1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 1953 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (Since 1913) Brooklyn, New York (Since 1883)
1953 Information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General Manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WMGM Red Barber, Vin Scully, Connie Desmond

The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as NL Champs by posting a 105-49 record, the best season in team history. However, the Dodgers again failed to win the World Series, losing in six games to the New York Yankees.

Contents 1 Season standings 2 1953 Roster 3 Starting Pitchers stats 4 Relief Pitchers stats 5 Batting Stats 6 1953 World Series 6.1 Game 1 6.2 Game 2 6.3 Game 3 6.4 Game 4 6.5 Game 5 6.6 Game 6 7 1953 Awards 8 1953 Transactions 9 1953 Minor League Teams 10 External links

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	105	49	--	.682
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	13	.597
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	22	.539
St. Louis Cardinals	83	71	22	.439
New York Giants	70	84	35	.455
Cincinnati Reds	68	86	37	.442
Chicago Cubs	65	89	40	.422
Pittsburgh Pirates	50	104	55	.325

[edit] 1953 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Jim Gilliam	Second Baseman
Pee Wee Reese	Shortstop
Duke Snider	Centerfielder
Jackie Robinson	Third Baseman
Roy Campanella	Catcher
Don Thompson	Leftfielder
Gil Hodges	First Baseman
Carl Furillo	Rightfielder
Carl Erskine	Starting Pitcher

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers roster v • d • e
Roster
Starting Pitchers 17 Carl Erskine 30 Billy Loes 34 Russ Meyer 45 Johnny Podres 28 Preacher Roe Relief Pitchers 49 Joe Black 13 Ralph Branca 18 Jim Hughes (CL) 41 Clem Labine 46 Glenn Mickens 25 Bob Milliken 48 Ray Moore 23 Erv Palica 46 Ben Wade		Catchers 39 Roy Campanella  9 Dixie Howell 10 Rube Walker Infielders  5 Wayne Belardi  3 Billy Cox 19 Jim Gilliam 14 Gil Hodges  2 Bobby Morgan  1 Pee Wee Reese		Outfielders 24,32 Bill Antonello  6 Carl Furillo 48 Carmen Mauro 42 Jackie Robinson  8 George Shuba  4 Duke Snider 37 Dick Teed 29 Don Thompson 38 Dick Williams		Manager  7 Charlie Dressen Coaches 22 Billy Herman 27 Cookie Lavagetto 31 Jake Pitler

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB

[edit] 1953 World Series

[edit] Game 1

September 30, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

[edit] Game 2

October 1, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

[edit] 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)	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)

[edit] 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)	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)

[edit] 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)	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)

[edit] Game 6

October 5, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

[edit] 1953 Awards

• 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Roy Campanella starter
  • Pee Wee Reese starter
  • Carl Furillo reserve
  • Gil Hodges reserve
  • Jackie Robinson reserve
  • Duke Snider reserve
• National League Most Valuable Player
  • Roy Campanella
• National League Rookie of the Year
  • Jim Gilliam
• TSN Player of the Year Award
  • Roy Campanella
• TSN Major League All-Star Team
  • Roy Campanella
  • Carl Furillo
  • Duke Snider
  • Pee Wee Reese
• TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award
  • Jim Gilliam

[edit] 1953 Transactions

• October 10: Purchased Dixie Howell from the Cincinnati Reds
• October 10: Sold Clyde King to the Cincinnati Reds
• October 14: Traded Billy Hunter to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman, Stan Rojek, Bob Mahoney and cash
• January 17: Traded Andy Pafko to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy Hartsfield and cash
• February 16: Received Russ Meyer from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a 4-team trade where the Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to the Cincinnati Reds and Jim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves
• May 25: Traded Bud Byerly to the New York Giants

[edit] 1953 Minor League Teams

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

[edit] External links

• 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet

v • d • e 1953 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1953 All-Star Game • 1953 World Series

Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1952

National League Championship Season 1953

Succeeded by New York Giants 1954

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