

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             8  14      88     122    .364
CHC            17   5     133      67    .773
CIN            10  12      97     111    .455
MLN             9  13      76      81    .409
NYG            13   9      96      83    .591
PIT            15   7     136      97    .682
STL            11  11      90     105    .500

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 14     PHI  NYG  L   1-4        0-1     5     1.5  2:11 L Jansen                   19,221 -
  2 Wed, Apr 15     PHI  NYG  W   8-1        1-1     4     1.0  2:30 C Simmons                   4,787 +
  3 Thu, Apr 16     PHI @PIT  L  12-14       1-2     6     1.5  3:25 M Dickson                  16,220 -
  4 Mon, Apr 20     PHI @NYG  W   2-1        2-2     3     1.5  1:40 R Roberts                   2,538 +
  5 Tue, Apr 21     PHI  BRO  W   7-1        3-2     2     0.5  2:03 C Simmons                  14,309 ++
  6 Wed, Apr 22     PHI  BRO  W   5-4        4-2     1    Tied  2:19 K Drews                    15,984 +++
  7 Thu, Apr 23     PHI  BRO  W   6-1        5-2     1  up 0.5  2:01 R Roberts                  25,508 ++++
  8 Fri, Apr 24     PHI  PIT  W   5-3        6-2     1  up 1.0  2:13 J Konstanty                 6,506 +++++
  9 Sat, Apr 25     PHI  PIT  W   7-6        7-2     1  up 2.0  2:30 C Simmons                   6,265 ++++++
 10 Sun, Apr 26     PHI  PIT  W   7-5        8-2     1  up 2.5  2:50 R Roberts                  18,490 +++++++
 11                 PHI  PIT  W   8-1        9-2     1  up 2.5  2:13 K Drews                    18,490 ++++++++
 12 Tue, Apr 28     PHI  STL  L   5-6        9-3     1  up 1.5  3:05 H Haddix                   12,281 -
 13 Wed, Apr 29     PHI  STL  L   0-1        9-4     1  up 1.0  2:25 A Brazle                   16,321 --
 14 Thu, Apr 30     PHI  STL  -   1-1        9-4     1  up 0.5  1:34                            12,170 --
 15 Fri, May  1     PHI  MLN  L   2-5        9-5     2     0.5  2:17 J Wilson                    9,472 ---
 16 Sun, May  3     PHI  CHC  W   5-1       10-5     1    Tied  2:00 R Roberts                  15,390 +
 17                 PHI  CHC  W   2-0       11-5     1    Tied  2:31 C Simmons                  15,300 ++
 18 Mon, May  4     PHI  CHC  W   8-4       12-5     1  up 1.0  2:06 J Konstanty                 8,526 +++
 19 Sat, May  9     PHI @BRO  L   6-7       12-6     1  up 0.5  2:50 B Wade                     19,257 -
 20                 PHI @BRO  W   8-4       13-6     1  up 0.5  2:40 C Simmons                  25,025 +
 21 Sun, May 10     PHI @BRO  L   0-5       13-7     2     0.5  2:18 B Loes                     23,843 -
 22 Tue, May 12     PHI @STL  W   6-5       14-7     1  up 0.5  2:27 J Konstanty                 9,247 +
 23 Fri, May 15     PHI @CHC  W   1-0       15-7     1    Tied  1:56 R Roberts                   6,531 ++
 24 Sat, May 16     PHI @MLN  W   3-0       16-7     1  up 1.0  2:12 C Simmons                  23,578 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Mon, May 18     PHI @MLN  L   0-4       16-8     1    Tied  2:23 B Buhl                     22,237 -
 26 Tue, May 19     PHI @CIN  W   6-3       17-8     1  up 1.0  2:27 R Roberts                   8,561 +
 27 Wed, May 20     PHI @CIN  L   5-14      17-9     1  up 1.0  2:28 J Nuxhall                   2,890 -
 28 Thu, May 21     PHI @PIT  L   2-7       17-10    1  up 0.5  2:22 M Dickson                   7,507 --
