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1953 St. Louis Browns (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952/1954)
54-100, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 555 runs, Allowed 778 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 54-100
Managed by Marty Marion

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 297,238 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 110
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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

Game Results

Season Summary   54-100, Final Rank: 8, GB:   46.5
Days in First:                   4 (last on April 21, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           4 (last on April 19)
Most Games under .500:          46 (last on September 27)

Biggest Lead:                  1.0 (last on April 19)
Farthest Behind Leader:       46.5 (last on September 27)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (May 27 to May 30)
Longest Losing Streak:          14 (June 3 to June 14)

Most Runs Allowed:              14 (May 3)
Most Runs Scored:               14 (September 4)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      17
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        54 100     555     778    .351

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           23  54     281     447    .299
Road           31  46     274     331    .403

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           7   6      56      43    .538
May            11  18     129     140    .379
June            9  22      77     137    .290
July            7  23     124     223    .233
August         12  17      94     147    .414
September       8  14      75      88    .364

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     31  55     318     409    .360
Second Half    23  45     237     369    .338
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        16  29     172     185    .356

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        10  32     145     319    .238

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS             5  17      68     122    .227
CHW             5  17      60     109    .227
CLE             5  17      79     127    .227
DET            15   7     132      95    .682
NYY             5  17      71     134    .227
PHA             9  13      79      89    .409
WSH            10  12      66     102    .455

