On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	34	.660	--
White Sox	62	39	.614	4.5
Indians	58	42	.580	8.0
Red Sox	57	46	.553	10.5
Senators	48	54	.471	19.0
Athletics	43	57	.430	23.0
Tigers	36	64	.360	30.0
Browns	35	69	.337	33.0

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 3, Yankees 2

Indians 5, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	34	.660	--
Braves	58	42	.580	8.0
Phillies	54	43	.557	10.5
Giants	52	44	.542	12.0
Cardinals	53	45	.541	12.0
Redlegs	46	55	.455	20.5
Cubs	35	62	.361	29.5
Pirates	34	73	.318	35.5

Games

Pirates 10, Cubs 3

Redlegs 10, Giants 9

Braves 5, Phillies 0

Dodgers 11, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Billy Consolo	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Billy Consolo	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	5
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Billy Consolo	3
2	Billy Cox	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	8.00
2	Connie Johnson	0.91
3	Bob Feller	0.44
3	Steve Gromek	0.44
5	Bob Kuzava	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	10
2	Warren Spahn	8
3	Bob Feller	4
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Hoeft	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.338
2	Monte Irvin	.334
3	Carl Furillo	.333
4	Hank Thompson	.329
5	Mickey Vernon	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	33
2	Ted Kluszewski	30
3	Roy Campanella	27
3	Al Rosen	27
5	4 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	95
2	Gil Hodges	90
3	Eddie Mathews	88
3	Al Rosen	88
5	Monte Irvin	81

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.36
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.37
3	Robin Roberts	2.43
4	Virgil Trucks	2.45
5	Fritz Dorish	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	18
2	Bob Lemon	14
2	Mel Parnell	14
2	Warren Spahn	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	123
2	Carl Erskine	118
3	Billy Pierce	115
4	Virgil Trucks	102
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	Dave Philley	.435
2	Granny Hamner	.417
3	Ted Kluszewski	.411
4	Johnny Pesky	.410
5	Hank Thompson	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	6
1	Del Ennis	6
1	Eddie Mathews	6
1	Hank Thompson	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	21
2	Roy Campanella	20
3	Mickey Vernon	19
4	Gil Hodges	18
5	Willard Marshall	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.36
2	Carl Erskine	0.65
3	Mickey McDermott	0.72
4	Lew Burdette	0.79
5	Harry Perkowski	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	31
2	Billy Pierce	26
3	Russ Meyer	19
3	Early Wynn	19
5	Johnny Podres	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Billy Hoeft	2
2	Hal White	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.402
2	Hank Thompson	.392
3	Whitey Lockman	.385
4	Bob Elliott	.375
5	Billy Cox	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	11
1	Gil Hodges	11
1	Hank Thompson	11
4	Ray Boone	10
4	Eddie Mathews	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	38
2	Ray Boone	36
3	Monte Irvin	34
4	Al Rosen	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.93
2	Johnny Podres	1.27
3	Carl Erskine	1.33
4	Warren Spahn	1.42
5	Ruben Gomez	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Ruben Gomez	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	54
2	Billy Pierce	40
3	Johnny Antonelli	39
4	Virgil Trucks	36
5	Early Wynn	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Fritz Dorish	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.337
2	Frank Baumholtz	.334
3	Ted Kluszewski	.329
4	Monte Irvin	.326
5	Stan Musial	.322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	137
2	Al Rosen	127
3	Gil Hodges	126
4	Del Ennis	121
5	Ralph Kiner	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Robinson	23
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.97
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.54
4	Robin Roberts	2.57
5	Warren Spahn	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	179
2	Carl Erskine	169
3	Billy Pierce	154
4	Virgil Trucks	149
5	Warren Spahn	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Fritz Dorish	17
2	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Al Brazle	13
5	3 tied	12