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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
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
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
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[]

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.

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