1953 New York Yankees season
The 1953 New York Yankees 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. 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.Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 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 |
Pitching
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 vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers Awards and honors
All-Star GameFarm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Quincy, Norfolk, McAlester
