On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	10	.697	--
Indians	18	12	.600	3.5
White Sox	21	15	.583	3.5
Red Sox	19	15	.559	4.5
Senators	18	17	.514	6.0
Athletics	16	21	.432	9.0
Browns	12	21	.364	11.0
Tigers	10	26	.278	14.5

Games

Indians 5, Browns 1

Indians 9, Browns 8

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

Yankees 8, Red Sox 4

Senators 6, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	18	11	.621	--
Cardinals	18	12	.600	0.5
Phillies	17	12	.586	1.0
Dodgers	19	14	.576	1.0
Giants	18	16	.529	2.5
Pirates	12	20	.375	7.5
Cubs	10	18	.357	7.5
Redlegs	9	18	.333	8.0

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Dodgers 16, Phillies 2

Giants 11, Pirates 3

Cardinals 2, Redlegs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miksis	5
2	Neil Berry	4
2	Billy Cox	4
2	Dee Fondy	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carlos Bernier	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Al Rosen	1
1	Roy Smalley	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Carl Furillo	4
1	Johnny Sain	4
4	Del Crandall	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Astroth	1
1	Jim Greengrass	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Billy Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Gray	0.70
2	Gerry Staley	0.67
3	Warren Hacker	0.57
4	Johnny Sain	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Dave Hoskins	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Bob Keegan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	7
2	Connie Marrero	6
2	Johnny Sain	6
4	Don Larsen	5
4	Early Wynn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.366
2	Mickey Vernon	.363
3	Jim Greengrass	.352
4	Pete Suder	.349
5	Red Schoendienst	.349

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	46
2	Walt Dropo	31
3	Clyde Vollmer	29
4	Monte Irvin	28
5	Duke Snider	27

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	Gerry Staley	1.89
3	Whitey Ford	1.97
4	Marv Grissom	2.20
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
1	Gerry Staley	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	47
2	Billy Pierce	46
3	Robin Roberts	45
4	Carl Erskine	42
5	Virgil Trucks	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
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	.444
3	Whitey Lockman	.407
4	Roy Smalley	.400
5	Frank Baumholtz	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	5
1	Al Rosen	5
3	Steve Bilko	4
3	Roy Campanella	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Vollmer	16
2	Roy Campanella	13
2	Walt Dropo	13
2	Monte Irvin	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Jim Greengrass	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3
2	Preston Ward	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.36
2	Bud Podbielan	0.47
3	Lew Burdette	0.56
3	Spec Shea	0.56
5	Marv Grissom	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Connie Marrero	3
1	Bob Porterfield	3
1	Gerry Staley	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	20
1	Billy Pierce	20
3	Don Larsen	18
3	Connie Marrero	18
3	Robin Roberts	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Ellis Kinder	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Fritz Dorish	2
3	Stu Miller	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Greengrass	.379
2	Mickey Vernon	.371
3	Pete Suder	.370
4	Red Schoendienst	.362
5	George Kell	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
2	Monte Irvin	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	8
4	Gus Bell	7
4	Al Rosen	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	33
2	Clyde Vollmer	28
3	Monte Irvin	26
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	Jim Greengrass	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.61
2	Virgil Trucks	1.84
3	Bob Porterfield	2.04
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.10
5	Gene Bearden	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
1	Early Wynn	5
5	5 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	38
1	Billy Pierce	38
3	Curt Simmons	34
4	Ted Gray	33
4	Robin Roberts	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Fritz Dorish	4
4	Stu Miller	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.325
2	Ferris Fain	.321
3	Red Schoendienst	.318
4	George Kell	.317
5	Mickey Mantle	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	116
2	Enos Slaughter	109
3	Walt Dropo	107
3	Del Ennis	107
3	Eddie Robinson	107

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	2.28
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Warren Hacker	2.44
4	Allie Reynolds	2.64
5	Early Wynn	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	27
2	Early Wynn	23
3	Bob Lemon	22
4	Bobby Shantz	21
5	Allie Reynolds	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	165
2	Curt Simmons	164
3	Robin Roberts	160
4	Warren Spahn	158
5	Carl Erskine	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
2	Joe Black	16
3	Al Brazle	15
3	Fritz Dorish	15
5	Dutch Leonard	12