# 1953 New York Yankees season

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

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 99 | 52 | .656 | — | 50‍–‍27 | 49‍–‍25 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .597 | 8½ | 53‍–‍24 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | .578 | 11½ | 41‍–‍36 | 48‍–‍29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 | 38‍–‍38 | 46‍–‍31 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 76 | .500 | 23½ | 39‍–‍36 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 94 | .390 | 40½ | 30‍–‍47 | 30‍–‍47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 95 | .383 | 41½ | 27‍–‍50 | 32‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 54 | 100 | .351 | 46½ | 23‍–‍54 | 31‍–‍46 |

### Record vs. opponents

1953 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 10–12 |
| Chicago | 16–6 | — | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 12–10 |
| Cleveland | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 19–3 | 17–5 | 11–11 |
| Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 11–11–3 | 7–15 | 11–11 |
| New York | 11–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | — | 17–5 | 17–5 | 14–6 |
| Philadelphia | 7–15 | 12–10 | 3–19 | 11–11–3 | 5–17 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 |
| St. Louis | 5–17 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 |
| Washington | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 6–14 | 14–8 | 12–10 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | Yogi Berra | 137 | 503 | 149 | .296 | 27 | 108 |
| 1B | Joe Collins | 127 | 387 | 104 | .269 | 17 | 44 |
| 2B | Billy Martin | 149 | 587 | 151 | .257 | 15 | 75 |
| 3B | Gil McDougald | 141 | 581 | 154 | .285 | 10 | 83 |
| SS | Phil Rizzuto | 134 | 413 | 112 | .271 | 2 | 54 |
| OF | Gene Woodling | 125 | 395 | 121 | .306 | 10 | 58 |
| OF | Hank Bauer | 133 | 437 | 133 | .304 | 10 | 57 |
| OF | Mickey Mantle | 127 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 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 |
| Irv Noren | 109 | 345 | 92 | .267 | 6 | 46 |
| Don Bollweg | 70 | 155 | 46 | .297 | 6 | 24 |
| Bill Renna | 61 | 121 | 38 | .314 | 2 | 13 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

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 |

## Awards and honors

* Billy Martin, Babe Ruth Award
* Yogi Berra, Runner-up, American League MVP
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| 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, McAlester