The 1953 New York Yankees season was the 51st season for the team. 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
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1953 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C 137503149.29627108 1B 127387104.2691744 2B 149587151.2571575 3B 141581154.2851083 SS 134413112.271254 OF 125395121.3061058 OF 133437133.3041057 OF 127461136.2952192
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 81 104 26 .250 4 27 42 82 23 .280 0 12 51 81 26 .321 4 8 48 58 13 .224 1 5 18 51 8 .157 1 6 5 18 6 .333 2 6 8 10 2 .200 0 0 8 9 2 .333 0 1 8 6 0 .000 0 0 7 3 3 1.000 0 3 7 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 32 207.0 18 6 3.00 110 28 181.0 13 6 3.33 76 25 178.1 16 4 2.42 50 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 40 189.0 14 7 3.00 84 41 145.0 13 7 3.41 86 33 92.1 6 5 3.31 48 13 34.0 2 1 4.76 17 5 25.0 0 2 3.24 8 8 19.2 2 0 3.66 11
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 40 4 5 6 3.39 38 25 2 2 0 3.29 20 7 0 0 1 2.95 13 3 0 0 1 2.08 0
1953 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 9 September 30Yankee Stadium 69,3742 Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4 October 1Yankee Stadium 66,7863 Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 3 October 2Ebbets Field 35,2704 Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 7 October 3Ebbets Field 36,7755 Yankees – 11, Dodgers – 7 October 4Ebbets Field 36,7756 Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 October 5Yankee Stadium 62,370
Awards and honors Billy Martin, Babe Ruth Award Yogi Berra, Runner-up, American League MVP Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.21, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, All-Star Game Hank Bauer - Starter Yogi Berra - Starter Mickey Mantle - Starter
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Quincy, Norfolk, McAlesterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1953 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1953 World Series 1953 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com