1953 Major League Baseball season

The 1953 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League. National League Opening Day took place on April 13, featuring the newly relocated Milwaukee Braves and Cincinnati Reds, while American League Opening Day took place the following day, featuring six teams. This was the first season since that both leagues opened on different days. The final day of the scheduled regular season was on September 27, which saw all sixteen teams play, continuing the trend from . The World Series took place between September 30 and October 5. ==Rule changes==

The 1953 season saw the following rule changes: • Players involved in waiver transactions after the June 15 deadline now had to pass through waivers in both leagues, not just in their respective leagues. • In addition, waiver claims were prioritized in reverse order of the team’s record to give less-competitive teams the first opportunity to acquire a player. Violation of the high-school signing rule could lead to the commissioner declaring the illegally signed player a free agent and levying a fine on the team. • A new amendment regarding players being optioned or recalled to and from minor leagues was implemented. A major-league player optioned to the minor leagues was required to remain with the minor-league team for at least 10 days (and must be physically fit to play). In addition, any player optioned after July 31 must remain with the minor-league team until the minor-league's season concluded (with an exception granted in case of an open roster spot on the major-league team due to an emergency injury, allowing immediate recalls only in this situation). ==Teams==

American League National League Tie games 11 tie games (5 in AL, 6 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. American League • Chicago White Sox, 2 • Cleveland Indians, 1 • Detroit Tigers, 4 • Philadelphia Athletics, 3 National League • Brooklyn Dodgers, 1 • Chicago Cubs, 1 • Cincinnati Redlegs, 1 • Milwaukee Braves, 3 • New York Giants, 1 • Philadelphia Phillies, 2 • St. Louis Cardinals, 3 ==Postseason==

The postseason began on September 30 and ended on October 5 with the New York Yankees defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1953 World Series in six games. Bracket ==Managerial changes==

Off-season In-season ==League leaders==

American League National League ==Milestones==

Batters Vic Raschi (NYY): • Set an American League record by a pitcher when he hits for seven RBIs in a single game on August 4. Pitchers No-hitters • Bobo Holloman (SLB): • Holloman threw his first career no-hitter and fourth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 6–0 on May 6. Holloman walked five and struck out three. It was his first career start. Miscellaneous • Boston Red Sox: • Set a modern (1900–present) major league record for most runs scored in the seventh inning, by scoring 17 runs against the Detroit Tigers on June 18. ==Awards and honors==

Regular season Other awards Baseball Hall of Fame • Chief Bender • Dizzy Dean • Al Simmons • Bobby Wallace • Ed Barrow (executive) • Harry Wright (executive) • Tom Connolly (umpire) • Bill Klem (umpire) ==Home field attendance==

With the relocation of the Boston Braves from Boston, Massachusetts to Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Braves, they leave Braves Field (where they played 38 seasons) and move into Milwaukee County Stadium. They would go on to play there for 13 seasons through before again relocating. Two venues were renamed early in the year: • Shibe Park, home to the Philadelphia Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies, was renamed to Connie Mack Stadium in February, after longtime manager and owner of the Athletics. • Sportsman's Park, home to the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals, was sold on April 9 by Browns owner Bill Veeck to brewing company Anheuser-Busch, whose president and CEO, Gussie Busch, subsequently renamed the park to Busch Stadium (having been vetoed by the Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick from naming it "Budweiser Stadium"). The St. Louis Browns would play their last game at Busch Stadium on September 27 against the Chicago White Sox, relocating to Baltimore, Maryland at Baltimore Memorial Stadium as the Baltimore Orioles for the start of the season. ==Media==

All American League teams (except for the St. Louis Browns) signed a two-year reciprocal agreement that guaranteed the visiting team a percentage of the radio and television broadcast revenue. The result of the Browns not signing said agreement, was that the team was shut out of the television and radio market at home and on the road. and Chicago White Sox were interested. To make matters worse, Major League Baseball barred the Game of the Week from airing within fifty miles of any big-league city. The All-Star Game and World Series aired exclusively on NBC. ==See also==