1953 St. Louis Browns Roster

The 1953 St. Louis Browns 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 St. Louis Browns Opening Day starters list, a 1953 St. Louis Browns salary list, a 1953 St. Louis Browns uniform number breakdown and a 1953 St. Louis Browns primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1953 St. Louis Browns



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
23 Mike Blyzka 5-11½ 190 Right Right 1928-12-25
31 Harry Brecheen 5-10 160 Left Left 1914-10-14
33 Bob Cain 6-00 165 Left Left 1924-10-16
35, 39 Bob Habenicht 6-02 185 Right Right 1926-02-13
24 Bobo Holloman 6-02 207 Right Right 1923-03-07
22 Lou Kretlow 6-02 185 Right Right 1921-06-27
5 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
27 Don Larsen 6-04 227 Right Right 1929-08-07
18 Dick Littlefield 6-00 180 Left Left 1926-03-18
29 Satchel Paige 6-03½ 180 Right Right 1906-07-07
12, 21 Duane Pillette 6-03 205 Right Right 1922-07-24
26 Marlin Stuart 6-02 185 Right Left 1918-08-08
22 Virgil Trucks 5-11 198 Right Right 1917-04-26
24 Bob Turley 6-02 215 Right Right 1930-09-19
25 Hal White 5-10 170 Right Right 1919-03-18
11 Clint Courtney 5-08 180 Right Left 1927-03-16
32 Babe Martin 5-11½ 194 Right Right 1920-03-28
10 Les Moss 5-11 205 Right Right 1925-05-14
34 Connie Berry 5-10 170 Right Right 1922-01-11
40 Bob Elliott 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-11-26
6 Billy Hunter 6-00 180 Right Right 1928-06-04
2 Frank Kellert 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1924-07-06
16 Dick Kryhoski 6-02 200 Left Left 1925-03-24
34 Johnny Lipon 6-00 175 Right Right 1922-11-10
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1917-12-01
9 Ed Mickelson 6-03 205 Right Right 1926-09-09
1 Willy Miranda 5-09½ 150 Right Both 1926-05-24
7 Roy Sievers 6-01 195 Right Right 1926-11-18
40 Vern Stephens 5-10 185 Right Right 1920-10-23
5 Bobby Young 6-01 175 Right Left 1925-01-22
8 Jim Dyck 6-02 205 Right Right 1922-02-03
15 Hank Edwards 6-00 190 Left Left 1919-01-29
3 Johnny Groth 6-00 182 Right Right 1926-07-23
19 Dick Kokos 5-08½ 170 Left Left 1928-02-28
14 Don Lenhardt 6-03 190 Right Right 1922-10-04
- Jim Pisoni 5-10 169 Right Right 1929-08-14
20 Vic Wertz 6-00 186 Right Left 1925-02-09
36 Dixie Upright 6-00 175 Left Left 1926-05-30
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The 1953 St. Louis Browns played 154 games during the regular season, won 54 games, lost 100 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 102/105) where 297,238 fans witnessed their 1953 Browns finish the season with a .351 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 St. Louis Browns Opening Day starters list, a 1953 St. Louis Browns salary list, a 1953 St. Louis Browns uniform number breakdown and a 1953 St. Louis Browns primary starters list:

1953 St. Louis Browns
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1953 St. Louis Browns
Most Games by Position

C Clint Courtney (103)
1B Dick Kryhoski (88)
2B Bobby Young (148)
3B Jim Dyck (51)
SS Billy Hunter (152)
LF Don Lenhardt (72)
CF Johnny Groth (141)
RF Vic Wertz (120)
  
SP Harry Brecheen
SP Don Larsen
SP Dick Littlefield
SP Duane Pillette
  
RP Mike Blyzka
RP Marlin Stuart
CL Satchel Paige


1953 St. Louis Browns
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1953 St. Louis Browns
Uniform Numbers

#1 Willy Miranda
#2 Frank Kellert
#3 Johnny Groth
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Max Lanier
#5 Bobby Young
#6 Billy Hunter
#7 Roy Sievers
#8 Jim Dyck
#9 Ed Mickelson
#10 Les Moss
#11 Clint Courtney
#12 Duane Pillette
#14 Don Lenhardt
#15 Hank Edwards
#16 Dick Kryhoski
#18 Dick Littlefield
#19 Dick Kokos
#20 Vic Wertz
#21 Duane Pillette
#22 Lou Kretlow
#22 Virgil Trucks
#23 Mike Blyzka
#24 Bobo Holloman
#24 Bob Turley
#25 Hal White
#26 Marlin Stuart
#27 Don Larsen
#29 Satchel Paige
#31 Harry Brecheen
#32 Babe Martin
#33 Bob Cain
#34 Connie Berry
#34 Johnny Lipon
#35 Bob Habenicht
#36 Dixie Upright
#39 Bob Habenicht
#40 Bob Elliott
#40 Vern Stephens

Did you know that a 1953 St. Louis Browns 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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