1953 New York Yankees Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 99-52
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,539,078, Avg. 21,376
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2
Manager: Casey Stengel (99-52)
Location: New York, New York
1953 New York Yankees Statistics
1953 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1953 season with a record of 99 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Yankees scored 801 runs, best in the league. New York conceded 547 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Yogi Berra led the team with 27 home runs, while Joe Collins, Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin each walloped 20 or more, too. Yogi Berra drove in 108 runs. Hank Bauer paced all regular batters by hitting .304. Whitey Ford topped the squad with 18 wins, plus Eddie Lopat added 15 or more wins, too Eddie Lopat recorded a 2.42 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Casey Stengel coached the team. The 1953 New York Yankees won the World Series.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Loren Babe3BLRJanuary 11, 19285'10"180Pisgah, IA USA
Hank BauerRFRRJuly 31, 19226'0"192East St. Louis, IL USA
Yogi BerraCLRMay 12, 19255'7"185St. Louis, MO USA
Ewell BlackwellPRROctober 23, 19226'6"195Fresno, CA USA
Don Bollweg1BLLFebruary 12, 19216'1"190Wheaton, IL USA
Jim BrideweserSSRRFebruary 13, 19276'0"165Lancaster, OH USA
Andy Carey3BRROctober 18, 19316'1"190Oakland, CA USA
Bob CervPRRMay 5, 19256'0"200Weston, NE USA
Jerry Coleman2BRRSeptember 14, 19246'0"165San Jose, CA USA
Joe Collins1BLLDecember 3, 19226'0"185Scranton, PA USA
Whitey FordPLLOctober 21, 19285'10"178New York, NY USA
Tom GormanPRRJanuary 4, 19256'1"190New York, NY USA
Ralph HoukCRRAugust 9, 19195'11"193Lawrence, KS USA
Steve KralyPLLApril 18, 19295'10"152Whiting, IN USA
Bob KuzavaPBLMay 28, 19236'2"202Wyandotte, MI USA
Eddie LopatPLLJune 21, 19185'10"185New York, NY USA
Mickey MantleCFBROctober 20, 19315'11"195Spavinaw, OK USA
Billy Martin2BRRMay 16, 19285'11"165Berkeley, CA USA
Jim McDonaldPRRMay 17, 19275'10"185Grants Pass, OR USA
Gil McDougald3BRRMay 19, 19286'0"175San Francisco, CA USA
Bill MillerPLLJuly 26, 19276'0"175Minersville, PA USA
Willy MirandaSSBRMay 24, 19265'9"150Velasco, Cuba
Johnny Mize1BLRJanuary 7, 19136'2"215Demorest, GA USA
Irv NorenOFLLNovember 29, 19246'0"190Jamestown, NY USA
Vic RaschiPRRMarch 28, 19196'1"205West Springfield, MA USA
Bill RennaLFRROctober 14, 19246'3"218Hanford, CA USA
Allie ReynoldsPRRFebruary 10, 19176'0"195Bethany, OK USA
Phil RizzutoSSRRSeptember 25, 19175'6"150Brooklyn, NY USA
Johnny SainPRRSeptember 25, 19176'2"185Havana, AR USA
Ray ScarboroughPRRJuly 23, 19176'0"185Mount Gilead, NC USA
Art SchallockPLLApril 25, 19245'9"160Mill Valley, CA USA
Johnny SchmitzPRLNovember 27, 19206'0"170Wausau, WI USA
Art SchultPRRJune 20, 19286'3"210Brooklyn, NY USA
Charlie SilveraCRROctober 13, 19245'10"175San Francisco, CA USA
Gus Triandos1BRRJuly 30, 19306'3"205San Francisco, CA USA
Frank VerdiSSRRJune 2, 19265'10"170Brooklyn, NY USA
Gene WoodlingLFLRAugust 16, 19225'9"195Akron, OH USA



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