On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	32	.670	--
White Sox	60	38	.612	5.5
Red Sox	57	43	.570	9.5
Indians	55	42	.567	10.0
Senators	46	53	.465	20.0
Athletics	42	55	.433	23.0
Tigers	34	63	.351	31.0
Browns	34	67	.337	33.0

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 3

Athletics 9, Browns 3

Senators 13, Tigers 5

Yankees 7, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	64	33	.660	--
Braves	56	41	.577	8.0
Phillies	52	42	.553	10.5
Giants	51	42	.548	11.0
Cardinals	52	43	.547	11.0
Redlegs	45	53	.459	19.5
Cubs	34	60	.362	28.5
Pirates	32	72	.308	35.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 5

Redlegs 13, Phillies 4

Giants 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 8, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Adams	3
1	Bobby Avila	3
1	Steve Bilko	3
1	Rocky Bridges	3
1	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Solly Hemus	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Vernon	4
2	Ed Fitz Gerald	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Ted Kluszewski	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Brown	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Hobie Landrith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Meyer	0.62
2	Harvey Haddix	0.56
3	Vic Raschi	0.55
4	Billy Pierce	0.50
5	Mickey McDermott	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
3	Harvey Haddix	5
3	Russ Meyer	5
5	Mickey McDermott	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Bishop	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.335
2	Monte Irvin	.334
3	Mickey Vernon	.330
4	Carl Furillo	.328
5	George Kell	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	30
3	Roy Campanella	26
3	Al Rosen	26
5	Gil Hodges	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	92
2	Gil Hodges	90
3	Eddie Mathews	87
4	Al Rosen	83
5	Monte Irvin	79

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	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.40
2	Robin Roberts	2.49
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	118
2	Billy Pierce	115
3	Carl Erskine	107
4	Virgil Trucks	101
5	Harvey Haddix	95

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	Dave Philley	.448
2	Johnny Pesky	.439
3	Granny Hamner	.426
3	Rip Repulski	.426
5	Mickey Vernon	.403

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	26
2	Ray Boone	20
3	Roy Campanella	19
3	Mickey Vernon	19
5	Yogi Berra	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Carlos Bernier	3
2	Gil Coan	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Flowers	0.00
2	Virgil Trucks	0.33
3	Carl Erskine	0.65
4	Mickey McDermott	0.72
5	Johnny Podres	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Dorish	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	27
2	Carl Erskine	24
3	Johnny Podres	23
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Russ Meyer	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Hal White	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.395
2	Monte Irvin	.387
3	Billy Cox	.376
4	Ted Kluszewski	.375
5	Granny Hamner	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
2	Gil Hodges	11
3	Ray Boone	10
3	Al Rosen	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	42
2	Ray Boone	35
3	Monte Irvin	32
3	Minnie Minoso	32
5	Al Rosen	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Rivera	5
3	Duke Snider	4
3	Hank Thompson	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.88
2	Al Worthington	0.98
3	Carl Erskine	1.38
4	Johnny Podres	1.46
5	Warren Spahn	1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	43
1	Billy Pierce	43
3	Johnny Antonelli	36
3	Ted Gray	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Fritz Dorish	3
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	Karl Drews	2
3	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.337
2	Ted Kluszewski	.329
3	Monte Irvin	.326
4	Frank Baumholtz	.326
5	Stan Musial	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	135
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	2.52
4	Warren Spahn	2.62
5	Robin Roberts	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	179
2	Carl Erskine	162
3	Billy Pierce	157
4	Early Wynn	156
5	Virgil Trucks	154

Saves

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