American League 1953 season

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The American League 1953 season was a Major League Baseball campaign notable as the final year before the St. Louis Browns relocated and became the Baltimore Orioles.

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instanceOf American League season
Major League Baseball season
battingChampion Mickey Vernon NERFINISHED
battingChampionTeam Washington Senators NERFINISHED
champion New York Yankees NERFINISHED
competitionLevel major league
country United States of America
surface form: United States
earnedRunAverageLeader Billy Pierce NERFINISHED
endTime 1953-09-27
era pre-expansion era
finalSeasonForFranchiseLocation St. Louis Browns in St. Louis
followedByRelocationOf St. Louis Browns to Baltimore Orioles
franchiseRelocationAfterSeason St. Louis Browns became Baltimore Orioles in 1954
governingBody Major League Baseball
hadTeam Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED
Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED
Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED
New York Yankees NERFINISHED
Philadelphia Athletics NERFINISHED
St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED
Washington Senators NERFINISHED
homeRunLeader Al Rosen NERFINISHED
league American League
mostValuablePlayer Al Rosen NERFINISHED
mostValuablePlayerTeam Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
nextSeason American League 1954 season NERFINISHED
notableEvent final season before relocation of St. Louis Browns franchise
numberOfGamesPerTeam 154
numberOfTeams 8
pennantWinner New York Yankees NERFINISHED
previousSeason American League 1952 season NERFINISHED
runnerUp Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
runsBattedInLeader Al Rosen NERFINISHED
seasonFormat regular season plus World Series representative determination
sport baseball
startTime 1953-04-13
strikeoutsLeader Bob Feller NERFINISHED
usesDesignatedHitter false
winsLeader Bob Porterfield NERFINISHED
worldSeriesOpponent Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED
worldSeriesRepresentative New York Yankees NERFINISHED
worldSeriesResult New York Yankees defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–2
worldSeriesWinner New York Yankees NERFINISHED

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St. Louis Browns participatedIn American League 1953 season