On This Day

Friday, July 3, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 22 .686 --
Indians 42 28 .600 6.0
White Sox 42 29 .592 6.5
Red Sox 39 36 .520 11.5
Senators 37 36 .507 12.5
Athletics 32 41 .438 17.5
Browns 27 47 .365 23.0
Tigers 22 50 .306 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 26 .629 --
Braves 44 28 .611 1.0
Cardinals 41 30 .577 3.5
Phillies 38 29 .567 4.5
Giants 34 35 .493 9.5
Redlegs 31 40 .437 13.5
Cubs 24 44 .353 19.0
Pirates 26 50 .342 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Randy Jackson 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Jackson 2
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Ted Kluszewski 1
2 Al Rosen 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Jackson 4
2 Del Crandall 3
3 Del Ennis 2
3 Ed Fitz Gerald 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Wilson 1.00
2 Bobby Shantz 0.71
3 Early Wynn 0.62
4 Whitey Ford 0.50
4 Harvey Haddix 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Spec Shea 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Wilson 7
2 Bobby Shantz 5
2 Early Wynn 5
4 Turk Lown 4
4 Willard Nixon 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .346
2 George Kell .340
3 Jackie Robinson .335
4 Mickey Vernon .326
5 Pete Suder .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 24
2 Eddie Mathews 23
3 Gus Bell 21
4 Al Rosen 20
5 Roy Campanella 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 66
1 Eddie Mathews 66
3 Roy Campanella 65
4 Al Rosen 60
5 2 tied 55

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 Whitey Ford 2.48
4 Robin Roberts 2.52
5 Spec Shea 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 12
1 Gerry Staley 12
3 Harvey Haddix 10
3 Jim Konstanty 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 91
2 Harvey Haddix 81
3 Billy Pierce 75
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 74
5 Carl Erskine 70

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 .491
2 Harvey Kuenn .479
3 Nellie Fox .457
4 Clint Courtney .405
5 George Kell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 7
1 Al Rosen 7
3 Larry Doby 6
3 Ted Kluszewski 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 25
2 Minnie Minoso 20
3 Al Rosen 19
4 Larry Doby 17
4 Stan Musial 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 4
2 Jim Busby 3
3 Carlos Bernier 2
3 Rocky Bridges 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 1.50
2 Jim Konstanty 1.75
3 Jim Wilson 1.89
4 Gerry Staley 2.00
5 Bob Cain 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Konstanty 5
2 Ted Gray 3
2 Harry Perkowski 3
2 Saul Rogovin 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 18
1 Robin Roberts 18
3 Ted Gray 17
3 Don Liddle 17
3 Mel Parnell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 5
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 Satchel Paige 3
4 Jim Hughes 2
4 Marlin Stuart 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .397
2 Carl Furillo .383
3 Minnie Minoso .375
4 Tom Umphlett .370
5 Stan Musial .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 12
1 Ted Kluszewski 12
3 Gil Hodges 11
4 Randy Jackson 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 46
2 Gil Hodges 34
3 Larry Doby 31
4 Eddie Mathews 29
4 Gus Zernial 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Bernier 7
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 Jim Busby 4
3 Jackie Jensen 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Dorish 1.59
2 Mel Parnell 1.94
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.97
4 Eddie Lopat 2.12
5 Walt Masterson 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Konstanty 6
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Gerry Staley 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 38
2 Robin Roberts 36
3 Harvey Haddix 35
4 Warren Spahn 32
5 Johnny Antonelli 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 6
1 Allie Reynolds 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 .325
3 Stan Musial .324
4 Ted Kluszewski .319
5 Dale Mitchell .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Larry Doby 35
2 Eddie Mathews 35
4 Ted Kluszewski 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 121
2 Ralph Kiner 116
3 Al Rosen 115
4 Mickey Mantle 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 Jensen 19
5 Jackie Robinson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.16
2 Bob Lemon 2.25
3 Billy Pierce 2.65
4 Robin Roberts 2.75
5 Warren Spahn 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Bob Lemon 26
3 Early Wynn 23
4 Mike Garcia 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 168
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 153
3 Carl Erskine 150
4 Early Wynn 145
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