1953 Milwaukee Braves Relievers
(92-62) 
Pitcher Date Vs. Inn IP BF ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Bob Buhl Apr 17 CIN 5.0 2.1 13 L 3 3 2 1 3 0
Don Liddle Apr 17 CIN 7.1 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Don Liddle Apr 19 STL 6.0 2.0 8 0 0 1 1 2 0
Virgil Jester Apr 20 STL 4.0 1.0 8 3 3 2 0 3 1
Ernie Johnson Apr 20 STL 5.0 1.0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0
Lew Burdette Apr 20 STL 6.0 2.0 12 2 2 4 0 2 0
Don Liddle Apr 23 CHC 6.0 1.0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Virgil Jester Apr 23 CHC 7.0 1.0 6 2 2 2 0 1 0
Ernie Johnson May 3 BRK 4.0 4.0 14 L 1 1 2 0 2 0 49 29 20 .59
Lew Burdette May 4 BRK 0.2 8.1 34 W 1 1 9 3 2 0 118 74 44 .63
Dave Jolly May 9 @CHC 8.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
Lew Burdette May 13 @NYG 2.0 7.0 30 W 0 1 4 3 5 0
Lew Burdette May 16 @PHI 3.0 6.0 23 1 1 5 4 2 0
Max Surkont May 19 @BRK 7.0 2.0 12 2 2 3 2 3 1 54 25 29 .46
Dave Jolly May 20 @BRK 2.1 0.2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 6 6 .50
Ernie Johnson May 20 @BRK 3.0 5.0 20 1 1 5 4 2 0 89 55 34 .62
Dave Cole May 20 @BRK 8.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 7 1 .88
Lew Burdette May 23 CHC 6.0 3.0 10 S 0 0 0 1 2 0
Ernie Johnson May 24 CHC 1.2 2.1 10 2 2 5 3 0 1
Vern Bickford May 24 CHC 4.0 5.0 20 W 0 0 2 3 3 0
Johnny Antonelli May 24  (2) CHC 1.0 3.0 12 0 0 3 1 0 0
Dave Jolly May 24  (2) CHC 4.0 2.0 8 0 0 2 2 1 0
Jim Wilson May 24  (2) CHC 6.0 2.0 12 2 2 3 0 3 0
Johnny Antonelli May 27 @CHC 5.0 4.0 16 W 0 0 0 3 3 0
Lew Burdette May 29 STL 3.0 0.1 6 3 5 3 0 1 0
Ernie Johnson May 29 STL 3.1 1.2 7 0 1 3 2 0 0
Dave Cole May 29 STL 5.0 3.0 10 0 0 0 3 1 0
Bob Buhl May 30  (2) STL 2.1 5.2 29 W 2 2 8 2 3 0
Lew Burdette May 30  (2) STL 8.0 1.0 2 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Liddle May 31 CIN 4.2 0.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson May 31 CIN 4.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Cole May 31 CIN 5.0 2.0 12 L 4 4 2 1 4 0
Dave Jolly May 31 CIN 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lew Burdette May 31  (2) CIN 5.1 1.2 7 2 2 3 0 1 0
Warren Spahn May 31  (2) CIN 7.0 2.0 9 S 0 0 2 1 0 0
Lew Burdette Jun 2 BRK 7.0 2.0 8 W 0 0 1 1 2 0 35 19 16 .54
Ernie Johnson Jun 3 BRK 2.1 1.2 7 2 2 3 1 0 0 24 17 7 .71
Bob Buhl Jun 3 BRK 4.0 2.1 10 2 2 3 2 1 0 43 26 17 .60
Johnny Antonelli Jun 3 BRK 6.1 0.2 4 W 0 0 0 2 2 0 19 6 13 .32
Lew Burdette Jun 3 BRK 7.0 2.0 8 S 0 0 1 1 0 0 26 18 8 .69
Dave Jolly Jun 4 BRK 3.1 0.2 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 4 14 .22
Ernie Johnson Jun 4 BRK 4.0 3.0 12 3 3 3 0 1 2 44 23 21 .52
Dave Cole Jun 4 BRK 7.0 1.0 6 1 1 1 0 2 1 23 8 15 .35
Ernie Johnson Jun 6 PHI 0.1 4.2 22 3 3 6 1 3 0
Dave Jolly Jun 6 PHI 5.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
Lew Burdette Jun 6 PHI 7.0 1.0 5 1 1 2 0 0 0
Bob Buhl Jun 7  (2) PHI 4.2 1.1 5 W 0 0 1 2 0 0
Lew Burdette Jun 7  (2) PHI 6.0 3.0 12 S 0 1 1 0 1 0
Lew Burdette Jun 8 NYG 7.2 1.1 7 S 0 2 1 0 1 0
Bob Buhl Jun 10 NYG 2.1 2.1 12 2 2 3 1 3 1
Dave Jolly Jun 10 NYG 4.2 1.1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lew Burdette Jun 10 NYG 6.0 1.2 7 W 0 0 3 0 1 0
Johnny Antonelli Jun 10 NYG 7.2 1.1 6 S 0 0 0 1 1 0
Ernie Johnson Jun 11 NYG 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lew Burdette Jun 13 PIT 6.0 3.0 11 W 0 0 2 0 1 0
