1953 World Series

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1953 {{{country}}} Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
New York Yankees (4) Casey Stengel 99-52, .656, GA: 8½
Brooklyn Dodgers (2) Chuck Dressen 105-49, .682, GA: 13
DatesOctober 1–October 5
MVPBilly Martin
UmpiresBill Grieve (AL), Bill Stewart (NL), Eddie Hurley (AL), Artie Gore (NL), Hank Soar (AL: outfield only), Frank Dascoli (NL: outfield only)
Hall of FamersYankees: Casey Stengel (mgr.), Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, Phil Rizutto. Dodgers: Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Dick Williams‡.
Broadcast
TelevisionNBC
TV announcersMel Allen and Vin Scully
RadioMutual.
Radio announcersAl Helfer and Gene Kelly.
Series

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 16th overall. Billy Martin recorded his 12th hit of the series scoring Hank Bauer in Game 6, and won the Series MVP.

Summary

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

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Brooklyn Dodgers - 5, New York Yankees - 9 September 30 Yankee Stadium 69,734[1]
2 Brooklyn Dodgers - 2, New York Yankees - 4 October 1 Yankee Stadium 66,786[2]
3 New York Yankees - 2, Brooklyn Dodgers - 3 October 2 Ebbets Field 35,270[3]
4 New York Yankees - 3, Brooklyn Dodgers - 7 October 3 Ebbets Field 36,775[4]
5 New York Yankees - 11, Brooklyn Dodgers - 7 October 4 Ebbets Field 36,775[5]
6 Brooklyn Dodgers - 3, New York Yankees - 4 October 5 Yankee Stadium 62,370[6]

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, September 30, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 12 2
New York 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 X 9 12 0
WP: Johnny Sain (1-0)   LP: Clem Labine (0-1)
Home runs:
BRO: Jim Gilliam (1), Gil Hodges (1), George Shuba (1)
NYY: Yogi Berra (1), Joe Collins (1)

Game 2

Thursday, October 1, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
New York 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 4 5 0
WP: Eddie Lopat (1-0)   LP: Preacher Roe (0-1)
Home runs:
BRO: None
NYY: Billy Martin (1), Mickey Mantle (1)

Game 3

Friday, 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 3 9 0
WP: Carl Erskine (1-0)   LP: Vic Raschi (0-1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
BRO: Roy Campanella (1)

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 15 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.

Game 4

Saturday, 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 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 9 0
Brooklyn 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 7 12 0
WP: Billy Loes (1-0)   LP: Whitey Ford (0-1)   Sv: Clem Labine (1)
Home runs:
NYY: Gil McDougald (1)
BRO: Duke Snider (1)

Game 5

Sunday, 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 1 0 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 11 11 1
Brooklyn 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 7 14 1
WP: Jim McDonald (1-0)   LP: Johnny Podres (0-1)   Sv: Allie Reynolds (1)
Home runs:
NYY: Gene Woodling (1), Mickey Mantle (2), Billy Martin (2), Gil McDougald (2)
BRO: Billy Cox (1), Jim Gilliam (2)

Game 6

Monday, October 5, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 3
New York 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 0
WP: Allie Reynolds (1-0)   LP: Clem Labine (0-2)
Home runs:
BRO: Carl Furillo (1)
NYY: None

Aftermath

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.

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: 307,710 — Average Attendance: 51,285
Winning Player's Share: $8,281 — Losing Player's Share: $6,178[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "1953 World Series Game 1 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "1953 World Series Game 2 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ "1953 World Series Game 3 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  4. ^ "1953 World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  5. ^ "1953 World Series Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  6. ^ "1953 World Series Game 6 - Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  7. ^ "World Series Gate Receipts d Player Shares". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2008-05-07.

References

  • Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 245-249)
  • Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.), p. 2161. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
  • Forman, Sean L. "1953 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. Retrieved 2007-12-09.

External links

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