The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers repeated as National League champions by posting a 105–49 record. However, Brooklyn again failed to capture the World Series, losing in six games to the American League champion New York Yankees. The Dodgers' .682 winning percentage in 1953 stood as the best single-season winning percentage in franchise history for a full season until 2022, when they posted a .685 mark (111-51). (In 2020, the Dodgers posted a .717 mark (43–17) during a shortened 60-game season.)

Offseason

Regular season

Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 27 games.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day Lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

Player stats

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

1953 World Series

Game 1

September 30, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Game 2

October 1, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Game 3

October 2, 1953, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 4

October 3, 1953, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 5

October 4, 1953, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 6

October 5, 1953, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal