On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 9 .679 --
White Sox 19 13 .594 2.0
Indians 15 11 .577 3.0
Red Sox 16 12 .571 3.0
Senators 15 15 .500 5.0
Athletics 13 18 .419 7.5
Browns 12 17 .414 7.5
Tigers 9 23 .281 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 8 .680 --
Braves 16 9 .640 1.0
Dodgers 16 12 .571 2.5
Cardinals 14 11 .560 3.0
Giants 14 15 .483 5.0
Cubs 9 15 .375 7.5
Pirates 10 18 .357 8.5
Redlegs 7 15 .318 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Bolling 3
1 Don Lenhardt 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 Dick Gernert 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 3
1 Davey Williams 3
3 Hank Bauer 2
3 Frank Baumholtz 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 2
1 Preston Ward 2
3 Rocky Bridges 1
3 Dee Fondy 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Lindell 0.89
2 Robin Roberts 0.88
3 Ted Gray 0.75
4 Johnny Sain 0.62
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Harry Byrd 1
1 Al Corwin 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 9
2 Johnny Lindell 8
3 Robin Roberts 7
4 Johnny Sain 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .388
2 Pete Suder .364
3 Richie Ashburn .354
4 Johnny Wyrostek .351
5 Roy Campanella .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 12
2 Ted Kluszewski 8
3 Dick Gernert 7
3 Monte Irvin 7
3 Eddie Mathews 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 43
2 Walt Dropo 26
3 Monte Irvin 24
4 Del Ennis 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Jim Rivera 7
3 Bill Bruton 6
3 Jim Gilliam 6
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Simmons 1.42
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.63
3 Whitey Ford 1.67
4 Virgil Trucks 1.87
5 Marv Grissom 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Curt Simmons 6
3 Alex Kellner 5
3 Mel Parnell 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 43
2 Billy Pierce 39
3 Robin Roberts 38
4 Carl Erskine 36
5 Sal Maglie 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Fritz Dorish 5
3 Ellis Kinder 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .467
2 Rip Repulski .381
3 Mickey Mantle .372
4 Monte Irvin .367
5 Pee Wee Reese .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
2 Steve Bilko 4
2 Monte Irvin 4
2 Ted Kluszewski 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 17
2 Walt Dropo 14
2 Monte Irvin 14
2 Clyde Vollmer 14
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Preston Ward 3
4 Rocky Bridges 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Buhl 0.50
1 Connie Marrero 0.50
3 Lew Burdette 0.69
4 Johnny Lindell 1.08
5 Gerry Staley 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Corwin 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
4 Hal Brown 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 20
2 Billy Pierce 18
2 Curt Simmons 18
4 Johnny Lindell 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
3 Ellis Kinder 2
4 Fritz Dorish 1
4 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .326
2 George Kell .325
3 Ferris Fain .323
4 Mickey Mantle .321
5 Red Schoendienst .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Larry Doby 33
3 Yogi Berra 31
3 Roy Campanella 31
3 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 121
2 Del Ennis 108
2 Enos Slaughter 108
4 Larry Doby 104
4 Walt Dropo 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 30
2 Minnie Minoso 29
3 Jim Rivera 25
4 Sam Jethroe 24
5 Jackie Robinson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.14
2 Allie Reynolds 2.40
3 Warren Hacker 2.43
4 Billy Pierce 2.53
5 Joe Black 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 28
2 Early Wynn 23
3 Bob Lemon 21
3 Bobby Shantz 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 168
2 Warren Spahn 160
3 Robin Roberts 159
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 158
5 2 tied 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 17
2 Joe Black 16
3 Fritz Dorish 14
4 Al Brazle 13
5 Dutch Leonard 12