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 14     SLB  DET  W  10-0        1-0     1    Tied  2:20 V Trucks                   11,804 +
  2 Thu, Apr 16     SLB @CHW  L   0-1        1-1     4     1.0  2:10 B Pierce                   11,354 -
  3 Fri, Apr 17     SLB @CHW  W   6-4        2-1     2     0.5  2:28 D Littlefiel                  972 +
  4 Sat, Apr 18     SLB @DET  W   8-7        3-1     1  up 0.5  3:19 M Stuart                          ++
  5                 SLB @DET  W   3-2        4-1     1  up 0.5  1:51 D Pillette                 16,093 +++
  6 Sun, Apr 19     SLB @DET  W   6-3        5-1     1  up 1.0  3:32 M Stuart                    7,048 ++++
  7 Tue, Apr 21     SLB @CLE  L   3-4        5-2     1    Tied  2:26 B Lemon                     1,772 -
  8 Fri, Apr 24     SLB  CHW  L   0-3        5-3     2     2.0  2:30 G Bearden                   6,947 --
  9 Sat, Apr 25     SLB  CHW  L   4-6        5-4     4     3.0  2:23 T Byrne                     4,546 ---
 10 Sun, Apr 26     SLB  CHW  W   7-2        6-4     4     2.5  2:20 D Littlefiel                5,122 +
 11                 SLB  CHW  L   0-3        6-5     4     2.5  2:10 J Dobson                    5,122 -
 12 Tue, Apr 28     SLB  NYY  L   6-7        6-6     5     3.5  3:07 A Reynolds                 13,463 --
 13 Thu, Apr 30     SLB  WSH  W   3-1        7-6     4     3.5  1:45 V Trucks                    2,888 +
 14 Fri, May  1     SLB  WSH  L   5-6        7-7     5     3.5  2:33 J Moreno                    5,365 -
 15 Sat, May  2     SLB  WSH  L   4-5        7-8     6     3.5  2:11 S Shea                      3,342 --
 16 Sun, May  3     SLB  BOS  L   5-14       7-9     6     4.0  2:36 S Hudson                          ---
 17                 SLB  BOS  W   6-5        8-9     6     4.0  2:39 M Stuart                   13,463 +
 18 Tue, May  5     SLB  PHA  W   2-1        9-9     6     3.5  2:15 V Trucks                    3,315 ++
 19 Wed, May  6     SLB  PHA  W   6-0       10-9     5     3.0  2:09 B Holloman                  2,473 +++
 20 Fri, May  8     SLB  CLE  L   4-7       10-10    5     3.0  2:55 A Aber                      9,074 -
 21 Sat, May  9     SLB  CLE  L   2-3       10-11    5     4.0  2:56 B Hooper                    7,961 --
 22 Sun, May 10     SLB  CLE  L   3-12      10-12    5     5.0  2:33 D Hoskins                   1,278 ---
 23 Tue, May 12     SLB @PHA  W   7-3       11-12    5     5.0  2:11 D Larsen                    7,483 +
 24 Wed, May 13     SLB @PHA  L   1-2       11-13    6     6.0  1:54 A Kellner                   3,108 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Thu, May 14     SLB @WSH  L   1-2       11-14    7     6.0  2:05 S Shea                      7,090 --
 26 Fri, May 15     SLB @WSH  W   4-0       12-14    6     5.5  2:25 V Trucks                    3,381 +
 27 Sat, May 16     SLB @WSH  L   0-6       12-15    6     5.5  1:52 B Porterfiel                3,906 -
 28 Sun, May 17     SLB @NYY  L   5-6       12-16    6     6.5  3:33 B Kuzava                   42,596 --
 29 Tue, May 19     SLB @BOS  L   3-4       12-17    6     7.5  2:10 H Brown                     3,733 ---
 30 Wed, May 20     SLB @BOS  L   2-3       12-18    7     8.5  3:06 E Kinder                    4,121 ----
 31 Sat, May 23     SLB @CLE  L   1-5       12-19    7     9.5  2:19 B Lemon                     5,816 -----
 32 Sun, May 24     SLB @CLE  L   1-5       12-20    7    11.0  2:20 E Wynn                     17,278 ------
 33                 SLB @CLE  L   8-9       12-21    7    11.0  2:53 D Hoskins                  17,278 -------
 34 Mon, May 25     SLB  CHW  L   5-7       12-22    7    11.0  3:17 L Aloma                     4,114 --------
 35 Tue, May 26     SLB  CHW  L   2-8       12-23    7    11.5  2:38 T Byrne                     3,614 ---------
 36 Wed, May 27     SLB  CLE  W   5-1       13-23    7    11.5  2:26 B Holloman                  3,954 +
 37 Thu, May 28     SLB  CLE  W   7-5       14-23    7    11.5  2:20 D Littlefiel                4,068 ++
 38 Fri, May 29     SLB @DET  W  11-5       15-23    7    11.5  3:14 H Brecheen                  3,208 +++
 39 Sat, May 30     SLB @DET  W   5-4       16-23    7    10.5  2:31 V Trucks                        0 ++++
