On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	34	.676	--
White Sox	66	41	.617	6.0
Indians	61	45	.575	10.5
Red Sox	60	49	.550	13.0
Senators	52	56	.481	20.5
Athletics	44	62	.415	27.5
Tigers	38	68	.358	33.5
Browns	36	73	.330	37.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 2

Yankees 6, White Sox 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Senators 12, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	37	.651	--
Braves	62	45	.579	7.5
Phillies	58	46	.558	10.0
Cardinals	57	47	.548	11.0
Giants	53	50	.515	14.5
Redlegs	49	59	.454	21.0
Cubs	39	64	.379	28.5
Pirates	37	76	.327	35.5

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Dodgers 9, Redlegs 4

Braves 9, Pirates 2

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Brown	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Randy Jackson	3
1	Ralph Kiner	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Luke Easter	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Busby	3
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Mickey Mantle	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Harry Hanebrink	1
1	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Kellner	1.00
2	Johnny Podres	0.75
3	Ruben Gomez	0.62
4	Mel Parnell	0.50
5	Connie Johnson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Connie Marrero	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	9
2	Alex Kellner	7
3	Ruben Gomez	5
4	Mel Parnell	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Bob Milliken	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.338
1	Red Schoendienst	.338
3	Hank Thompson	.336
4	Mickey Vernon	.331
5	Ted Kluszewski	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	34
2	Ted Kluszewski	32
3	Roy Campanella	27
3	Ralph Kiner	27
3	2 others tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	98
2	Gil Hodges	94
3	Al Rosen	92
4	Eddie Mathews	91
5	Monte Irvin	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	18
2	Bill Bruton	17
3	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
2	Mel Parnell	15
4	Harvey Haddix	14
4	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	Vinegar Bend Mizell	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	16
2	Fritz Dorish	15
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Allie Reynolds	12
5	Al Brazle	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Rizzuto	.447
2	Sam Mele	.435
3	Wally Westlake	.429
4	Jim Gilliam	.413
4	Jim Piersall	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	6
1	Gus Zernial	6
3	Eddie Mathews	5
4	Al Dark	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	17
2	Jim Busby	16
2	Frank Thomas	16
4	Monte Irvin	15
4	Ted Kluszewski	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	0.64
2	Warren Spahn	0.93
3	Bob Porterfield	1.00
4	Lew Burdette	1.07
5	Billy Pierce	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	32
2	Carl Erskine	28
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Ruben Gomez	17
4	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	3
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Billy Hoeft	2
2	Dutch Leonard	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Thompson	.390
2	Monte Irvin	.386
3	Jim Gilliam	.385
4	Irv Noren	.378
5	Johnny Pesky	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	10
2	Yogi Berra	9
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	35
2	Ray Boone	34
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Yogi Berra	30
4	Roy Campanella	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.09
2	Carl Erskine	1.17
3	Harvey Haddix	1.36
4	Virgil Trucks	1.39
5	Billy Pierce	1.41

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	Billy Pierce	50
2	Carl Erskine	48
3	Johnny Podres	36
3	Robin Roberts	36
3	Warren Spahn	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Baumholtz	.336
2	Red Schoendienst	.336
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Monte Irvin	.329
5	Stan Musial	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
2	Eddie Mathews	42
3	Ted Kluszewski	39
4	Roy Campanella	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	139
2	Al Rosen	130
3	Ralph Kiner	127
4	Del Ennis	125
4	Gil Hodges	125

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	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.19
2	Eddie Lopat	2.30
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	22
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	Mel Parnell	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	185
2	Carl Erskine	169
3	Billy Pierce	162
4	Warren Spahn	149
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	14
4	Allie Reynolds	14