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1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Brooklyn Dodgers
image	Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg
season	1953
misc	National League champions
league	National League
ballpark	Ebbets Field
city	Brooklyn, New York
record
league_place	1st
owners	Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith
president	Walter O'Malley
general_managers	Buzzie Bavasi
managers	Chuck Dressen
television	WOR-TV
WPIX
WABC-TV
WABD
radio	WMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully

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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.)

Offseason

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

Regular season

Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day Lineup

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19	Jim Gilliam	2B
1	Pee Wee Reese	SS
4	Duke Snider	CF
42	Jackie Robinson	3B
39	Roy Campanella	C
29	Don Thompson	LF
14	Gil Hodges	1B
6	Carl Furillo	RF
17	Carl Erskine	P

Notable transactions

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

Roster

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers

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	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

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

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

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

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

Main article: 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)	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
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
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
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
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
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
- 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

Jack Banta

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/ Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/howeldi02.shtml Dixie Howell] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kingcl01.shtml Clyde King] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huntebi03.shtml Billy Hunter] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pafkoan01.shtml Andy Pafko] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pendlji01.shtml Jim Pendleton] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://archive.today/20060507080216/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php Duke Snider at The Baseball Page]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO195304140.shtml 1953 Opening Day Lineup] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/byerlbu01.shtml Bud Byerly] at ''Baseball-Reference''

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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)