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1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season
The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as NL Champs by posting a 105-49 record, the best season in team history. Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games. However, the Dodgers again failed to win the World Series, losing in six games to the New York Yankees.
Season standings
1953 Roster
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| Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders |
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Starting Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Relief Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batting Stats
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 World Series
Game 1
September 30, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| New York (A) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | x | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| W: Johnny Sain (1-0) L: Clem Labine (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: BRO – Jim Gilliam (1), Gil Hodges (1), George Shuba (1) NYY – Yogi Berra (1), Joe Collins (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 1, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | x | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| W: Ed Lopat (1-0) L: Preacher Roe (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Billy Martin (1), Mickey Mantle (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 2, 1953 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Carl Erskine (1-0) L: Vic Raschi (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: BRO – Roy Campanella (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 3, 1953 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | x | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| W: Billy Loes (1-0) L: Whitey Ford (0-1) S: Clem Labine (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Gil McDougald (1) BRO – Duke Snider (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 5
October 4, 1953 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| W: Jim McDonald (1-0) L: Johnny Podres (0-1) S: Allie Reynolds (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Gene Woodling (1), Mickey Mantle (2), Billy Martin (2), Gil McDougald (2) BRO – Billy Cox (1), Jim Gilliam (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 6
October 5, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| New York (A) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| W: Allie Reynolds (1-0) L: Clem Labine (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: BRO – Carl Furillo (1) | ||||||||||||
1953 Awards
- 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Roy Campanella starter
- Pee Wee Reese starter
- Carl Furillo reserve
- Gil Hodges reserve
- Jackie Robinson reserve
- Duke Snider reserve
- National League Most Valuable Player
- National League Rookie of the Year
- TSN Player of the Year Award
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
- TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award
1953 Transactions
- October 10: Purchased Dixie Howell from the Cincinnati Reds
- October 10: Sold Clyde King to the Cincinnati Reds
- October 14: Traded Billy Hunter to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman, Stan Rojek, Bob Mahoney and cash
- January 17: Traded Andy Pafko to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy Hartsfield and cash
- February 16: Received Russ Meyer from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a 4-team trade where the Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to the Cincinnati Reds and Jim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves
- May 25: Traded Bud Byerly to the New York Giants
1953 Minor League Teams
- AAA: Montreal Royals (managed by Walter Alston) - International League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- AAA: St. Paul Saints (managed by Clay Bryant) - American Association
- AA Ft. Worth Cats (managed by Max Macon) - Texas League
- AA Mobile Bears (managed by Ed Head) - Southern Association
- A: Elmira Pioneers (managed by Al Brancato)- Eastern League
- A: Pueblo Dodgers (managed by George Pfister) - Western League
- B: Asheville Tourists (managed by Ray Hathaway) - Tri-State League
- B: Miami Sun Sox (managed by Doc Alexson)- Florida International League
- B: Newport News Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak) - Piedmont League
- C: Great Falls Electrics (managed by Lou Rochelli) - Pioneer League
- C: Santa Barbara Dodgers (managed by George Scherger) - California League
- D: Hornell Dodgers (managed by Mervin Dornburg/Jack Banta)- Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League
- D: Shawnee Hawks (managed by Boyd Bartley) - Sooner State League
- D: Sheboygan Indians (managed by Joe Hauser) - Wisconsin State League
- D: Thomasville Dodgers (managed by John Angelone)- Georgia-Florida League
- D: Union City Dodgers (managed by Earl Naylor)- Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
References
External links
- 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
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