On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	24	.676	--
White Sox	45	30	.600	5.5
Indians	44	30	.595	6.0
Red Sox	41	37	.526	11.0
Senators	40	37	.519	11.5
Athletics	32	44	.421	19.0
Browns	27	51	.346	25.0
Tigers	25	51	.329	26.0

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 6

White Sox 4, Indians 0

Red Sox 10, Athletics 2

Tigers 10, Browns 7

Tigers 7, Browns 1

Senators 4, Yankees 0

Senators 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	28	.616	--
Braves	45	31	.592	1.5
Cardinals	43	32	.573	3.0
Phillies	40	31	.563	4.0
Giants	36	36	.500	8.5
Redlegs	34	41	.453	12.0
Cubs	26	46	.361	18.5
Pirates	28	52	.350	20.5

Games

Cubs 8, Redlegs 4

Redlegs 8, Cubs 6

Braves 4, Cardinals 0

Giants 20, Dodgers 6

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Phillies 4

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Boone	6
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
1	Minnie Minoso	2
1	Hank Thompson	2
4	Wayne Belardi	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Thompson	7
2	Wayne Belardi	4
2	Ray Boone	4
2	Bill Serena	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Don Lund	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Gray	1.80
2	Warren Spahn	0.67
3	Max Surkont	0.64
4	Billy Pierce	0.57
5	Mel Parnell	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Clyde King	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	9
2	Max Surkont	7
3	Mel Parnell	5
3	Ben Wade	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Hoskins	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Paul LaPalme	1
1	Joe Nuxhall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.351
2	George Kell	.342
3	Pete Suder	.328
4	Frank Baumholtz	.328
5	Jackie Robinson	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	68
1	Eddie Mathews	68
3	Roy Campanella	67
4	Al Rosen	62
5	Ted Kluszewski	59

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	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.10
2	Robin Roberts	2.38
3	Fritz Dorish	2.43
4	Whitey Ford	2.48
5	Warren Spahn	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	13
2	Gerry Staley	12
3	Mel Parnell	11
4	Harvey Haddix	10
4	6 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	94
2	Harvey Haddix	81
3	Billy Pierce	79
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	78
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	.492
2	Nellie Fox	.474
3	Harvey Kuenn	.443
4	Bobby Thomson	.414
5	George Kell	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	7
2	Larry Doby	6
2	Al Rosen	6
4	Wayne Belardi	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	25
2	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Stan Musial	20
4	Al Rosen	19
5	Larry Doby	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	3
2	Carlos Bernier	2
2	Rocky Bridges	2
2	Nellie Fox	2
2	2 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.50
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.50
1	Tom Gorman	1.50
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.59
5	Jim Konstanty	1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	21
2	Virgil Trucks	20
3	Harry Byrd	19
4	Warren Spahn	18
5	Robin Roberts	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Satchel Paige	3
3	Dutch Leonard	2
3	Marlin Stuart	2
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Minnie Minoso	.379
3	Jackie Robinson	.372
4	Billy Goodman	.371
5	Harvey Kuenn	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	12
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Gil Hodges	10
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	47
2	Randy Jackson	31
3	Gil Hodges	30
3	Minnie Minoso	30
5	Ralph Kiner	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	7
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	1.53
2	Billy Pierce	1.78
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.93
4	Ted Gray	2.20
5	Mike Garcia	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Ruben Gomez	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	39
2	Ruben Gomez	38
3	Mel Parnell	35
4	Ted Gray	34
4	Warren Spahn	34

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	.346
2	Frank Baumholtz	.328
3	Ted Kluszewski	.327
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Dale Mitchell	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Eddie Mathews	35
3	Larry Doby	34
3	Ted Kluszewski	34
3	Al Rosen	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	120
2	Ralph Kiner	117
3	Al Rosen	115
4	Roy Campanella	112
5	Larry Doby	110

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	2.13
2	Bob Lemon	2.43
3	Billy Pierce	2.55
4	Eddie Lopat	2.56
5	Robin Roberts	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	171
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
3	Carl Erskine	150
4	Billy Pierce	147
5	Virgil Trucks	145

Saves

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