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
battingChampionTeam Washington Senators
champion New York Yankees
competitionLevel major league
country United States
earnedRunAverageLeader Billy Pierce
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
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
homeRunLeader Al Rosen
league American League
mostValuablePlayer Al Rosen
mostValuablePlayerTeam Cleveland Indians
nextSeason American League 1954 season
notableEvent final season before relocation of St. Louis Browns franchise
numberOfGamesPerTeam 154
numberOfTeams 8
pennantWinner New York Yankees
previousSeason American League 1952 season
runnerUp Cleveland Indians
runsBattedInLeader Al Rosen
seasonFormat regular season plus World Series representative determination
sport baseball
startTime 1953-04-13
strikeoutsLeader Bob Feller
usesDesignatedHitter false
winsLeader Bob Porterfield
worldSeriesOpponent Brooklyn Dodgers
worldSeriesRepresentative New York Yankees
worldSeriesResult New York Yankees defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–2
worldSeriesWinner New York Yankees

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St. Louis Browns participatedIn American League 1953 season