1953 St. Louis Browns Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 54-100
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 308,678, Avg. 4,979
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Marty Marion (54-100)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1953 St. Louis Browns Statistics
1953 St. Louis Browns Results

The St. Louis Browns of the American League ended the 1953 season with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.

The Browns scored 555 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 778 runs. Vic Wertz paced St. Louis with 19 home runs, and Dick Kryhoski walloped 20 or more, too. Vic Wertz recorded 70 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .268. Marlin Stuart led the team with 8 wins, while Don Larsen recorded a 4.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Marty Marion coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Neil BerryIFRRJanuary 11, 19225'10"168Kalamazoo, MI USA
Mike BlyzkaPRRDecember 25, 19285'11"190Hamtramck, MI USA
Harry BrecheenPLLOctober 14, 19145'10"160Broken Bow, OK USA
Bob CainPLLOctober 16, 19246'0"165Longford, KS USA
Clint CourtneyCLRMarch 16, 19275'8"180Hall Summit, LA USA
Jim DyckOFRRFebruary 3, 19226'2"200Omaha, NE USA
Hank EdwardsLFLLJanuary 29, 19196'0"190Elmwood Place, OH USA
Bob Elliott3BRRNovember 26, 19166'0"185San Francisco, CA USA
Johnny GrothCFRRJuly 23, 19266'0"182Chicago, IL USA
Bob HabenichtPRRFebruary 13, 19266'2"185St. Louis, MO USA
Bobo HollomanPRRMarch 7, 19236'2"207Thomaston, GA USA
Billy HunterSSRRJune 4, 19286'0"180Punxsutawney, PA USA
Frank Kellert1BRRJuly 6, 19246'2"185Oklahoma City, OK USA
Dick KokosLFLLFebruary 28, 19285'8"170Chicago, IL USA
Lou KretlowPRRJune 27, 19216'2"185Apache, OK USA
Dick Kryhoski1BLLMarch 24, 19256'2"182Leonia, NJ USA
Max LanierPRLAugust 18, 19155'11"180Denton, NC USA
Don LarsenPRRAugust 7, 19296'4"215Michigan City, IN USA
Don LenhardtLFRROctober 4, 19226'3"190Alton, IL USA
Johnny Lipon3BRRNovember 10, 19226'0"175Martins Ferry, OH USA
Dick LittlefieldPLLMarch 18, 19266'0"180Detroit, MI USA
Marty Marion3BRRDecember 1, 19166'2"170Richburg, SC USA
Babe MartinCRRMarch 28, 19205'11"194Seattle, WA USA
Ed Mickelson1BRRSeptember 9, 19266'3"205Ottawa, IL USA
Willy MirandaSSBRMay 24, 19265'9"150Velasco, Cuba
Les MossCRRMay 14, 19255'11"205Tulsa, OK USA
Satchel PaigePRRJuly 7, 19066'3"180Mobile, AL USA
Duane PillettePRRJuly 24, 19226'3"195Detroit, MI USA
Jim PisoniCFRRAugust 14, 19295'10"169St. Louis, MO USA
Roy Sievers1BRRNovember 18, 19266'1"195St. Louis, MO USA
Vern Stephens3BRROctober 23, 19205'10"185McAlister, NM USA
Marlin StuartPLRAugust 8, 19186'2"185Paragould, AR USA
Virgil TrucksPRRApril 26, 19175'11"198Birmingham, AL USA
Bob TurleyPRRSeptember 19, 19306'2"215Troy, IL USA
Dixie UprightPLLMay 30, 19266'0"175Kannapolis, NC USA
Vic WertzRFLRFebruary 9, 19256'0"186York, PA USA
Hal WhitePRRMarch 18, 19195'10"165Utica, NY USA
Bobby Young2BLRJanuary 22, 19256'1"175Granite, MD USA



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