On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	11	.676	--
Indians	18	12	.600	3.0
White Sox	22	15	.595	2.5
Red Sox	20	15	.571	3.5
Senators	19	17	.528	5.0
Athletics	16	22	.421	9.0
Browns	12	22	.353	11.0
Tigers	10	26	.278	14.0

Games

White Sox 7, Browns 5

Senators 6, Athletics 1

Red Sox 14, Yankees 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	20	11	.645	--
Cardinals	19	12	.613	1.0
Dodgers	20	14	.588	1.5
Phillies	17	13	.567	2.5
Giants	19	16	.543	3.0
Pirates	12	21	.364	9.0
Cubs	10	19	.345	9.0
Redlegs	9	20	.310	10.0

Games

Cardinals 14, Cubs 3

Braves 5, Redlegs 1

Braves 10, Redlegs 3

Dodgers 11, Phillies 9

Giants 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Mickey McDermott	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Stan Musial	2
3	Steve Bilko	1
3	Bob Borkowski	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	6
2	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Steve Bilko	4
3	Jackie Robinson	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Philley	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Surkont	1.86
2	Billy Loes	0.50
3	Bubba Church	0.33
3	Bob Rush	0.33
5	Al Corwin	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Frank Hiller	1
1	Don Liddle	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Surkont	13
2	Al Corwin	3
2	Bob Rush	3
4	Bubba Church	2
4	10 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Wyrostek	.370
2	Red Schoendienst	.363
3	Mickey Vernon	.362
4	Richie Ashburn	.356
4	George Kell	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	14
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Gus Bell	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	47
2	Walt Dropo	31
3	Eddie Mathews	30
3	Clyde Vollmer	30
5	Monte Irvin	29

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	Gerry Staley	1.89
2	Whitey Ford	2.08
3	Virgil Trucks	2.14
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
1	Max Surkont	6

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	7
3	Al Brazle	6
4	Ellis Kinder	5
5	Tom Gorman	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Steve Bilko	.490
2	Mickey Vernon	.477
3	Red Schoendienst	.407
4	Whitey Lockman	.392
5	Frank Baumholtz	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	15
1	Jackie Robinson	15
1	Clyde Vollmer	15
4	Monte Irvin	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3
2	Preston Ward	3
5	8 tied	2

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	Gerry Staley	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	20
1	Billy Pierce	20
1	Max Surkont	20
4	Don Larsen	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.378
2	Mickey Vernon	.375
3	Jim Greengrass	.374
4	Richie Ashburn	.364
5	Mickey Mantle	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
2	Monte Irvin	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	8
4	Gus Bell	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	31
2	Clyde Vollmer	29
3	Monte Irvin	27
4	Jim Busby	22
5	Ralph Kiner	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	1.60
2	Gerry Staley	1.61
3	Al Corwin	2.00
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.10
5	Connie Marrero	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
1	Early Wynn	5
5	6 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	38
2	Curt Simmons	34
3	Ted Gray	33
3	Robin Roberts	33
5	Carl Erskine	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.326
2	Ferris Fain	.321
3	Red Schoendienst	.319
4	Mickey Mantle	.317
5	George Kell	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Larry Doby	33
3	Yogi Berra	32
4	Gus Zernial	31
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	117
2	Enos Slaughter	111
3	Del Ennis	107
3	Eddie Robinson	107
5	Walt Dropo	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	2.27
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	17
3	Al Brazle	16
3	Fritz Dorish	16
5	Dutch Leonard	12