 40                 SLB @DET  W  13-1       17-23    7    10.5  2:18 B Cain                     24,007 +++++
 41 Sun, May 31     SLB @CHW  L   4-7       17-24    6    11.0  2:39 S Consuegra                     0 -
 42                 SLB @CHW  W   7-4       18-24    6    11.0  2:40 M Blyzka                   19,448 +
 43 Tue, Jun  2     SLB  WSH  W   5-3       19-24    6    11.0  2:11 S Paige                     4,785 ++
 44 Wed, Jun  3     SLB  WSH  L   2-3       19-25    7    12.0  2:17 W Masterson                 3,957 -
 45 Thu, Jun  4     SLB  WSH  L   1-10      19-26    7    13.0  2:00 S Dixon                     3,524 --
 46 Fri, Jun  5     SLB  NYY  L   0-5       19-27    7    14.0  2:27 J Sain                      9,361 ---
 47 Sat, Jun  6     SLB  NYY  L   2-6       19-28    7    15.0  2:30 R Scarboroug                6,522 ----
 48 Sun, Jun  7     SLB  NYY  L   2-9       19-29    7    17.0  2:26 E Lopat                           -----
 49                 SLB  NYY  L   2-7       19-30    7    17.0  2:18 W Ford                     19,795 ------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Tue, Jun  9     SLB  BOS  L   5-6       19-31    7    18.0  3:11 M McDermott                 3,714 -------
 51 Wed, Jun 10     SLB  BOS  L   2-11      19-32    7    19.5  2:19 M Parnell                         --------
 52                 SLB  BOS  L   2-3       19-33    7    19.5  2:36 S Hudson                    3,693 ---------
 53 Thu, Jun 11     SLB  BOS  L   0-7       19-34    7    20.5  2:09 W Nixon                     2,538 ----------
 54 Fri, Jun 12     SLB  PHA  L   3-5       19-35    7    21.5  2:08 M Fricano                   2,414 -----------
 55 Sat, Jun 13     SLB  PHA  L   3-8       19-36    7    22.5  2:10 A Kellner                   1,340 ------------
 56 Sun, Jun 14     SLB  PHA  L   1-4       19-37    7    24.5  2:12 H Byrd                            -------------
 57                 SLB  PHA  L   1-3       19-38    7    24.5  2:06 C Scheib                    4,542 --------------
 58 Tue, Jun 16     SLB @NYY  W   3-1       20-38    7    23.5  2:47 D Pillette                 30,362 +
 59 Wed, Jun 17     SLB @NYY  L   3-5       20-39    7    24.5  4:01 A Reynolds                  9,279 -
 60 Thu, Jun 18     SLB @NYY  L   0-5       20-40    7    26.5  2:06 E Lopat                           --
 61                 SLB @NYY  L   0-3       20-41    7    26.5  2:09 J McDonald                 15,953 ---
 62 Fri, Jun 19     SLB @BOS  L   1-4       20-42    7    26.5  2:23 M McDermott                10,567 ----
 63 Sat, Jun 20     SLB @BOS  L   2-4       20-43    7    27.5  2:10 M Parnell                   7,203 -----
 64 Sun, Jun 21     SLB @BOS  L   1-3       20-44    7    27.5  2:09 H Brown                    15,785 ------
 65                 SLB @BOS  W   2-0       21-44    7    27.5  1:58 B Holloman                 15,785 +
 66 Tue, Jun 23     SLB @WSH  W   4-3       22-44    7    26.5  2:27 B Cain                      4,940 ++
 67 Wed, Jun 24     SLB @WSH  W   7-6       23-44    7    25.5  2:12 M Blyzka                    4,223 +++
 68 Thu, Jun 25     SLB @WSH  W   3-1       24-44    7    24.5  2:58 H Brecheen                  3,511 ++++
 69 Fri, Jun 26     SLB @PHA  L   5-6       24-45    7    24.5  2:15 M Martin                    2,608 -
 70 Sat, Jun 27     SLB @PHA  W   6-1       25-45    7    23.5  2:02 D Pillette                  2,126 +
 71 Sun, Jun 28     SLB @PHA  W   4-1       26-45    7    23.0  2:41 D Larsen                          ++
 72                 SLB @PHA  L   1-2       26-46    7    23.0  2:50 C Scheib                    4,517 -
 73 Tue, Jun 30     SLB @CHW  W   4-2       27-46    7    22.0  2:30 B Cain                     35,825 +
 74 Wed, Jul  1     SLB @CHW  L   4-13      27-47    7    22.0  2:38 S Rogovin                   4,438 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul  4     SLB  CHW  L   0-13      27-48    7    25.0  2:34 V Trucks                          --
 76                 SLB  CHW  L   2-4       27-49    7    25.0  2:22 J Dobson                    6,312 ---
 77 Sun, Jul  5     SLB  DET  L   7-10      27-50    7    25.0  3:05 R Herbert                       0 ----
