1953 American League Shortstop

AL Most Valuable Player: Al Rosen

AL Rookie of the Year: Harvey Kuenn

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Team Fielding - SS

Team Fielding - SS Table
Tm	#Fld	RA/G	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
Boston Red Sox	4	4.13	153	153	118	1373.0	835	275	524	36	108	.957
Chicago White Sox	4	3.79	156	156	142	1403.2	817	295	502	20	92	.976
Cleveland Indians	4	4.05	155	155	149	1373.0	842	308	509	25	129	.970
Detroit Tigers	4	5.84	158	158	156	1415.0	785	313	450	22	81	.972
New York Yankees	8	3.62	151	151	102	1358.1	819	284	504	31	124	.962
Philadelphia Athletics	5	5.09	157	157	141	1409.0	797	306	460	31	88	.961
St. Louis Browns	3	5.05	154	154	142	1383.2	855	296	532	27	101	.968
Washington Nationals	5	4.04	152	152	139	1344.1	750	272	448	30	111	.960
League Average	4	4.46	154	154	136	1382	812	294	491	28	104	.966
	35	4.46	1236	1236	1089	11060.0	6500	2349	3929	222	834	.966

Team Advanced Fielding - SS*

Team Advanced Fielding - SS* Table
								Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
Boston Red Sox	5929	66%	77%	26%	666	89%	6	272	126	124	22	526	376	129	0	4	36	1	25	10	29	108	49	4	31	9	3	100	53	43	6	4	2
Chicago White Sox	5966	65%	76%	27%	660	91%	8	291	149	111	30	493	355	115	4	6	20	1	15	4	16	92	34	7	27	2	3	81	42	34	11	8	2
Cleveland Indians	5807	59%	79%	28%	626	93%	4	305	138	150	18	511	388	104	1	7	25	2	20	3	16	130	46	10	33	10	16	122	57	59	8	4	3
Detroit Tigers	6349	64%	78%	24%	626	90%	2	311	164	120	27	449	332	93	1	13	22	1	16	5	18	81	31	5	28	2	4	73	36	34	7	3	3
New York Yankees	5674	66%	78%	27%	613	91%	11	289	129	130	31	496	359	116	3	11	31	1	21	9	25	122	49	7	38	10	6	112	56	56	7	3	3
Philadelphia Athletics	6006	66%	78%	24%	614	91%	5	294	162	102	31	451	338	90	3	15	31	0	22	9	23	84	31	5	23	10	4	74	37	37	5	2	3
St. Louis Browns	5864	64%	77%	24%	646	92%	6	278	145	106	26	511	384	101	2	9	26	1	22	3	18	98	46	4	26	4	7	91	50	38	6	3	3
Washington Nationals	5692	61%	80%	26%	594	88%	4	275	143	113	18	449	336	93	2	9	30	1	25	4	27	111	39	3	39	7	10	102	43	56	8	6	2
League Average	5911	64%	78%	26%	631	90%	6	289	144	120	25	486	358	105	2	9	28	1	21	6	22	103	41	6	31	7	7	94	47	45	7	4	3
	47287	64%	78%	26%	5045	90%	46	2315	1156	956	203	3886	2868	841	16	74	221	8	166	47	172	826	325	45	245	54	53	755	374	357	58	33	21

