On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	31	.663	--
White Sox	57	36	.613	4.5
Red Sox	55	40	.579	7.5
Indians	53	39	.576	8.0
Senators	44	50	.468	18.0
Athletics	38	54	.413	23.0
Tigers	32	60	.348	29.0
Browns	33	63	.344	30.0

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 2

Senators 6, Indians 4

Tigers 5, Yankees 1

Red Sox 8, Browns 0

Red Sox 6, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	59	33	.641	--
Braves	54	37	.593	4.5
Phillies	51	39	.567	7.0
Giants	48	39	.552	8.5
Cardinals	49	42	.538	9.5
Redlegs	42	51	.452	17.5
Cubs	32	57	.360	25.5
Pirates	31	68	.313	31.5

Games

Braves 11, Dodgers 6

Giants 3, Redlegs 1

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 7, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	George Kell	4
1	Tom Umphlett	4
4	Jim Delsing	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Granny Hamner	2
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Walt Dropo	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Kell	4
1	Tom Umphlett	4
3	Roy Campanella	3
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1
1	Stan Musial	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	2.00
2	Ruben Gomez	1.14
3	Billy Pierce	0.92
4	Paul Minner	0.67
5	Mickey McDermott	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	12
2	Ruben Gomez	8
2	Billy Hoeft	8
4	Paul Minner	6
5	Mickey McDermott	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Al Sima	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.335
2	Monte Irvin	.333
3	George Kell	.331
4	Billy Goodman	.325
5	Carl Furillo	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	30
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
3	Roy Campanella	25
3	Al Rosen	25
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	87
2	Gil Hodges	86
3	Eddie Mathews	81
3	Al Rosen	81
5	Gus Bell	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	18
2	Bill Bruton	16
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	Billy Pierce	109
3	Carl Erskine	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	Monte Irvin	.415
2	Whitey Lockman	.409
3	Dave Philley	.407
4	Ferris Fain	.400
5	Milt Bolling	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Carlos Bernier	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	0.37
2	Jackie Collum	0.50
3	Al Worthington	0.64
4	Virgil Trucks	0.68
5	Ellis Kinder	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	3
1	Harry Perkowski	3
1	Johnny Podres	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	30
2	Carl Erskine	20
3	Early Wynn	19
4	Virgil Trucks	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Hal White	2
4	Harry Brecheen	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.390
2	Whitey Lockman	.375
3	Nellie Fox	.366
4	Monte Irvin	.364
5	Ted Kluszewski	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	14
2	Al Rosen	11
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	46
2	Minnie Minoso	37
2	Al Rosen	37
4	Monte Irvin	32
5	Ray Boone	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Carlos Bernier	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
2	Duke Snider	5
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Erskine	1.47
2	Johnny Podres	1.61
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.64
4	Virgil Trucks	1.68
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	43
2	Harry Byrd	36
3	Early Wynn	35
4	Virgil Trucks	34
5	Carl Erskine	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	6
2	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Jim Hughes	3
3	Marlin Stuart	3
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	Monte Irvin	.327
3	Frank Baumholtz	.326
4	Stan Musial	.323
5	Jackie Robinson	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Roy Campanella	37
3	Ted Kluszewski	37
5	Gil Hodges	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	130
2	Gil Hodges	125
3	Al Rosen	123
4	Ralph Kiner	119
5	Del Ennis	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	32
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	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.54
5	Billy Pierce	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	177
2	Billy Pierce	157
3	Carl Erskine	155
3	Early Wynn	155
5	Virgil Trucks	152

Saves

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