1953 Cleveland Indians season

1953 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
Location
1953 Information
Owner(s) Myron H. Wilson
General manager(s) Hank Greenberg
Manager(s) Al Lopez
Local television WXEL
(Bob Neal, Red Jones)
Local radio WERE (1300 AM)
(Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley)
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The 1953 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 92-62, 8½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Al Rosen became the first third baseman in the history of the American League to win the MVP Award.[2]

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 99 52 .656 --
Cleveland Indians 92 62 .604 8.5
Chicago White Sox 89 65 .578 11.5
Boston Red Sox 84 69 .549 16
Washington Senators 76 76 .500 23.5
Detroit Tigers 60 94 .325 40.5
Philadelphia Athletics 59 95 .383 41.5
St. Louis Browns 54 100 .351 46.5

Notable transactions

Roster

1953 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
3B Rosen, AlAl Rosen 155 599 201 .336 43 145

Other batters

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
Boone, RayRay Boone 34 112 27 .241 4 21

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Aber, AlAl Aber 6 1 1 0 7.50 4

Awards and records

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Birdie Tebbetts
A Reading Indians Eastern League Kerby Farrell
B Spartanburg Peaches Tri-State League Jimmy Bloodworth
C Fargo-Moorhead Twins Northern League Zeke Bonura and Santo Luberto
C Sherbrooke Indians Provincial League Pinky May
D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Ed Levy
D Green Bay Blue Jays Wisconsin State League Phil Seghi

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fargo-Moorhead, Daytona Beach, Green Bay[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  3. ^ Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Ray Boone page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
  6. ^ Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero, p. 54, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
  7. ^ Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero, p. 55
  8. ^ a b Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero, p. 56
  9. ^ a b Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero, p. 58

References

American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds and Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture and Lore
Retired Numbers
3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455
Key Personnel
Owner: Larry Dolan • President: Mark Shapiro • Executive VP/GM: Chris Antonetti • Manager: Manny Acta
World Series
Champions (2)
American League
Pennants (5)
1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997
Division
Championships
Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none
Minor League
Affiliates
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Rivalries
Media
Related programs
Related articles
Chicago White Sox · Cleveland Indians · Philadelphia Athletics
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