On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 5 .706 --
Indians 10 5 .667 1.0
Athletics 10 7 .588 2.0
Red Sox 9 7 .563 2.5
White Sox 10 8 .556 2.5
Browns 8 9 .471 4.0
Senators 6 12 .333 6.5
Tigers 3 15 .167 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 5 .688 --
Phillies 11 5 .688 0.0
Cardinals 7 5 .583 2.0
Braves 7 6 .538 2.5
Pirates 8 9 .471 3.5
Cubs 5 7 .417 4.0
Giants 5 10 .333 5.5
Redlegs 2 9 .182 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 5
1 Al Rosen 5
1 Tom Umphlett 5
4 Ray Boone 4
4 Jim Piersall 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Kryhoski 2
2 Ray Boone 1
2 Allie Clark 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Allie Clark 5
2 George Kell 4
3 Pete Castiglione 3
3 Ferris Fain 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cass Michaels 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Jim Dyck 1
2 Jackie Jensen 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Loes 1.60
2 Early Wynn 1.33
3 Joe Dobson 1.00
4 Robin Roberts 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 8
1 Early Wynn 8
3 Joe Dobson 7
4 Warren Hacker 6
4 Robin Roberts 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .451
2 George Kell .415
3 Gene Woodling .408
4 Dave Philley .380
5 Al Rosen .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 6
2 Roy Campanella 5
3 Pete Castiglione 4
3 Jack Dittmer 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 22
2 Bob Elliott 18
3 Eddie Mathews 16
3 Duke Snider 16
5 Del Ennis 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 5
1 Jim Rivera 5
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 Cass Michaels 4
3 Duke Snider 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
2 Curt Simmons 1.19
3 Charlie Bishop 1.20
4 Whitey Ford 1.29
5 Gene Bearden 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 4
1 Robin Roberts 4
1 Curt Simmons 4
4 Bob Lemon 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 26
2 Curt Simmons 25
3 Bobby Shantz 23
4 Warren Hacker 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 4
2 Al Brazle 3
3 Tom Gorman 2
3 Ellis Kinder 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .339
2 Ferris Fain .338
3 George Kell .329
4 Gene Woodling .320
5 Dale Mitchell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Larry Doby 34
2 Hank Sauer 34
4 Gus Zernial 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 110
2 Larry Doby 108
3 Hank Sauer 107
3 Bobby Thomson 107
5 Roy Campanella 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 30
2 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Jackie Robinson 25
4 Minnie Minoso 23
4 Jim Rivera 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Black 2.17
2 Allie Reynolds 2.17
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.20
4 Warren Hacker 2.51
5 Bob Lemon 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Bobby Shantz 25
3 Bob Lemon 23
3 Early Wynn 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 173
2 Robin Roberts 164
3 Bobby Shantz 163
3 Curt Simmons 163
5 Allie Reynolds 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 16
1 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 13
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 13
5 Dutch Leonard 12