The New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was the 51st season for the team in New York, and its 53rd season overall. The team finished with a record of 99-52, winning their 20th pennant, finishing 8.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians

1953 Cleveland Indians season

The Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 92-62, 8½ games behind the New York Yankees.- Offseason :* December 11, 1952: Earl Averill, Jr...

. New York was managed by Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel , nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in ....

. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series

1953 World 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 sixteenth overall...

, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as National League champions by posting a 105-49 record, as of 2011 the best winning percentage in team history...

 in 6 games. This was the Yankees fifth consecutive World Series win, a record that still stands.

Roster

1953 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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		137	503	149	.296	27	108
1B		127	387	104	.269	17	44
2B		149	587	151	.257	15	75
3B		141	581	154	.285	10	83
SS		134	413	112	.271	2	54
OF		125	395	121	.306	10	58
OF		133	437	133	.304	10	57
OF		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
	109	345	92	.267	6	46
	70	155	46	.297	6	24
	61	121	38	.314	2	13
	81	104	26	.250	4	27
	42	82	23	.280	0	12
	51	81	26	.321	4	8
	48	58	13	.224	1	5
	18	51	8	.157	1	6
	5	18	6	.333	2	6
	8	10	2	.200	0	0
	8	9	2	.333	0	1
	8	6	0	.000	0	0
	7	3	3	1.000	0	3
	7	0	0	----	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0

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
	32	207	18	6	3.00	110
	28	181	13	6	3.33	76
	25	178.1	16	4	2.42	50
	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
	40	189	14	7	3.00	84
	41	145	13	7	3.41	86
	33	92.1	6	5	3.31	48
	8	19.2	2	0	3.66	11
	5	25	0	2	3.24	8
	13	34	2	1	4.76	17

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
	40	4	5	6	3.39	38
	25	2	2	0	3.29	20
	7	0	0	1	2.95	13
	3	0	0	1	2.08	0

1953 World Series

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

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as National League champions by posting a 105-49 record, as of 2011 the best winning percentage in team history...

 (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 Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...	35,270
4	Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 7	October 3	Ebbets Field Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...	36,775
5	Yankees – 11, Dodgers – 7	October 4	Ebbets Field Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...	36,775
6	Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4	October 5	Yankee Stadium	62,370

Awards and honors

• Billy Martin
  Billy Martin
  Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...
  
  , Babe Ruth Award
  Babe Ruth Award
  The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the postseason. The award, created by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to the MVP of the World Series, one...
  
  
• Yogi Berra, Runner-up, American League MVP

All-Star Game

1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 20th playing of the mid-summer classic between the All-Stars teams of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 14, 1953 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, home of...

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Quincy, Norfolk, McAlester