Player Fielding - SS

Player Fielding - SS Table
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1	Loren Babe	25	PHA	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
2	Neil Berry	31	SLB	6	4	1	35.0	19	4	14	1	1	.947	3.00
3	Milt Bolling	22	BOS	109	94	82	848.1	518	174	321	23	71	.956	4.54
4	Ray Boone	29	TOT	34	33	33	294.0	179	68	102	9	26	.950	5.00
5	Ray Boone	29	CLE	31	30	30	269.0	166	64	94	8	24	.952	5.10
6	Ray Boone	29	DET	3	3	3	25.0	13	4	8	1	2	.923	4.00
7	Jim Brideweser	26	NYY	3	0	0	5.0	6	5	0	1	0	.833	1.67
8	Andy Carey	21	NYY	2	0	0	5.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.50
9	Chico Carrasquel	27	CHW	149	148	137	1305.2	758	278	462	18	87	.976	4.97
10	Jerry Coleman	28	NYY	1	0	0	3.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	1.00
11	Pompeyo Davalillo	25	WSH	17	16	11	134.0	92	39	47	6	10	.935	5.06
12	Joe DeMaestri	24	PHA	108	103	92	922.2	506	191	297	18	53	.964	4.52
13	Sam Dente	31	CHW	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
14	Owen Friend	26	CLE	8	3	3	34.0	21	6	15	0	2	1.000	2.63
15	Fred Hatfield	28	DET	1	0	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
16	Billy Hitchcock	36	DET	1	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	2.00
17	Mel Hoderlein	30	WSH	2	1	1	10.0	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	2.50
18	Billy Hunter	25	SLB	152	150	141	1326.0	821	284	512	25	99	.970	5.24
19	Eddie Joost	37	PHA	51	49	44	424.1	260	102	147	11	33	.958	4.88
20	Harvey Kuenn	22	DET	155	155	153	1384.0	770	308	441	21	78	.973	4.83
21	Ted Lepcio	23	BOS	20	14	6	115.0	68	15	52	1	10	.985	3.35
22	Johnny Lipon	30	BOS	58	45	30	408.2	247	85	150	12	26	.951	4.05
23	Mickey Mantle	21	NYY	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
24	Fred Marsh	29	CHW	17	8	5	86.0	55	17	36	2	5	.964	3.12
25	Billy Martin	25	NYY	18	2	1	71.1	34	13	19	2	5	.941	1.78
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
26	Willy Miranda	27	TOT	53	17	10	220.0	143	60	80	3	20	.979	2.64
27	Willy Miranda	27	SLB	8	0	0	22.2	15	8	6	1	1	.933	1.75
28	Willy Miranda	27	NYY	45	17	10	197.1	128	52	74	2	19	.984	2.80
29	Al Richter	26	BOS	1	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	2.00
30	Phil Rizzuto	35	NYY	133	132	91	1074.2	647	214	409	24	100	.963	4.68
31	Al Rosen	29	CLE	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
32	Pete Runnels	25	WSH	121	116	110	1014.1	542	195	324	23	87	.958	4.29
33	Jerry Snyder	23	WSH	17	14	12	131.0	83	28	54	1	10	.988	4.82
34	Vern Stephens	32	CHW	3	0	0	11.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	1.33
35	George Strickland	27	CLE	122	122	116	1069.0	655	238	400	17	103	.974	5.23
36	Pete Suder	37	PHA	7	5	5	45.0	23	11	11	1	2	.957	3.14
37	Gene Verble	25	WSH	8	5	5	55.0	28	10	18	0	4	1.000	3.50
38	Frank Verdi	27	NYY	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
39	Spider Wilhelm	24	PHA	6	0	0	16.0	8	2	5	1	0	.875	1.17

