1953 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1953 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
Location
1953 Information
Owner(s) August "Gussie" Busch
Manager(s) Eddie Stanky
Local television unknown
Local radio WIL
(Harry Caray, Gus Mancuso)
Stats ESPN.com

BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1953 season was the team's 72nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 62nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 83-71 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League.

Prior to the start of the season, August A. Busch, Jr. of Anheuser-Busch bought the team from Fred Saigh. That started a reign that would last until March, 1996, when William DeWitt, Jr., Drew Baur and Fred Hanser bought the club.

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[edit] Standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers 105 49 -- .682
Milwaukee Braves 92 62 13 .597
Philadelphia Phillies 83 71 22 .539
St. Louis Cardinals 83 71 22 .439
New York Giants 70 84 35 .455
Cincinnati Reds 68 86 37 .442
Chicago Cubs 65 89 40 .422
Pittsburgh Pirates 50 104 55 .325

[edit] Roster

1953 St. Louis Cardinals roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] External links

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1953 MLB season by team
American League
National League
Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
1953 All-Star Game • 1953 World Series
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St. Louis Cardinals
Based in St. Louis, Missouri
Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 6 • 9 • 14 • 20 • 42 • 42 • 45 • 85
Key Personnel
Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. • General Manager: John Mozeliak • Manager: Tony La Russa
Minors
World Series
Championships (10)
Pre-Modern • 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1982 • 2006
League Pennants
American Association: 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • National League: 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 2004 • 2006
Division Titles
Eastern: 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • Central: 1996 • 2000 • (2001) • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006
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St. Louis Cardinals seasons

St. Louis Cardinals
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