1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season
A 105-49 juggernaut that still fell to the Yankees in the World Series.
The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as National League champions with a 105-49 record and lost the World Series to the New York Yankees in six games.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1953
- League
- National League
- Ballpark
- Ebbets Field
- City
- Brooklyn, New York
- League place
- 1st
- Owners
- Walter O'Malley
- James & Dearie Mulvey
- Mary Louise Smith
- President
- Walter O'Malley
- General managers
- Buzzie Bavasi
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Background
Their .682 winning percentage remained the franchise's best for a full season until 2022. Roy Campanella was the league's Most Valuable Player, Jim Gilliam was Rookie of the Year, and Duke Snider put together a 27-game hitting streak. In the World Series Brooklyn lost the first two games at Yankee Stadium, won Games 3 and 4 at Ebbets Field behind Carl Erskine and Billy Loes, and was eliminated 4-3 in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium on October 5.
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