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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log Legend Phillies win Phillies loss Phillies tie  PostponementBoldPhillies team member

|- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 14 || Giants || 1–4 || Larry Jansen (1–0) || Robin Roberts (0–1) || None || 1,922 || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 15 || Giants || 8–1 || Curt Simmons (1–0) || Al Corwin (0–1) || None || 4,787 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 16 || @ Pirates || 12–14 || Murry Dickson (1–1) || Andy Hansen (0–1) || None || 16,220 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 17 || @ Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain and cold, cold weather); Makeup: May 21 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 18 || @ Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (snow, cold); Makeup: May 27 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 19 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (cold); Makeup: July 7 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 20 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Robin Roberts (1–1) || Larry Jansen (1–1) || None || 2,538 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 21 || Dodgers || 7–1 || Curt Simmons (2–0) || Russ Meyer (1–1) || None || 14,309 || 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 22 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Karl Drews (1–0) || Billy Loes (1–1) || None || 15,984 || 4–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || April 23 || Dodgers || 6–1 || Robin Roberts (2–1) || Johnny Podres (0–2) || None || 25,508 || 5–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 8 || April 24 || Pirates || 5–3 || Jim Konstanty (1–0) || Bob Hall (0–1) || None || 6,506 || 6–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 9 || April 25 || Pirates || 7–6 || Curt Simmons (3–0) || Johnny Lindell (0–2) || Andy Hansen (1) || 6,265 || 7–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 26 (1) || Pirates || 7–5 || Robin Roberts (3–1) || Bob Friend (1–1) || None || see 2nd game || 8–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || April 26 (2) || Pirates || 8–1 || Karl Drews (2–0) || Bill Macdonald (0–1) || None || 18,490 || 9–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 28 || Cardinals || 5–6 || Harvey Haddix (2–1) || Jim Konstanty (1–1) || Gerry Staley (1) || 12,281 || 9–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 29 || Cardinals || 0–1 (11) || Al Brazle (1–1) || Curt Simmons (3–1) || None || 16,321 || 9–4 |- style="background:#fffdd0" | 14 || April 30 || Cardinals || 1–1 (5) || None || None || None || 12,870 || 9–4–1

|- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || May 1 || Braves || 2–5 || Jim Wilson (1–0) || Karl Drews (2–1) || None || 9,472 || 9–5–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 2 || Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 21 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 16 || May 3 (1) || Cubs || 5–1 || Robin Roberts (4–1) || Bob Rush (2–2) || None || see 2nd game || 10–5–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 17 || May 3 (2) || Cubs || 2–0 || Curt Simmons (4–1) || Warren Hacker (1–3) || None || 15,300 || 11–5–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 18 || May 4 || Cubs || 8–4 || Jim Konstanty (2–1) || Johnny Klippstein (1–1) || None || 8,526 || 12–5–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 5 || Cubs || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 10 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 6 || Redlegs || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 16 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 7 || Redlegs || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: August 31 (Game 1) as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 8 || @ Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 9 as a double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 19 || May 9 (1) || @ Dodgers || 6–7 || Ben Wade (2–0) || Robin Roberts (4–2) || None || 19,257 || 12–6–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 9 (2) || @ Dodgers || 8–4 || Curt Simmons (5–1) || Joe Black (2–2) || None || 25,025 || 13–6–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || May 10 || @ Dodgers || 0–5 || Billy Loes (4–1) || Karl Drews (2–2) || None || 23,843 || 13–7–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 22 || May 12 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Jim Konstanty (3–1) || Joe Presko (1–2) || Andy Hansen (2) || 9,247 || 14–7–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 13 || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain, cold, cold and wet grounds); Makeup: June 27 as a double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 14 || @ Cubs || colspan=6 | Postponed (cold weather); Makeup: August 9 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 23 || May 15 || @ Cubs || 1–0 || Robin Roberts (5–2) || Warren Hacker (1–5) || None || 6,531 || 15–7–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 24 || May 16 || @ Braves || 3–0 || Curt Simmons (6–1) || Don Liddle (1–1) || None || 23,578 || 16–7–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 17 (1) || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 16 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 17 (2) || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || May 18 || @ Braves || 0–4 || Bob Buhl (2–1) || Karl Drews (2–3) || None || 22,237 || 16–8–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 26 || May 19 || @ Redlegs || 6–3 || Robin Roberts (6–2) || Harry Perkowski (1–3) || None || 8,561 || 17–8–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 20 || @ Redlegs || 5–14 || Joe Nuxhall (1–0) || Curt Simmons (6–2) || None || 2,890 || 17–9–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 21 || @ Pirates || 2–7 || Murry Dickson (4–4) || Karl Drews (2–4) || None || 7,507 || 17–10–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 23 || Dodgers || 0–2 || Preacher Roe (2–2) || Robin Roberts (6–3) || None || 31,532 || 17–11–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 24 || Dodgers || 2–16 || Johnny Podres (1–2) || Curt Simmons (6–3) || Carl Erskine (1) || 24,715 || 17–12–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 25 || Dodgers || 9–11 || Bob Milliken (1–0) || Jim Konstanty (3–2) || Joe Black (2) || 22,067 || 17–13–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 32 || May 27 (1) || @ Pirates || 14–2 || Robin Roberts (7–3) || Murry Dickson (4–5) || None || see 2nd game || 18–13–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 27 (2) || @ Pirates || 6–8 || Roy Face (2–0) || Karl Drews (2–5) || Murry Dickson (2) || 16,935 || 18–14–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 34 || May 28 || @ Pirates || 9–8 || Jim Konstanty (4–2) || Paul LaPalme (2–4) || None || 2,437 || 19–14–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 35 || May 29 || @ Giants || 12–3 || Curt Simmons (7–3) || Larry Jansen (4–4) || None || 6,253 || 20–14–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 30 (1) || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 15 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 30 (2) || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 31 || Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: August 22 as a traditional double-header

