NYA @ BRO

New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers, October 4, 1953

This box score records a 11-7 win for the New York Yankees over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, October 4, 1953 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 36,775, a running time of 182 minutes, and a day start for this game. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first, third, seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, 5 of them in the third. The Brooklyn Dodgers' runs came in the second, fifth, eighth, and ninth innings, 4 of them in the eighth. Hits were 11 for the New York Yankees and 14 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 1 and 1 errors. Jim McDonald was the winning pitcher, allowing 5 earned runs on 12 hits in 7.2 innings. The loss was charged to Johnny Podres after 2.2 innings and 5 runs. The save went to Allie Reynolds. No pitcher struck out more than Russ Meyer, who had 5. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Bob Kuzava, Jim McDonald, and Allie Reynolds. The Brooklyn Dodgers' pitching table lists Joe Black, Russ Meyer, Johnny Podres, and Ben Wade. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Billy Martin, 2 for 5, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Mickey Mantle drove in 4 for the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees got more home runs from Mickey Mantle, Gil McDougald, and Gene Woodling. For the Brooklyn Dodgers, Roy Campanella went 3 for 4. Billy Cox drove in 3 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Billy Cox and Jim Gilliam also homered for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The home-plate umpire was Bill Grieve.