- 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Brooklyn Dodgers
season = 1953
misc = 1953 National League Champions
current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark =Ebbets Field
y4 = 1913
city = Brooklyn,New York
y5 = 1883
owners =Walter O'Malley
general manager =Buzzie Bavasi
managers =Chuck Dressen
television = WOR-TV
radio = WMGM
Red Barber ,Vin Scully ,Connie Desmond |The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as NL Champs by posting a 105-49 record, the best season in team history. Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games. [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php] However, the Dodgers again failed to win the
World Series , losing in six games to theNew York Yankees .eason standings
1953 Roster
Relief Pitchers stats
Game 2
October 1 ,1953 atYankee Stadium inNew York, New York Game 5
October 4 ,1953 atEbbets Field inBrooklyn, New York Game 6
October 5 ,1953 atYankee Stadium inNew York, New York 1953 Awards
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1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
**Roy Campanella starter
**Pee Wee Reese starter
**Carl Furillo reserve
**Gil Hodges reserve
**Jackie Robinson reserve
**Duke Snider reserve
*National League Most Valuable Player
**Roy Campanella
*National League Rookie of the Year
**Jim Gilliam
*TSN Player of the Year Award
**Roy Campanella
*TSN Major League All-Star Team
**Roy Campanella
**Carl Furillo
**Duke Snider
**Pee Wee Reese
*TSN NL Rookie of the Year Award
**Jim Gilliam 1953 Transactions
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October 10 : Purchased Dixie Howell from theCincinnati Reds
*October 10 : SoldClyde King to theCincinnati Reds
*October 14 : Traded Billy Hunter to the St. Louis Browns for Ray Coleman,Stan Rojek ,Bob Mahoney and cash
*January 17 : TradedAndy Pafko to the Milwaukee Braves forRoy Hartsfield and cash
*February 16 : Received Russ Meyer from thePhiladelphia Phillies as part of a 4-team trade where the Dodgers sentRocky Bridges to theCincinnati Reds andJim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves
*May 25 : TradedBud Byerly to the New York Giants1953 Minor League Teams
*AAA:
Montreal Royals (managed byWalter Alston ) -International League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*AAA:St. Paul Saints (managed byClay Bryant ) - American Association
*AAFt. Worth Cats (managed byMax Macon ) -Texas League
*AAMobile Bears (managed byEd Head ) -Southern Association
*A:Elmira Pioneers (managed byAl Brancato )- Eastern League
*A:Pueblo Dodgers (managed byGeorge Pfister ) - Western League
*B:Asheville Tourists (managed byRay Hathaway ) -Tri-State League
*B:Miami Sun Sox (managed byDoc Alexson )-Florida International League
*B:Newport News Dodgers (managed byStan Wasiak ) -Piedmont League
*C:Great Falls Electrics (managed byLou Rochelli ) - Pioneer League
*C:Santa Barbara Dodgers (managed byGeorge Scherger ) -California League
*D:Hornell Dodgers (managed byMervin Dornburg /Jack Banta)- Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League
*D:Shawnee Hawks (managed byBoyd Bartley ) -Sooner State League
*D:Sheboygan Indians (managed byJoe Hauser ) -Wisconsin State League
*D:Thomasville Dodgers (managed byJohn Angelone )-Georgia-Florida League
*D:Union City Dodgers (managed byEarl Naylor )-Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League References
External links
* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1953_brooklyn.gif&Entryid=842 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Brooklyn Dodgers reference site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1953.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1953&t=BRO Baseball Almanac season page]
* [http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ Acme Dodgers page]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]
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