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.
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| 1953 National League Champions | |
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| Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mrs. John L. Smith |
| General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Dressen |
| Local television | WOR-TV WPIX WABC-TV WABD |
| Local radio | WMGM 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
- October 10, 1952: Dixie Howell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
- October 10, 1952: Clyde King was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
- October 14, 1952: Billy Hunter was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman, Stan Rojek, Bob Mahoney and cash.[4]
- January 17, 1953: Andy Pafko was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy Hartsfield and cash.[5]
- February 16, 1953: The Dodgers traded Rocky Bridges to the Cincinnati Reds and Jim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves as part of a four-team trade. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Russ Meyer to the Dodgers. The Braves sent cash to the Reds and Earl Torgeson to the Phillies. The Reds sent Joe Adcock to the Braves, and the Phillies sent cash to the Braves.[6]
Regular season
Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games.[7]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 49 | 0.682 | — | 60–17 | 45–32 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 13 | 45–31 | 47–31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 22 | 48–29 | 35–42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 22 | 48–30 | 35–41 |
| New York Giants | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 35 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 37 | 38–39 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 40 | 43–34 | 22–55 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 55 | 26–51 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Brooklyn | — | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 9–13 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8–1 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| New York | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | — | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 2–20 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 25, 1953: Bud Byerly was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Norman Fox (minors).[8]
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Roy Campanella | 144 | 519 | 162 | .312 | 41 | 142 |
| 1B | Gil Hodges | 141 | 520 | 157 | .302 | 31 | 122 |
| 2B | Jim Gilliam | 151 | 605 | 168 | .278 | 6 | 63 |
| 3B | Billy Cox | 100 | 327 | 95 | .291 | 10 | 44 |
| SS | Pee Wee Reese | 140 | 524 | 142 | .271 | 13 | 61 |
| OF | Duke Snider | 153 | 590 | 198 | .336 | 42 | 126 |
| OF | Jackie Robinson | 136 | 484 | 159 | .329 | 12 | 95 |
| OF | Carl Furillo | 132 | 479 | 165 | .344 | 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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| Bobby Morgan | 69 | 196 | 51 | .260 | 7 | 33 |
| George Shuba | 74 | 169 | 43 | .254 | 5 | 23 |
| Wayne Belardi | 69 | 163 | 39 | .239 | 11 | 34 |
| Don Thompson | 96 | 153 | 37 | .242 | 1 | 12 |
| Rube Walker | 43 | 95 | 23 | .242 | 3 | 9 |
| Dick Williams | 30 | 55 | 12 | .218 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Antonello | 40 | 43 | 7 | .163 | 1 | 4 |
| Carmen Mauro | 8 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Teed | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Carl Erskine | 39 | 246.2 | 20 | 6 | 3.54 | 187 |
| Russ Meyer | 34 | 191.1 | 15 | 5 | 4.56 | 106 |
| Billy Loes | 32 | 162.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.54 | 75 |
| Preacher Roe | 25 | 157 | 11 | 3 | 4.36 | 85 |
| Ray Moore | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 4 |
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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| Bob Milliken | 37 | 117.2 | 8 | 4 | 3.37 | 65 |
| Johnny Podres | 33 | 115 | 9 | 4 | 4.23 | 82 |
| Glenn Mickens | 4 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 5 |
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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| Jim Hughes | 48 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.47 | 49 |
| Clem Labine | 37 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2.77 | 44 |
| Ben Wade | 32 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3.79 | 65 |
| Joe Black | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5.33 | 42 |
| Ralph Branca | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 5 |
| Erv Palica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 |
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 |
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
Awards and honors
- National League Most Valuable Player
- National League Rookie of the Year
- TSN Player of the Year Award
- TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award
All-Stars
- 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Roy Campanella, starter, catcher
- Pee Wee Reese, starter, shortstop
- Carl Furillo, reserve
- Gil Hodges, reserve
- Jackie Robinson, reserve
- Duke Snider, reserve
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
- Roy Campanella, catcher
- Carl Furillo, outfield
- Duke Snider, outfield
- Pee Wee Reese, shortstop
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal
Notes
- Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia
- Dixie Howell at Baseball-Reference
- Clyde King at Baseball-Reference
- Billy Hunter at Baseball-Reference
- Andy Pafko at Baseball-Reference
- Jim Pendleton at Baseball-Reference
- Duke Snider at The Baseball Page
- Bud Byerly at Baseball-Reference
External links
- 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet
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