1953 South Atlantic League season

1953 South Atlantic League season
LeagueSouth Atlantic League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – September 2
Games140
Teams8
Regular season
League championsJacksonville Braves
Playoffs
League championsColumbia Reds
  Runners-upJacksonville Braves

The 1953 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 14 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.

The Columbia Reds won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Braves in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1953 South Atlantic League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Augusta Rams Augusta, Georgia None Jennings Stadium
Charleston Rebels Charleston, South Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates College Park
Columbia Reds Columbia, South Carolina Cincinnati Redlegs Capital City Stadium
Columbus Cardinals Columbus, Georgia St. Louis Cardinals Golden Park
Jacksonville Braves Jacksonville, Florida Milwaukee Braves Durkee Field
Macon Peaches Macon, Georgia Chicago Cubs Luther Williams Field
Montgomery Grays Montgomery, Alabama Detroit Tigers Municipal Field
Savannah Indians Savannah, Georgia Philadelphia Athletics Grayson Stadium

Map of teams

South Atlantic League teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Jacksonville Braves finish the season with the best record for the first time in franchise history.
  • The Savannah Indians defeated the Macon Peaches in a tie-breaking game to finish in fourth place in the league standings and qualify for the post-season.

Standings

[1]

South Atlantic League
TeamWinLoss%GB
Jacksonville Braves9344.679–
Columbia Reds9248.6572.5
Columbus Cardinals6770.48926
Savannah Indians6873.48227
Macon Peaches6774.47528
Augusta Rams6574.46829
Charleston Rebels5584.39639
Montgomery Grays5090.35744.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGHank Aaron, Jacksonville Braves.362
HHank Aaron, Jacksonville Braves208
RHank Aaron, Jacksonville Braves115
2BHank Aaron, Jacksonville Braves36
3BJim Bolger, Columbia Reds16
HRTommy Giordano, Savannah Indians24
RBIHank Aaron, Jacksonville Braves125
SBEv Joyner, Columbus Cardinals
Don Morrow, Montgomery Grays		19

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WRay Crone, Jacksonville Braves
Larry Lassalle, Jacksonville Braves		19
ERACorky Valentine, Columbia Reds2.11
CGJoe Kuncl, Macon Peaches21
SHOBarney Martin, Columbia Reds7
IPAlfred Burch, Savannah Indians254.0
SOLarry Lassalle, Jacksonville Braves185

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
1 Jacksonville 3
4 Savannah 1
1 Jacksonville 3
2 Columbia 4
2 Columbia 3
3 Columbus 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1953 SALLY Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 21, 2025
  2. ↑ 1953 SAL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 21, 2025
  3. ↑ 1953 SAL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 21, 2025
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