 29 Sat, May 23     PHI  BRO  L   0-2       17-11    2     0.5  2:11 P Roe                      31,532 ---
 30 Sun, May 24     PHI  BRO  L   2-16      17-12    3     1.0  3:29 J Podres                   24,715 ----
 31 Mon, May 25     PHI  BRO  L   9-11      17-13    4     2.5  2:59 B Milliken                 22,067 -----
 32 Wed, May 27     PHI @PIT  W  14-2       18-13    4     3.5  2:37 R Roberts                         +
 33                 PHI @PIT  L   6-8       18-14    4     3.5  2:53 R Face                     16,935 -
 34 Thu, May 28     PHI @PIT  W   9-8       19-14    4     3.0  2:17 J Konstanty                 2,435 +
 35 Fri, May 29     PHI @NYG  W  12-3       20-14    4     2.0  2:13 C Simmons                   6,253 ++
 36 Tue, Jun  2     PHI  STL  W   5-0       21-14    3     3.0  1:59 R Roberts                  15,064 +++
 37 Wed, Jun  3     PHI  STL  L   3-5       21-15    3     3.5  2:31 V Mizell                   31,104 -
 38                 PHI  STL  W   6-5       22-15    3     3.5  2:52 S Ridzik                   31,104 +
 39 Thu, Jun  4     PHI  STL  W   6-5       23-15    3     2.5  3:15 S Ridzik                    8,994 ++
 40 Fri, Jun  5     PHI  MLN  L   2-3       23-16    3     3.5  2:50 W Spahn                    16,025 -
 41 Sat, Jun  6     PHI  MLN  W   6-2       24-16    3     3.0  2:23 R Roberts                   9,144 +
 42 Sun, Jun  7     PHI  MLN  L   0-6       24-17    3     4.5  2:12 J Antonelli                20,098 -
 43                 PHI  MLN  L   3-5       24-18    3     4.5  2:25 B Buhl                     20,098 --
 44 Mon, Jun  8     PHI  CHC  W   7-3       25-18    3     4.5  2:24 S Ridzik                    2,851 +
 45 Tue, Jun  9     PHI  CHC  W  10-9       26-18    3     4.5  3:22 T Kipper                    6,903 ++
 46 Wed, Jun 10     PHI  CHC  W   9-1       27-18    3     4.0  2:01 R Roberts                  15,000 +++
 47                 PHI  CHC  W   8-5       28-18    3     4.0  2:44 J Konstanty                15,000 ++++
 48 Fri, Jun 12     PHI  CIN  L   1-4       28-19    3     4.5  2:16 J Collum                    6,510 -
 49 Sun, Jun 14     PHI  CIN  L   1-2       28-20    3     5.5  1:57 K Raffensber                      --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50                 PHI  CIN  W   4-1       29-20    3     5.5  2:13 K Drews                     9,321 +
 51 Tue, Jun 16     PHI @MLN  L   5-6       29-21    4     7.0  3:28 L Burdette                        -
 52                 PHI @MLN  L   2-3       29-22    4     7.0  2:01 M Surkont                  33,962 --
 53 Wed, Jun 17     PHI @MLN  L   6-9       29-23    4     8.0  2:34 W Spahn                    32,771 ---
 54 Fri, Jun 19     PHI @CIN  W  10-3       30-23    4     7.0  2:32 R Roberts                  10,780 +
 55 Sat, Jun 20     PHI @CIN  W   3-1       31-23    4     7.0  2:15 K Drews                     4,043 ++
 56 Sun, Jun 21     PHI @CIN  W   5-2       32-23    4     6.5  2:16 J Konstanty                       +++
 57                 PHI @CIN  L   3-5       32-24    4     6.5  2:59 F Baczewski                14,992 -
 58 Tue, Jun 23     PHI @CHC  W   6-1       33-24    4     5.5  2:10 R Roberts                   7,919 +
 59 Wed, Jun 24     PHI @CHC  W   8-2       34-24    4     4.5  2:29 K Drews                     7,220 ++
 60 Thu, Jun 25     PHI @CHC  W  13-2       35-24    3     3.5  2:42 J Konstanty                 6,135 +++
