1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1953 National League champions National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 105 49 y 1st Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith Walter O'Malley Buzzie Bavasi Chuck Dressen WOR-TVWPIXWABC-TVWABD WMGMRed Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 64th season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. The Dodgers repeated as National League champions by posting a 105–49 record. However, Brooklyn again failed to capture the World Series, losing in six games to the American League champion New York Yankees. The Dodgers' .682 winning 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). (In 2020, the Dodgers posted a .717 mark (43–17) during a shortened 60-game season.)Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia Offseason October 10, 1952: Dixie Howell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds.Dixie Howell at Baseball-Reference October 10, 1952: Clyde King was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.Clyde King at Baseball-Reference October 14, 1952: Billy Hunter was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman, Stan Rojek, Bob Mahoney and cash.Billy Hunter at Baseball-Reference January 17, 1953: Andy Pafko was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy Hartsfield and cash.Andy Pafko at Baseball-Reference February 16, 1953: The Dodgers traded Rocky Bridges to the Cincinnati Reds and Jim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves as part of a four-team trade. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Russ Meyer to the Dodgers. The Braves sent cash to the Reds and Earl Torgeson to the Phillies. The Reds sent Joe Adcock to the Braves, and the Phillies sent cash to the Braves.Jim Pendleton at Baseball-Reference Regular season Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php Duke Snider at The Baseball Page May 7, 2006 March 4, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060304170320/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php dead Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position19 Jim Gilliam 2B1 Pee Wee Reese SS4 Duke Snider CF42 Jackie Robinson 3B39 Roy CampanellaC29 Don Thompson LF14 Gil Hodges 1B6 Carl Furillo RF17 Carl Erskine P 1953 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Notable transactions May 25, 1953: Bud Byerly was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Norman Fox (minors).Bud Byerly at Baseball-Reference Roster 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 49 Joe Black 13 Ralph Branca 17 Carl Erskine 18 Jim Hughes 41 Clem Labine 30 Billy Loes 34 Russ Meyer 46 Glenn Mickens 25 Bob Milliken 48 Ray Moore 23 Erv Palica 45 Johnny Podres 28 Preacher Roe 46 Ben Wade Catchers 39 Roy Campanella 10 Rube Walker Infielders  5 Wayne Belardi  3 Billy Cox 19 Jim Gilliam 14 Gil Hodges  2 Bobby Morgan  1 Pee Wee Reese Outfielders 24,32 Bill Antonello  6 Carl Furillo 48 Carmen Mauro 42 Jackie Robinson  8 George Shuba  4 Duke Snider 29 Don Thompson 38 Dick Williams Other batters  9 Dixie Howell 37 Dick Teed Manager  7 Charlie Dressen Coaches 22 Billy Herman 27 Cookie Lavagetto 31 Jake Pitler Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 Billy Cox (baseball) 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 Other batters 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 Bobby Morgan (baseball) 69 196 51 .260 7 33 George Shuba 74 169 43 .254 5 23 Wayne Belardi 69 163 39 .239 11 34 Don Thompson Don Thompson (baseball) 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 Dixie Howell (catcher) 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers 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 Russ Meyer (baseball) 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 Ray Moore (baseball) 1 8.0 0 1 3.38 4 Other pitchers 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 Relief pitchers 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 Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher) 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 1953 World Series 1953 World Series Game 1 September 30, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)0000131005122New York (A)40001013x9120W: 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) Game 2 October 1, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000200000291New York (A)10000012x450W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)000010010260Brooklyn (N)00001101x390W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)000020001390Brooklyn (N)30010210x7120W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)10500031111111Brooklyn (N)0100100417141W: 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 Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000001002383New York (A)2100000014130W: Allie Reynolds (1–0)   L: Clem Labine (0–2)HR: BRO – Carl Furillo (1) Awards and honors National League Most Valuable Player Roy Campanella National League Rookie of the Year Jim Gilliam TSN Player of the Year Award Roy Campanella TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award Jim Gilliam All-Stars 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Roy Campanella, starter, catcher Pee Wee Reese, starter, shortstop Carl Furillo, reserve Gil Hodges, reserve Jackie Robinson, reserve Duke Snider, reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Roy Campanella, catcher Carl Furillo, outfield Duke Snider, outfield Pee Wee Reese, shortstop Farm system AAA Montreal Royals International League Walter Alston AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Clay Bryant AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Max Macon AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Ed Head A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Al Brancato A Pueblo Dodgers Western League George Pfister B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League Ray Hathaway B Miami Sun Sox Florida International League Doc Alexson B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League Stan Wasiak C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Lou Rochelli C Santa Barbara Dodgers California League George Scherger D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Mervin DornburgJack Banta D Shawnee Hawks Sooner State League Boyd Bartley D Sheboygan Indians Wisconsin State League Joe Hauser D Thomasville Dodgers Georgia–Florida League John Angelone D Union City Dodgers Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League Earl Naylor LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Category:National League champion seasons Brooklyn Dodgers Category:1950s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn