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 |- 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