 61 Fri, Jun 26     PHI @STL  L   0-7       35-25    4     3.5  2:19 S Miller                   11,317 -
 62 Sat, Jun 27     PHI @STL  L   4-7       35-26    4     4.0  2:23 J Staley                    7,407 --
 63                 PHI @STL  L   3-4       35-27    4     4.0  2:26 H Haddix                   17,075 ---
 64 Sun, Jun 28     PHI @STL  W   4-3       36-27    4     4.0  3:00 J Konstanty                17,710 +
 65 Tue, Jun 30     PHI @BRO  W  10-9       37-27    4     3.0  3:38 J Konstanty                23,966 ++
 66 Wed, Jul  1     PHI @BRO  L   4-5       37-28    4     4.0  2:50 J Podres                   19,376 -
 67 Thu, Jul  2     PHI @BRO  L   0-8       37-29    4     5.0  2:28 C Erskine                   9,223 --
 68 Fri, Jul  3     PHI  NYG  W   5-1       38-29    4     4.5  2:01 J Konstanty                 4,499 +
 69 Sat, Jul  4     PHI  NYG  L   2-4       38-30    4     4.5  2:35 R Gomez                         0 -
 70                 PHI  NYG  W  10-4       39-30    4     4.5  2:43 T Kipper                   23,664 +
 71 Sun, Jul  5     PHI @PIT  W   2-0       40-30    4     4.0  2:25 R Roberts                         ++
 72                 PHI @PIT  L   4-7       40-31    4     4.0  2:49 J Waugh                    11,404 -
 73 Mon, Jul  6     PHI @NYG  L   0-6       40-32    4     5.0  2:38 A Worthingto                6,650 --
 74 Tue, Jul  7     PHI @NYG  L   3-5       40-33    4     7.0  2:32 M Grissom                         ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75                 PHI @NYG  L   1-9       40-34    4     7.0  2:46 A Corwin                   34,736 ----
 76 Wed, Jul  8     PHI  BRO  L   4-8       40-35    4     8.0  2:21 B Loes                     22,601 -----
 77 Thu, Jul  9     PHI  BRO  W   6-5       41-35    4     7.0  2:27 B Miller                   21,989 +
 78 Fri, Jul 10     PHI  PIT  W  13-3       42-35    4     6.0  2:26 C Simmons                   6,466 ++
 79 Sat, Jul 11     PHI  PIT  W   8-4       43-35    4     5.0  2:10 S Ridzik                    3,608 +++
 80 Sun, Jul 12     PHI  PIT  W   6-4       44-35    4     4.5  2:47 R Roberts                         ++++
 81                 PHI  PIT  W   6-5       45-35    4     4.5  2:14 S Ridzik                   10,806 +++++
 82 Thu, Jul 16     PHI  CIN  W   3-1       46-35    3     4.0  2:24 R Roberts                         ++++++
 83                 PHI  CIN  W   3-2       47-35    3     4.0  2:20 B Miller                   19,834 +++++++
 84 Fri, Jul 17     PHI  CIN  L   2-3       47-36    3     5.5  2:01 H Perkowski                 6,013 -
 85 Sat, Jul 18     PHI  CIN  L   0-11      47-37    3     6.5  2:13 J Collum                    3,201 --
 86 Sun, Jul 19     PHI  CHC  L   3-5       47-38    3     6.5  2:17 P Minner                          ---
 87                 PHI  CHC  W   6-5       48-38    3     6.5  2:31 T Kipper                    8,689 +
 88 Tue, Jul 21     PHI  MLN  W  10-0       49-38    3     7.5  2:27 R Roberts                         ++
 89                 PHI  MLN  L   3-7       49-39    3     7.5  2:29 J Antonelli                33,174 -
 90 Wed, Jul 22     PHI  MLN  W   6-3       50-39    3     8.0  2:06 J Konstanty                12,756 +
 91 Fri, Jul 24     PHI  STL  W   2-1       51-39    3     7.0  2:35 B Miller                   15,953 ++
 92 Sat, Jul 25     PHI  STL  W   3-0       52-39    3     7.0  2:11 R Roberts                  27,003 +++
