1953 Milwaukee Braves Roster

The 1953 Milwaukee Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1953 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1953 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1953 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1953 Milwaukee Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
34 Johnny Antonelli 6-00 190 Left Left 1930-04-12
24 Vern Bickford 6-00 185 Right Right 1920-08-17
10 Bob Buhl 6-02 190 Right Right 1928-08-12
33 Lew Burdette 6-02 190 Right Right 1926-11-22
30 Dave Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1930-08-29
47 Joey Jay 6-04 228 Right Both 1935-08-15
22 Virgil Jester 5-11 188 Right Right 1927-07-23
32 Ernie Johnson 6-04 195 Right Right 1924-06-16
16 Dave Jolly 6-00 165 Right Right 1924-10-14
15, 43 Don Liddle 5-10 165 Left Left 1925-05-25
21 Warren Spahn 6-00 175 Left Left 1921-04-23
36 Max Surkont 6-00 205 Right Right 1922-06-16
19 Jim Wilson 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1922-02-20
14 Paul Burris 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-07-21
39 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
1 Del Crandall 6-01 195 Right Right 1930-03-05
42 Ebba St. Claire 6-01 219 Right Both 1921-08-05
9 Joe Adcock 6-04 220 Right Right 1927-10-30
37 George Crowe 6-02 212 Left Left 1921-03-22
6 Jack Dittmer 6-01 175 Right Left 1928-01-10
2 Harry Hanebrink 6-00 165 Right Left 1927-11-12
23 Johnny Logan 5-11 175 Right Right 1927-03-23
41 Eddie Mathews 6-01 200 Right Left 1931-10-13
14 Mel Roach 6-01 190 Right Right 1933-01-25
13 Sibby Sisti 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
38 Bill Bruton 6-00½ 169 Right Left 1925-11-09
4 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
48 Andy Pafko 6-00 190 Right Right 1921-02-25
3 Jim Pendleton 6-00 185 Right Right 1924-01-07
18 Bob Thorpe 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1926-11-19
2 Billy Klaus 5-10 165 Right Left 1928-12-09
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The 1953 Milwaukee Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 62 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at County Stadium (Park Factors: 94/92) where 1,826,397 fans witnessed their 1953 Braves finish the season with a .597 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1953 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1953 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list:

1953 Milwaukee Braves
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1953 Milwaukee Braves
Most Games by Position

C Del Crandall (108)
1B Joe Adcock (157)
2B Jack Dittmer (138)
3B Eddie Mathews (157)
SS Johnny Logan (150)
LF Sid Gordon ()
LF Andy Pafko ()
LF Jim Pendleton ()
LF Bob Thorpe ()
CF Bill Bruton (150)
RF Sid Gordon ()
RF Andy Pafko ()
RF Jim Pendleton ()
RF Bob Thorpe ()
  
SP Johnny Antonelli
SP Bob Buhl
SP Don Liddle
SP Warren Spahn
SP Max Surkont
SP Jim Wilson
  
RP Vern Bickford
RP Ernie Johnson
RP Dave Jolly
CL Lew Burdette


1953 Milwaukee Braves
Salaries

Warren Spahn $25,000.00


1953 Milwaukee Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Del Crandall
#2 Harry Hanebrink
#2 Billy Klaus
#3 Jim Pendleton
#4 Sid Gordon
#6 Jack Dittmer
#9 Joe Adcock
#10 Bob Buhl
#13 Sibby Sisti
#14 Paul Burris
#14 Mel Roach
#15 Don Liddle
#16 Dave Jolly
#18 Bob Thorpe
#19 Jim Wilson
#21 Warren Spahn
#22 Virgil Jester
#23 Johnny Logan
#24 Vern Bickford
#30 Dave Cole
#32 Ernie Johnson
#33 Lew Burdette
#34 Johnny Antonelli
#36 Max Surkont
#37 George Crowe
#38 Bill Bruton
#39 Walker Cooper
#41 Eddie Mathews
#42 Ebba St. Claire
#43 Don Liddle
#47 Joey Jay
#48 Andy Pafko

Did you know that a 1953 Milwaukee Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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