1953 St. Louis Browns Roster (40-man)

1952 Season 1954 Season

Record: 54-100-0, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Marty Marion (54-100)

General Manager: Bill Veeck

Ballpark: Busch Stadium I

Attendance: 297,238 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 111

Pythagorean W-L: 54-100, 555 Runs, 778 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
Neil Berry	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	168	Jan 11, 1922	6	57	23	57	38	0	0	0	15	18	6	0	0	0	0	7	19	-0.6	$10,000
Mike Blyzka	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Dec 25, 1928	1st	33	9	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.5	$3,600
Harry Brecheen	38	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Oct 14, 1914	12	27	16	27	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.6
Bob Cain	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	165	Oct 16, 1924	5	34	13	34	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.9	$13,500
Clint Courtney	26	us US	L	R	5' 8"	180	Mar 16, 1927	3	106	93	106	103	0	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.5
Jim Dyck	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 3, 1922	3	112	89	112	104	0	0	0	0	51	0	32	19	8	55	9	4	-1.7
Hank Edwards	34	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Jan 29, 1919	11	65	16	65	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4	7	21	48	0	-0.5
Bob Elliott	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 26, 1916	15	48	44	48	45	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.5
Johnny Groth	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Jul 23, 1926	8	141	139	141	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	141	0	141	0	0	-0.1
Bob Habenicht	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 13, 1926	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bobo Holloman	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	207	Mar 7, 1923	1st	22	10	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Billy Hunter	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 4, 1928	1st	154	150	154	152	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.5	$6,000	All-Star
Frank Kellert	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 6, 1924	1st	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Dick Kokos	25	us US	L	L	5' 8"	170	Feb 28, 1928	4	107	74	107	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	0	21	83	32	0	0.6
Lou Kretlow	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 27, 1921	7	22	11	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Dick Kryhoski	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	182	Mar 24, 1925	5	104	79	104	88	0	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	1.9
Max Lanier	37	us US	R	L	5' 11"	180	Aug 18, 1915	14	10	1	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Don Larsen	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Aug 7, 1929	1st	50	22	50	39	38	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	4	3.6
Don Lenhardt	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 4, 1922	4	97	74	97	81	0	0	0	0	6	0	68	0	8	76	22	0	1.3
Johnny Lipon	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 10, 1922	8	7	2	7	7	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dick Littlefield	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Mar 18, 1926	4	38	22	38	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.9
Marty Marion	36	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Dec 1, 1916	13	3	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.2
Babe Martin	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	194	Mar 28, 1920	6	4	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0	$6,500
Ed Mickelson	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Sep 9, 1926	2	7	3	7	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Willy Miranda	27	cu CU	B	R	5' 9"	150	May 24, 1926	3	17	0	17	14	0	0	0	0	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	9	-0.2
Les Moss	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	205	May 14, 1925	8	78	61	78	71	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.0
Satchel Paige HOF	46	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Jul 7, 1906	21	57	4	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6		All-Star
Duane Pillette	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 24, 1922	5	31	25	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Jim Pisoni	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	169	Aug 14, 1929	1st	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	-0.1
Roy Sievers	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Nov 18, 1926	5	92	71	92	76	0	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	0.0	$7,500
Vern Stephens	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Oct 23, 1920	13	46	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Marlin Stuart	34	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Aug 8, 1918	5	60	2	60	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$10,000
Virgil Trucks	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	198	Apr 26, 1917	12	16	12	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Bob Turley	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	215	Sep 19, 1930	2	10	7	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Dixie Upright	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	May 30, 1926	1st	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Vic Wertz	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	186	Feb 9, 1925	7	128	117	128	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	119	9	1	1.5
Hal White	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Mar 18, 1919	11	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Bobby Young	28	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 22, 1925	4	148	146	148	148	0	0	0	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.5
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
Marty Marion	36	us US	Dec 1, 1916	Manager	Apr 14	Sep 27
Jimmie Crandall	40	us US	Dec 7, 1912		Apr 14	Sep 27
Bill Norman	42	us US	Jul 16, 1910		Apr 14	Sep 27
Bob Scheffing	39	us US	Aug 11, 1913		Apr 14	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date