Lew Burdette Jun 15 PIT 9.1 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ernie Johnson Jun 16 @PHI 6.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Jolly Jun 16 @PHI 7.0 2.0 6 0 0 1 3 0 0
Lew Burdette Jun 16 @PHI 9.0 1.0 4 W 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lew Burdette Jun 17 @PHI 6.2 2.1 8 S 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dave Jolly Jun 19 @NYG 4.2 0.2 10 5 6 4 0 3 0
Dave Cole Jun 19 @NYG 5.1 3.2 20 3 3 5 5 4 0
Lew Burdette Jun 20 @NYG 7.2 0.1 2 W 0 0 1 0 0 0
Vern Bickford Jun 20 @NYG 8.0 1.0 3 S 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ernie Johnson Jun 21 @NYG 3.2 2.1 10 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dave Jolly Jun 21 @NYG 6.0 3.0 14 1 1 1 0 3 0
Lew Burdette Jun 21  (2) @NYG 6.2 0.1 4 1 1 2 0 1 0
Vern Bickford Jun 21  (2) @NYG 7.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
Ernie Johnson Jun 24 @PIT 3.2 1.1 6 1 1 2 0 0 0
Lew Burdette Jun 24 @PIT 5.0 2.1 14 6 6 5 1 2 0
Dave Jolly Jun 24 @PIT 7.1 0.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dave Cole Jun 24 @PIT 8.0 1.0 6 1 1 3 1 0 0
Bob Buhl Jun 25 @PIT 8.1 3.2 19 L 2 2 4 5 3 0
Ernie Johnson Jun 26 @BRK 7.1 0.2 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 13 7 6 .54
Lew Burdette Jun 26 @BRK 8.0 1.0 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 17 12 5 .71
Bob Buhl Jun 28 @BRK 2.1 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 6 5 .55
Ernie Johnson Jun 28 @BRK 3.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 14 8 .64
Lew Burdette Jun 28 @BRK 5.0 3.0 17 4 4 7 1 0 0 56 35 21 .63
Dave Cole Jun 28 @BRK 8.0 1.0 6 2 2 2 0 1 0 23 12 11 .52
Vern Bickford Jun 30 CIN 6.0 2.0 9 2 2 2 1 2 2
Ernie Johnson Jun 30  (2) CIN 6.0 4.0 12 W 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lew Burdette Jul 2 @CIN 7.0 2.0 7 1 1 1 0 0 1
Dave Jolly Jul 4 @CIN 4.0 2.0 8 0 0 1 3 1 0
Lew Burdette Jul 4 @CIN 6.0 2.0 9 1 1 3 0 0 0
Dave Cole Jul 4 @CIN 8.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Buhl Jul 4  (2) @CIN 8.0 1.0 5 1 1 0 1 2 0
Lew Burdette Jul 8 @CHC 6.1 2.2 14 2 3 5 3 1 0
Ernie Johnson Jul 11 STL 2.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 3 0 0
Lew Burdette Jul 11 STL 4.0 3.0 13 2 2 5 0 0 0
Dave Jolly Jul 11 STL 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Buhl Jul 12  (2) STL 4.2 4.1 16 W 0 0 2 2 0 0
Dave Jolly Jul 16 PIT 6.0 2.0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0
Lew Burdette Jul 18 PIT 5.2 3.1 12 S 0 0 1 1 1 0
Ernie Johnson Jul 19 NYG 3.0 2.0 8 1 2 3 0 0 0
Dave Jolly Jul 19 NYG 5.0 3.1 15 L 2 2 3 3 4 1
Ernie Johnson Jul 21 PHI 3.0 3.0 16 0 3 4 1 1 0
Dave Cole Jul 21 PHI 6.0 0.0 4 3 3 3 0 1 0
Joey Jay Jul 21 PHI 6.0 2.0 8 0 0 2 0 1 0
Vern Bickford Jul 22 PHI 5.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lew Burdette Jul 22 PHI 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 2 1 0
Lew Burdette Jul 24 BRK 7.2 1.1 6 S 1 1 2 0 0 1 13 11 2 .85
Dave Jolly Jul 25 BRK 4.0 0.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 3 3 .50
Bob Buhl Jul 25 BRK 4.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 9 7 .56
Ernie Johnson Jul 25 BRK 5.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 25 15 10 .60
Vern Bickford Jul 25 BRK 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 5 .58
Ernie Johnson Jul 26 BRK 7.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 .60
