1953 New York Yankees Roster by Baseball Almanac

1953 New York Yankees Roster

The 1953 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1953 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1953 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1953 New York Yankees salary list, a 1953 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1953 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1953 New York Yankees 1953 New York Yankees Official Logo Complete Roster Roster Schedule Statmaster
#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
40	Ewell Blackwell	6-06	195	Right	Right	1922-10-23
16	Whitey Ford	5-10	181	Left	Left	1928-10-21
24	Tom Gorman	6-01	190	Right	Right	1925-01-04
35	Steve Kraly	5-10	152	Left	Left	1929-04-18
21	Bob Kuzava	6-02	204	Left	Both	1923-05-28
30	Ed Lopat	5-10	185	Left	Left	1918-06-21
18	Jim McDonald	5-10�	185	Right	Right	1927-05-17
23	Bill Miller	6-00	175	Left	Left	1927-07-26
17	Vic Raschi	6-01	205	Right	Right	1919-03-28
22	Allie Reynolds	6-00	195	Right	Right	1917-02-10
11	Johnny Sain	6-02	200	Right	Right	1917-09-25
19	Ray Scarborough	6-00	185	Right	Right	1917-07-23
20, 38	Art Schallock	5-09	160	Left	Left	1924-04-25
35	Johnny Schmitz	6-00	170	Left	Right	1920-11-27
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
8	Yogi Berra	5-08	194	Right	Left	1925-05-12
32	Ralph Houk	5-11	193	Right	Right	1919-08-09
29	Charlie Silvera	5-10	175	Right	Right	1924-10-13
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
38	Loren Babe	5-10	180	Right	Left	1928-01-11
45	Don Bollweg	6-01	190	Left	Left	1921-02-12
27	Jim Brideweser	6-00	165	Right	Right	1927-02-13
6	Andy Carey	6-01	195	Right	Right	1931-10-18
42	Jerry Coleman	6-00	170	Right	Right	1924-09-14
15	Joe Collins	6-00	185	Left	Left	1922-12-03
1	Billy Martin	5-11�	165	Right	Right	1928-05-16
12	Gil McDougald	6-01	180	Right	Right	1928-05-19
20	Willy Miranda	5-09�	150	Right	Both	1926-05-24
36	Johnny Mize	6-02	215	Right	Left	1913-01-07
10	Phil Rizzuto	5-06	160	Right	Right	1917-09-25
26	Gus Triandos	6-03	215	Right	Right	1930-07-30
44	Frank Verdi	5-10�	170	Right	Right	1926-06-02
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
9	Hank Bauer	6-00	192	Right	Right	1922-07-31
7	Mickey Mantle	5-11	198	Right	Both	1931-10-20
25	Irv Noren	6-00	190	Left	Left	1924-11-29
28	Bill Renna	6-03	218	Right	Right	1924-10-14
14	Gene Woodling	5-09�	195	Right	Left	1922-08-16
#	Other Positions	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
41	Bob Cerv	6-00	202	Right	Right	1925-05-05
43	Art Schult	6-04	220	Right	Right	1928-06-20
1953 New York Yankees Roster

The 1953 New York Yankees played 151 games during the regular season, won 99 games, lost 52 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/92) where 1,537,811 fans witnessed their 1953 Yankees finish the season with a .656 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1953 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1953 New York Yankees salary list, a 1953 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1953 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1953 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available
1953 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position
C Yogi Berra (133)
1B Joe Collins (113)
2B Billy Martin (146)
3B Gil McDougald (136)
SS Phil Rizzuto (133)
LF Gene Woodling (119)
CF Mickey Mantle (114)
RF Hank Bauer (125)

SP Whitey Ford
SP Ed Lopat
SP Jim McDonald
SP Vic Raschi
SP Johnny Sain

RP Tom Gorman
RP Bob Kuzava
RP Ray Scarborough
CL Allie Reynolds

1953 New York Yankees
Salaries
Yogi Berra $36,000.00
Mickey Mantle $17,500.00
Johnny Mize $17,000.00
Charlie Silvera $14,500.00
Ralph Houk $10,000.00
Whitey Ford $9,500.00

1953 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers
#1 Billy Martin
#6 Andy Carey
#7 Mickey Mantle
#8 Yogi Berra
#9 Hank Bauer
#10 Phil Rizzuto
#11 Johnny Sain
#12 Gil McDougald
#14 Gene Woodling
#15 Joe Collins
#16 Whitey Ford
#17 Vic Raschi
#18 Jim McDonald
#19 Ray Scarborough
#20 Willy Miranda
#20 Art Schallock
#21 Bob Kuzava
#22 Allie Reynolds
#23 Bill Miller
#24 Tom Gorman
#25 Irv Noren
#26 Gus Triandos
#27 Jim Brideweser
#28 Bill Renna
#29 Charlie Silvera
#30 Ed Lopat
#32 Ralph Houk
#35 Steve Kraly
#35 Johnny Schmitz
#36 Johnny Mize
#38 Loren Babe
#38 Art Schallock
#40 Ewell Blackwell
#41 Bob Cerv
#42 Jerry Coleman
#43 Art Schult
#44 Frank Verdi
#45 Don Bollweg

Did you know that a 1953 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

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