On This Day

Thursday, July 30, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 33 .663 --
White Sox 61 38 .616 4.5
Indians 56 42 .571 9.0
Red Sox 57 44 .564 9.5
Senators 47 53 .470 19.0
Athletics 43 55 .439 22.0
Tigers 34 64 .347 31.0
Browns 34 68 .333 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 34 .653 --
Braves 57 41 .582 7.0
Phillies 53 42 .558 9.5
Cardinals 53 43 .552 10.0
Giants 51 43 .543 11.0
Redlegs 45 54 .455 19.5
Cubs 35 60 .368 27.5
Pirates 32 73 .305 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Ennis 4
1 Granny Hamner 4
1 Jim Rivera 4
1 Enos Slaughter 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Walt Dropo 1
2 Ferris Fain 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 6
2 Jim Busby 4
3 Joe Adcock 3
3 Dick Cole 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Jim Pendleton 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.57
2 Roy Face 0.38
3 Chuck Stobbs 0.30
4 Curt Simmons 0.27
5 Eddie Lopat 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Eddie Erautt 1
1 Marion Fricano 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marv Grissom 7
2 Mike Garcia 4
2 Jim Hughes 4
2 Dick Littlefield 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Keegan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .337
2 Monte Irvin .333
3 Mickey Vernon .332
4 Carl Furillo .330
5 Ted Kluszewski .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 92
2 Gil Hodges 90
3 Eddie Mathews 87
4 Al Rosen 84
5 3 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 18
2 Bill Bruton 16
2 Pee Wee Reese 16
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 2 tied 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 Granny Hamner .458
2 Dave Philley .452
3 Johnny Pesky .439
4 Rip Repulski .411
5 Mickey Vernon .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 7
2 Ray Boone 6
2 Minnie Minoso 6
4 Yogi Berra 5
4 5 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 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Carlos Bernier 3
3 Gil Coan 3
3 Pee Wee Reese 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.33
2 Carl Erskine 0.65
3 Mickey McDermott 0.72
4 Lew Burdette 0.79
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 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Ben Flowers 2
2 Hal White 2
5 22 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Lockman .390
2 Granny Hamner .385
3 Monte Irvin .382
4 Ted Kluszewski .379
5 Billy Cox .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 12
2 Gil Hodges 11
3 Ray Boone 10
3 Del Ennis 10
3 Al Rosen 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 42
2 Ray Boone 35
2 Minnie Minoso 35
4 Monte Irvin 32
5 Al Rosen 31

Stolen Bases

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

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 .336
2 Ted Kluszewski .332
3 Frank Baumholtz .327
4 Monte Irvin .326
5 Stan Musial .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 135
2 Gil Hodges 128
3 Al Rosen 124
4 Del Ennis 121
5 Ralph Kiner 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 31
2 Pee Wee Reese 28
3 Minnie Minoso 23
3 Jackie Robinson 23
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.96
2 Eddie Lopat 2.34
3 Bob Lemon 2.52
4 Billy Pierce 2.61
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 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 179
2 Carl Erskine 162
3 Billy Pierce 154
3 Virgil Trucks 154
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 151

Saves

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