1953 World Series Program Yankees/Dodgers Jackie Robinson Mickey Mantle

Description: Dodgers vs Yankees! Robinson vs Mantle in the 1953 World Series! This program is one of the coolest things in sports if you're a Yankees or Dodgers fan! Billy Martin won World Series MVP honors as he hit .500 with a record-tying 12 hits and a walk-off RBI single in Game 6. The Yankees were really a privileged franchise in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s, they had Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and in the 1930s and 1940s, they had Joe DiMaggio patrolling center field. When the latter retired in 1951, another franchise icon was ready to take over and start another run of greatness for the organization.Mickey Mantle made his MLB debut in 1951, and the Yankees won the World Series in his first two professional seasons. In 1953, the team captured its fifth consecutive Fall Classic, an unprecedented feat to this day, and it would be the third in a row for a young Mantle.Regular season record: 99-52Manager: Casey StengelTop hitter by rWAR: Mickey Mantle (5.8)Top pitcher by rWAR: Eddie Lopat (3.1)World Series result: Yankees defeat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2The Yankees’ five-year winning streak would end with their 1953 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, but the fact that they didn’t win it all in 1954 doesn’t mean the franchise took a nosedive at that point. They proceeded to lift the trophy once again in 1956, 1958, 1961, and 1962.But back to 1953. Surprisingly, Mantle wasn’t the most dominant hitter in the lineup despite a very good .295/.398/.497 triple slash, 21 home runs, 105 runs, 92 RBI, and a 146 wRC+. At that point, he was a couple of years away from his true peak (a 200+ wRC+ monster who carried the Yankees for more than a decade).That 1953 team had a collection of talented batters. Among 16 hitters with at least 50 plate appearances, 12 had an OPS+ over 100. Outfielder Gene Woodling had one of the finest seasons of his career, with a .306/.429/.468 line, 10 home runs, a 151 wRC+, and a 4.3 rWAR in only 125 games, while legendary catcher Yogi Berra (.296/.363/.523, 141 OPS+) performed on a stellar level as well. Hank Bauer and Gil McDougald were also on that lineup, not to mention the great Phil Rizzuto.

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