1953 New York Yankees

1953 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1953 Uniform
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1953 Information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1953 New York Yankees

1953 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 99-52 Finished 1st in American League (1953 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 14, 1953, vs. Cleveland Indians

World Series Champs

Managed by Casey Stengel

Coaches: Frankie Crosetti, Bill Dickey, Ralph Houk and Jim Turner

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1953 New York Yankees played the 51st season in team history. 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 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 in the 21st Century. Between the player flexibility of free agency, and the two extra postseason playoff layers, neither of which were factors in 1953, winning even two consecutive Series has become a daunting challenge in the 2010s.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, Allie Reynolds, Phil Rizzuto and Johnny Sain
• Manager of the Year Award: Casey Stengel

Further Reading

• Sol Gittleman: Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
• Roger Kahn: The Era, 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2002 (originally published in 1993). ISBN 0803278055
• Andrew Mearns: "This Day in Yankees History: Billy Martin's Four RBI Clinch Pennant, Foreshadow Fall Classic- September 14, 1953", pinestripealley.com, September 14, 2012

External links

• 1953 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com