On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	27	.682	--
White Sox	55	32	.632	4.0
Indians	50	35	.588	8.0
Red Sox	49	39	.557	10.5
Senators	42	45	.483	17.0
Athletics	34	53	.391	25.0
Browns	32	57	.360	28.0
Tigers	27	59	.314	31.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Indians 5, Athletics 0

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	31	.631	--
Braves	50	34	.595	3.0
Phillies	47	36	.566	5.5
Cardinals	46	38	.548	7.0
Giants	44	37	.543	7.5
Redlegs	38	48	.442	16.0
Cubs	30	51	.370	21.5
Pirates	29	62	.319	27.5

Games

Dodgers 14, Cardinals 0

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 4

Redlegs 3, Phillies 2

Braves 8, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Ray Jablonski	4
2	Rip Repulski	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Robinson	2
2	Milt Bolling	1
2	Billy Cox	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Yogi Berra	4
2	Billy Cox	4
4	Luke Easter	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	Connie Ryan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	2.00
2	Warren Spahn	1.50
3	Johnny Podres	0.56
4	Bobby Shantz	0.50
4	Curt Simmons	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Harry Perkowski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	9
2	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Johnny Lindell	5
3	Dick Littlefield	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Clyde King	1
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.334
2	Monte Irvin	.329
3	George Kell	.328
4	Frank Baumholtz	.328
5	Billy Goodman	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	27
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Gus Bell	23
3	Al Rosen	23
5	Roy Campanella	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	77
2	Al Rosen	76
3	Roy Campanella	75
4	Gus Bell	73
5	Gil Hodges	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	17
2	Bill Bruton	15
3	Minnie Minoso	14
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
5	Duke Snider	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.37
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.40
3	Robin Roberts	2.48
4	Fritz Dorish	2.49
5	Curt Simmons	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	15
2	Mel Parnell	13
3	Bob Lemon	12
3	Warren Spahn	12
3	Gerry Staley	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	107
2	Virgil Trucks	90
3	Billy Pierce	89
4	Carl Erskine	87
5	2 tied	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	15
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
3	Ellis Kinder	12
4	Al Brazle	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Lenhardt	.455
2	Monte Irvin	.444
3	Whitey Lockman	.439
4	Dale Mitchell	.421
5	Bob Elliott	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
2	Billy Cox	5
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	22
2	Gil Hodges	19
2	Hank Thompson	19
4	Minnie Minoso	18
4	Al Rosen	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Duke Snider	3
2	Hank Thompson	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
1	Tom Gorman	0.00
3	Bob Feller	0.47
4	Ruben Gomez	0.55
5	Warren Spahn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	4
2	Hal Brown	3
2	Bubba Church	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	24
2	Dick Littlefield	23
3	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Carl Erskine	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
1	Ben Wade	2
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.395
2	Nellie Fox	.389
3	Dale Mitchell	.373
4	Monte Irvin	.373
5	Don Lenhardt	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
1	Al Rosen	11
3	Gus Bell	9
4	Larry Doby	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	39
2	Minnie Minoso	38
3	Gil Hodges	34
4	Gus Bell	32
5	Del Ennis	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Duke Snider	5
2	Jim Busby	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
2	Hank Thompson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	1.35
2	Curt Simmons	1.73
3	Ruben Gomez	1.86
4	Marlin Stuart	2.22
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Perkowski	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Ruben Gomez	5
3	Jim Konstanty	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	43
2	Robin Roberts	34
3	Ted Gray	33
4	Harry Byrd	32
4	Warren Spahn	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	8
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Dutch Leonard	4
4	Jim Hughes	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.337
2	Frank Baumholtz	.327
3	Stan Musial	.324
4	Ted Kluszewski	.324
5	Monte Irvin	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Roy Campanella	34
3	Larry Doby	34
3	4 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	131
2	Al Rosen	124
3	Roy Campanella	118
4	Ralph Kiner	116
5	Gil Hodges	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Pee Wee Reese	25
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Eddie Lopat	2.28
3	Bob Lemon	2.30
4	Robin Roberts	2.60
5	Warren Spahn	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	174
2	Virgil Trucks	158
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	151
4	Carl Erskine	150
5	Early Wynn	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	22
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Al Brazle	15
4	Joe Black	14
4	Ellis Kinder	14