1953 Milwaukee Braves Roster (40-man)

1952 Season 1954 Season

Record: 92-62-3, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Charlie Grimm (92-62-3)

General Manager: John Quinn

Ballpark: County Stadium

Attendance: 1,826,397 (1st of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 92
One-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 92

Pythagorean W-L: 93-61, 738 Runs, 589 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Joe Adcock	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Oct 30, 1927	4	157	157	157	157	0	0	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$11,000
Johnny Antonelli	23	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Apr 12, 1930	4	31	26	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Vern Bickford	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 17, 1920	6	20	9	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$17,500
Bill Bruton	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	169	Nov 9, 1925	1st	151	147	151	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	150	1	1	0.7	$4,800
Bob Buhl	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Aug 12, 1928	1st	30	18	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	$5,100
Lew Burdette	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Nov 22, 1926	4	46	13	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	$8,500
Paul Burris	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 21, 1923	4	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$5,000
Dave Cole	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Aug 29, 1930	4	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Walker Cooper	38	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 8, 1915	14	53	34	53	35	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	-0.3
Del Crandall	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 5, 1930	3	116	106	116	108	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	2.3		All-Star
George Crowe	32	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 22, 1921	4	47	0	47	9	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0.4
Jack Dittmer	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 10, 1928	2	138	137	138	138	0	0	0	138	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Sid Gordon	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 13, 1917	11	140	137	140	137	0	0	0	0	0	0	137	0	0	137	3	0	3.1
Harry Hanebrink	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	165	Nov 12, 1927	1st	51	14	51	22	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	2	0.2
Joey Jay	17	us US	B	R	6' 4"	228	Aug 15, 1935	1st	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Virgil Jester	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	188	Jul 23, 1927	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Ernie Johnson	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jun 16, 1924	3	36	1	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Dave Jolly	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	160	Oct 14, 1924	1st	24	0	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Billy Klaus	24	us US	L	R	5' 9"	160	Dec 9, 1928	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Don Liddle	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	May 25, 1925	1st	31	15	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Johnny Logan	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 23, 1926	3	150	150	150	150	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.1
Eddie Mathews HOF	21	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 13, 1931	2	157	157	157	157	0	0	0	0	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	$10,000	All-Star
Andy Pafko	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 25, 1921	11	140	136	140	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	139	1	0	1.8
Jim Pendleton	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jan 7, 1924	2	120	54	120	113	0	0	0	0	0	7	77	14	25	106	5	32	1.0
Mel Roach	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jan 25, 1933	1st	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-0.1
Sibby Sisti	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jul 26, 1920	12	38	6	38	21	0	0	0	13	4	6	0	0	0	0	4	18	-0.2	$11,000
Warren Spahn HOF	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	172	Apr 23, 1921	9	38	32	38	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9.1		All-Star
Ebba St. Claire	31	us US	B	R	6' 1"	219	Aug 5, 1921	3	33	17	33	27	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.4
Max Surkont	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jun 16, 1922	5	28	24	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9
Bob Thorpe	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 19, 1926	3	27	4	27	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	8	18	9	4	-0.6
Jim Wilson	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 20, 1922	7	20	18	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$11,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Charlie Grimm	54	us US	Aug 28, 1898	Manager	Apr 13	Sep 27
Johnny Cooney	52	us US	Mar 18, 1901		Apr 13	Sep 27
Bob Keely	43	us US	Aug 22, 1909		Apr 13	Sep 27
Bucky Walters	44	us US	Apr 19, 1909		Apr 13	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date