On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	11	.711	--
Indians	22	15	.595	4.5
White Sox	25	18	.581	4.5
Senators	23	20	.535	6.5
Red Sox	21	21	.500	8.0
Athletics	18	24	.429	11.0
Browns	18	24	.429	11.0
Tigers	10	31	.244	18.5

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Senators 4, Red Sox 0

White Sox 7, Browns 4

Browns 7, White Sox 4

Indians 8, Tigers 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	27	14	.659	--
Braves	25	13	.658	0.5
Cardinals	23	15	.605	2.5
Phillies	20	14	.588	3.5
Giants	19	19	.500	6.5
Cubs	12	24	.333	12.5
Redlegs	12	24	.333	12.5
Pirates	13	28	.317	14.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Dodgers 4, Pirates 1

Redlegs 8, Braves 6

Braves 8, Redlegs 6

Cardinals 6, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Hunter	7
2	Jim Greengrass	6
3	Jim Rivera	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Eddie Yost	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Greengrass	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
3	Jim Busby	1
3	Del Crandall	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ferris Fain	4
1	Jim Greengrass	4
1	Johnny Groth	4
4	Jackie Jensen	3
4	Eddie Mathews	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Billy Hunter	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Milliken	3.50
2	Harvey Haddix	1.67
3	Johnny Sain	0.71
4	Bob Lemon	0.62
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Mike Blyzka	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	10
2	Bob Milliken	7
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	Julio Moreno	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.371
2	George Kell	.367
3	Jim Greengrass	.362
4	Richie Ashburn	.348
5	Mickey Vernon	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	17
2	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Ted Kluszewski	12
4	Al Rosen	10
5	Gus Bell	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	54
2	Eddie Mathews	37
3	Ray Jablonski	35
4	Clyde Vollmer	33
5	Walt Dropo	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	11
2	Minnie Minoso	9
3	Bill Bruton	8
3	Jim Gilliam	8
5	Pee Wee Reese	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.06
2	Warren Spahn	2.20
3	Fritz Dorish	2.23
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.34
5	Virgil Trucks	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	7
1	Curt Simmons	7
1	Gerry Staley	7
4	Harvey Haddix	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	55
2	Carl Erskine	50
2	Robin Roberts	50
4	Billy Pierce	49
5	Harvey Haddix	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	Al Brazle	7
2	Fritz Dorish	7
4	Ellis Kinder	6
5	Satchel Paige	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Crandall	.438
2	Red Schoendienst	.423
3	Ralph Kiner	.400
4	Frank Baumholtz	.381
5	Richie Ashburn	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
1	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Roy Campanella	6
4	Jim Greengrass	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Greengrass	19
1	Ray Jablonski	19
3	Eddie Mathews	17
4	Ted Kluszewski	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
3	Dee Fondy	3
3	Eddie Miksis	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	0.00
1	Spec Shea	0.00
3	Bud Podbielan	0.69
4	Marion Fricano	1.10
5	Mike Clark	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Johnny Klippstein	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
1	Gerry Staley	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	22
2	Harvey Haddix	20
3	Robin Roberts	19
4	Don Larsen	18
5	Ted Gray	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	4
1	Ellis Kinder	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
4	Satchel Paige	3
5	4 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.383
2	Mickey Vernon	.377
3	Jim Greengrass	.374
4	Del Crandall	.371
5	Monte Irvin	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Eddie Mathews	8
3	Al Rosen	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	32
2	Clyde Vollmer	28
3	Ray Jablonski	26
4	Jim Greengrass	23
5	4 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
1	Jim Rivera	8
3	Dave Philley	6
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	1.36
2	Julio Moreno	1.67
3	Warren Spahn	1.73
4	Satchel Paige	2.10
5	Marion Fricano	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Staley	6
2	Bob Porterfield	5
3	Al Corwin	4
3	Harvey Haddix	4
3	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	36
2	Curt Simmons	35
3	Carl Erskine	34
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	34
5	Harvey Haddix	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.332
2	Ferris Fain	.330
3	Red Schoendienst	.327
4	Stan Musial	.318
5	Mickey Mantle	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Roy Campanella	33
2	Larry Doby	33
2	Hank Sauer	33
5	Eddie Mathews	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	124
2	Enos Slaughter	111
3	Del Ennis	108
3	Eddie Robinson	108
5	Al Rosen	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	31
2	Minnie Minoso	30
3	Jim Rivera	28
4	Sam Jethroe	23
5	Jackie Robinson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.29
2	Eddie Lopat	2.45
3	Warren Hacker	2.56
4	Billy Pierce	2.56
5	Bob Lemon	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Bob Lemon	23
2	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	167
2	Curt Simmons	166
3	Warren Spahn	160
4	Robin Roberts	157
5	Carl Erskine	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
2	Joe Black	16
2	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	15
5	2 tied	11