On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	34	.667	--
White Sox	64	40	.615	5.0
Indians	61	42	.592	7.5
Red Sox	58	48	.547	12.0
Senators	49	56	.467	20.5
Athletics	43	60	.417	25.5
Tigers	38	65	.369	30.5
Browns	35	71	.330	35.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 2

Yankees 15, Tigers 0

White Sox 8, Athletics 3

Indians 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	35	.657	--
Braves	59	44	.573	8.5
Phillies	56	45	.554	10.5
Cardinals	55	46	.545	11.5
Giants	52	47	.525	13.5
Redlegs	49	56	.467	19.5
Cubs	37	62	.374	28.5
Pirates	35	75	.318	36.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Pirates 2, Redlegs 1

Phillies 8, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Smoky Burgess	3
1	Gil McDougald	3
1	Vic Raschi	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Monte Irvin	1
1	Clyde McCullough	1
1	Gil McDougald	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Raschi	7
2	Gil McDougald	4
3	Floyd Baker	3
4	Yogi Berra	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.00
1	Chuck Stobbs	1.00
3	Virgil Trucks	0.71
4	Bob Rush	0.67
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	Vic Raschi	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Stobbs	8
2	Robin Roberts	7
3	Duane Pillette	6
3	Bob Rush	6
5	Virgil Trucks	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Art Schallock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	Monte Irvin	.337
3	Carl Furillo	.327
4	Ted Kluszewski	.327
5	Minnie Minoso	.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	2 tied	83

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.35
2	Warren Spahn	2.36
3	Robin Roberts	2.38
4	Virgil Trucks	2.48
5	Billy Pierce	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Bob Lemon	15
3	Mel Parnell	14
3	Warren Spahn	14
3	Virgil Trucks	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	130
2	Billy Pierce	124
3	Carl Erskine	118
4	Virgil Trucks	107
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	15
1	Ellis Kinder	15
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	11
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Westlake	.469
2	Phil Rizzuto	.455
3	Johnny Pesky	.421
4	Yogi Berra	.400
4	Irv Noren	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	6
2	Ray Boone	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
4	Cal Abrams	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	18
2	Gil Hodges	16
2	Frank Thomas	16
2	Mickey Vernon	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Erskine	0.67
1	Harry Perkowski	0.67
3	Larry Jansen	0.83
4	Lew Burdette	1.03
5	Virgil Trucks	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Russ Meyer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	31
2	Billy Pierce	27
3	Robin Roberts	23
4	Whitey Ford	21
5	4 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Flowers	2
1	Billy Hoeft	2
3	Charlie Bishop	1
3	Ralph Branca	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.417
2	Ray Boone	.398
3	Whitey Lockman	.388
4	Hank Thompson	.368
5	Billy Cox	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	37
2	Gil Hodges	36
3	Monte Irvin	34
4	Del Ennis	30
4	Al Rosen	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	Duke Snider	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.09
2	Billy Pierce	1.36
3	Virgil Trucks	1.39
4	Warren Spahn	1.42
5	Ruben Gomez	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	49
2	Carl Erskine	48
3	Robin Roberts	39
4	Virgil Trucks	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Billy Hoeft	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.340
2	Frank Baumholtz	.337
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Monte Irvin	.328
5	Stan Musial	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Roy Campanella	38
4	Ted Kluszewski	37
4	Al Rosen	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	137
2	Al Rosen	130
3	Gil Hodges	125
4	Del Ennis	124
5	Ralph Kiner	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	25
3	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Jackie Robinson	22
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.04
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.47
4	Warren Spahn	2.53
5	Robin Roberts	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	31
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	185
2	Carl Erskine	162
3	Billy Pierce	157
4	Virgil Trucks	154
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Fritz Dorish	17
2	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Al Brazle	14
5	3 tied	12