On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	20	9	.690	--
Red Sox	17	12	.586	3.0
White Sox	19	14	.576	3.0
Indians	15	12	.556	4.0
Senators	16	15	.516	5.0
Athletics	14	18	.438	7.5
Browns	12	18	.400	8.5
Tigers	9	24	.273	13.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Yankees 9, Tigers 8

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Senators 8, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	17	9	.654	--
Braves	16	10	.615	1.0
Dodgers	17	12	.586	1.5
Cardinals	15	11	.577	2.0
Giants	15	15	.500	4.0
Cubs	9	16	.360	7.5
Redlegs	8	15	.348	7.5
Pirates	10	19	.345	8.5

Games

Giants 16, Cubs 6

Redlegs 14, Phillies 5

Dodgers 7, Braves 2

Cardinals 11, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Granny Hamner	4
1	Whitey Lockman	4
1	Don Lund	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Bob Borkowski	1
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Schoendienst	6
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Jim Busby	3
2	Joe Collins	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Duke Snider	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	0.64
2	Larry Jansen	0.60
3	Spec Shea	0.57
4	Virgil Trucks	0.50
5	Joe Presko	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Morrie Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	7
2	Larry Jansen	6
2	Joe Presko	6
4	Don Larsen	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.388
2	Mickey Vernon	.364
3	Mickey Mantle	.360
4	Pete Suder	.358
5	Richie Ashburn	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Monte Irvin	8
4	Dick Gernert	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	44
2	Walt Dropo	27
3	Monte Irvin	26
4	Del Ennis	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Jim Gilliam	7
2	Jim Rivera	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	Duke Snider	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.52
2	Whitey Ford	1.67
3	Virgil Trucks	1.70
4	Curt Simmons	2.15
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
3	Alex Kellner	5
3	Billy Loes	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	46
2	Curt Simmons	44
3	Robin Roberts	38
4	Virgil Trucks	37
5	Carl Erskine	36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.511
2	Mickey Mantle	.429
2	Roy Smalley	.429
4	Monte Irvin	.396
5	Richie Ashburn	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	18
2	Monte Irvin	16
2	Red Schoendienst	16
4	Walt Dropo	15
5	Clyde Vollmer	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Preston Ward	3
4	Rocky Bridges	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	0.00
2	Bob Buhl	0.50
2	Connie Marrero	0.50
4	Lew Burdette	0.69
5	Johnny Lindell	1.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	25
2	Carl Erskine	20
3	Curt Simmons	19
4	Don Larsen	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Stu Miller	3
3	Ellis Kinder	2
4	Al Brazle	1
4	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.329
2	Mickey Mantle	.324
3	George Kell	.323
4	Ferris Fain	.323
5	Red Schoendienst	.316

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	122
2	Enos Slaughter	109
3	Del Ennis	108
4	Larry Doby	104
5	Walt Dropo	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	31
2	Minnie Minoso	29
3	Jim Rivera	25
4	Sam Jethroe	24
5	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.11
2	Allie Reynolds	2.39
3	Warren Hacker	2.43
4	Billy Pierce	2.51
5	Joe Black	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Early Wynn	23
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Bobby Shantz	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	169
2	Warren Spahn	160
3	Robin Roberts	159
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	158
5	Billy Pierce	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
2	Joe Black	16
3	Al Brazle	14
3	Fritz Dorish	14
5	Dutch Leonard	12