On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	27	.686	--
White Sox	56	32	.636	4.0
Indians	50	36	.581	9.0
Red Sox	50	39	.562	10.5
Senators	42	46	.477	18.0
Athletics	35	53	.398	25.0
Browns	32	58	.356	29.0
Tigers	27	60	.310	32.5

Games

White Sox 10, Senators 6

Athletics 9, Indians 3

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 13, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	54	31	.635	--
Braves	51	34	.600	3.0
Phillies	47	37	.560	6.5
Giants	45	37	.549	7.5
Cardinals	46	39	.541	8.0
Redlegs	39	48	.448	16.0
Cubs	30	52	.366	22.5
Pirates	29	63	.315	28.5

Games

Dodgers 14, Cardinals 6

Giants 12, Cubs 7

Redlegs 11, Phillies 0

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ferris Fain	5
2	Roy Campanella	4
2	Bill Renna	4
4	Bobby Adams	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Wayne Belardi	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willard Marshall	6
2	Roy Campanella	5
3	Wayne Belardi	4
3	Randy Jackson	4
3	Rocky Krsnich	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1
1	Gus Zernial	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Byrd	0.71
2	Saul Rogovin	0.70
3	Jim McDonald	0.50
4	Jackie Collum	0.33
4	Don Larsen	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Saul Rogovin	7
2	Harry Byrd	5
3	Fritz Dorish	4
3	Jim McDonald	4
5	Don Larsen	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.336
2	George Kell	.332
3	Monte Irvin	.331
4	Billy Goodman	.328
5	Minnie Minoso	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	28
2	Ted Kluszewski	26
3	Gus Bell	23
3	Roy Campanella	23
3	Al Rosen	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	80
2	Eddie Mathews	78
3	Al Rosen	76
4	Gus Bell	73
4	Gil Hodges	73

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	2.43
3	Robin Roberts	2.48
4	Fritz Dorish	2.60
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	13
4	Al Brazle	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.466
2	Monte Irvin	.463
3	Don Lenhardt	.455
4	Billy Cox	.434
5	Hank Thompson	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
1	Hank Thompson	6
3	Yogi Berra	5
3	Billy Cox	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	25
2	Hank Thompson	21
3	Gil Hodges	20
3	Minnie Minoso	20
5	Sam Mele	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Duke Snider	3
2	Hank Thompson	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
1	Tom Gorman	0.00
3	Ruben Gomez	0.55
4	Warren Spahn	0.67
5	Johnny Podres	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	4
2	Hal Brown	3
2	Bubba Church	3
2	Fritz Dorish	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	24
2	Dick Littlefield	23
3	Harry Byrd	20
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
5	Carl Erskine	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Fritz Dorish	2
2	Ben Wade	2
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.395
2	Nellie Fox	.386
3	Monte Irvin	.377
4	Dale Mitchell	.376
5	Don Lenhardt	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
1	Al Rosen	11
3	Gus Bell	9
3	Ted Kluszewski	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	40
2	Al Rosen	37
3	Gil Hodges	35
4	Monte Irvin	33
5	Gus Bell	32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	1.35
2	Warren Spahn	1.52
3	Curt Simmons	1.73
4	Ruben Gomez	2.03
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Perkowski	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Jim Konstanty	5
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	43
2	Harry Byrd	34
2	Robin Roberts	34
4	Ted Gray	33
5	3 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	8
2	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.338
2	Frank Baumholtz	.326
3	Stan Musial	.325
4	Monte Irvin	.325
5	Ted Kluszewski	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Eddie Mathews	39
3	Roy Campanella	35
3	Ted Kluszewski	35
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	130
2	Roy Campanella	123
3	Al Rosen	121
4	Gil Hodges	116
5	Ralph Kiner	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Pee Wee Reese	25
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Jackie Jensen	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
2	Eddie Lopat	2.28
3	Bob Lemon	2.28
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	Harry Byrd	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	174
2	Virgil Trucks	158
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	151
4	Carl Erskine	150
5	2 tied	144

Saves

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