 93 Sun, Jul 26     PHI  STL  L   6-8       52-40    3     8.5  2:32 A Brazle                   14,436 -
 94 Tue, Jul 28     PHI @CIN  L   4-5       52-41    3     9.5  2:51 H Perkowski                15,533 --
 95 Wed, Jul 29     PHI @CIN  L   4-13      52-42    3    10.5  2:29 J Collum                   13,282 ---
 96 Thu, Jul 30     PHI @CIN  W  17-8       53-42    3     9.5  2:39 S Ridzik                    2,773 +
 97 Fri, Jul 31     PHI @MLN  W   5-1       54-42    3     9.5  2:19 R Roberts                         ++
 98                 PHI @MLN  -   0-0       54-42    3     9.5  2:20                            29,802 ++
 99 Sat, Aug  1     PHI @MLN  L   0-5       54-43    3    10.5  1:46 W Spahn                    23,791 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sun, Aug  2     PHI @MLN  W   4-1       55-43    3    10.0  2:04 C Simmons                         +
101                 PHI @MLN  L   1-6       55-44    3    10.0  2:14 B Buhl                     31,300 -
102 Mon, Aug  3     PHI @STL  L   3-8       55-45    3    11.0  2:58 V Mizell                   11,580 --
103 Tue, Aug  4     PHI @STL  W   8-1       56-45    3    10.5  2:21 R Roberts                  12,636 +
104 Wed, Aug  5     PHI @STL  W   7-3       57-45    3     9.5  2:31 B Miller                    8,538 ++
105 Thu, Aug  6     PHI @STL  L   0-2       57-46    3    10.0  2:06 H Haddix                    9,073 -
106 Fri, Aug  7     PHI @CHC  W   5-4       58-46    3    10.0  2:25 S Ridzik                    4,499 +
107 Sat, Aug  8     PHI @CHC  L   1-4       58-47    3    11.0  2:03 H Pollet                   19,856 -
108 Sun, Aug  9     PHI @CHC  W   7-0       59-47    4    11.5  2:11 B Miller                          +
109                 PHI @CHC  L   5-6       59-48    4    11.5  2:16 J Klippstein               22,088 -
110 Tue, Aug 11     PHI @PIT  W   3-0       60-48    3    11.5  2:57 C Simmons                   6,985 +
111 Wed, Aug 12     PHI @PIT  W   8-4       61-48    3    11.5  2:23 R Roberts                   6,505 ++
112 Thu, Aug 13     PHI @PIT  L   3-4       61-49    3    12.5  2:05 P LaPalme                   2,373 -
113 Sat, Aug 15     PHI @NYG  L   1-4       61-50    3    13.0  2:20 M Grissom                       0 --
114                 PHI @NYG  W   5-2       62-50    3    13.0  2:39 J Konstanty                 9,873 +
115 Sun, Aug 16     PHI @NYG  L   1-8       62-51    3    15.0  1:59 J Hearn                         0 -
116                 PHI @NYG  L   3-4       62-52    3    15.0  2:05 R Gomez                    16,926 --
117 Mon, Aug 17     PHI @NYG  W   5-2       63-52    3    15.5  2:20 B Miller                    2,885 +
118                 PHI @NYG  L   0-6       63-53    3    15.5  2:25 A Corwin                    2,885 -
119 Tue, Aug 18     PHI  PIT  W   1-0       64-53    3    15.5  2:21 S Ridzik                    3,945 +
120 Wed, Aug 19     PHI  PIT  L   3-5       64-54    3    16.5  2:53 R Face                      4,554 -
121 Thu, Aug 20     PHI  PIT  L   2-5       64-55    4    17.5  2:06 J Waugh                     4,376 --
122 Fri, Aug 21     PHI  NYG  W   7-6       65-55    4    16.5  2:58 S Ridzik                   15,925 +
123 Sat, Aug 22     PHI  NYG  W   7-1       66-55    4    16.0  2:26 K Drews                    22,554 ++
124                 PHI  NYG  W   6-5       67-55    4    16.0  2:16 J Konstanty                22,554 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sun, Aug 23     PHI  NYG  W   6-3       68-55    3    16.5  2:11 C Simmons                  12,929 ++++
