On This Day

Saturday, April 25, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 2 .818 --
Indians 5 2 .714 2.0
White Sox 6 3 .667 2.0
Browns 5 4 .556 3.0
Athletics 6 5 .545 3.0
Red Sox 4 6 .400 4.5
Senators 2 8 .200 6.5
Tigers 2 9 .182 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 3 2 .600 2.0
Cardinals 4 3 .571 2.0
Braves 4 4 .500 2.5
Dodgers 5 5 .500 2.5
Giants 4 6 .400 3.5
Redlegs 2 4 .333 3.5
Pirates 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 4
2 Toby Atwell 3
2 Frank Baumholtz 3
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Andy Carey 1
2 Al Dark 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Kryhoski 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
3 Al Dark 3
3 Johnny Logan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Joost 2
2 Dick Cole 1
2 Cass Michaels 1
2 Connie Ryan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 0.56
2 Johnny Antonelli 0.50
3 Johnny Lindell 0.40
3 Paul Minner 0.40
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Paul Minner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Whitey Ford 5
3 Johnny Lindell 4
3 Sal Maglie 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Andy Hansen 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .462
2 Gene Woodling .438
3 Dave Philley .426
4 George Kell .395
5 Dick Cole .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 6
2 Del Ennis 4
2 Dick Gernert 4
4 Roy Campanella 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 17
2 Eddie Mathews 16
3 Walt Dropo 11
3 Del Ennis 11
5 Duke Snider 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 5
2 Bill Bruton 4
3 Jim Rivera 3
3 Connie Ryan 3
3 Duke Snider 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Bearden 0.00
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
1 Johnny Hetki 0.00
4 Allie Reynolds 0.50
5 Alex Kellner 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 Curt Simmons 3
3 Carl Erskine 2
3 Bob Lemon 2
3 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 17
2 Virgil Trucks 14
3 Sal Maglie 13
3 Johnny Sain 13
3 Bobby Shantz 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 3
1 Fritz Dorish 3
3 Tom Gorman 2
3 Satchel Paige 2
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .336
2 Stan Musial .335
3 George Kell .323
4 Dale Mitchell .321
5 Gene Woodling .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Hank Sauer 36
3 Larry Doby 32
3 Gil Hodges 32
3 Gus Zernial 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 115
1 Hank Sauer 115
3 Bobby Thomson 110
4 Eddie Robinson 109
5 Al Rosen 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 31
2 Sam Jethroe 27
3 Jackie Robinson 25
4 Minnie Minoso 23
5 Jim Rivera 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.87
2 Joe Black 2.18
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.27
4 Robin Roberts 2.50
5 Billy Pierce 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Mike Garcia 22
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 181
2 Allie Reynolds 161
3 Bobby Shantz 158
3 Curt Simmons 158
5 Robin Roberts 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 17
2 Joe Black 15
3 Fritz Dorish 14
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 13
5 Satchel Paige 12