The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 64th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. The 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.

The Dodgers' .682 winning percentage in 1953 stood as the best single-season winning percentage in franchise history for a full season until 2022, when they posted a .685 mark (111–51). (In 2020, the Dodgers posted a .717 mark (43–17) during a shortened 60-game season.)Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia

Offseason October 10, 1952: Dixie Howell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds.Dixie Howell at Baseball-Reference October 10, 1952: Clyde King was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.Clyde King at Baseball-Reference October 14, 1952: Billy Hunter was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman, Stan Rojek, Bob Mahoney and cash.Billy Hunter at Baseball-Reference January 17, 1953: Andy Pafko was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy Hartsfield and cash.Andy Pafko at Baseball-Reference 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.Jim Pendleton at Baseball-Reference

Regular season Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position19 Jim Gilliam 2B1 Pee Wee Reese SS4 Duke Snider CF42 Jackie Robinson 3B39 Roy CampanellaC29 Don Thompson LF14 Gil Hodges 1B6 Carl Furillo RF17 Carl Erskine P 1953 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Notable transactions May 25, 1953: Bud Byerly was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Norman Fox (minors).Bud Byerly at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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 C 144 519 162 .312 41 142 1B 141 520 157 .302 31 122 2B 151 605 168 .278 6 63 3B 100 327 95 .291 10 44 SS 140 524 142 .271 13 61 OF 153 590 198 .336 42 126 OF 136 484 159 .329 12 95 OF 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 69 196 51 .260 7 33 74 169 43 .254 5 23 69 163 39 .239 11 34 96 153 37 .242 1 12 43 95 23 .242 3 9 30 55 12 .218 2 5 40 43 7 .163 1 4 8 9 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 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 39 246.2 20 6 3.54 187 34 191.1 15 5 4.56 106 32 162.2 14 8 4.54 75 25 157.0 11 3 4.36 85 1 8.0 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 37 117.2 8 4 3.37 65 33 115.0 9 4 4.23 82 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 48 4 3 9 3.47 49 37 11 6 7 2.77 44 34 6 3 5 5.33 42 32 7 5 3 3.79 65 7 0 0 0 9.82 5 4 0 0 0 12.00 3

1953 World Series

Game 1 September 30, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)0000131005122New York (A)40001013x9120W: 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 Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000200000291New York (A)10000012x450W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)000010010260Brooklyn (N)00001101x390W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)000020001390Brooklyn (N)30010210x7120W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)10500031111111Brooklyn (N)0100100417141W: 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 Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000001002383New York (A)2100000014130W: Allie Reynolds (1–0)   L: Clem Labine (0–2)HR: BRO – Carl Furillo (1)

Awards and honors National League Most Valuable Player Roy Campanella National League Rookie of the Year Jim Gilliam TSN Player of the Year Award Roy Campanella TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award Jim Gilliam

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

References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page

External links 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet