On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	26	.671	--
White Sox	48	31	.608	5.0
Indians	47	31	.603	5.5
Red Sox	44	38	.537	10.5
Senators	42	39	.519	12.0
Athletics	33	48	.407	21.0
Browns	28	54	.341	26.5
Tigers	26	54	.325	27.5

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

Indians 9, Browns 1

Senators 8, Athletics 4

Red Sox 4, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	29	.628	--
Braves	46	32	.590	3.0
Cardinals	45	32	.584	3.5
Phillies	41	35	.539	7.0
Giants	41	36	.532	7.5
Redlegs	34	44	.436	15.0
Cubs	28	47	.373	19.5
Pirates	28	57	.329	24.5

Games

Phillies 6, Dodgers 5

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Lockman	4
2	Billy Cox	3
2	Owen Friend	3
2	Dick Gernert	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Hank Thompson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Fitz Gerald	3
1	Dick Gernert	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
4	Smoky Burgess	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed McGhee	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Marlowe	1.17
2	Ruben Gomez	0.86
3	Roy Face	0.67
4	Bob Lemon	0.50
5	Joe Dobson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Marlowe	7
2	Fritz Dorish	6
2	Roy Face	6
2	Ruben Gomez	6
5	Bob Lemon	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.351
2	George Kell	.335
3	Carl Furillo	.335
4	Frank Baumholtz	.333
5	Jackie Robinson	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	25
1	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Gus Bell	21
3	Roy Campanella	21
3	Al Rosen	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	72
2	Gus Bell	69
2	Eddie Mathews	69
4	Al Rosen	67
5	Gil Hodges	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	16
2	Bill Bruton	14
2	Minnie Minoso	14
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
5	Duke Snider	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Fritz Dorish	2.28
3	Robin Roberts	2.53
4	Warren Spahn	2.59
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	13
2	Mel Parnell	12
2	Gerry Staley	12
4	Bob Lemon	11
4	Billy Loes	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	97
2	Harvey Haddix	85
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	81
4	Billy Pierce	79
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	.500
2	Carl Furillo	.435
3	Dale Mitchell	.418
4	Gil Hodges	.410
5	2 tied	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	23
2	Minnie Minoso	22
2	Al Rosen	22
4	Monte Irvin	20
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
1	Duke Snider	3
4	Frank Baumholtz	2
4	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	0.00
2	Tom Gorman	0.56
3	Jim McDonald	0.90
4	Mike Fornieles	1.23
5	Al Corwin	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Ruben Gomez	3
2	Ted Gray	3
2	Billy Loes	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	21
1	Ted Gray	21
3	Ruben Gomez	18
4	Jim Wilson	17
5	5 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Marlin Stuart	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Jim Hughes	2
4	Ben Wade	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.395
2	Carl Furillo	.377
3	Minnie Minoso	.375
4	Frank Baumholtz	.370
5	Bobby Thomson	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	10
2	Gus Bell	9
2	Randy Jackson	9
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	35
2	Minnie Minoso	34
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Al Rosen	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	5
1	Minnie Minoso	5
1	Jim Rivera	5
4	Jim Busby	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.65
2	Mike Fornieles	1.00
3	Mel Parnell	1.53
4	Billy Pierce	1.78
5	Sal Maglie	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Ruben Gomez	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	36
1	Robin Roberts	36
3	Ted Gray	34
3	Mel Parnell	34
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Ellis Kinder	5
4	Dutch Leonard	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.347
2	Frank Baumholtz	.330
3	Ted Kluszewski	.328
4	Stan Musial	.320
5	George Kell	.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	124
2	Al Rosen	119
3	Roy Campanella	117
3	Ralph Kiner	117
5	2 tied	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.55
5	Warren Spahn	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	Mel Parnell	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	171
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
3	Virgil Trucks	149
4	Carl Erskine	148
5	Early Wynn	146

Saves

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