Bob Buhl Jul 26  (2) BRK 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 4 .56
Ernie Johnson Jul 29 @NYG 1.1 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Don Liddle Jul 29 @NYG 2.0 5.0 23 0 0 5 1 4 0
Jim Wilson Jul 29 @NYG 7.0 2.0 9 0 0 1 1 3 0
Dave Jolly Jul 31 @PHI 3.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
Vern Bickford Jul 31 @PHI 5.0 3.0 11 0 0 2 5 0 0
Dave Cole Jul 31 @PHI 8.0 1.0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0
Dave Jolly Aug 2 @PHI 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 2 1 0
Ernie Johnson Aug 2 @PHI 8.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson Aug 5 @BRK 7.0 1.0 4 W 0 0 1 2 0 0 14 11 3 .79
Lew Burdette Aug 5 @BRK 8.0 1.0 3 S 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 6 2 .75
Don Liddle Aug 6  (2) @BRK 8.0 1.0 4 W 1 1 1 1 0 1 21 14 7 .67
Ernie Johnson Aug 9 @PIT 4.1 2.2 9 W 0 0 0 2 1 0
Don Liddle Aug 9 @PIT 7.0 2.0 7 S 0 0 0 3 1 0
Don Liddle Aug 11 @STL 8.1 0.2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ernie Johnson Aug 12 @STL 1.0 8.0 29 W 0 0 4 4 3 0
Warren Spahn Aug 12  (2) @STL 8.0 1.0 3 S 0 0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Antonelli Aug 14 CHC 4.0 1.0 7 L 4 4 2 0 3 0
Dave Jolly Aug 14 CHC 5.0 3.0 16 4 4 4 2 3 3
Don Liddle Aug 16 CHC 0.2 3.1 14 1 1 5 2 1 0
Lew Burdette Aug 16 CHC 4.0 5.0 18 W 0 0 3 1 0 0
Don Liddle Aug 21 @CHC 8.2 0.1 1 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson Aug 23  (2) @CHC 1.0 3.0 16 L 4 4 5 2 1 0
Vern Bickford Aug 23  (2) @CHC 4.0 3.0 13 1 1 4 1 0 0
Vern Bickford Aug 25 PHI 7.0 1.0 7 2 2 2 1 1 0
Max Surkont Aug 26 PHI 0.2 2.0 11 2 2 4 1 2 1
Don Liddle Aug 26 PHI 2.2 1.1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson Aug 26 PHI 4.0 2.0 9 1 2 4 0 0 0
Dave Jolly Aug 26 PHI 6.0 2.0 11 0 0 3 1 2 0
Don Liddle Aug 29 NYG 4.0 3.0 9 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ernie Johnson Aug 29 NYG 7.0 1.0 5 1 1 2 0 0 0
Don Liddle Aug 30  (2) PIT 5.0 4.0 17 W 0 0 4 3 2 0
Ernie Johnson Sep 2 BRK 2.0 1.0 6 1 1 3 0 0 1 30 19 11 .63
Bob Buhl Sep 2 BRK 3.0 6.0 25 W 1 1 6 2 3 0 79 44 35 .56
Ernie Johnson Sep 5 @STL 6.2 1.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vern Bickford Sep 5 @STL 8.0 1.0 5 1 1 3 0 0 1
Warren Spahn Sep 6 @STL 6.2 2.1 9 S 0 0 2 2 0 0
Dave Jolly Sep 7 CHC 6.0 2.0 8 0 0 0 1 2 0
Vern Bickford Sep 7  (2) CHC 2.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
Max Surkont Sep 7  (2) CHC 4.0 4.0 16 2 2 5 4 0 1
Ernie Johnson Sep 11 @BRK 4.1 3.2 18 3 3 6 2 2 0 65 39 26 .60
Don Liddle Sep 11 @BRK 8.0 2.0 7 W 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 11 11 .50
Max Surkont Sep 12 @BRK 5.2 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 7 6 .54
Lew Burdette Sep 12 @BRK 7.0 2.0 9 0 0 1 1 2 0 31 16 15 .52
Dave Jolly Sep 13  (2) @NYG 3.2 2.1 11 1 1 3 1 1 0
Ernie Johnson Sep 13  (2) @NYG 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
Don Liddle Sep 15 @PIT 7.0 0.2 4 1 1 1 1 1 0
Ernie Johnson Sep 15 @PIT 7.2 1.1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dave Jolly Sep 20 @CIN 6.2 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson Sep 20 @CIN 7.0 2.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dave Jolly Sep 22  (2) STL 7.0 1.0 6 1 1 2 1 1 0
Joey Jay Sep 26 CIN 4.0 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Don Liddle Sep 26 CIN 5.0 3.0 19 L 4 4 6 0 5 0