| 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
|---|---|
| National League champions | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| 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 |
The1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 64th season for theBrooklyn Dodgers franchise in theMLB. The Dodgers repeated asNational League champions by posting a 105–49 record. However, Brooklyn again failed to capture theWorld Series, losing in six games to theAmerican League championNew York Yankees.
The Dodgers' .682winning 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). (In2020, the Dodgers posted a .717 mark (43–17) during ashortened 60-game season.)[1]
Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games.[7]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 49 | .682 | — | 60–17 | 45–32 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | 13 | 45–31 | 47–31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | .539 | 22 | 48–29 | 35–42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 71 | .539 | 22 | 48–30 | 35–41 |
| New York Giants | 70 | 84 | .455 | 35 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 68 | 86 | .442 | 37 | 38–39 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 89 | .422 | 40 | 43–34 | 22–55 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 104 | .325 | 55 | 26–51 | 24–53 |
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| Team | BRO | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Brooklyn | — | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 9–13 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8–1 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| New York | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | — | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 2–20 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | — | |||||
| Opening Day Lineup | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 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 |
| 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Roy Campanella | 144 | 519 | 162 | .312 | 41 | 142 |
| 1B | Gil Hodges | 141 | 520 | 157 | .302 | 31 | 122 |
| 2B | Jim Gilliam | 151 | 605 | 168 | .278 | 6 | 63 |
| 3B | Billy Cox | 100 | 327 | 95 | .291 | 10 | 44 |
| SS | Pee Wee Reese | 140 | 524 | 142 | .271 | 13 | 61 |
| OF | Duke Snider | 153 | 590 | 198 | .336 | 42 | 126 |
| OF | Jackie Robinson | 136 | 484 | 159 | .329 | 12 | 95 |
| OF | Carl Furillo | 132 | 479 | 165 | .344 | 21 | 92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Morgan | 69 | 196 | 51 | .260 | 7 | 33 |
| George Shuba | 74 | 169 | 43 | .254 | 5 | 23 |
| Wayne Belardi | 69 | 163 | 39 | .239 | 11 | 34 |
| Don Thompson | 96 | 153 | 37 | .242 | 1 | 12 |
| Rube Walker | 43 | 95 | 23 | .242 | 3 | 9 |
| Dick Williams | 30 | 55 | 12 | .218 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Antonello | 40 | 43 | 7 | .163 | 1 | 4 |
| Carmen Mauro | 8 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Teed | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Erskine | 39 | 246.2 | 20 | 6 | 3.54 | 187 |
| Russ Meyer | 34 | 191.1 | 15 | 5 | 4.56 | 106 |
| Billy Loes | 32 | 162.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.54 | 75 |
| Preacher Roe | 25 | 157.0 | 11 | 3 | 4.36 | 85 |
| Ray Moore | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Milliken | 37 | 117.2 | 8 | 4 | 3.37 | 65 |
| Johnny Podres | 33 | 115.0 | 9 | 4 | 4.23 | 82 |
| Glenn Mickens | 4 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.37 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughes | 48 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.47 | 49 |
| Clem Labine | 37 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2.77 | 44 |
| Joe Black | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5.33 | 42 |
| Ben Wade | 32 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3.79 | 65 |
| Ralph Branca | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 5 |
| Erv Palica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 |
September 30, 1953, atYankee 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) | ||||||||||||
October 1, 1953, atYankee 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) | ||||||||||||
October 2, 1953, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, 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) | ||||||||||||
October 3, 1953, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, 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) | ||||||||||||
October 4, 1953, atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, 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) | ||||||||||||
October 5, 1953, atYankee 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) | ||||||||||||
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal
