On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	34	.670	--
White Sox	65	40	.619	5.0
Indians	61	43	.587	8.5
Red Sox	59	48	.551	12.0
Senators	50	56	.472	20.5
Athletics	43	61	.413	26.5
Tigers	38	66	.365	31.5
Browns	35	72	.327	36.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 0

White Sox 9, Athletics 7

Senators 11, Indians 0

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	36	.650	--
Braves	60	44	.577	7.5
Phillies	57	45	.559	9.5
Cardinals	55	47	.539	11.5
Giants	52	49	.515	14.0
Redlegs	49	57	.462	19.5
Cubs	39	62	.386	27.0
Pirates	36	75	.324	35.0

Games

Cubs 9, Giants 6

Cubs 7, Giants 6

Pirates 6, Redlegs 4

Braves 5, Dodgers 3

Phillies 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	5
1	Hank Thompson	5
3	Dee Fondy	4
3	Ralph Kiner	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Dick Gernert	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dee Fondy	4
2	Jim Busby	3
2	Al Dark	3
2	Dick Gernert	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Miller	0.43
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.42
3	Dave Hoskins	0.38
4	Willard Schmidt	0.36
5	Carl Erskine	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Flowers	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Hoskins	5
1	Johnny Klippstein	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
4	Carl Erskine	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.340
2	Monte Irvin	.335
3	Frank Baumholtz	.330
4	Carl Furillo	.329
5	Mickey Vernon	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	33
2	Ted Kluszewski	32
3	Roy Campanella	27
3	Al Rosen	27
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	96
2	Gil Hodges	92
3	Al Rosen	91
4	Eddie Mathews	90
5	Monte Irvin	85

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	Warren Spahn	2.36
2	Robin Roberts	2.38
3	Billy Pierce	2.43
4	Virgil Trucks	2.48
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Bob Lemon	15
3	Mel Parnell	14
3	Billy Pierce	14
3	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	130
2	Billy Pierce	129
3	Carl Erskine	122
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	.441
3	Yogi Berra	.400
3	Johnny Pesky	.400
5	2 tied	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	6
2	Hank Thompson	5
2	Gus Zernial	5
4	Cal Abrams	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	18
2	Jim Busby	15
2	Ted Kluszewski	15
4	Jim Greengrass	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	0.45
2	Harry Perkowski	0.67
3	Lew Burdette	0.99
4	Bob Porterfield	1.00
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	Harry Perkowski	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	35
2	Billy Pierce	32
3	Whitey Ford	21
4	Johnny Podres	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	2
1	Ben Flowers	2
1	Billy Hoeft	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.407
2	Whitey Lockman	.394
3	Jim Gilliam	.380
4	Ray Boone	.369
5	Sam Mele	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	11
2	Gil Hodges	10
3	Ray Boone	9
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Hank Thompson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	38
2	Ray Boone	35
2	Monte Irvin	35
4	Yogi Berra	29
4	3 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.09
2	Virgil Trucks	1.39
3	Billy Pierce	1.41
4	Ruben Gomez	1.50
5	Bob Buhl	1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	52
2	Billy Pierce	50
3	Robin Roberts	36
4	Virgil Trucks	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Lew Burdette	3
3	Ben Flowers	2
3	Billy Hoeft	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Baumholtz	.340
2	Red Schoendienst	.340
3	Ted Kluszewski	.332
4	Monte Irvin	.327
5	Stan Musial	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Ted Kluszewski	39
4	Roy Campanella	38
5	Al Rosen	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	137
2	Al Rosen	130
3	Gil Hodges	127
4	Ralph Kiner	125
5	Del Ennis	124

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	2.16
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.47
4	Warren Spahn	2.53
5	Billy Pierce	2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	185
2	Carl Erskine	166
3	Billy Pierce	162
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	Dutch Leonard	13