126 Tue, Aug 25     PHI  MLN  W   6-1       69-55    3    16.5  2:00 R Roberts                         +++++
127                 PHI  MLN  L   2-6       69-56    3    16.5  2:14 L Burdette                 31,596 -
128 Wed, Aug 26     PHI  MLN  W   6-5       70-56    3    15.5  2:29 K Drews                    13,918 +
129 Fri, Aug 28     PHI  CHC  W   5-0       71-56    3    16.0  2:12 C Simmons                   5,956 ++
130 Sat, Aug 29     PHI  CHC  L   0-2       71-57    3    17.0  2:05 P Minner                    5,156 -
131 Sun, Aug 30     PHI  CIN  W   4-2       72-57    3    16.5  2:09 K Drews                           +
132                 PHI  CIN  W   4-3       73-57    3    16.5  2:00 J Konstanty                 9,422 ++
133 Mon, Aug 31     PHI  CIN  L   6-12      73-58    3    18.0  2:37 J Nuxhall                         -
134                 PHI  CIN  L   5-7       73-59    3    18.0  2:29 H Perkowski                 9,490 --
135 Wed, Sep  2     PHI  STL  L   7-10      73-60    3    18.5  3:09 H White                    11,964 ---
136 Thu, Sep  3     PHI  STL  W   2-1       74-60    3    17.5  2:06 C Simmons                   8,151 +
137 Sun, Sep  6     PHI @PIT  W   7-2       75-60    3    18.5  2:05 K Drews                     5,690 ++
138 Mon, Sep  7     PHI @BRO  L   2-6       75-61    4    20.5  2:20 C Erskine                         -
139                 PHI @BRO  L   2-6       75-62    4    20.5  2:10 B Loes                     33,337 --
140 Tue, Sep  8     PHI @MLN  L   2-3       75-63    4    21.0  2:14 J Antonelli                28,629 ---
141 Wed, Sep  9     PHI @MLN  W   2-0       76-63    3    21.0  2:02 B Miller                   31,049 +
142 Fri, Sep 11     PHI @CIN  L   5-6       76-64    4    20.5  2:23 H Perkowski                 4,737 -
143 Sat, Sep 12     PHI @CIN  L   2-3       76-65    4    21.5  2:02 J Nuxhall                   2,190 --
144 Sun, Sep 13     PHI @STL  L   3-17      76-66    4    21.5  2:59 H Haddix                   11,841 ---
145 Mon, Sep 14     PHI @STL  W   6-5       77-66    4    20.5  2:57 J Lindell                   5,214 +
146 Tue, Sep 15     PHI @CHC  W   4-2       78-66    4    20.5  2:56 R Roberts                   3,185 ++
147 Wed, Sep 16     PHI @CHC  L   4-7       78-67    4    20.5  2:18 H Pollet                    3,448 -
148 Thu, Sep 17     PHI @CHC  W  16-4       79-67    4    20.5  2:21 C Simmons                   2,793 +
149 Sat, Sep 19     PHI @BRO  L   4-5       79-68    4    21.5  2:57 R Meyer                     9,057 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 20     PHI @BRO  L   4-5       79-69    4    21.5  2:21 B Wade                            --
151                 PHI @BRO  W   2-1       80-69    4    21.5  1:03 B Miller                   23,558 +
152 Tue, Sep 22     PHI  NYG  W   9-3       81-69    4    21.5  2:16 C Simmons                   4,100 ++
153 Wed, Sep 23     PHI  NYG  W   2-1       82-69    3    21.0  2:54 R Roberts                   4,030 +++
154 Fri, Sep 25     PHI  BRO  L   3-4       82-70    4    22.0  2:13 C Labine                   11,324 -
155 Sat, Sep 26     PHI  BRO  W   2-1       83-70    3    21.0  2:31 C Simmons                  15,046 +
156 Sun, Sep 27     PHI  BRO  L   2-8       83-71    3    22.0  2:13 B Loes                     16,637 -

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