On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	29	.678	--
White Sox	57	34	.626	4.5
Indians	52	38	.578	9.0
Red Sox	52	40	.565	10.0
Senators	43	48	.473	18.5
Athletics	36	54	.400	25.0
Browns	33	60	.355	29.5
Tigers	29	60	.326	31.5

Games

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 6, Yankees 4

Athletics 11, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	59	32	.648	--
Braves	53	37	.589	5.5
Phillies	50	39	.562	8.0
Giants	47	39	.547	9.5
Cardinals	49	41	.544	9.5
Redlegs	41	50	.451	18.0
Cubs	31	57	.352	26.5
Pirates	31	66	.320	31.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 3

Dodgers 11, Cubs 1

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Phillies 6, Braves 3

Pirates 3, Redlegs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	5
2	Duke Snider	4
3	Cal Abrams	3
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	2
1	Gil Hodges	2
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	Steve Bilko	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	7
2	Duke Snider	6
3	Steve Bilko	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	2.00
2	Bobby Shantz	1.14
3	Johnny Podres	0.91
4	Virgil Trucks	0.67
5	Paul LaPalme	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	10
1	Johnny Podres	10
3	Bobby Shantz	8
4	Whitey Ford	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Karl Drews	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.335
2	Monte Irvin	.331
3	George Kell	.328
4	Carl Furillo	.327
5	Mickey Vernon	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	29
2	Ted Kluszewski	28
3	Roy Campanella	24
3	Al Rosen	24
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	85
2	Roy Campanella	84
3	Al Rosen	80
4	Eddie Mathews	79
5	Gus Bell	75

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	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Robin Roberts	2.38
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.43
3	Fritz Dorish	2.60
4	Eddie Lopat	2.64
5	Virgil Trucks	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	16
2	Mel Parnell	14
3	Bob Lemon	13
3	Gerry Staley	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	113
2	Carl Erskine	97
2	Billy Pierce	97
4	Virgil Trucks	94
5	Harvey Haddix	90

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	.500
2	Ferris Fain	.417
3	Monte Irvin	.413
4	Rip Repulski	.400
5	Billy Cox	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	7
2	Yogi Berra	6
3	Ralph Kiner	5
4	Ray Boone	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	24
2	Monte Irvin	20
3	Yogi Berra	17
4	Roy Campanella	16
4	Al Rosen	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Carlos Bernier	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jackie Collum	0.50
2	Mickey McDermott	0.59
3	Al Worthington	0.64
4	Ellis Kinder	0.73
5	Carl Erskine	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	4
2	Fritz Dorish	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Mel Parnell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	22
2	Carl Erskine	20
2	Johnny Podres	20
4	Robin Roberts	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Hal White	2
3	Luis Aloma	1
3	Harry Brecheen	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.388
2	Stan Musial	.386
3	Gil Hodges	.380
4	Whitey Lockman	.372
5	Dee Fondy	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	14
2	Al Rosen	10
3	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Eddie Mathews	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	46
2	Minnie Minoso	37
2	Al Rosen	37
4	Monte Irvin	33
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Carlos Bernier	5
2	Duke Snider	5
4	Jim Busby	4
4	Jim Rivera	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.64
2	Billy Pierce	1.77
3	Virgil Trucks	1.88
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.03
5	Johnny Podres	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	7
2	Harry Perkowski	6
3	Jim Konstanty	5
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	42
2	Carl Erskine	36
2	Robin Roberts	36
4	Harry Byrd	32
4	Warren Spahn	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	6
2	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Jim Hughes	3
3	Satchel Paige	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.339
2	Monte Irvin	.325
3	Stan Musial	.324
4	Ted Kluszewski	.324
5	Frank Baumholtz	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Eddie Mathews	39
3	Gil Hodges	37
4	Roy Campanella	36
4	Ted Kluszewski	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	127
1	Gil Hodges	127
3	Del Ennis	125
3	Al Rosen	125
5	Ralph Kiner	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	27
3	Pee Wee Reese	26
4	Jackie Robinson	23
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
2	Eddie Lopat	2.26
3	Bob Lemon	2.36
4	Robin Roberts	2.53
5	Billy Pierce	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	178
2	Virgil Trucks	162
3	Carl Erskine	157
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	151
5	Early Wynn	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Fritz Dorish	18
3	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Dutch Leonard	13