1953 Milwaukee Braves Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 92–62 (.597), 2nd place (13 games behind) in National League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1953 Andy Pafko 140 528 70 153 23 4 17 72 37 33 2 1 .290 .340 .445 .785
1953 Bill Bruton 151 618 82 153 18 14 1 41 44 100 26 11 .248 .304 .327 .631
1953 Billy Klaus 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 Bob Buhl 30 58 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 18 0 0 .103 .133 .103 .237
1953 Bob Thorpe 27 38 1 6 1 0 0 5 1 6 0 1 .158 .179 .184 .364
1953 Dave Cole 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
1953 Dave Jolly 24 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
1953 Del Crandall 116 387 55 104 13 1 15 51 33 47 2 1 .269 .326 .424 .750
1953 Don Liddle 31 38 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 .079 .146 .079 .225
1953 Ebba St. Claire 33 80 7 16 3 0 2 5 3 9 0 0 .200 .229 .312 .541
1953 Eddie Mathews 157 580 110 175 31 8 47 135 99 83 1 3 .302 .405 .626 1.031
1953 Ernie Johnson 36 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
1953 George Crowe 47 42 6 12 2 0 2 6 2 7 0 0 .286 .333 .476 .810
1953 Harry Hanebrink 51 81 8 19 1 1 1 8 6 8 1 0 .235 .287 .309 .596
1953 Jack Dittmer 138 506 54 134 22 1 9 63 18 35 1 0 .265 .291 .366 .657
1953 Jim Wilson 20 38 2 6 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 .158 .200 .237 .437
1953 Jim Pendleton 120 252 48 75 12 4 7 27 7 36 6 5 .298 .322 .460 .782
1953 Joe Adcock 157 596 71 168 33 6 18 80 42 82 3 2 .282 .331 .448 .779
1953 Joey Jay 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 Johnny Logan 150 620 100 167 27 8 11 73 41 33 2 2 .269 .322 .392 .714
1953 Johnny Antonelli 31 66 7 11 2 0 0 4 3 14 0 0 .167 .203 .197 .400
1953 Lew Burdette 46 58 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 .155 .155 .155 .310
1953 Max Surkont 28 61 10 16 5 1 0 6 5 7 0 0 .262 .318 .377 .695
1953 Mel Roach 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 Paul Burris 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 Sibby Sisti 38 23 8 5 1 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 .217 .357 .261 .618
1953 Sid Gordon 140 468 67 127 22 4 19 75 71 40 1 1 .271 .370 .457 .827
1953 Vern Bickford 20 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180
1953 Walker Cooper 53 138 12 30 6 0 3 16 12 15 1 0 .217 .285 .326 .611
1953 Warren Spahn 38 110 6 23 5 0 2 12 1 22 0 0 .209 .216 .309 .525
– – 154 5,429 738 1,422 227 52 156 691 439 637 46 27 .262 .320 .409 .729

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1953 Bob Buhl 30 154.1 13 8 0 0 0 133 59 51 73 3 83 18 0 8 3 2.97 1.33
1953 Dave Cole 10 14.2 0 1 0 0 0 17 14 14 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 8.59 2.11
1953 Dave Jolly 24 38.1 0 1 0 0 0 34 16 15 27 1 23 0 0 0 0 3.52 1.59
1953 Don Liddle 31 128.2 7 6 2 0 0 119 54 44 55 2 63 15 0 4 0 3.08 1.35
1953 Ernie Johnson 36 81.0 4 3 0 0 0 79 34 24 22 3 36 1 0 0 0 2.67 1.25
1953 Jim Wilson 20 114.0 4 9 0 0 0 107 59 55 43 3 71 18 0 5 0 4.34 1.32
1953 Joey Jay 3 10.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 1 0.00 1.10
1953 Johnny Antonelli 31 175.1 12 12 1 0 0 167 83 62 71 1 131 26 0 11 2 3.18 1.36
1953 Lew Burdette 46 175.0 15 5 8 0 0 177 73 63 56 5 58 13 0 6 1 3.24 1.33
1953 Max Surkont 28 170.0 11 5 0 0 0 168 82 79 64 0 83 24 0 11 2 4.18 1.36
1953 Vern Bickford 20 58.0 2 5 1 0 0 60 35 34 35 2 25 9 0 2 0 5.28 1.64
1953 Virgil Jester 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 4.00
1953 Warren Spahn 35 265.2 23 7 3 0 0 211 75 62 70 1 148 32 0 24 5 2.10 1.06
– – 154 1,387.0 92 62 15 0 0 1,282 589 508 539 21 738 157 0 72 14 3.30 1.31