Player Advanced Fielding - ss

Player Advanced Fielding - ss Table
											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
1	Loren Babe	25	PHA	6	33%	100%	17%	0		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Neil Berry	31	SLB	165	61%	72%	21%	16	88%	0	4	1	2	1	14	13	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
3	Milt Bolling	22	BOS	3676	67%	78%	27%	407	89%	3	175	78	84	13	321	230	80	0	1	23	1	15	7	18	71	32	3	21	6	3	67	35	30	3	2	1
4	Ray Boone	29	CLE	1165	61%	79%	30%	124	91%	0	63	28	30	6	96	67	27	0	1	8	2	6	0	3	24	9	1	7	1	4	23	10	12	1	1	0
5	Ray Boone	29	DET	108	57%	76%	24%	9	78%	0	4	1	1	2	8	3	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
6	Jim Brideweser	26	NYY	22	77%	91%	14%	4	100%	0	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Andy Carey	21	NYY	25	72%	92%	28%	3	33%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chico Carrasquel	27	CHW	5550	65%	76%	27%	613	91%	8	274	141	105	27	459	329	107	4	5	19	0	15	4	16	87	32	6	26	2	3	76	39	33	11	8	2
9	Jerry Coleman	28	NYY	12	67%	75%	25%	2	50%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Pompeyo Davalillo	25	WSH	560	59%	83%	27%	74	88%	2	40	25	12	4	46	34	10	1	0	6	1	3	2	5	10	2	0	2	4	1	9	2	7	1	0	1
11	Joe DeMaestri	24	PHA	3887	65%	78%	24%	390	91%	4	183	101	61	21	291	215	58	2	14	18	0	13	5	14	49	17	2	13	5	4	42	20	22	4	1	3
12	Sam Dente	31	CHW	5	60%	80%	20%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Owen Friend	26	CLE	140	71%	76%	30%	17	100%	0	6	4	1	1	14	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
14	Fred Hatfield	28	DET	22	59%	82%	27%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Billy Hitchcock	36	DET	8	63%	88%	25%	0		0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	Mel Hoderlein	30	WSH	36	78%	92%	31%	5	100%	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Billy Hunter	25	SLB	5611	64%	77%	24%	616	92%	6	266	136	104	25	491	366	99	2	9	24	1	20	3	16	96	45	4	25	4	7	89	49	37	6	3	3
18	Eddie Joost	37	PHA	1826	67%	79%	25%	197	90%	1	98	53	36	10	144	113	26	1	1	11	0	8	3	8	33	13	2	10	5	0	30	15	15	1	1	0
19	Harvey Kuenn	22	DET	6211	64%	78%	24%	617	90%	2	306	163	118	25	440	328	89	1	11	21	1	15	5	17	78	30	5	26	2	4	70	35	32	7	3	3
20	Ted Lepcio	23	BOS	493	66%	76%	25%	58	86%	2	15	5	7	3	53	41	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	10	4	0	3	1	0	9	4	4	0	0	0
21	Johnny Lipon	30	BOS	1757	63%	78%	26%	201	89%	1	81	43	32	6	151	104	39	0	3	12	0	9	3	10	26	13	1	7	1	0	23	14	8	3	2	1
22	Mickey Mantle	21	NYY	5	80%	60%	40%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Fred Marsh	29	CHW	367	68%	74%	28%	42	86%	0	17	8	6	3	29	22	7	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	2	1	1	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	0
24	Billy Martin	25	NYY	300	64%	78%	23%	29	86%	2	16	11	5	0	17	12	3	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	3	1	2	1	0	0
25	Willy Miranda	27	NYY	819	65%	78%	23%	90	93%	1	53	25	23	5	72	51	16	1	2	2	0	2	0	1	19	7	0	9	1	0	18	7	11	1	0	1
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	643	63	463	163	363	GB	GBs	GBr	LD	LDs	LDf
26	Willy Miranda	27	SLB	88	69%	78%	25%	14	93%	0	8	8	0	0	6	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
27	Al Richter	26	BOS	3	100%	67%	33%	0		0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
28	Phil Rizzuto	35	NYY	4488	66%	79%	28%	485	91%	8	215	89	101	26	405	294	97	2	8	24	1	16	7	21	99	41	7	28	9	5	91	48	43	5	3	2
29	Al Rosen	29	CLE	7	86%	86%	0%	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Pete Runnels	25	WSH	4333	62%	80%	25%	430	87%	2	197	103	82	11	327	244	67	1	7	23	0	21	2	21	87	30	3	32	3	8	79	34	43	7	6	1
31	Jerry Snyder	23	WSH	532	63%	81%	30%	66	91%	0	28	12	12	3	53	39	12	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	10	6	0	3	0	1	10	6	4	0	0	0
32	Vern Stephens	32	CHW	44	66%	82%	30%	5	100%	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	George Strickland	27	CLE	4495	59%	79%	28%	484	93%	4	236	106	119	11	401	310	74	1	6	17	0	14	3	13	104	36	9	25	9	12	97	46	46	7	3	3
34	Pete Suder	37	PHA	213	79%	76%	21%	17	100%	0	10	6	4	0	11	7	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
35	Gene Verble	25	WSH	231	57%	80%	30%	19	100%	0	10	3	7	0	18	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0
36	Frank Verdi	27	NYY	3	100%	67%	33%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Spider Wilhelm	24	PHA	74	74%	80%	23%	10	70%	0	2	2	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	LgAvg			657	64%	78%	26%	70	90%	1	32	16	13	3	54	40	12	0	1	3	0	2	1	2	11	5	1	3	1	1	10	5	5	1	0	0