Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, June 4, 1953

On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	11	.732	--
Indians	24	16	.600	5.5
White Sox	25	21	.543	7.5
Senators	25	21	.543	7.5
Red Sox	22	23	.489	10.0
Athletics	21	24	.467	11.0
Browns	19	26	.422	13.0
Tigers	10	34	.227	21.5

Games

Yankees 9, White Sox 5

Indians 8, Red Sox 1

Athletics 11, Tigers 2

Athletics 9, Tigers 6

Senators 10, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	27	14	.659	--
Dodgers	28	16	.636	0.5
Phillies	23	15	.605	2.5
Cardinals	24	18	.571	3.5
Giants	21	20	.512	6.0
Pirates	16	28	.364	12.5
Redlegs	13	26	.333	13.0
Cubs	12	27	.308	14.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Braves 5

Giants 11, Redlegs 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Pirates 6, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Joost	6
1	Dave Philley	6
3	Harvey Kuenn	4
3	Jerry Priddy	4
3	Gus Zernial	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	2
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
3	Carlos Bernier	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Eddie Joost	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Cass Michaels	4
1	Dave Philley	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Stan Lopata	1
1	Dave Philley	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Preston Ward	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Hall	0.50
2	Paul Minner	0.40
3	Billy Hoeft	0.36
4	Ted Gray	0.33
4	Harvey Haddix	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Bishop	1
1	Sonny Dixon	1
1	Marion Fricano	1
1	Bob Hall	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	5
1	Bill Kennedy	5
3	Bob Hall	4
3	Paul Minner	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.370
2	George Kell	.348
3	Mickey Vernon	.345
4	Al Rosen	.342
5	Richie Ashburn	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	17
2	Eddie Mathews	15
3	Ted Kluszewski	14
4	Al Rosen	12
4	Gus Zernial	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	54
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Al Rosen	37
4	Ray Jablonski	35
4	2 others tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	11
2	Bill Bruton	10
3	Minnie Minoso	9
3	Pee Wee Reese	9
5	Jim Gilliam	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.12
2	Warren Spahn	2.20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.21
4	Robin Roberts	2.26
5	Fritz Dorish	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	8
2	Billy Loes	7
2	Curt Simmons	7
2	Gerry Staley	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	57
2	Robin Roberts	55
3	Carl Erskine	52
4	Billy Pierce	51
5	Harvey Haddix	49

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Hunter	.457
2	Del Crandall	.441
3	Ted Kluszewski	.420
4	Gil Hodges	.396
5	Red Schoendienst	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	8
2	Al Rosen	7
2	Gus Zernial	7
4	Roy Campanella	5
4	Ted Kluszewski	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	20
2	Gil Hodges	19
3	Eddie Mathews	18
4	Gus Zernial	17
5	Ray Jablonski	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Eddie Miksis	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	0.55
2	Bud Podbielan	0.93
3	Marion Fricano	1.07
4	Bob Lemon	1.29
5	Robin Roberts	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
4	Charlie Bishop	2
4	22 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	23
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	19
3	Dick Littlefield	17
3	Robin Roberts	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Jim Hughes	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.394
2	Del Crandall	.386
3	Red Schoendienst	.384
4	Richie Ashburn	.344
5	Billy Hunter	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Al Rosen	10
4	Eddie Mathews	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Vollmer	29
2	Roy Campanella	28
3	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Al Rosen	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Jim Rivera	6
4	Bill Bruton	5
4	Dave Philley	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	1.10
2	Bud Podbielan	1.66
3	Warren Spahn	1.73
4	Marion Fricano	1.93
5	Spec Shea	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Al Corwin	4
3	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	36
2	Curt Simmons	32
3	Harvey Haddix	31
4	Billy Pierce	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Ellis Kinder	4
4	Lew Burdette	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.329
2	Ferris Fain	.328
3	Red Schoendienst	.327
4	Stan Musial	.318
5	Dale Mitchell	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Larry Doby	34
2	Gus Zernial	34
4	Roy Campanella	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	124
2	Del Ennis	113
3	Al Rosen	111
4	Mickey Mantle	110
4	Enos Slaughter	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	33
2	Minnie Minoso	30
3	Jim Rivera	28
4	Jackie Robinson	23
5	Sam Jethroe	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.19
2	Eddie Lopat	2.50
3	Bob Lemon	2.57
4	Warren Hacker	2.60
5	Early Wynn	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	29
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	166
2	Curt Simmons	161
3	Carl Erskine	156
3	Robin Roberts	156
5	Warren Spahn	154

Saves

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