1953 World Series

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1953 World Series
Team / Wins Manager Season
New York Yankees (4) Casey Stengel 99-52, .656
GA: 8½
Brooklyn Dodgers (2) Chuck Dressen 105-49, .682, GA: 13
Dates: October 1October 5
MVP: Billy Martin
Television: NBC
TV announcers: Mel Allen and Vin Scully
Radio network: Mutual.
Radio announcers: Al Helfer and Gene Kelly.
Umpires: Bill Grieve (AL), Bill Stewart (NL), Eddie Hurley (AL), Artie Gore (NL), Hank Soar (AL: outfield only), Frank Dascoli (NL: outfield only)
Future Hall of Famers: Yankees: Casey Stengel (mgr.), Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, Phil Rizutto. Dodgers: Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Dick Williams‡.
World Series
 < 1952 1954 > 

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 16th overall. Billy Martin recorded his 12th hit of the series scoring Hank Bauer in Game 6, and won the Series MVP.

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[edit] 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]

[edit] Matchups

[edit] Game 1

Wednesday, 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 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 – Joe Collins (1), Yogi Berra (1)

[edit] Game 2

Thursday, 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 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: Ed Lopat (1-0)  LP: Preacher Roe (0-1)  
HRs:  NYY – Mickey Mantle (1), Billy Martin (1)

[edit] 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 14 Yankees in Game 3. That broke Howard Ehmke's 1929 record by 1. Ersk's record would stand until Sandy Koufax got 15 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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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 – Jim Gilliam (2), Billy Cox (1)

[edit] Game 6

Monday, 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 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)

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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</t
Winning Player’s Share: – $8,281   Losing Player’s Share ndash; $6,178[7]


[edit] Notes

[edit] 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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