On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	17	9	.654	--
White Sox	18	11	.621	0.5
Red Sox	14	11	.560	2.5
Indians	13	11	.542	3.0
Senators	14	14	.500	4.0
Browns	12	15	.444	5.5
Athletics	12	16	.429	6.0
Tigers	8	21	.276	10.5

Games

Red Sox 1, Indians 0

White Sox 5, Yankees 3

Tigers 6, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	16	7	.696	--
Braves	15	8	.652	1.0
Cardinals	13	9	.591	2.5
Dodgers	14	10	.583	2.5
Giants	11	15	.423	6.5
Pirates	10	15	.400	7.0
Cubs	7	14	.333	8.0
Redlegs	5	13	.278	8.5

Games

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clint Courtney	3
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Matt Batts	2
2	Jim Busby	2
2	19 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Joe Garagiola	1
1	George Kell	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Byrne	4
2	Jim Busby	2
2	Fred Hatfield	2
2	George Metkovich	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Garagiola	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1
1	Preston Ward	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	10.00
2	Mickey McDermott	1.43
3	Billy Hoeft	0.75
4	Billy Pierce	0.73
5	Vic Raschi	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	10
1	Curt Simmons	10
3	Billy Pierce	8
4	Sal Maglie	7
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Hal Erickson	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.402
2	Roy Campanella	.372
3	Johnny Wyrostek	.370
4	Jim Greengrass	.358
5	Al Rosen	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
2	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Dick Gernert	6
4	Gus Bell	5
4	12 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	41
2	Walt Dropo	25
3	Del Ennis	22
4	Eddie Mathews	20
5	5 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	7
2	Bill Bruton	6
2	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.95
2	Curt Simmons	1.42
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.67
4	Virgil Trucks	1.88
5	Alex Kellner	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Simmons	6
2	Alex Kellner	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Max Surkont	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	43
2	Billy Pierce	39
3	Sal Maglie	35
4	Virgil Trucks	34
5	Robin Roberts	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Tom Gorman	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherm Lollar	.421
2	Mickey Mantle	.417
3	Roy Campanella	.405
4	Monte Irvin	.405
5	Mickey Vernon	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Steve Bilko	3
2	Monte Irvin	3
2	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	19
2	Walt Dropo	13
2	Clyde Vollmer	13
4	Sid Gordon	11
4	Sam Mele	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Dave Philley	4
3	Jackie Jensen	3
4	Carlos Bernier	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Loes	0.50
2	Whitey Ford	0.53
3	Lew Burdette	0.84
4	Gerry Staley	1.29
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	3
1	Curt Simmons	3
3	Hal Brown	2
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	17 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	23
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	18
2	Billy Pierce	18
4	Sal Maglie	17
5	Walt Masterson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	2
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2
3	Ewell Blackwell	1
3	Fritz Dorish	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.332
2	George Kell	.329
3	Ferris Fain	.326
4	Mickey Mantle	.320
5	Red Schoendienst	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Larry Doby	34
3	Hank Sauer	32
4	Yogi Berra	31
4	Gus Zernial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	120
2	Del Ennis	111
3	Larry Doby	107
3	Enos Slaughter	107
5	Walt Dropo	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Minnie Minoso	27
3	Jim Rivera	25
4	Sam Jethroe	24
4	Jackie Robinson	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.23
2	Allie Reynolds	2.35
3	Warren Hacker	2.38
4	Joe Black	2.41
5	Billy Pierce	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	27
2	Bob Lemon	22
2	Bobby Shantz	22
2	Early Wynn	22
5	Allie Reynolds	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	168
2	Warren Spahn	167
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	160
4	Robin Roberts	152
4	Bob Rush	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	16
2	Al Brazle	15
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Fritz Dorish	14
5	Dutch Leonard	12