On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	34	.673	--
White Sox	66	40	.623	5.0
Indians	61	44	.581	9.5
Red Sox	59	49	.546	13.0
Senators	51	56	.477	20.5
Athletics	43	62	.410	27.5
Tigers	38	67	.362	32.5
Browns	36	72	.333	36.0

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	37	.648	--
Braves	61	45	.575	7.5
Phillies	57	46	.553	10.0
Cardinals	56	47	.544	11.0
Giants	53	49	.520	13.5
Redlegs	49	58	.458	20.0
Cubs	39	63	.382	27.5
Pirates	37	75	.330	34.5

Games

Giants 12, Cubs 6

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Braves 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Piersall	4
1	Hank Thompson	4
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	Billy Cox	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Monte Irvin	1
1	Don Lenhardt	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Frank Baumholtz	3
3	Al Dark	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Rocky Bridges	1
1	Yo-Yo Davalillo	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Buhl	0.80
2	Johnny Lindell	0.75
3	Billy Loes	0.60
4	Bill Miller	0.56
5	Warren Hacker	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Don Liddle	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Johnny Lindell	6
3	Bill Miller	5
4	Bob Buhl	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul LaPalme	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	Monte Irvin	.339
3	Hank Thompson	.336
4	Frank Baumholtz	.331
5	Mickey Vernon	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	34
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	93
3	Al Rosen	92
4	Eddie Mathews	91
5	Monte Irvin	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	18
2	Bill Bruton	16
2	Pee Wee Reese	16
4	Minnie Minoso	15
5	Jim Gilliam	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.36
2	Robin Roberts	2.38
3	Billy Pierce	2.43
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.47
5	Virgil Trucks	2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	130
2	Billy Pierce	129
3	Carl Erskine	125
4	Virgil Trucks	107
5	Harvey Haddix	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	15
1	Ellis Kinder	15
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	11
4	Allie Reynolds	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Westlake	.469
2	Phil Rizzuto	.457
3	Frank Baumholtz	.417
4	Sam Mele	.413
5	Hank Thompson	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	6
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Gus Zernial	5
4	Ray Boone	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	20
2	Jim Busby	15
2	Monte Irvin	15
2	Ted Kluszewski	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	0.64
2	Harry Perkowski	0.67
3	Warren Spahn	0.93
4	Bob Porterfield	1.00
5	Lew Burdette	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	Harry Perkowski	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	32
2	Carl Erskine	28
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Johnny Lindell	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
1	Allie Reynolds	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.398
2	Hank Thompson	.394
3	Irv Noren	.388
4	Dave Philley	.376
5	Sam Mele	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	11
2	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Gil Hodges	9
3	Hank Thompson	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	37
2	Monte Irvin	36
3	Ray Boone	35
4	Yogi Berra	29
4	3 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
4	Gil Coan	4
4	Jim Rivera	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	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Bob Lemon	5
4	Harry Perkowski	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	55
2	Billy Pierce	50
3	Robin Roberts	36
3	Warren Spahn	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
4	Ben Flowers	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Baumholtz	.340
2	Red Schoendienst	.339
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Monte Irvin	.330
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Eddie Mathews	42
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	Ralph Kiner	125
4	Del Ennis	124
4	Gil Hodges	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	25
3	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Bill Bruton	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.19
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Warren Spahn	2.53
4	Billy Pierce	2.54
5	Robin Roberts	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	31
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	185
2	Carl Erskine	169
3	Billy Pierce	162
4	Virgil Trucks	154
5	Warren Spahn	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Ellis Kinder	17
3	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	14
5	2 tied	13