On This Day

Sunday, July 19, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	27	.693	--
White Sox	56	34	.622	6.0
Red Sox	52	39	.571	10.5
Indians	50	38	.568	11.0
Senators	43	47	.478	19.0
Athletics	35	54	.393	26.5
Browns	33	59	.359	30.0
Tigers	28	60	.318	33.0

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

Red Sox 2, Indians 0

Red Sox 7, Indians 5

Tigers 13, Athletics 3

Athletics 8, Tigers 8

Browns 5, Senators 4

Senators 13, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	55	32	.632	--
Braves	52	35	.598	3.0
Phillies	48	38	.558	6.5
Giants	46	38	.548	7.5
Cardinals	47	40	.540	8.0
Redlegs	40	49	.449	16.0
Cubs	31	53	.369	22.5
Pirates	30	64	.319	28.5

Games

Redlegs 4, Dodgers 1

Dodgers 7, Redlegs 5

Giants 7, Braves 5

Braves 2, Giants 1

Cubs 5, Phillies 3

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Cardinals 8, Pirates 2

Pirates 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Dee Fondy	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
2	Harvey Kuenn	5
2	Dave Philley	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	2
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
1	Rip Repulski	2
1	Roy Sievers	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	7
2	Roy Sievers	5
3	Ralph Kiner	4
3	Rip Repulski	4
5	12 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	1
1	Jim Greengrass	1
1	Randy Jackson	1
1	Dave Philley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	2.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.89
3	Bill Henry	0.70
4	Early Wynn	0.67
5	Fred Baczewski	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	8
2	Bill Henry	7
3	Early Wynn	6
4	Ralph Branca	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	2
2	Carl Erskine	1
2	Satchel Paige	1
2	Howie Pollet	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.333
1	Red Schoendienst	.333
3	Monte Irvin	.331
4	Billy Goodman	.326
5	Frank Baumholtz	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	81
2	Eddie Mathews	78
3	Al Rosen	77
4	Gus Bell	74
4	Gil Hodges	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	17
2	Bill Bruton	15
3	Minnie Minoso	14
3	Pee Wee Reese	14
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	14
3	Bob Lemon	12
3	Warren Spahn	12
3	Gerry Staley	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	107
2	Billy Pierce	97
3	Harvey Haddix	90
3	Virgil Trucks	90
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	15
1	Ellis Kinder	15
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	10
4	Satchel Paige	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.491
2	Monte Irvin	.473
3	Al Dark	.442
4	Hank Thompson	.420
5	Dee Fondy	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Cox	6
1	Gil Hodges	6
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Hank Thompson	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	24
2	Hank Thompson	22
3	Gil Hodges	20
4	Ray Boone	19
5	Minnie Minoso	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Duke Snider	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.39
2	Mickey McDermott	0.59
3	Warren Spahn	0.67
4	Ellis Kinder	0.73
5	Johnny Podres	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	4
2	Hal Brown	3
2	Fritz Dorish	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Littlefield	23
2	Billy Pierce	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Virgil Trucks	18
5	Carl Erskine	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Luis Aloma	1
2	Harry Brecheen	1
2	Lew Burdette	1
2	25 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.389
2	Stan Musial	.388
3	Nellie Fox	.377
4	Dale Mitchell	.370
5	Don Lenhardt	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Al Rosen	10
4	Gus Bell	9
4	Ralph Kiner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	40
2	Gil Hodges	36
2	Al Rosen	36
4	Gus Bell	33
5	Monte Irvin	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Carlos Bernier	4
2	Jim Busby	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.52
2	Curt Simmons	1.73
3	Ruben Gomez	2.20
4	Mel Parnell	2.22
5	Virgil Trucks	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	6
1	Harry Perkowski	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Ruben Gomez	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	38
2	Harry Byrd	34
2	Robin Roberts	34
4	Ted Gray	33
4	Billy Pierce	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	7
2	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Satchel Paige	4
4	Jim Hughes	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.339
2	Frank Baumholtz	.326
3	Ted Kluszewski	.326
4	Monte Irvin	.325
5	Stan Musial	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Eddie Mathews	39
3	Ted Kluszewski	37
4	Roy Campanella	35
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	127
2	Roy Campanella	124
3	Al Rosen	122
4	Gil Hodges	117
4	Ralph Kiner	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	27
3	Pee Wee Reese	26
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Jackie Jensen	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
2	Eddie Lopat	2.26
3	Bob Lemon	2.28
4	Robin Roberts	2.60
5	Billy Pierce	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	174
2	Virgil Trucks	158
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	154
4	Billy Pierce	152
5	Carl Erskine	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	22
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Al Brazle	15
5	3 tied	13