1953 New York Yankees season
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1953 World Series Champions 1953 American League Champions | |
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Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
General manager(s) | George Weiss |
Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
Local television | WPIX |
Local radio |
WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Joe E. Brown) |
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The 1953 New York Yankees season was the 51st season for the team in New York, and its 53rd season overall. The team finished with a record of 99–52, winning their 20th pennant, finishing 8.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 6 games. This was the Yankees fifth consecutive World Series win, a record that still stands.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 52 | .656 | -- |
Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .604 | 8.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | .578 | 11.5 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 |
Washington Senators | 76 | 76 | .500 | 23.5 |
Detroit Tigers | 60 | 94 | .325 | 40.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 95 | .383 | 41.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 54 | 100 | .351 | 46.5 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6 | — | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 12–10 | |||||
Cleveland | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 19–3 | 17–5 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 11–11–3 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 11–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 14–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 11–11–3 | 5–17 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | |||||
Washington | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 6–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Berra, YogiYogi Berra | 137 | 503 | 149 | .296 | 27 | 108 |
1B | Collins, JoeJoe Collins | 127 | 387 | 104 | .269 | 17 | 44 |
2B | Martin, BillyBilly Martin | 149 | 587 | 151 | .257 | 15 | 75 |
3B | McDougald, GilGil McDougald | 141 | 581 | 154 | .285 | 10 | 83 |
SS | Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto | 134 | 413 | 112 | .271 | 2 | 54 |
OF | Woodling, GeneGene Woodling | 125 | 395 | 121 | .306 | 10 | 58 |
OF | Bauer, HankHank Bauer | 133 | 437 | 133 | .304 | 10 | 57 |
OF | Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle | 127 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 21 | 92 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Noren, IrvIrv Noren | 109 | 345 | 92 | .267 | 6 | 46 |
Bollweg, DonDon Bollweg | 70 | 155 | 46 | .297 | 6 | 24 |
Renna, BillBill Renna | 61 | 121 | 38 | .314 | 2 | 13 |
Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize | 81 | 104 | 26 | .250 | 4 | 27 |
Silvera, CharlieCharlie Silvera | 42 | 82 | 23 | .280 | 0 | 12 |
Carey, AndyAndy Carey | 51 | 81 | 26 | .321 | 4 | 8 |
Miranda, WillyWilly Miranda | 48 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 1 | 5 |
Triandos, GusGus Triandos | 18 | 51 | 8 | .157 | 1 | 6 |
Babe, LorenLoren Babe | 5 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 6 |
Coleman, JerryJerry Coleman | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Houk, RalphRalph Houk | 8 | 9 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Cerv, BobBob Cerv | 8 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Brideweser, JimJim Brideweser | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 |
Schult, ArtArt Schult | 7 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Verdi, FrankFrank Verdi | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford | 32 | 207 | 18 | 6 | 3.00 | 110 |
Raschi, VicVic Raschi | 28 | 181 | 13 | 6 | 3.33 | 76 |
Lopat, EdEd Lopat | 25 | 178.1 | 16 | 4 | 2.42 | 50 |
McDonald, JimJim McDonald | 27 | 129.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.82 | 43 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain | 40 | 189 | 14 | 7 | 3.00 | 84 |
Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds | 41 | 145 | 13 | 7 | 3.41 | 86 |
Kuzava, BobBob Kuzava | 33 | 92.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.31 | 48 |
Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell | 8 | 19.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.66 | 11 |
Kraly, SteveSteve Kraly | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3.24 | 8 |
Miller, BillBill Miller | 13 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4.76 | 17 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Gorman, TomTom Gorman | 40 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3.39 | 38 |
Scarborough, RayRay Scarborough | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 | 20 |
Schallock, ArtArt Schallock | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.95 | 13 |
Schmitz, JohnnyJohnny Schmitz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 0 |
1953 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 9 | September 30 | Yankee Stadium | 69,374 |
2 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4 | October 1 | Yankee Stadium | 66,786 |
3 | Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 3 | October 2 | Ebbets Field | 35,270 |
4 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 7 | October 3 | Ebbets Field | 36,775 |
5 | Yankees – 11, Dodgers – 7 | October 4 | Ebbets Field | 36,775 |
6 | Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 62,370 |
Awards and honors
- Billy Martin, Babe Ruth Award
- Yogi Berra, Runner-up, American League MVP [1]
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Kansas City Blues | American Association | Harry Craft |
AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Mayo Smith |
A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Phil Page |
B | Quincy Gems | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Vern Hoscheit |
B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Mickey Owen |
C | Boise Yankees | Pioneer League | Tedd Gullic |
C | Joplin Miners | Western Association | Bunny Mick |
D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Marvin Crater |
D | Olean Yankees | PONY League | Bill Davis and Walter Lance |
D | McAlester Rockets | Sooner State League | Bill Cope |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Quincy, Norfolk, McAlester[2]