 78                 SLB  DET  L   1-7       27-51    7    25.0  2:01 T Gray                      5,417 -----
 79 Mon, Jul  6     SLB  DET  L   7-8       27-52    7    26.5  3:10 D Marlowe                   2,184 ------
 80 Tue, Jul  7     SLB  CLE  L   3-6       27-53    7    26.5  2:45 E Wynn                      8,805 -------
 81 Wed, Jul  8     SLB  CLE  W   6-3       28-53    7    26.5  2:30 L Kretlow                   3,265 +
 82 Thu, Jul  9     SLB  CLE  L   1-9       28-54    7    26.5  2:30 B Lemon                     3,071 -
 83 Fri, Jul 10     SLB @DET  W   8-4       29-54    7    26.5  2:28 D Pillette                 26,106 +
 84 Sat, Jul 11     SLB @DET  W   7-2       30-54    7    26.5  1:39 B Cain                      6,519 ++
 85 Sun, Jul 12     SLB @DET  L   7-8       30-55    7    27.0  2:44 R Herbert                       0 -
 86                 SLB @DET  W   3-2       31-55    7    27.0  2:05 D Littlefiel               22,327 +
 87 Thu, Jul 16     SLB  NYY  W   8-6       32-55    7    27.0  2:48 M Stuart                          ++
 88                 SLB  NYY  L   3-7       32-56    7    27.0  2:47 W Ford                      7,901 -
 89 Fri, Jul 17     SLB  NYY  L   4-6       32-57    7    28.0  2:41 A Reynolds                  5,674 --
 90 Sat, Jul 18     SLB  NYY  L   2-13      32-58    7    29.0  2:21 J McDonald                  4,642 ---
 91 Sun, Jul 19     SLB  WSH  W   5-4       33-58    7    30.0  1:59 H Brecheen                  4,267 +
 92                 SLB  WSH  L   4-13      33-59    7    30.0  2:21 C Stobbs                    4,267 -
 93 Wed, Jul 22     SLB  PHA  L   1-11      33-60    7    29.5  2:28 B Shantz                    2,817 --
 94 Thu, Jul 23     SLB  PHA  L   4-7       33-61    7    29.5  3:34 M Martin                    2,278 ---
 95 Fri, Jul 24     SLB  BOS  L   0-8       33-62    8    30.0  2:12 B Henry                     3,656 ----
 96                 SLB  BOS  L   0-6       33-63    8    30.0  2:15 M McDermott                 3,656 -----
 97 Sat, Jul 25     SLB  BOS  L   6-7       33-64    8    31.0  2:29 E Kinder                    1,857 ------
 98 Sun, Jul 26     SLB  BOS  L   5-7       33-65    8    31.0  2:37 S Hudson                    4,565 -------
 99                 SLB  BOS  W   8-5       34-65    8    31.0  2:15 M Stuart                    4,565 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Jul 28     SLB @PHA  L   7-9       34-66    8    32.0  2:26 M Martin                    2,511 -
101 Wed, Jul 29     SLB @PHA  L   3-9       34-67    8    33.0  2:25 A Kellner                   2,247 --
102 Thu, Jul 30     SLB @PHA  L   3-5       34-68    8    33.0  1:56 M Fricano                   1,905 ---
103 Fri, Jul 31     SLB @NYY  L   5-11      34-69    8    34.0  2:29 J McDonald                  6,981 ----
104 Sat, Aug  1     SLB @NYY  W   3-2       35-69    8    33.0  2:28 H Brecheen                 12,241 +
105 Mon, Aug  3     SLB @NYY  L   3-11      35-70    8    34.0  2:35 W Ford                      7,117 -
106 Tue, Aug  4     SLB @BOS  L   2-6       35-71    8    35.0  2:19 M McDermott                12,318 --
107 Wed, Aug  5     SLB @BOS  L   0-5       35-72    8    36.0  1:55 B Flowers                   5,027 ---
108 Thu, Aug  6     SLB @BOS  W   8-7       36-72    8    36.0  3:04 M Stuart                    6,792 +
109 Fri, Aug  7     SLB @WSH  L   0-12      36-73    8    37.0  2:00 C Marrero                   4,337 -
110 Sun, Aug  9     SLB @WSH  W   3-0       37-73    8    37.5  2:16 S Paige                         0 +
111                 SLB @WSH  L   3-12      37-74    8    37.5  2:04 C Stobbs                    5,991 -
112 Tue, Aug 11     SLB  DET  W   5-2       38-74    8    37.0  1:51 D Littlefiel                    0 +
113                 SLB  DET  L   3-9       38-75    8    37.0  1:55 T Gray                      2,881 -
114 Wed, Aug 12     SLB  DET  L   3-7       38-76    8    38.0  2:34 A Aber                      2,001 --
115 Thu, Aug 13     SLB  DET  W   1-0       39-76    8    38.0  2:48 M Stuart                      980 +
116 Fri, Aug 14     SLB  CLE  L   7-8       39-77    8    38.5  2:58 B Lemon                     3,209 -
