On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 22 .676 --
Indians 41 27 .603 5.0
White Sox 42 29 .592 5.5
Red Sox 39 34 .534 9.5
Senators 36 36 .500 12.0
Athletics 32 40 .444 16.0
Browns 27 47 .365 22.0
Tigers 21 49 .300 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 43 26 .623 --
Braves 43 27 .614 0.5
Cardinals 41 29 .586 2.5
Phillies 37 28 .569 4.0
Giants 34 34 .500 8.5
Redlegs 30 39 .435 13.0
Cubs 23 44 .343 19.0
Pirates 26 50 .342 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Carl Furillo 3
1 Granny Hamner 3
1 Johnny Logan 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Milt Bolling 1
1 Smoky Burgess 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Eddie Mathews 3
3 Steve Bilko 2
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Carmen Mauro 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Parnell 1.40
2 Ted Gray 1.12
3 Charlie Bishop 0.50
4 Robin Roberts 0.44
4 Chuck Stobbs 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 9
2 Robin Roberts 8
3 Mel Parnell 7
4 Paul LaPalme 6
5 Charlie Bishop 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sonny Dixon 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .346
2 Jackie Robinson .336
3 George Kell .335
4 Billy Goodman .328
5 Frank Baumholtz .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 23
2 Ted Kluszewski 22
3 Gus Bell 20
4 Roy Campanella 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 66
2 Gus Bell 65
2 Roy Campanella 65
4 Al Rosen 57
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 2.02
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.20
3 Spec Shea 2.49
4 Robin Roberts 2.52
5 Eddie Lopat 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 12
1 Gerry Staley 12
3 Harvey Haddix 10
3 Bob Lemon 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 91
2 Harvey Haddix 79
3 Billy Pierce 75
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 74
5 Virgil Trucks 66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .467
2 Tom Umphlett .446
3 Harvey Kuenn .438
4 Nellie Fox .407
5 Frank Baumholtz .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 24
2 Stan Musial 22
3 Minnie Minoso 20
3 Al Rosen 20
5 Larry Doby 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 Wayne Terwilliger 3
4 Carlos Bernier 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Dorish 0.71
2 Billy Hoeft 1.13
3 Al Sima 1.35
4 Sal Maglie 1.50
4 Marlin Stuart 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Konstanty 4
1 Gerry Staley 4
3 Ruben Gomez 3
3 Ted Gray 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 22
2 Virgil Trucks 19
3 Harvey Haddix 18
3 Robin Roberts 18
5 6 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 6
2 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Satchel Paige 3
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Minnie Minoso .391
2 Jackie Robinson .390
3 Tom Umphlett .388
4 Carl Furillo .368
5 Frank Baumholtz .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 11
2 Gil Hodges 10
2 Ted Kluszewski 10
2 Gus Zernial 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 45
2 Gil Hodges 34
3 Larry Doby 31
4 Gus Zernial 30
5 Eddie Mathews 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Bernier 7
2 Bill Bruton 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
4 Jim Busby 4
4 Earl Torgeson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Dorish 1.75
2 Fred Baczewski 1.75
3 Mel Parnell 1.94
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.97
5 Mike Garcia 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Mike Garcia 5
1 Jim Konstanty 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 41
2 Ruben Gomez 38
3 Mike Garcia 34
4 Harvey Haddix 33
5 Warren Spahn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allie Reynolds 7
2 Fritz Dorish 6
3 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .339
2 Frank Baumholtz .327
3 Stan Musial .319
4 Ted Kluszewski .318
5 Mickey Mantle .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Eddie Mathews 36
3 Larry Doby 35
3 Gus Zernial 35
5 Al Rosen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 121
2 Ralph Kiner 115
2 Al Rosen 115
4 Mickey Mantle 114
5 Larry Doby 112

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.21
2 Bob Lemon 2.25
3 Billy Pierce 2.65
4 Eddie Lopat 2.69
5 Robin Roberts 2.76

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 172
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 159
3 Billy Pierce 146
3 Warren Spahn 146
5 2 tied 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
2 Fritz Dorish 20
3 Joe Black 16
4 Al Brazle 15
5 2 tied 13