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Sports season
The 1953 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 13 to October 12, 1953. It marked the first relocation of an MLB franchise in fifty years, as the Boston Braves moved their NL franchise to Milwaukee , where they would play their home games at the new County Stadium . This was also the first regular season of the televised Major League Baseball Game of the Week , originally broadcast on ABC .
The New York Yankees won their fifth consecutive World Series championship, an MLB record.
Standings [ edit ]
American League [ edit ]
National League [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ]
Bracket [ edit ]
League leaders [ edit ]
American League [ edit ]
National League [ edit ]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Managers [ edit ]
American League [ edit ]
National League [ edit ]
Home Field Attendance [ edit ]
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
Milwaukee Braves [1]
92
43.8%
1,826,397
549.3%
23,119
New York Yankees [2]
99
4.2%
1,537,811
-5.6%
19,972
Chicago White Sox [3]
89
9.9%
1,191,353
-3.3%
15,274
Brooklyn Dodgers [4]
105
9.4%
1,163,419
6.9%
14,916
Cleveland Indians [5]
92
-1.1%
1,069,176
-26.0%
13,707
Boston Red Sox [6]
84
10.5%
1,026,133
-8.0%
13,502
Detroit Tigers [7]
60
20.0%
884,658
-13.8%
11,198
St. Louis Cardinals [8]
83
-5.7%
880,242
-3.6%
11,285
Philadelphia Phillies [9]
83
-4.6%
853,644
13.0%
10,944
New York Giants [10]
70
-23.9%
811,518
-17.6%
10,539
Chicago Cubs [11]
65
-15.6%
763,658
-25.5%
9,918
Washington Senators [12]
76
-2.6%
595,594
-14.8%
7,941
Pittsburgh Pirates [13]
50
19.0%
572,757
-16.6%
7,438
Cincinnati Reds [14]
68
-1.4%
548,086
-9.3%
7,027
Philadelphia Athletics [15]
59
-25.3%
362,113
-42.3%
4,642
St. Louis Browns [16]
54
-15.6%
297,238
-42.7%
3,860
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
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Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also