1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as National League champions by posting a 105–49 record. However, Brooklyn again failed to capture the World Series, losing in six games to the American League champion New York Yankees.

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers
1953 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mrs. John L. Smith
General manager(s)Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)Chuck Dressen
Local televisionWOR-TV
WPIX
WABC-TV
WABD
Local radioWMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully
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The Dodgers' .682 winning percentage in 1953 stood as the best single-season winning percentage in franchise history until 2020, when the Dodgers posted a .717 mark (43–17) during a shortened 60-game season.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games.[7]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 10549 0.682 60–17 45–32
Milwaukee Braves 9262 0.597 13 45–31 47–31
Philadelphia Phillies 8371 0.539 22 48–29 35–42
St. Louis Cardinals 8371 0.539 22 48–30 35–41
New York Giants 7084 0.455 35 38–39 32–45
Cincinnati Redlegs 6886 0.442 37 38–39 30–47
Chicago Cubs 6589 0.422 40 43–34 22–55
Pittsburgh Pirates 50104 0.325 55 26–51 24–53

Record vs. opponents

1953 National League Records

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn 13–9–115–713–915–714–820–215–7
Chicago 9–13–112–108–149–135–1711–1111–11
Cincinnati 7–1510–128–149–1312–1015–77–15–1
Milwaukee 9–1314–814–814–8–113–9–115–713–9–1
New York 7–1513–913–98–14–19–1311–119–13
Philadelphia 8–1417–510–129–13–113–915–711–11–1
Pittsburgh 2–2011–117–157–1511–117–155–17
St. Louis 7–1511–1115–7–19–13–113–911–11–117–5

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Jim GilliamSecond baseman
Pee Wee ReeseShortstop
Duke SniderCenter fielder
Jackie RobinsonThird baseman
Roy CampanellaCatcher
Don ThompsonLeft fielder
Gil HodgesFirst baseman
Carl FurilloRight fielder
Carl ErskineStarting pitcher

Notable transactions

  • May 25, 1953: Bud Byerly was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Norman Fox (minors).[8]

Roster

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CRoy Campanella144519162.31241142
1BGil Hodges141520157.30231122
2BJim Gilliam151605168.278663
3BBilly Cox10032795.2911044
SSPee Wee Reese140524142.2711361
OFDuke Snider153590198.33642126
OFJackie Robinson136484159.3291295
OFCarl Furillo132479165.3442192

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
Bobby Morgan6919651.260733
George Shuba7416943.254523
Wayne Belardi6916339.2391134
Don Thompson9615337.242112
Rube Walker439523.24239
Dick Williams305512.21825
Bill Antonello40437.16314
Carmen Mauro890.00000
Dick Teed110.00000
Dixie Howell110.00000

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
Carl Erskine39246.22063.54187
Russ Meyer34191.11554.56106
Billy Loes32162.21484.5475
Preacher Roe251571134.3685
Ray Moore18013.384

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
Bob Milliken37117.2843.3765
Johnny Podres33115944.2382
Glenn Mickens46.10111.375

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
Jim Hughes484393.4749
Clem Labine3711672.7744
Ben Wade327533.7965
Joe Black346355.3342
Ralph Branca70009.825
Erv Palica400012.003

1953 World Series

Game 1

September 30, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn (N) 000 013 100 5122
New York (A) 400 010 13x 9120
W: Johnny Sain (1–0)   L: Clem Labine (0–1)
HR: BROJim Gilliam (1), Gil Hodges (1), George Shuba (1)    NYYYogi Berra (1), Joe Collins (1)

Game 2

October 1, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn (N) 000 200 000 291
New York (A) 100 000 12x 450
W: Ed Lopat (1–0)   L: Preacher Roe (0–1)
HR: NYYBilly 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) 000 010 010 260
Brooklyn (N) 000 011 01x 390
W: Carl Erskine (1–0)  L: Vic Raschi (0–1)
HR: BRORoy 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) 000 020 001 390
Brooklyn (N) 300 102 10x 7120
W: Billy Loes (1–0)  L: Whitey Ford (0–1)   S: Clem Labine (1)
HR: NYYGil McDougald (1)    BRODuke 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) 105 000 311 11111
Brooklyn (N) 010 010 041 7141
W: Jim McDonald (1–0)  L: Johnny Podres (0–1)   S: Allie Reynolds (1)
HR: NYYGene Woodling (1), Mickey Mantle (2), Billy Martin (2), Gil McDougald (2)    BROBilly Cox (1), Jim Gilliam (1)

Game 6

October 5, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn (N) 000 001 002 383
New York (A) 210 000 001 4130
W: Allie Reynolds (1–0)   L: Clem Labine (0–2)
HR: BROCarl Furillo (1)

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Montreal Royals International League Walter Alston
AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Clay Bryant
AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Max Macon
AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Ed Head
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Al Brancato
A Pueblo Dodgers Western League George Pfister
B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League Ray Hathaway
B Miami Sun Sox Florida International League Doc Alexson
B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League Stan Wasiak
C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Lou Rochelli
C Santa Barbara Dodgers California League George Scherger
D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Mervin Dornburg
Jack Banta
D Shawnee Hawks Sooner State League Boyd Bartley
D Sheboygan Indians Wisconsin State League Joe Hauser
D Thomasville Dodgers Georgia–Florida League John Angelone
D Union City Dodgers Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League Earl Naylor

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal

Notes

  1. Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia
  2. Dixie Howell at Baseball-Reference
  3. Clyde King at Baseball-Reference
  4. Billy Hunter at Baseball-Reference
  5. Andy Pafko at Baseball-Reference
  6. Jim Pendleton at Baseball-Reference
  7. Duke Snider at The Baseball Page
  8. Bud Byerly at Baseball-Reference

References

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