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1953 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | New York Yankees |
| season | 1953 |
| misc | World Series champions |
| American League champions | |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| city | New York City |
| record | |
| league_place | 1st |
| owners | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| general_managers | George Weiss |
| managers | Casey Stengel |
| television | WPIX |
| radio | WINS (AM) |
| (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Joe E. Brown) |
American League champions (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Joe E. Brown) |}}
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 |
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| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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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 | 137 | 503 | 149 | .296 | 27 | 108 | |
| 1B | 127 | 387 | 104 | .269 | 17 | 44 | |
| 2B | 149 | 587 | 151 | .257 | 15 | 75 | |
| 3B | 141 | 581 | 154 | .285 | 10 | 83 | |
| SS | 134 | 413 | 112 | .271 | 2 | 54 | |
| OF | 125 | 395 | 121 | .306 | 10 | 58 | |
| OF | 133 | 437 | 133 | .304 | 10 | 57 | |
| OF | 127 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Main article: 1953 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 6 |
Awards and honors
- Billy Martin, Babe Ruth Award
- Yogi Berra, Runner-up, American League MVP All-Star Game
- Hank Bauer - Starter
- Yogi Berra - Starter
- Mickey Mantle - Starter
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Quincy, Norfolk, McAlester
Notes
References
References
- "MLB Babe Ruth Award Winners".
- ''Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records'', p.21, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN. 978-1-55365-507-7
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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