117 Sun, Aug 16     SLB  CLE  W   7-6       40-77    8    38.0  2:30 H Brecheen                      0 +
118                 SLB  CLE  W   7-5       41-77    8    38.0  2:18 D Littlefiel                4,862 ++
119 Tue, Aug 18     SLB @CHW  L   2-3       41-78    8    39.5  2:32 V Trucks                   32,638 -
120                 SLB @CHW  L   1-2       41-79    8    39.5  2:15 S Consuegra                32,638 --
121 Wed, Aug 19     SLB @CHW  W   4-3       42-79    8    39.5  2:57 B Turley                   20,538 +
122 Fri, Aug 21     SLB @CLE  L   3-7       42-80    8    41.5  2:00 B Feller                          -
123                 SLB @CLE  L   2-3       42-81    8    41.5       D Hoskins                   8,717 --
124 Sat, Aug 22     SLB @CLE  L   1-4       42-82    8    41.5  2:06 M Garcia                    5,660 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sun, Aug 23     SLB @CLE  L   1-3       42-83    8    43.0  2:13 E Wynn                            ----
126                 SLB @CLE  L   0-9       42-84    8    43.0  2:06 A Houtteman                13,766 -----
127 Thu, Aug 27     SLB  PHA  W   5-4       43-84    8    42.5  2:17 D Littlefiel                      +
128                 SLB  PHA  W   3-1       44-84    8    42.5  2:58 M Stuart                    2,843 ++
129 Fri, Aug 28     SLB  PHA  W   8-3       45-84    8    41.5  2:07 D Pillette                  2,024 +++
130 Sun, Aug 30     SLB  WSH  W   3-0       46-84    8    41.0  2:54 D Larsen                          ++++
131                 SLB  WSH  L   3-9       46-85    8    41.0  2:14 C Stobbs                    4,388 -
132 Mon, Aug 31     SLB  WSH  L   3-4       46-86    8    41.5  2:13 S Dixon                    13,898 --
133 Wed, Sep  2     SLB  NYY  L   1-9       46-87    8    43.0  3:38 A Reynolds                  8,441 ---
134 Thu, Sep  3     SLB  NYY  L   5-8       46-88    8    44.0  2:14 E Lopat                     2,330 ----
135 Fri, Sep  4     SLB  DET  W  14-6       47-88    8    43.5  2:14 D Larsen                    1,744 +
136 Sat, Sep  5     SLB  DET  W   1-0       48-88    8    43.0  2:25 B Turley                    1,960 ++
137 Sun, Sep  6     SLB  DET  L   2-5       48-89    8    43.5  2:11 T Gray                      3,251 -
138 Mon, Sep  7     SLB @CLE  L   0-3       48-90    8    44.5  1:52 B Lemon                         0 --
139                 SLB @CLE  L   7-10      48-91    8    44.5  2:33 E Wynn                     15,304 ---
140 Wed, Sep  9     SLB @WSH  W   2-0       49-91    8    45.0  1:50 D Larsen                        0 +
141                 SLB @WSH  L   1-2       49-92    8    45.0  2:57 A Sima                      4,216 -
142 Fri, Sep 11     SLB @BOS  W   2-0       50-92    8    44.5  2:09 D Pillette                  3,660 +
143 Sat, Sep 12     SLB @BOS  L   6-7       50-93    8    45.5  3:11 E Kinder                   10,097 -
144 Sun, Sep 13     SLB @PHA  W   5-2       51-93    8    46.0  2:53 D Larsen                          +
145                 SLB @PHA  L   0-2       51-94    8    46.0  2:36 H Byrd                      8,477 -
146 Wed, Sep 16     SLB @NYY  W   5-3       52-94    8    46.0  2:34 D Pillette                        +
147                 SLB @NYY  L   2-3       52-95    8    46.0  2:08 A Reynolds                  7,771 -
148 Thu, Sep 17     SLB @NYY  W   7-1       53-95    8    45.0  2:18 D Larsen                    3,171 +
149 Sun, Sep 20     SLB @CHW  L   0-4       53-96    8    46.0  1:50 B Keegan                   10,699 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150                 SLB @CHW  L   2-5       53-97    8    46.0  2:41 V Trucks                   10,699 --
151 Tue, Sep 22     SLB @DET  W   7-3       54-97    8    46.0  2:19 S Paige                    20,072 +
152 Fri, Sep 25     SLB  CHW  L   2-7       54-98    8    46.5  1:59 B Keegan                    2,068 -
153 Sat, Sep 26     SLB  CHW  L   3-6       54-99    8    46.5  2:25 C Johnson                   1,937 --
154 Sun, Sep 27     SLB  CHW  L   1-2       54-100   8    46.5  2:14 B Pierce                    3,174 ---

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