League standings - 1953 National
Regular season

Divisional
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentRFRAMgnMgc
1953North Michigan Comets10054 .649- 6-4L3lllwwlwwww9757582170
1953Brooklyn Bridge9361 .6047 6-4L3lllwlwwwww81271993 
1953Los Angeles Surfers9262 .5978 5-5L1lwwwwlwlll800689111 
1953Chicago Whales7480 .48126 5-5W3wwwllwlllw695715-20 
1953Salzburg Bishops6688 .42934 4-6L1lwlllwwllw830929-99 
1953Evanston Elephants6688 .42934 4-6W3wwwlwlllll845950-105 
1953Portland Beavers6490 .41636 3-7W1wllllwlllw661739-78 

Wildcard
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentMgc
1953North Michigan Comets10054 .649na 6-4L3lllwwlwwww 
1953Brooklyn Bridge9361 .604- 6-4L3lllwlwwwww0
1953Los Angeles Surfers9262 .5971 5-5L1lwwwwlwlll 
1953Chicago Whales7480 .48119 5-5W3wwwllwlllw 
1953Salzburg Bishops6688 .42927 4-6L1lwlllwwllw 
1953Evanston Elephants6688 .42927 4-6W3wwwlwlllll 
1953Portland Beavers6490 .41629 3-7W1wllllwlllw 

Expanded1
YearTeamHomeRoadGrassTurfvsLHPvsRHPDivInterLg
1953North Michigan Comets59-1841-36100-54 35-1765-3755-2945-25
1953Brooklyn Bridge58-1935-4293-61 31-2162-4054-3039-31
1953Los Angeles Surfers48-2944-3392-62 24-2368-3949-3543-27
1953Chicago Whales39-3835-4274-80 26-2648-5440-4434-36
1953Salzburg Bishops38-3928-4966-88 19-3047-5835-4931-39
1953Evanston Elephants38-3928-4966-88 17-3649-5234-5032-38
1953Portland Beavers35-4229-4864-90 25-3239-5827-5737-33

Expanded2
YearTeamLead7Tied7Trail71-runExtra
1953North Michigan Comets80-99-611-3929-198-5
1953Brooklyn Bridge73-58-712-4922-1310-10
1953Los Angeles Surfers71-1115-66-4523-1812-12
1953Chicago Whales55-610-109-6424-239-8
1953Salzburg Bishops46-149-1011-6417-279-10
1953Evanston Elephants52-94-710-7218-243-8
1953Portland Beavers50-410-94-7724-286-6