On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	34	.660	--
White Sox	62	40	.608	5.0
Indians	60	42	.588	7.0
Red Sox	57	48	.543	11.5
Senators	49	54	.476	18.5
Athletics	43	59	.422	24.0
Tigers	38	64	.373	29.0
Browns	35	69	.337	33.0

Games

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 9, Red Sox 6

Indians 10, Athletics 1

Indians 7, Athletics 1

Senators 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	35	.653	--
Braves	59	43	.578	7.5
Phillies	55	44	.556	10.0
Cardinals	54	45	.545	11.0
Giants	52	46	.531	12.5
Redlegs	48	55	.466	19.0
Cubs	36	62	.367	28.5
Pirates	34	74	.315	35.5

Games

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Redlegs 5, Giants 0

Redlegs 3, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Braves 1

Braves 6, Phillies 1

Cardinals 10, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Boone	6
2	Loren Babe	4
2	Bill Glynn	4
2	Randy Jackson	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Steve Bilko	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Bilko	4
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Ralph Kiner	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Johnny Bucha	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	Dave Philley	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	1.67
2	Bob Buhl	0.89
3	Ned Garver	0.67
4	Steve Ridzik	0.57
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	10
2	Bob Buhl	8
3	Ned Garver	4
3	Warren Hacker	4
3	7 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Herbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	Monte Irvin	.335
3	Carl Furillo	.329
4	Mickey Vernon	.325
5	Ted Kluszewski	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	33
2	Ted Kluszewski	30
3	Roy Campanella	27
3	Al Rosen	27
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	96
2	Al Rosen	91
3	Gil Hodges	90
4	Eddie Mathews	89
5	Del Ennis	83

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	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.32
2	Warren Spahn	2.36
3	Robin Roberts	2.43
4	Virgil Trucks	2.45
5	Fritz Dorish	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	18
2	Bob Lemon	15
3	Mel Parnell	14
3	Warren Spahn	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	123
2	Carl Erskine	118
3	Billy Pierce	115
4	Virgil Trucks	102
5	Harvey Haddix	99

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	Wally Westlake	.517
2	Ray Boone	.426
3	Johnny Pesky	.425
4	Steve Bilko	.413
5	Ted Kluszewski	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	7
1	Del Ennis	7
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Hank Thompson	5
5	16 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	25
2	Mickey Vernon	18
3	Gil Hodges	17
3	Frank Thomas	17
5	Roy Campanella	16

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	Harry Perkowski	0.67
4	Mickey McDermott	0.72
5	Larry Jansen	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	31
2	Billy Pierce	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Russ Meyer	19
5	Johnny Podres	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Flowers	2
1	Billy Hoeft	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
1	Hal White	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.400
2	Ray Boone	.383
3	Whitey Lockman	.380
4	Ted Kluszewski	.369
5	Billy Cox	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	12
2	Ray Boone	11
2	Hank Thompson	11
4	Gil Hodges	10
4	Eddie Mathews	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	40
2	Gil Hodges	37
3	Monte Irvin	35
4	Al Rosen	33
5	Del Ennis	32

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	Warren Spahn	1.42
3	Ruben Gomez	1.46
4	Carl Erskine	1.56
5	Billy Pierce	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Perkowski	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Carl Erskine	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	48
2	Billy Pierce	40
3	Early Wynn	38
4	Virgil Trucks	36
5	Johnny Antonelli	33

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	.340
2	Frank Baumholtz	.336
3	Ted Kluszewski	.332
4	Monte Irvin	.327
5	Stan Musial	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Roy Campanella	38
3	Ted Kluszewski	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	138
2	Al Rosen	130
3	Gil Hodges	126
4	Del Ennis	124
5	Ralph Kiner	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Minnie Minoso	23
4	Jackie Robinson	22
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.94
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.49
4	Robin Roberts	2.57
5	Warren Spahn	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	179
2	Carl Erskine	169
3	Billy Pierce	154
4	Virgil Trucks	149
4	Early Wynn	149

Saves

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