On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	36	.670	--
White Sox	68	43	.613	6.0
Indians	62	47	.569	11.0
Red Sox	63	51	.553	12.5
Senators	55	57	.491	19.5
Athletics	46	64	.418	27.5
Tigers	39	71	.355	34.5
Browns	38	75	.336	37.0

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 2

Red Sox 7, Athletics 6

Red Sox 7, Athletics 5

Browns 5, Tigers 2

Tigers 9, Browns 3

Senators 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	37	.661	--
Braves	66	46	.589	7.5
Cardinals	60	48	.556	11.5
Phillies	60	48	.556	11.5
Giants	53	53	.500	17.5
Redlegs	49	62	.441	24.0
Cubs	42	65	.393	29.0
Pirates	37	80	.316	39.0

Games

Cubs 1, Redlegs 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Dodgers 4, Giants 0

Phillies 3, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sammy White	6
2	Bud Souchock	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Loren Babe	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Lund	4
1	Jim Piersall	4
3	Don Lenhardt	3
3	Cass Michaels	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Curt Simmons	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Connie Johnson	1.00
1	Walt Masterson	1.00
1	Paul Minner	1.00
4	Dick Littlefield	0.88
5	Carl Erskine	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Parnell	8
2	Dick Littlefield	7
2	Walt Masterson	7
4	Jackie Collum	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Flowers	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Billy Pierce	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Mickey Vernon	.334
3	Red Schoendienst	.333
4	Hank Thompson	.329
5	Carl Furillo	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	36
2	Ted Kluszewski	34
3	Roy Campanella	29
3	Gus Zernial	29
5	Ralph Kiner	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	104
2	Eddie Mathews	98
3	Gil Hodges	97
4	Al Rosen	92
5	Monte Irvin	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	21
2	Jim Rivera	18
3	Pee Wee Reese	16
4	Minnie Minoso	15
5	Jim Gilliam	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.29
2	Billy Pierce	2.30
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.45
4	Robin Roberts	2.46
5	Virgil Trucks	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	19
2	Mel Parnell	16
3	Bob Lemon	15
3	Billy Pierce	15
3	Warren Spahn	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	138
2	Robin Roberts	133
3	Carl Erskine	130
4	Virgil Trucks	111
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
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	Bill Glynn	.438
2	Ray Murray	.432
3	Jackie Jensen	.432
4	Jim Gilliam	.407
5	Smoky Burgess	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	7
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
2	Stan Musial	5
2	Duke Snider	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	17
2	Jim Busby	16
3	Frank Thomas	15
4	Roy Campanella	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Gil Coan	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.26
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.50
4	Sandy Consuegra	0.53
5	Carl Erskine	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	4
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	29
2	Carl Erskine	23
3	Bob Buhl	20
3	Whitey Ford	20
3	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	3
2	Ellis Kinder	2
3	Charlie Bishop	1
3	Ralph Branca	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.396
2	Mickey Vernon	.391
3	Jim Gilliam	.377
4	Irv Noren	.375
5	Ted Kluszewski	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Ray Boone	9
2	Del Ennis	9
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	35
2	Gil Hodges	33
3	Roy Campanella	31
4	Yogi Berra	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Jim Gilliam	6
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.94
2	Carl Erskine	1.01
3	Lew Burdette	1.36
4	Virgil Trucks	1.37
5	Jackie Collum	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
3	Russ Meyer	5
3	Harry Perkowski	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	53
2	Billy Pierce	50
3	Warren Spahn	37
4	Robin Roberts	36
5	Virgil Trucks	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Ben Flowers	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Baumholtz	.335
2	Ted Kluszewski	.332
3	Monte Irvin	.332
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Carl Furillo	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	44
2	Ralph Kiner	43
3	Ted Kluszewski	41
4	Roy Campanella	37
4	Gus Zernial	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	137
2	Al Rosen	128
3	Gil Hodges	127
4	Ralph Kiner	125
5	Del Ennis	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Minnie Minoso	23
4	Bill Bruton	21
4	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.25
2	Eddie Lopat	2.30
3	Billy Pierce	2.42
4	Fritz Dorish	2.56
5	Warren Spahn	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Mike Garcia	22
4	Early Wynn	21
5	Mel Parnell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	185
2	Carl Erskine	167
2	Billy Pierce	167
4	Virgil Trucks	148
5	3 tied	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
2	Ellis Kinder	19
3	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	14
4	Allie Reynolds	14