1953 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1953 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 99 52 y 1st Dan Topping and Del Webb George Weiss Casey Stengel WPIX WINS (AM)(Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Joe E. Brown) The 1953 New York Yankees season was the 51st season for the team. 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 their home games 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. Regular season Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1953 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 40 Ewell Blackwell 16 Whitey Ford 24 Tom Gorman 35 Steve Kraly 21 Bob Kuzava 30 Eddie Lopat 18 Jim McDonald 23 Bill Miller 17 Vic Raschi 22 Allie Reynolds 11 Johnny Sain 19 Ray Scarborough 20,38 Art Schallock 35 Johnny Schmitz Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 32 Ralph Houk 29 Charlie Silvera Infielders 38 Loren Babe 45 Don Bollweg 27 Jim Brideweser  6 Andy Carey 42 Jerry Coleman 15 Joe Collins  1 Billy Martin 12 Gil McDougald 20 Willy Miranda 36 Johnny Mize 10 Phil Rizzuto 26 Gus Triandos 44 Frank Verdi Outfielders  9 Hank Bauer  7 Mickey Mantle 25 Irv Noren 28 Bill Renna 14 Gene Woodling Other batters 41 Bob Cerv 43 Art Schult Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 33 Bill Dickey 32 Ralph Houk 31 Jim Turner Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Yogi Berra 137503149.29627108 1B Joe Collins 127387104.2691744 2B Billy Martin 149587151.2571575 3B Gil McDougald 141581154.2851083 SS Phil Rizzuto 134413112.271254 OF Gene Woodling 125395121.3061058 OF Hank Bauer 133437133.3041057 OF Mickey Mantle 127461136.2952192 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 Johnny Mize 81 104 26 .250 4 27 Charlie Silvera 42 82 23 .280 0 12 Andy Carey 51 81 26 .321 4 8 Willy Miranda 48 58 13 .224 1 5 Gus Triandos 18 51 8 .157 1 6 Loren Babe 5 18 6 .333 2 6 Jerry Coleman 8 10 2 .200 0 0 Ralph Houk 8 9 2 .333 0 1 Bob Cerv 8 6 0 .000 0 0 Jim Brideweser 7 3 3 1.000 0 3 Art Schult 7 0 0 ---- 0 0 Frank Verdi 1 0 0 ---- 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 Whitey Ford 32 207.0 18 6 3.00 110 Vic Raschi 28 181.0 13 6 3.33 76 Ed Lopat 25 178.1 16 4 2.42 50 Jim McDonald Jim McDonald (pitcher) 27 129.2 9 7 3.82 43 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 Johnny Sain 40 189.0 14 7 3.00 84 Allie Reynolds 41 145.0 13 7 3.41 86 Bob Kuzava 33 92.1 6 5 3.31 48 Bill Miller Bill Miller (left-handed pitcher) 13 34.0 2 1 4.76 17 Steve Kraly 5 25.0 0 2 3.24 8 Ewell Blackwell 8 19.2 2 0 3.66 11 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 Tom Gorman Tom Gorman (1950s pitcher) 40 4 5 6 3.39 38 Ray Scarborough 25 2 2 0 3.29 20 Art Schallock 7 0 0 1 2.95 13 Johnny Schmitz 3 0 0 1 2.08 0 1953 World Series 1953 World Series AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 9 September 30Yankee Stadium 69,3742 Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4 October 1Yankee Stadium 66,7863 Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 3 October 2Ebbets Field 35,2704 Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 7 October 3Ebbets Field 36,7755 Yankees – 11, Dodgers – 7 October 4Ebbets Field 36,7756 Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 October 5Yankee Stadium 62,370 Awards and honors Billy Martin, Babe Ruth AwardMLB Babe Ruth Award Winners https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/ruth.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Yogi Berra, Runner-up, American League MVP Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.21, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 All-Star Game Hank Bauer - Starter Yogi Berra - Starter Mickey Mantle - Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Kansas City Blues American Association Harry Craft AA Birmingham Barons Southern Association Mayo Smith A Binghamton Triplets Eastern League Phil Page B Quincy Gems Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Vern Hoscheit B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Mickey Owen C Boise Yankees Pioneer League Tedd Gullic C Joplin Miners Western Association Bunny Mick D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Marvin Crater D Olean Yankees PONY League Bill Davis and Walter Lance D McAlester Rockets Sooner State League Bill Cope LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Quincy, Norfolk, McAlesterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1953 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1953 World Series 1953 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1950s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons