On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	11	.756	--
Indians	28	16	.636	5.5
Senators	27	22	.551	9.0
White Sox	26	23	.531	10.0
Red Sox	25	24	.510	11.0
Athletics	21	28	.429	15.0
Browns	19	30	.388	17.0
Tigers	11	37	.229	24.5

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	31	15	.674	--
Dodgers	31	17	.646	1.0
Phillies	25	18	.581	4.5
Cardinals	25	21	.543	6.0
Giants	23	23	.500	8.0
Redlegs	18	26	.409	12.0
Pirates	16	33	.327	16.5
Cubs	14	30	.318	16.0

Games

Redlegs 8, Dodgers 5

Braves 12, Giants 8

Phillies 7, Cubs 3

Cardinals 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	4
1	Carl Furillo	4
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Harvey Kuenn	3
3	Eddie Mathews	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	Eddie Mathews	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Gus Bell	4
3	Matt Batts	3
3	Hoot Evers	3
5	2 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	2
2	George Kell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul LaPalme	0.92
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.62
3	Russ Meyer	0.43
4	Bob Miller	0.33
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Steve Ridzik	1
1	Frank Smith	1
1	Max Surkont	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul LaPalme	11
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	5
3	Ned Garver	3
3	Sal Maglie	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Stu Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.369
2	Mickey Vernon	.347
3	George Kell	.347
4	Mickey Mantle	.347
5	Pete Suder	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	17
1	Eddie Mathews	17
3	Ted Kluszewski	16
4	Gus Zernial	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	55
2	Eddie Mathews	48
3	Mickey Mantle	39
3	Clyde Vollmer	39
5	2 tied	37

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.03
2	Fritz Dorish	2.08
3	Warren Spahn	2.10
4	Whitey Ford	2.23
5	Robin Roberts	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	9
2	Billy Loes	7
2	Mel Parnell	7
2	Bob Porterfield	7
2	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	61
2	Curt Simmons	57
3	Carl Erskine	55
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	53
5	Billy Pierce	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
2	Al Brazle	8
3	Fritz Dorish	7
4	Ellis Kinder	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Crandall	.452
2	Gil Hodges	.429
3	Ted Kluszewski	.421
4	Red Schoendienst	.405
5	Mickey Mantle	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Gus Zernial	7
3	Gil Hodges	6
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Andy Pafko	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	25
2	Eddie Mathews	23
3	Mickey Mantle	19
4	Ted Kluszewski	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Sain	0.50
2	Fritz Dorish	0.74
3	Sonny Dixon	0.95
4	Marion Fricano	0.98
5	Willard Nixon	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	22
2	Max Surkont	18
3	Paul LaPalme	17
3	Stu Miller	17
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Jim Hughes	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.391
2	Red Schoendienst	.385
3	Del Crandall	.380
4	Mickey Mantle	.369
5	Monte Irvin	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Roy Campanella	27
2	Gil Hodges	27
2	Mickey Mantle	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	7
2	Bill Bruton	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
4	Minnie Minoso	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	1.08
2	Spec Shea	1.13
3	Willard Nixon	1.16
4	Bob Lemon	1.35
5	Bud Podbielan	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Bob Buhl	4
3	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	35
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	33
3	Johnny Lindell	32
3	Curt Simmons	32
5	Harvey Haddix	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
4	Allie Reynolds	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.330
2	Red Schoendienst	.330
3	George Kell	.325
4	Mickey Mantle	.321
5	Ted Kluszewski	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Gus Zernial	35
3	Larry Doby	34
4	Roy Campanella	33
4	Eddie Mathews	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	121
2	Del Ennis	113
3	Mickey Mantle	112
4	Eddie Robinson	109
5	Gus Zernial	108

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.07
2	Eddie Lopat	2.43
3	Bob Lemon	2.52
4	Robin Roberts	2.61
5	Warren Hacker	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	Joe Black	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	169
2	Robin Roberts	161
3	Curt Simmons	157
3	Warren Spahn	157
5	Carl Erskine	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
2	Fritz Dorish	16
3	Al Brazle	15
4	Joe Black	14
5	Dutch Leonard	12