On This Day

Tuesday, July 7, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	25	.675	--
Indians	46	30	.605	5.5
White Sox	46	31	.597	6.0
Red Sox	43	37	.538	10.5
Senators	40	39	.506	13.0
Athletics	33	46	.418	20.0
Browns	27	53	.338	26.5
Tigers	26	52	.333	26.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Indians 6, Browns 3

Red Sox 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	28	.632	--
Braves	46	31	.597	2.5
Cardinals	44	32	.579	4.0
Phillies	40	34	.541	7.0
Giants	39	36	.520	8.5
Redlegs	34	43	.442	14.5
Cubs	27	47	.365	20.0
Pirates	28	55	.337	23.5

Games

Cardinals 7, Redlegs 6

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Giants 9, Phillies 1

Dodgers 5, Pirates 4

Dodgers 9, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	6
2	Billy Cox	4
2	Monte Irvin	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Preston Ward	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Cox	2
1	Rip Repulski	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	5
1	Rip Repulski	5
3	Hank Thompson	4
3	Preston Ward	4
3	Gus Zernial	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie O'Brien	1
1	Dave Philley	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Duke Snider	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Baczewski	999.00
2	Dick Littlefield	1.00
3	Carl Erskine	0.88
4	Preacher Roe	0.67
5	Johnny Antonelli	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Al Corwin	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Littlefield	8
1	Preacher Roe	8
3	Johnny Antonelli	7
3	Carl Erskine	7
5	Mike Fornieles	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Milliken	1
1	Gerry Staley	1
1	Ben Wade	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.351
2	George Kell	.339
3	Jackie Robinson	.331
4	Frank Baumholtz	.324
5	Carl Furillo	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	25
1	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Gus Bell	21
3	Al Rosen	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	69
1	Eddie Mathews	69
3	Roy Campanella	68
4	Al Rosen	64
5	Ted Kluszewski	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	14
1	Jim Rivera	14
3	Minnie Minoso	13
3	Pee Wee Reese	13
5	Duke Snider	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.03
2	Robin Roberts	2.38
3	Fritz Dorish	2.43
4	Warren Spahn	2.59
5	Spec Shea	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	13
2	Gerry Staley	12
3	Mel Parnell	11
4	Mike Garcia	10
4	7 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	94
2	Harvey Haddix	85
3	Billy Pierce	79
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	78
5	Carl Erskine	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
2	Fritz Dorish	14
3	Ellis Kinder	11
4	Al Brazle	10
5	Satchel Paige	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clint Courtney	.477
2	Nellie Fox	.458
3	Stan Musial	.452
4	Dale Mitchell	.439
5	Ed Fitz Gerald	.424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	22
1	Gil Hodges	22
1	Minnie Minoso	22
4	Al Rosen	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	3
1	Duke Snider	3
3	Carlos Bernier	2
3	Nellie Fox	2
3	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.50
2	Harry Perkowski	1.23
2	Mike Fornieles	1.23
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.35
5	Ken Raffensberger	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	4
1	Harry Perkowski	4
1	Early Wynn	4
4	Ted Gray	3
4	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	21
2	Virgil Trucks	20
3	Harvey Haddix	19
3	Turk Lown	19
5	Warren Spahn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
3	Jim Hughes	2
3	Satchel Paige	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.390
2	Jackie Robinson	.382
3	Carl Furillo	.374
4	Minnie Minoso	.364
5	Ed Fitz Gerald	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	44
2	Gil Hodges	33
2	Randy Jackson	33
4	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Minnie Minoso	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	7
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Duke Snider	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.65
2	Billy Pierce	1.78
3	Mel Parnell	1.80
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.83
5	Hal Brown	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	Gerry Staley	5
4	Hal Brown	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	36
1	Harvey Haddix	36
3	Ted Gray	34
4	Robin Roberts	33
5	Turk Lown	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.347
2	Ted Kluszewski	.330
3	Frank Baumholtz	.326
4	Stan Musial	.323
5	Dale Mitchell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Eddie Mathews	36
3	Larry Doby	35
3	Gus Zernial	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	123
2	Al Rosen	116
3	Ralph Kiner	115
4	Roy Campanella	113
5	Larry Doby	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Minnie Minoso	28
2	Jim Rivera	28
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.13
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.43
4	Billy Pierce	2.55
5	Robin Roberts	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	168
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	154
3	Carl Erskine	148
4	Early Wynn	146
5	2 tied	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	25
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Joe Black	15
3	Al Brazle	15
5	3 tied	13