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1953 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
105-49, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 955 runs, Allowed 689 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 99-55
Manager: Chuck Dressen (105-49)
Ballpark: Ebbets Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,163,419 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 100
Won NL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-2) to New York Yankees
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1952 / 1954 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Bill Antonello 26 R R 5' 11" 185 May 19, 1927 1st 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 4 25
Wayne Belardi 22 L L 6' 1" 185 Sep 5, 1930 3 69 69 69 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Black 29 R R 6' 2" 220 Feb 8, 1924 2 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ralph Branca 27 R R 6' 3" 220 Jan 6, 1926 10 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Campanella HOF 31 R R 5' 8" 200 Nov 19, 1921 6 144 144 144 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Billy Cox 33 R R 5' 10" 150 Aug 29, 1919 9 100 100 100 0 0 0 1 89 6 0 0 0 0
Carl Erskine 26 R R 5' 10" 165 Dec 13, 1926 6 43 43 43 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Furillo 31 R R 6' 0" 190 Mar 8, 1922 8 132 132 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 131 All-Star
Jim Gilliam 24 B R 175 Oct 17, 1928 1st 151 151 151 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gil Hodges 29 R R 6' 2" 200 Apr 4, 1924 8 141 141 141 0 0 127 0 0 0 18 0 6 24 All-Star
Dixie Howell 33 R R 5' 11" 195 Apr 24, 1920 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Hughes 30 R R 6' 1" 200 Mar 21, 1923 2 48 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clem Labine 26 R R 6' 0" 180 Aug 6, 1926 4 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Loes 23 R R 6' 1" 170 Dec 13, 1929 3 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carmen Mauro 26 L R 6' 0" 167 Nov 10, 1926 4 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Russ Meyer 29 B R 6' 1" 185 Oct 25, 1923 8 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Mickens 22 R R 6' 0" 175 Jul 26, 1930 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Milliken 26 R R 6' 0" 195 Aug 25, 1926 1st 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Moore 27 R R 6' 1" 205 Jun 1, 1926 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Morgan 27 R R 5' 9" 175 Jun 29, 1926 3 69 69 69 0 0 0 0 36 21 0 0 0 0
Erv Palica 25 R R 180 Feb 9, 1928 7 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Podres 20 L L 5' 11" 192 Sep 30, 1932 1st 34 34 34 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pee Wee Reese HOF 34 R R 5' 9" 175 Jul 23, 1918 11 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Jackie Robinson HOF 34 R R 5' 11" 204 Jan 31, 1919 7 136 136 136 0 0 6 9 44 1 76 0 0 76 All-Star
Preacher Roe 38 R L 6' 2" 170 Feb 26, 1915 11 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Shuba 28 L R 5' 11" 180 Dec 13, 1924 5 74 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 1 44
Duke Snider HOF 26 L R 6' 0" 190 Sep 19, 1926 7 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 151 All-Star
Dick Teed 27 B R 5' 11" 180 Mar 8, 1926 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Thompson 29 L L 6' 0" 185 Dec 28, 1923 3 96 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 8 25 81
Ben Wade 30 R R 6' 3" 205 Nov 25, 1922 3 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rube Walker 27 L R 6' 1" 185 May 16, 1926 6 43 43 43 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Williams HOF 24 R R 6' 0" 190 May 7, 1929 3 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 9 24
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1952 / 1954 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played