On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	32	.667	--
White Sox	59	38	.608	5.5
Red Sox	57	42	.576	8.5
Indians	55	41	.573	9.0
Senators	45	53	.459	20.0
Athletics	41	55	.427	23.0
Tigers	34	62	.354	30.0
Browns	34	66	.340	32.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Athletics 9, Browns 7

Tigers 8, Senators 5

Yankees 4, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	63	33	.656	--
Braves	56	40	.583	7.0
Phillies	52	41	.559	9.5
Giants	50	42	.543	11.0
Cardinals	51	43	.543	11.0
Redlegs	44	53	.454	19.5
Cubs	34	59	.366	27.5
Pirates	32	71	.311	34.5

Games

Dodgers 13, Cubs 2

Redlegs 5, Phillies 4

Braves 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	4
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Matt Batts	3
2	Steve Bilko	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
1	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Stan Lopata	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.00
1	Ted Gray	1.00
3	Johnny Podres	0.78
4	Early Wynn	0.50
5	Bob Cain	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	7
1	Johnny Podres	7
3	Ted Gray	6
4	Early Wynn	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Joe Presko	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.335
2	Monte Irvin	.334
3	Carl Furillo	.329
4	Mickey Vernon	.326
5	George Kell	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
3	Roy Campanella	26
3	Al Rosen	26
5	Gil Hodges	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	90
1	Gil Hodges	90
3	Eddie Mathews	87
4	Al Rosen	83
5	Monte Irvin	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	18
2	Bill Bruton	16
3	Pee Wee Reese	15
4	Minnie Minoso	14
5	Duke Snider	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Robin Roberts	2.28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.40
3	Virgil Trucks	2.51
4	Warren Spahn	2.51
5	Fritz Dorish	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	17
2	Bob Lemon	14
2	Mel Parnell	14
4	Warren Spahn	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	116
2	Billy Pierce	109
3	Carl Erskine	107
4	Virgil Trucks	101
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	15
1	Ellis Kinder	15
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	10
4	2 others tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Granny Hamner	.440
1	Rip Repulski	.440
3	Dave Philley	.436
4	Johnny Pesky	.421
5	Irv Noren	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	7
2	Yogi Berra	5
2	Ray Boone	5
2	Jim Dyck	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	26
2	Ray Boone	18
3	Roy Campanella	17
4	Yogi Berra	16
5	Mickey Vernon	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Carlos Bernier	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	0.00
1	Ben Flowers	0.00
3	Robin Roberts	0.33
3	Virgil Trucks	0.33
5	Jackie Collum	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Dorish	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Harry Perkowski	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	24
2	Johnny Podres	23
3	Billy Pierce	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
5	Early Wynn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Hal White	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.397
2	Monte Irvin	.380
3	Granny Hamner	.373
4	Billy Cox	.372
5	2 tied	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	12
1	Eddie Mathews	12
3	Al Rosen	11
4	Yogi Berra	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	44
2	Ray Boone	35
3	Al Rosen	33
4	Monte Irvin	32
4	Minnie Minoso	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Rivera	5
3	Jim Busby	4
3	Duke Snider	4
3	Hank Thompson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.98
2	Carl Erskine	1.38
3	Virgil Trucks	1.41
4	Johnny Podres	1.46
5	Ruben Gomez	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	7
2	Harry Perkowski	6
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	Mel Parnell	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	43
2	Virgil Trucks	41
3	Early Wynn	38
4	Billy Pierce	37
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Fritz Dorish	4
3	Marlin Stuart	3
4	Lew Burdette	2
4	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.335
2	Frank Baumholtz	.327
3	Ted Kluszewski	.327
4	Monte Irvin	.326
5	Stan Musial	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	41
2	Ralph Kiner	40
3	Roy Campanella	38
4	Ted Kluszewski	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	133
2	Gil Hodges	128
3	Al Rosen	123
4	Del Ennis	118
4	Ralph Kiner	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Jackie Robinson	23
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.94
2	Eddie Lopat	2.26
3	Bob Lemon	2.42
4	Robin Roberts	2.49
5	Warren Spahn	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	177
2	Carl Erskine	162
3	Early Wynn	156
4	Virgil Trucks	154
5	Billy Pierce	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Fritz Dorish	17
2	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Dutch Leonard	14
5	2 tied	13