On This Day

Tuesday, June 30, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	21	.687	--
Indians	41	26	.612	5.0
White Sox	41	29	.586	6.5
Red Sox	38	34	.528	10.5
Senators	35	36	.493	13.0
Athletics	32	39	.451	16.0
Browns	27	46	.370	22.0
Tigers	20	49	.290	27.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Yankees 4

Browns 4, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Tigers 4

Senators 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	42	26	.618	--
Braves	42	27	.609	0.5
Cardinals	40	29	.580	2.5
Phillies	37	27	.578	3.0
Giants	34	33	.507	7.5
Redlegs	30	38	.441	12.0
Cubs	23	43	.348	18.0
Pirates	25	50	.333	20.5

Games

Phillies 10, Dodgers 9

Redlegs 6, Braves 3

Braves 6, Redlegs 4

Pirates 3, Giants 1

Cubs 10, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Mathews	6
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Wayne Belardi	4
2	Johnny Logan	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
2	Cal Abrams	1
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Wayne Belardi	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Gus Bell	4
2	Granny Hamner	4
2	Gil Hodges	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Billy Hunter	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Pete Runnels	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ruben Gomez	0.88
2	Murry Dickson	0.83
3	Allie Reynolds	0.53
4	Art Houtteman	0.50
5	Stu Miller	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	8
2	Ruben Gomez	7
3	Murry Dickson	5
4	Art Houtteman	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Marlin Stuart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	George Kell	.337
3	Jackie Robinson	.336
4	Billy Goodman	.328
5	Mickey Vernon	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	22
1	Eddie Mathews	22
3	Gus Bell	20
4	Roy Campanella	19
5	Gus Zernial	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	65
2	Roy Campanella	64
3	Eddie Mathews	63
4	Al Rosen	55
5	Ralph Kiner	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	14
2	Pee Wee Reese	13
2	Jim Rivera	13
4	Minnie Minoso	12
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	2.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.22
3	Robin Roberts	2.44
4	Willard Nixon	2.47
5	Spec Shea	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	12
2	Gerry Staley	11
3	Harvey Haddix	10
3	Bob Lemon	10
3	Billy Loes	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	83
2	Harvey Haddix	79
3	Billy Pierce	75
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	74
5	Virgil Trucks	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	13
2	Fritz Dorish	12
3	Al Brazle	10
3	Ellis Kinder	10
5	Satchel Paige	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.441
2	Harvey Kuenn	.429
3	Bobby Thomson	.419
4	Tom Umphlett	.418
5	Frank Baumholtz	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	6
1	Larry Doby	6
3	Wayne Belardi	5
3	Ted Kluszewski	5
3	Al Rosen	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	27
2	Larry Doby	22
3	Stan Musial	20
4	Al Rosen	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	Jackie Jensen	3
1	Wayne Terwilliger	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	0.50
2	Al Sima	1.26
3	Clyde King	1.42
4	Fred Baczewski	1.46
5	Fritz Dorish	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Ruben Gomez	3
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	Billy Hoeft	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ruben Gomez	22
2	Turk Lown	19
2	Virgil Trucks	19
4	Harvey Haddix	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Satchel Paige	4
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.425
2	Minnie Minoso	.389
3	Bobby Adams	.364
4	Frank Baumholtz	.363
5	Gil Hodges	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	11
2	Gil Hodges	10
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Gus Zernial	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	45
2	Gil Hodges	36
3	Larry Doby	32
4	Gus Zernial	30
5	Eddie Mathews	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	7
1	Bill Bruton	7
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Earl Torgeson	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	1.67
2	Fred Baczewski	1.75
3	Spec Shea	1.93
4	Mike Garcia	1.99
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Harvey Haddix	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	43
2	Ruben Gomez	38
3	Mike Garcia	34
4	Robin Roberts	33
5	Bob Lemon	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	7
2	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.340
2	Frank Baumholtz	.327
3	Ted Kluszewski	.316
4	Mickey Mantle	.316
5	Stan Musial	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Larry Doby	35
2	Eddie Mathews	35
2	Gus Zernial	35
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	120
2	Ralph Kiner	115
3	Mickey Mantle	114
4	Al Rosen	113
5	Larry Doby	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Jim Rivera	27
4	Jackie Robinson	19
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.22
2	Bob Lemon	2.22
3	Billy Pierce	2.65
4	Warren Hacker	2.66
5	Eddie Lopat	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	164
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	159
3	Carl Erskine	147
4	Billy Pierce	146
5	Virgil Trucks	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Joe Black	16
4	Al Brazle	15
5	2 tied	13