On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	10	.688	--
Red Sox	19	14	.576	3.5
Indians	16	12	.571	4.0
White Sox	20	15	.571	3.5
Senators	17	17	.500	6.0
Athletics	16	20	.444	8.0
Browns	12	19	.387	9.5
Tigers	10	25	.286	13.5

Games

Indians 5, Browns 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Athletics 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	17	10	.630	--
Phillies	17	11	.607	0.5
Cardinals	17	12	.586	1.0
Dodgers	18	14	.563	1.5
Giants	17	16	.515	3.0
Pirates	12	19	.387	7.0
Cubs	9	17	.346	7.5
Redlegs	9	17	.346	7.5

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 3

Dodgers 2, Phillies 0

Pirates 8, Giants 4

Redlegs 6, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Mel Clark	3
2	Jack Dittmer	3
2	Pat Mullin	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	2
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Ted Kluszewski	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Vern Stephens	3
3	Pete Castiglione	2
3	Larry Doby	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mel Clark	1
1	Jim Greengrass	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.75
2	Vic Raschi	0.71
2	Preacher Roe	0.71
4	Dick Littlefield	0.62
5	Bob Lemon	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Paul LaPalme	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Dick Littlefield	5
2	Vic Raschi	5
2	Preacher Roe	5
2	Warren Spahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Carl Scheib	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.373
2	Jim Greengrass	.366
3	Johnny Wyrostek	.360
4	Red Schoendienst	.360
5	Mickey Vernon	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Gus Bell	8
3	Monte Irvin	8
3	Eddie Mathews	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	45
2	Walt Dropo	31
3	Clyde Vollmer	28
4	Monte Irvin	26
5	Eddie Mathews	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	9
2	Jim Gilliam	7
2	Jim Rivera	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	Duke Snider	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	1.70
2	Whitey Ford	1.97
3	Curt Simmons	2.15
4	Marv Grissom	2.20
5	Gerry Staley	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
4	Alex Kellner	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	46
2	Robin Roberts	45
3	Curt Simmons	44
4	Carl Erskine	39
5	Virgil Trucks	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Fritz Dorish	6
3	Al Brazle	5
3	Ellis Kinder	5
5	Tom Gorman	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.471
2	Steve Bilko	.411
3	Roy Smalley	.400
4	Jim Greengrass	.396
5	Pete Runnels	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
2	Monte Irvin	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
4	Steve Bilko	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	17
2	Walt Dropo	15
2	Red Schoendienst	15
2	Clyde Vollmer	15
5	Monte Irvin	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Preston Ward	3
4	Rocky Bridges	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	0.50
1	Connie Marrero	0.50
3	Lew Burdette	0.56
3	Spec Shea	0.56
3	Gerry Staley	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Bob Porterfield	3
4	Bob Buhl	2
4	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	20
2	Walt Masterson	19
2	Robin Roberts	19
2	Curt Simmons	19
5	Johnny Lindell	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Fritz Dorish	2
3	Stu Miller	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Greengrass	.398
2	Red Schoendienst	.376
3	Mickey Vernon	.362
4	George Kell	.357
5	Mickey Mantle	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
2	Monte Irvin	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	8
4	Gus Bell	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	32
2	Clyde Vollmer	28
3	Monte Irvin	24
4	Jim Busby	21
4	Walt Dropo	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Cass Michaels	4
4	Dave Philley	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	1.84
2	Connie Marrero	1.97
3	Gerry Staley	2.02
4	Bob Porterfield	2.04
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Al Corwin	4
4	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	39
2	Billy Pierce	38
3	Carl Erskine	35
4	Curt Simmons	31
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Fritz Dorish	4
4	Stu Miller	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.324
2	Ferris Fain	.321
3	George Kell	.319
4	Red Schoendienst	.319
5	Mickey Mantle	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Larry Doby	34
3	Yogi Berra	32
4	Roy Campanella	31
4	Hank Sauer	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	120
2	Enos Slaughter	109
3	Walt Dropo	107
3	Del Ennis	107
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	31
2	Minnie Minoso	30
3	Jim Rivera	25
4	Sam Jethroe	24
5	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.31
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Warren Hacker	2.43
4	Allie Reynolds	2.64
5	Joe Dobson	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	27
2	Bob Lemon	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Bobby Shantz	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	165
2	Curt Simmons	161
3	Robin Roberts	160
4	Warren Spahn	158
5	Billy Pierce	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
2	Joe Black	16
3	Al Brazle	15
3	Fritz Dorish	15
5	Dutch Leonard	12