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The New York Yankees' 1953 season was the 51st season for the Yankees. 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 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 in the 21st Century. Between the player flexibility of free agency, and the two extra post-season playoff layers, neither of which were factors in 1953, winning even two consecutive Series has become a daunting challenge in the 2010s.
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[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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[edit] World Series
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AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance
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| 1 | Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 9 | September 30 | Yankee Stadium | 69,374
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| 2 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4 | October 1 | Yankee Stadium | 66,786
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| 3 | Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 3 | October 2 | Ebbets Field | 35,270
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| 4 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 7 | October 3 | Ebbets Field | 36,775
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| 5 | Yankees – 11, Dodgers – 7 | October 4 | Ebbets Field | 36,775
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| 6 | Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 62,370
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[edit] Further Reading
- Sol Gittleman: Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
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