1953 World Series

1953 World Series
New York Yankees 99 - 52 in the AL	4 - 2 Series Summary	Brooklyn Dodgers 105 - 49 in the NL

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 16^th overall. Billy Martin recorded his 12^th hit of the series scoring Hank Bauer in Game 6.

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 14 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.

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.

Records: New York Yankees (W: 99, L: 52, Pct: .656, GA: 8 ½) - Brooklyn Dodgers (W: 105, L: 49, Pct: .682, GA: 13)

Managers: Casey Stengel (New York), Chuck Dressen (Brooklyn)

Umpires: Bill Grieve (AL), Bill Stewart (NL), Eddie Hurley (AL), Artie Gore (NL), Hank Soar (AL: outfield only), Frank Dascoli (NL: outfield only)

Television: NBC (Mel Allen and Vin Scully announcing)

Summary

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 9	September 30	Yankee Stadium	69,374
2	Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4	October 1	Yankee Stadium	66,786
3	Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 3	October 2	Ebbets Field	35,270
4	Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 7	October 3	Ebbets Field	36,775
5	Yankees – 11, Dodgers – 7	October 4	Ebbets Field	36,775
6	Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4	October 5	Yankee Stadium	62,370

Matchups

Game 1

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 (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)

Highlights of Game 1

Game 2

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 (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)

Game 3

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 (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)

Game 4

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 (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)

Game 5

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 (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)

Game 6

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 (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)

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: 307,350   Average Attendance: 51,225
Winning Player’s Share: – $8,281   Losing Player’s Share – $6,178

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 Boys of Summer, Perennial Classics, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2000, pp. 182-186 (originally published in 1972)
• Andrew Paul Mele: "Tearin’ Up the Pea Patch": The Brooklyn Dodgers, 1953, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7864-9620-4
• David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen: The World Series, 1st ed., St Martins Press, New York, NY, 1990, pp. 245-249.

External links

• 1953 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1953 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
• 1953 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org

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