1953 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1953 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 71st in franchise history. They tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for third place in the National League with an 83–71 win–loss record.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Smoky Burgess | 102 | 312 | 91 | .292 | 4 | 36 |
| 1B | Earl Torgeson | 111 | 379 | 104 | .274 | 11 | 64 |
| 2B | Granny Hamner | 154 | 609 | 168 | .276 | 21 | 92 |
| SS | Ted Kazanski | 95 | 360 | 78 | .217 | 2 | 27 |
| 3B | 149 | 481 | 108 | .225 | 19 | 70 | |
| OF | Del Ennis | 152 | 578 | 165 | .285 | 29 | 125 |
| OF | Johnny Wyrostek | 125 | 409 | 111 | .271 | 6 | 47 |
| OF | Richie Ashburn | 156 | 622 | 205 | .330 | 2 | 57 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Connie Ryan | 90 | 247 | 73 | .296 | 5 | 26 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 81 | 247 | 72 | .291 | 1 | 16 |
| Stan Lopata | 81 | 234 | 56 | .239 | 8 | 31 |
| Mel Clark | 60 | 198 | 59 | .298 | 0 | 19 |
| Tommy Glaviano | 53 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | 62 | 13 | .210 | 2 | 16 | |
| Jack Lohrke | 12 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Mayo | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Palys | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 44 | 346.2 | 23* | 16 | 2.75 | 198 | |
| Curt Simmons | 32 | 238.0 | 16 | 13 | 3.21 | 138 |
- Tied with Warren Spahn for league lead
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 47 | 185.1 | 9 | 10 | 4.52 | 72 | |
| Jim Konstanty | 48 | 170.2 | 14 | 10 | 4.43 | 45 |
| Bob Miller | 35 | 157.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.00 | 63 |
| Steve Ridzik | 42 | 124.0 | 9 | 6 | 3.77 | 53 |
| Johnny Lindell | 5 | 23.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.24 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 30 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.03 | 17 | |
| Thornton Kipper | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.73 | 15 |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.67 | 20 | |
| Paul Stuffel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
| Tom Qualters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
All-Star GameLeague leaders
- Robin Roberts, National League leader, complete games. Nobody had more complete games in one season throughout the 1950s.