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1953 New York Yankees

99-52 • .656 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1953 New York Yankees went 99-52 (.656) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 801 runs, allowed 547, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Yogi Berra (27 HR, 108 RBI) and Whitey Ford (18-6, 3.00 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

99 Wins
52 Losses
.656 Win %
1st Rank
801 R 547 RA
Diff +254

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801 Runs Scored
547 Runs Allowed
+254 Run Diff
1,539K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 4% above the 1953 league average (.262)
OBP .358 7% above the 1953 league average (.336)
SLG .417 9% above the 1953 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.20 20% better than the 1953 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 801 16% above the 1953 league average (689 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,539,078
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Avg per Game 19,988

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Andy Carey 0.321 2 Bill Renna 0.314 3 Gene Woodling 0.306 4 Hank Bauer 0.304 5 Don Bollweg 0.297

Home Runs

1 Yogi Berra 27 2 Mickey Mantle 21 3 Joe Collins 17 4 Billy Martin 15 5 Hank Bauer 10

RBI

1 Yogi Berra 108 2 Mickey Mantle 92 3 Gil McDougald 83 4 Billy Martin 75 5 Gene Woodling 58
1953 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Martin 149 587 72 151 24 6 15 75 43 56 6 0.257
Gil McDougald 141 541 82 154 27 7 10 83 60 65 3 0.285
Yogi Berra 137 503 80 149 23 5 27 108 50 32 0 0.296
Mickey Mantle 127 461 105 136 24 3 21 92 79 90 8 0.295
Hank Bauer 133 437 77 133 20 6 10 57 59 45 2 0.304
Phil Rizzuto 134 413 54 112 21 3 2 54 71 39 4 0.271
Gene Woodling 125 395 64 121 26 4 10 58 82 29 2 0.306
Joe Collins 127 387 72 104 11 2 17 44 59 36 2 0.269
Irv Noren 109 345 55 92 12 6 6 46 42 39 3 0.267
Don Bollweg 70 155 24 46 6 4 6 24 21 31 1 0.297
Bill Renna 61 121 19 38 6 3 2 13 13 31 0 0.314
Johnny Mize 81 104 6 26 3 0 4 27 12 17 0 0.250
Charlie Silvera 42 82 11 23 3 1 0 12 9 5 0 0.280
Andy Carey 51 81 14 26 5 0 4 8 9 12 2 0.321
Whitey Ford 33 75 10 20 2 0 0 10 9 13 0 0.267
Johnny Sain 41 68 8 17 3 1 0 8 5 1 0 0.250
Eddie Lopat 26 63 5 12 3 0 0 1 5 13 0 0.190
Vic Raschi 28 63 4 9 1 0 0 11 3 13 0 0.143
Willy Miranda 48 58 12 13 0 0 1 5 5 10 1 0.224
Gus Triandos 18 51 5 8 2 0 1 6 3 9 0 0.157
Jim McDonald 29 41 2 4 0 0 0 4 2 18 0 0.098
Allie Reynolds 42 41 3 5 2 0 0 2 7 11 0 0.122
Bob Kuzava 33 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0.048
Loren Babe 5 18 2 6 1 0 2 6 0 2 0 0.333
Tom Gorman 40 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.133
Ray Scarborough 25 12 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.083
Jerry Coleman 8 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Bill Miller 13 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Ralph Houk 8 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.222
Steve Kraly 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Cerv 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Art Schallock 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Ewell Blackwell 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Brideweser 7 3 3 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1.000
Johnny Schmitz 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Schult 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Verdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Eddie Lopat 2.42 2 Whitey Ford 3.00 3 Johnny Sain 3.00 4 Ray Scarborough 3.29 5 Bob Kuzava 3.31

Wins

1 Whitey Ford 18 2 Eddie Lopat 16 3 Johnny Sain 14 4 Vic Raschi 13 5 Allie Reynolds 13

Strikeouts

1 Whitey Ford 110 2 Allie Reynolds 86 3 Johnny Sain 84 4 Vic Raschi 76 5 Eddie Lopat 50
1953 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Whitey Ford 18 6 3.00 32 30 0 207.0 187 69 110 110
Johnny Sain 14 7 3.00 40 19 9 189.0 189 63 45 84
Vic Raschi 13 6 3.33 28 26 1 181.0 150 67 55 76
Eddie Lopat 16 4 2.42 25 24 0 178.1 169 48 32 50
Allie Reynolds 13 7 3.41 41 15 13 145.0 140 55 61 86
Jim McDonald 9 7 3.82 27 18 0 129.2 128 55 39 43
Bob Kuzava 6 5 3.31 33 6 4 92.1 92 34 34 48
Tom Gorman 4 5 3.39 40 1 6 77.0 65 29 32 38
Ray Scarborough 2 2 3.29 25 1 0 54.2 52 20 26 20
Bill Miller 2 1 4.76 13 3 1 34.0 46 18 19 17
Steve Kraly 0 2 3.24 5 3 1 25.0 19 9 16 8
Art Schallock 0 0 2.95 7 1 1 21.1 30 7 15 13
Ewell Blackwell 2 0 3.66 8 4 1 19.2 17 8 13 11
Johnny Schmitz 0 0 2.08 3 0 1 4.1 2 1 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. BRO 4-2

👥 Roster (37)

Loren Babe Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Ewell Blackwell Don Bollweg Jim Brideweser Andy Carey Bob Cerv Jerry Coleman Joe Collins Whitey Ford Tom Gorman +25 more

37 players

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The 1953 New York Yankees in brief

A 99-52 record (.656) put the 1953 New York Yankees 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the New York Yankees won the World Series. The run column shows 801 for and 547 against. Against a league average of .262, the 1953 New York Yankees batted .273. Pitchers allowed 3.20 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. The 801 runs scored compare with a league average of 689 per club, 16% more.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,539,078 for the year. For power, Yogi Berra led the way with 27 homers. The hits leader was Gil McDougald with 154. Whitey Ford was the top winner, with 18 victories. Allie Reynolds saved 13 games. The World Series ended in a win against BRO 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 New York Yankees

What was the 1953 New York Yankees record?
The 1953 New York Yankees finished 99-52 (.656 win pct).
Did the 1953 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1953 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1953 New York Yankees in home runs?
Yogi Berra led the 1953 New York Yankees with 27 home runs.
What was the 1953 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1953 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.20.
Where did the 1953 New York Yankees play?
The 1953 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1953 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Yogi Berra (27 HR, 108 RBI) and Whitey Ford (18-6, 3.00 ERA).
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