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1953 Bob Buhl P 30 14 25 1 40 3 .975 1.30
1953 Dave Cole P 10 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 0.50
1953 Dave Jolly P 24 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 0.33
1953 Don Liddle P 31 5 20 2 27 2 .926 0.81
1953 Ernie Johnson P 36 4 15 2 21 1 .905 0.53
1953 Jim Wilson P 20 10 23 0 33 1 1.000 1.65
1953 Joey Jay P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1953 Johnny Antonelli P 31 6 34 1 41 3 .976 1.29
1953 Lew Burdette P 46 11 37 1 49 6 .980 1.04
1953 Max Surkont P 28 11 32 2 45 3 .956 1.54
1953 Vern Bickford P 20 3 14 0 17 3 1.000 0.85
1953 Virgil Jester P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1953 Warren Spahn P 35 12 53 4 69 7 .942 1.86
1953 Del Crandall C 108 566 62 9 637 13 0 0 0.0% .986 5.81
1953 Ebba St. Claire C 27 106 11 1 118 3 0 0 0.0% .992 4.33
1953 Paul Burris C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 0.50
1953 Walker Cooper C 35 165 6 3 174 1 0 0 0.0% .983 4.89
1953 George Crowe 1B 9 17 2 0 19 1 1.000 2.11
1953 Joe Adcock 1B 157 1,389 96 13 1,498 146 .991 9.46
1953 Harry Hanebrink 2B 21 38 55 2 95 18 .979 4.43
1953 Jack Dittmer 2B 138 290 343 23 656 95 .965 4.59
1953 Mel Roach 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1953 Sibby Sisti 2B 13 10 9 0 19 1 1.000 1.46
1953 Eddie Mathews 3B 157 154 311 30 495 33 .939 2.96
1953 Harry Hanebrink 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1953 Sibby Sisti 3B 4 2 5 2 9 0 .778 1.75
1953 Jim Pendleton SS 7 11 28 0 39 3 1.000 5.57
1953 Johnny Logan SS 150 295 481 20 796 104 .975 5.17
1953 Sibby Sisti SS 6 1 4 0 5 2 1.000 0.83
1953 Bob Thorpe LF 18 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 0.67
1953 Jim Pendleton LF 105 141 7 6 154 1 .961 1.41
1953 Sid Gordon LF 137 245 10 6 261 2 .977 1.86
1953 Bill Bruton CF 150 397 15 9 421 5 .979 2.75
1953 Andy Pafko RF 139 241 5 6 252 1 .976 1.77
– – 154 4,161 1,714 143 6,018 458 0 0 .976 38.15

Post-Season Stats

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Frequently asked questions about the 1953 Atlanta Braves

Who had the most hits on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Eddie Mathews led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with 175 hits in 157 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Eddie Mathews led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with a .302 batting average in 157 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Eddie Mathews led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with 47 home runs in 157 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Eddie Mathews led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with a .405 on-base percentage (OBP) in 157 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Eddie Mathews led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with a .626 slugging percentage in 157 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Bill Bruton led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with 26 stolen bases in 151 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn had a 2.10 earned-run average (ERA) in 35 games, the lowest on the 1953 Atlanta Braves.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn had a 1.06 WHIP in 35 games, the lowest on the 1953 Atlanta Braves.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with 148 strikeouts in 35 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Warren Spahn led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with 23 wins in 35 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1953 Atlanta Braves?

Lew Burdette led the 1953 Atlanta Braves with 8 saves in 46 games.