On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 30 .670 --
White Sox 57 35 .620 4.5
Indians 53 38 .582 8.0
Red Sox 53 40 .570 9.0
Senators 43 50 .462 19.0
Athletics 37 54 .407 24.0
Browns 33 61 .351 29.5
Tigers 31 60 .341 30.0

Games

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 42 50 .457 17.5
Cubs 31 57 .352 26.5
Pirates 31 67 .316 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Busby 4
1 Dave Philley 4
1 Vic Wertz 4
4 Bobby Adams 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Rocky Bridges 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 3
1 Jim Greengrass 3
1 Eddie Robinson 3
1 George Strickland 3
1 Pete Suder 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed McGhee 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1
1 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 0.64
2 Connie Marrero 0.62
3 Al Aber 0.43
4 Hal Brown 0.38
4 Harry Perkowski 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Morrie Martin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 7
2 Morrie Martin 6
3 Connie Marrero 5
4 Ted Gray 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Gromek 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .335
2 Monte Irvin .331
3 Carl Furillo .327
4 George Kell .325
5 Mickey Vernon .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 29
2 Ted Kluszewski 28
3 Al Rosen 25
4 Roy Campanella 24
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 85
2 Roy Campanella 84
3 Al Rosen 81
4 Eddie Mathews 79
5 Gus Bell 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 18
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 2.62
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 .467
2 Ferris Fain .429
3 Billy Cox .415
4 Monte Irvin .415
5 Milt Bolling .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 22
2 Yogi Berra 19
3 Ray Boone 16
4 Willard Marshall 15
4 Al Rosen 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 4
2 Carlos Bernier 3
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Ed McGhee 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Collum 0.50
2 Mickey McDermott 0.59
3 Al Worthington 0.64
4 Virgil Trucks 0.68
5 Ellis Kinder 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 3
1 Fritz Dorish 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Mel Parnell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 20
1 Johnny Podres 20
3 Robin Roberts 19
3 Early Wynn 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Hal White 2
3 Harry Brecheen 1
3 Lew Burdette 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .385
2 Stan Musial .378
3 Gil Hodges .376
4 Whitey Lockman .372
5 Billy Cox .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 14
2 Al Rosen 11
3 Yogi Berra 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 Ray Boone 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 1.47
2 Johnny Podres 1.61
3 Ken Raffensberger 1.64
4 Billy Pierce 1.77
5 Virgil Trucks 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Perkowski 7
1 Virgil Trucks 7
3 Jim Konstanty 5
3 Mel Parnell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 42
2 Robin Roberts 36
3 Early Wynn 35
4 Carl Erskine 33
5 3 tied 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 .341
2 Monte Irvin .325
3 Stan Musial .325
4 Frank Baumholtz .324
5 Dale Mitchell .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 127
2 Gil Hodges 126
2 Al Rosen 126
4 Del Ennis 120
5 Ralph Kiner 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 32
2 Minnie Minoso 27
3 Pee Wee Reese 26
4 Jackie Robinson 23
5 Duke Snider 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 23
4 Mike Garcia 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 178
2 Carl Erskine 157
3 Early Wynn 155
4 Virgil Trucks 152
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 151

Saves

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