DALE MURPHY LEAGUE
1953
World Champion:
Chicago Claymores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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NATIONAL LEAGUE |
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TEAM |
W |
L |
GB |
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TEAM |
W |
L |
GB |
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Chicago |
130 |
32 |
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Brooklyn |
118 |
44 |
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Washington |
107 |
55 |
23 |
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Milwaukee |
116 |
46 |
2 |
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Cleveland |
93 |
69 |
37 |
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New York |
91 |
71 |
27 |
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New York |
87 |
75 |
43 |
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Philadelphia |
91 |
71 |
27 |
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Boston |
69 |
93 |
61 |
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Chicago |
88 |
74 |
30 |
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Baltimore |
59 |
103 |
71 |
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Pittsburgh |
62 |
100 |
56 |
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Detroit |
57 |
105 |
73 |
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St. Louis |
54 |
108 |
64 |
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Kansas City |
46 |
116 |
84 |
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Cincinnati |
28 |
134 |
90 |
Milwaukee defeats Brooklyn
4 games to 0
Chicago
defeats Milwaukee 4 games to 0
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AL |
NL |
Most Valuable Player |
Tony Jimenez, Washington |
Bill Manning, Philadelphia
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Cy Young |
Toots Wilson, Chicago
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Pat Frederick, Brooklyn |
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Fireman |
Drungo Foxx, Cleveland |
Jesus Ayrault, Brooklyn |
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Rookie of the
Year |
Kevin DeAndrade, Boston |
Enrique Fenner, Chicago |
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Batting Champion |
Juan Gomez, Chicago (.361) |
Joe Nash, Brooklyn (.356) |
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Home Run
Champion |
Hank Aaron, Chicago (43) |
Ron Boone, Brooklyn (47) |
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RBI Champion |
Hank Aaron, Chicago (127) |
Bill Eagan, Philadelphia (140) |
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Triple Crown |
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Bold denotes DML record, Italics denotes league record
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AL |
NL |
Batting Average |
Juan Gomez, Chicago (.361) |
Joe Nash, Brooklyn (.356) |
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Home Runs |
Hank Aaron, Chicago (43) |
Ron Boone, Brooklyn (47) |
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RBIs |
Hank Aaron, Chicago (127) |
Bill Eagan, Philadelphia (140) |
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Doubles |
Oris Prichard, Cleveland (35) |
Billy Sloan, Milwaukee (42) |
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Triples |
Shags Breckinridge, Detroit (11) |
Ron Boone, Brooklyn (15) |
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Stolen Bases |
Lou Couto, New York (42) |
Harry Judnich, Cincinnati (34) |
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Runs |
Tony Jimenez, Washington (129) |
Bill Manning, Philadelphia (131) |
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Wins |
Toots Wilson, Chicago (26) |
Pat Frederick, Brooklyn (23) |
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Losses |
Freddy Brynan, Baltimore (24) |
Johnny Aparicio, Cincinnati (21) |
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ERA |
Kid Anderson, Baltimore (2.28) |
Bob Buhl, Milwaukee (1.91) |
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Innings Pitched |
Kid Anderson, Baltimore (276) |
Pat Frederick, Brooklyn (286) |
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Complete Games |
Kid Anderson,
Baltimore (20) |
Pat Frederick, Brooklyn (16) |
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Shutouts |
T. Seaver, WAS; B. Hopkins, CHI; K. Fleming, CLE; K. Anderson, BAL (4) |
Pat Frederick, Brooklyn (6) |
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Saves |
Dave Ponder,
Washington (53) |
Roger Boop, New York (48) |
League:
Under new ownership,
Washington Dictators del Mundo renamed Washington Senators
Under new ownership, Boston Celtics renamed Boston Red Sox
Pitching:
Deacon Phillipe one-hits Baltimore
Deacon Phillipe one-hits Kansas City
Kid Anderson beats Deacon Phillipe with a two-hitter
Batting:
Cubs SS Mike Barrios hits 3 HR against Cincinnatti