On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	34	.682	--
White Sox	66	43	.606	8.0
Indians	61	46	.570	12.0
Red Sox	61	49	.555	13.5
Senators	52	56	.481	21.5
Athletics	45	62	.421	28.0
Tigers	38	69	.355	35.0
Browns	36	73	.330	38.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Yankees 1, White Sox 0

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

Athletics 9, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	37	.654	--
Braves	63	45	.583	7.5
Cardinals	58	47	.552	11.0
Phillies	58	47	.552	11.0
Giants	53	51	.510	15.5
Redlegs	49	60	.450	22.0
Cubs	40	64	.385	28.5
Pirates	37	77	.325	36.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 1

Dodgers 7, Redlegs 4

Braves 7, Pirates 4

Cardinals 8, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	3
1	Toby Atwell	3
1	Matt Batts	3
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Matt Batts	2
1	Roy Campanella	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	6
2	Joe DeMaestri	3
2	Ray Murray	3
2	Tom Umphlett	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	2
2	Eddie O'Brien	1
2	Jackie Robinson	1
2	Gus Zernial	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Kuzava	1.00
2	Preacher Roe	0.67
3	Whitey Ford	0.56
4	Early Wynn	0.44
5	Virgil Trucks	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Marion Fricano	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	6
2	Fred Baczewski	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
4	Sid Hudson	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Morrie Martin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Red Schoendienst	.334
3	Frank Baumholtz	.332
4	Hank Thompson	.331
5	Mickey Vernon	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	35
2	Ted Kluszewski	33
3	Roy Campanella	29
4	Ralph Kiner	27
4	2 others tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	104
2	Gil Hodges	94
3	Eddie Mathews	93
4	Al Rosen	92
5	Monte Irvin	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	19
2	Jim Rivera	18
3	Pee Wee Reese	16
4	Minnie Minoso	15
5	Jim Gilliam	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.36
2	Billy Pierce	2.43
3	Robin Roberts	2.46
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.51
5	Virgil Trucks	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Bob Lemon	15
2	Mel Parnell	15
4	Harvey Haddix	14
4	4 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	133
2	Billy Pierce	129
3	Carl Erskine	125
4	Virgil Trucks	111
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	.476
2	Jim Gilliam	.426
3	Sam Mele	.426
4	Wally Westlake	.421
5	Jim Piersall	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	6
1	Gus Zernial	6
3	Eddie Mathews	5
4	Roy Campanella	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	17
1	Roy Campanella	17
1	Monte Irvin	17
4	Jim Busby	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Eddie O'Brien	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.36
2	Bob Buhl	0.64
3	Warren Spahn	0.93
4	Harvey Haddix	1.00
4	Bob Porterfield	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	28
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Whitey Ford	20
3	Billy Pierce	20
3	Robin Roberts	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	3
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Billy Hoeft	2
2	Dutch Leonard	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.389
2	Phil Rizzuto	.386
3	Jim Gilliam	.381
3	Hank Thompson	.381
5	Irv Noren	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	10
1	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Yogi Berra	9
3	Roy Campanella	9
3	Ralph Kiner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	34
2	Ray Boone	33
3	Gil Hodges	31
4	Yogi Berra	30
4	Monte Irvin	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.09
2	Carl Erskine	1.17
3	Harvey Haddix	1.36
4	Virgil Trucks	1.37
5	Billy Pierce	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Harry Perkowski	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	50
2	Carl Erskine	48
3	Robin Roberts	39
4	Johnny Podres	36
4	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	.339
2	Ted Kluszewski	.332
3	Monte Irvin	.331
4	Red Schoendienst	.331
5	Carl Furillo	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
2	Eddie Mathews	43
3	Ted Kluszewski	40
4	Roy Campanella	39
5	Al Rosen	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	141
2	Al Rosen	130
3	Ralph Kiner	127
4	Gil Hodges	125
5	Del Ennis	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	25
3	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Jackie Robinson	22
5	Bill Bruton	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.28
2	Eddie Lopat	2.30
3	Warren Spahn	2.53
4	Billy Pierce	2.54
5	Bob Lemon	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
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	162
2	Billy Pierce	162
4	Warren Spahn	149
4	Virgil Trucks	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	14
4	Allie Reynolds	14