|- style="background:#bfb" | 36 || June 2 || Cardinals || 5–0 || Robin Roberts (8–3) || Cliff Chambers (0–3) || None || 15,064 || 21–14–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 37 || June 3 (1) || Cardinals || 3–5 || Vinegar Bend Mizell (5–2) || Curt Simmons (7–4) || Al Brazle (8) || see 2nd game || 21–15–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 38 || June 3 (2) || Cardinals || 6–5 || Steve Ridzik (1–0) || Al Brazle (2–3) || Andy Hansen (3) || 31,104 || 22–15–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 39 || June 4 || Cardinals || 6–5 (10) || Steve Ridzik (2–0) || Hal White (0–1) || None || 8,994 || 23–15–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 40 || June 5 || Braves || 2–3 (10) || Warren Spahn (6–1) || Jim Konstanty (4–3) || None || 16,025 || 23–16–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 41 || June 6 || Braves || 6–2 || Robin Roberts (9–3) || Jim Wilson (2–3) || None || 9,144 || 24–16–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 42 || June 7 (1) || Braves || 0–6 || Johnny Antonelli (6–1) || Steve Ridzik (2–1) || None || see 2nd game || 24–17–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 43 || June 7 (2) || Braves || 3–5 || Bob Buhl (4–2) || Thornton Kipper (0–1) || Lew Burdette (4) || 20,098 || 24–18–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 44 || June 8 || Cubs || 7–3 || Steve Ridzik (3–1) || Paul Minner (2–6) || None || 2,851 || 25–18–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 45 || June 9 || Cubs || 10–9 || Thornton Kipper (1–1) || Dutch Leonard (1–2) || None || 6,903 || 26–18–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 46 || June 10 (1) || Cubs || 9–1 || Robin Roberts (10–3) || Johnny Klippstein (4–5) || None || see 2nd game || 27–18–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 47 || June 10 (2) || Cubs || 8–5 || Jim Konstanty (5–3) || Warren Hacker (2–10) || Karl Drews (1) || 15,000 || 28–18–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 48 || June 12 || Redlegs || 1–4 || Jackie Collum (1–1) || Thornton Kipper (1–2) || None || 6,510 || 28–19–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 13 || Redlegs || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 31 (Game 2) as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 49 || June 14 (1) || Redlegs || 1–2 || Ken Raffensberger (2–6) || Robin Roberts (10–4) || None || see 2nd game || 28–20–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 50 || June 14 (2) || Redlegs || 4–1 || Karl Drews (3–5) || Joe Nuxhall (3–3) || Bob Miller (1) || 9,391 || 29–20–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 51 || June 16 (1) || @ Braves || 5–6 (10) || Lew Burdette (6–0) || Kent Peterson (0–1) || None || see 2nd game || 29–21–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || June 16 (2) || @ Braves || 2–3 || Max Surkont (9–1) || Jim Konstanty (5–4) || None || 33,962 || 29–22–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 53 || June 17 || @ Braves || 6–9 || Warren Spahn (8–1) || Bob Miller (0–1) || Lew Burdette (6) || 32,771 || 29–23–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 18 || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 31 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 54 || June 19 || @ Redlegs || 10–3 || Robin Roberts (11–4) || Ken Raffensberger (2–7) || None || 10,780 || 30–23–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 55 || June 20 || @ Redlegs || 3–1 || Karl Drews (4–5) || Joe Nuxhall (3–4) || Bob Miller (2) || 4,043 || 31–23–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 56 || June 21 (1) || @ Redlegs || 5–2 || Jim Konstanty (6–4) || Harry Perkowski (1–6) || None || see 2nd game || 32–23–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 21 (2) || @ Redlegs || 3–5 || Fred Baczewski (1–0) || Steve Ridzik (3–2) || None || 14,992 || 32–24–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 58 || June 23 || @ Cubs || 6–1 || Robin Roberts (12–4) || Bob Rush (4–7) || None || 7,919 || 33–24–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 59 || June 24 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Karl Drews (5–5) || Paul Minner (3–8) || None || 7,220 || 34–24–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 60 || June 25 || @ Cubs || 13–2 || Jim Konstanty (7–4) || Howie Pollet (2–3) || None || 6,135 || 35–24–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 61 || June 26 || @ Cardinals || 0–7 || Stu Miller (2–3) || Steve Ridzik (3–3) || None || 11,317 || 35–25–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 62 || June 27 (1) || @ Cardinals || 4–7 || Gerry Staley (11–2) || Robin Roberts (12–5) || None || 7,407 || 35–26–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 63 || June 27 (2) || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Harvey Haddix (10–3) || Bob Miller (0–2) || None || 17,075 || 35–27–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 64 || June 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 (11) || Jim Konstanty (8–4) || Hal White (1–2) || None || 17,710 || 36–27–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 65 || June 30 || @ Dodgers || 10–9 (10) || Jim Konstanty (9–4) || Joe Black (5–3) || Karl Drews (2) || 23,956 || 37–27–1

|- style="background:#fbb" | 66 || July 1 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 (10) || Johnny Podres (3–2) || Robin Roberts (12–6) || None || 19,376 || 37–28–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 67 || July 2 || @ Dodgers || 0–8 || Carl Erskine (6–4) || Karl Drews (5–6) || None || 9,223 || 37–29–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 68 || July 3 || Giants || 5–1 || Jim Konstanty (10–4) || Larry Jansen (7–7) || None || 4,499 || 38–29–1