The 1953 World Series matched the four-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series. The Yankees won in six games for their fifth straight title—a mark which has not been equalled—and their sixteenth overall. Billy Martin recorded his twelfth hit of the series scoring Hank Bauer in Game 6, and won the Series MVP.
Summary[]
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Brooklyn Dodgers – 5, New York Yankees – 9 | September 30 | Yankee Stadium | 69,734[1] |
2 | Brooklyn Dodgers – 2, New York Yankees – 4 | October 1 | Yankee Stadium | 66,786[2] |
3 | New York Yankees – 2, Brooklyn Dodgers – 3 | October 2 | Ebbets Field | 35,270[3] |
4 | New York Yankees – 3, Brooklyn Dodgers – 7 | October 3 | Ebbets Field | 36,775[4] |
5 | New York Yankees – 11, Brooklyn Dodgers – 7 | October 4 | Ebbets Field | 36,775[5] |
6 | Brooklyn Dodgers – 3, New York Yankees – 4 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 62,370[6] |
Matchups[]
Game 1[]
Wednesday, September 30, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
New York | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 9 | 12 | 0 |
WP: Johnny Sain (1–0) LP: Clem Labine (0–1)
HRs: BRO – Jim Gilliam (1), Gil Hodges (1), George Shuba (1) NYY – Yogi Berra (1), Joe Collins (1)
Game 2[]
Thursday, October 1, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 4 | 5 | 0 |
WP: Eddie Lopat (1–0) LP: Preacher Roe (0–1)
HRs: NYY – Billy Martin (1), Mickey Mantle (1)
Game 3[]
Friday, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 9 | 0 |
WP: Carl Erskine (1–0) LP: Vic Raschi (0–1)
HRs: BRO – Roy Campanella (1)
Although the Yankees won the Series, Brooklyn had at least one shining moment, as pitcher Carl Erskine set a new Series record by striking out fourteen Yankees in Game 3. That broke Howard Ehmke's 1929 record by one. Ersk's record would stand until Sandy Koufax got fifteen in 1963.
In that same game, Yogi Berra was struck twice by Erskine, making him the first American League player in World Series history to be a hit-batsman twice during the same game.
Game 4[]
Saturday, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Brooklyn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 12 | 0 |
WP: Billy Loes (1–0) LP: Whitey Ford (0–1) SV: Clem Labine (1)
HRs: NYY – Gil McDougald (1) BRO – Duke Snider (1)
Game 5[]
Sunday, 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Brooklyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
WP: Jim McDonald (1–0) LP: Johnny Podres (0–1) SV: Allie Reynolds (1)
HRs: NYY – Gene Woodling (1), Mickey Mantle (2), Billy Martin (2), Gil McDougald (2) BRO – Billy Cox (1), Jim Gilliam (2)
Game 6[]
Monday, October 5, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
New York | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
WP: Allie Reynolds (1–0) LP: Clem Labine (0–2)
HRs: BRO – Carl Furillo (1)
Aftermath[]
Dropping their seventh Series without a victory, the Dodgers terminated manager Chuck Dressen's contract; Dressen was demanding two more years. Walter Alston would take his place and manage the Dodgers for the next 23 seasons (1954–1976) before being replaced by Tommy Lasorda.
Composite box[]
1953 World Series (4–2): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York Yankees | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 56 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 64 | 7 |
Total attendance: 307,710 Average attendance: 51,285 | ||||||||||||
Winning player’s share: $8,281 Losing player’s share: $6,178[7] |
Notes[]
- ↑ 1953 World Series Game 1 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ↑ 1953 World Series Game 2 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ↑ 1953 World Series Game 3 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ↑ 1953 World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ↑ 1953 World Series Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ↑ 1953 World Series Game 6 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
References[]
- Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 245–249)
- Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.), p. 2161. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
- Forman, Sean L.. 1953 World Series. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information.. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.