On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	22	.694	--
White Sox	44	29	.603	6.5
Indians	43	29	.597	7.0
Red Sox	40	37	.519	12.5
Senators	38	37	.507	13.5
Athletics	32	43	.427	19.5
Browns	27	49	.355	25.0
Tigers	23	51	.311	28.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Senators 2

Senators 8, Red Sox 4

Indians 4, Tigers 1

Tigers 6, Indians 1

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 4, Athletics 0

White Sox 13, Browns 0

White Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	27	.625	--
Braves	44	30	.595	2.0
Cardinals	42	31	.575	3.5
Phillies	39	30	.565	4.5
Giants	35	36	.493	9.5
Redlegs	33	40	.452	12.5
Cubs	25	45	.357	19.0
Pirates	27	51	.346	21.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5

Pirates 5, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 7, Cubs 3

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Redlegs 5, Braves 1

Redlegs 3, Braves 1

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Phillies 10, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny O'Connell	6
2	Nellie Fox	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Yost	2
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Dee Fondy	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Rice	4
1	Del Wilber	4
1	Eddie Yost	4
4	Don Bollweg	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	2
2	Cal Abrams	1
2	Billy Martin	1
2	Hank Thompson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	2.33
2	Harry Byrd	1.67
3	Alex Kellner	1.12
4	Joe Presko	0.86
5	Bill Henry	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Sonny Dixon	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Kellner	9
2	Bill Henry	8
3	Bob Feller	7
4	Bob Friend	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Ben Wade	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.352
2	George Kell	.335
3	Jackie Robinson	.332
4	Pete Suder	.330
5	Billy Goodman	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	67
1	Roy Campanella	67
3	Eddie Mathews	66
4	Al Rosen	61
5	Ted Kluszewski	58

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	2.01
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.10
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	Vinegar Bend Mizell	78
4	Billy Pierce	75
5	Virgil Trucks	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	14
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	14
3	Al Brazle	10
3	Ellis Kinder	10
5	Satchel Paige	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.516
2	Nellie Fox	.462
3	Harvey Kuenn	.442
4	Bobby Thomson	.404
5	Dee Fondy	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	7
1	Al Rosen	7
3	Larry Doby	6
4	Gil Hodges	5
4	Ted Kluszewski	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	24
2	Minnie Minoso	22
3	Stan Musial	20
3	Al Rosen	20
5	Larry Doby	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.50
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.50
3	Jim Konstanty	1.75
4	Sal Maglie	1.80
5	Jim Wilson	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	5
2	Harry Perkowski	4
3	Ruben Gomez	3
3	Saul Rogovin	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Liddle	22
2	Virgil Trucks	20
3	Harry Byrd	19
4	Mel Parnell	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Satchel Paige	3
3	Jim Hughes	2
3	Dutch Leonard	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.384
2	Stan Musial	.380
3	Minnie Minoso	.371
4	Harvey Kuenn	.370
5	Carl Furillo	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	12
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
3	Gil Hodges	11
4	Randy Jackson	9
4	Ralph Kiner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	46
2	Gil Hodges	33
3	Larry Doby	32
4	Randy Jackson	29
4	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	7
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Jim Busby	4
3	Jackie Jensen	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	1.57
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.77
3	Mel Parnell	1.94
4	Sandy Consuegra	2.15
5	Mike Garcia	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Ruben Gomez	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	Harry Byrd	32
4	Warren Spahn	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.342
2	Stan Musial	.326
3	Frank Baumholtz	.326
4	Ted Kluszewski	.325
5	Dale Mitchell	.318

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	120
2	Ralph Kiner	116
2	Al Rosen	116
4	Larry Doby	113
5	Roy Campanella	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	2.13
2	Bob Lemon	2.25
3	Eddie Lopat	2.56
4	Billy Pierce	2.65
5	Robin Roberts	2.75

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	157
3	Carl Erskine	150
3	Virgil Trucks	150
5	Early Wynn	145

Saves

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