1953 American League Rookie of the Year Award

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The winner of the 1953 American League Rookie of the Year Award was Harvey Kuenn of the Detroit Tigers.

Award Voting[edit]

Player Team Points Points Share (Max Points) First Votes AB R H HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG W - L SV IP H HR BB SO ERA
Harvey Kuenn Detroit Tigers 23 0.958 (24) 23 679 94 209 2 48 6 50 31 0.308 0.356 0.386 Did not pitch
Tom Umphlett Boston Red Sox 1 0.042 (24) 1 495 53 140 3 59 4 34 30 0.283 0.331 0.376 Did not pitch
Preceded by
1952
Rookie of the Year Award
National

1953
Succeeded by
1954