On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	36	.673	--
White Sox	68	44	.607	7.0
Indians	63	47	.573	11.0
Red Sox	64	51	.557	12.5
Senators	55	58	.487	20.5
Athletics	46	65	.414	28.5
Tigers	40	71	.360	34.5
Browns	38	76	.333	38.0

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 4

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 7, Browns 3

Yankees 22, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	73	37	.664	--
Braves	68	46	.596	7.0
Phillies	61	48	.560	11.5
Cardinals	60	50	.545	13.0
Giants	53	54	.495	18.5
Redlegs	50	63	.442	24.5
Cubs	43	66	.394	29.5
Pirates	37	81	.314	40.0

Games

Redlegs 10, Cubs 6

Cubs 3, Redlegs 1

Braves 8, Cardinals 2

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 6, Giants 5

Phillies 8, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Ford	4
1	Johnny Logan	4
1	Willard Marshall	4
1	Gene Woodling	4
5	20 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Clyde McCullough	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	5
1	Ray Boone	5
1	Billy Martin	5
4	Andy Seminick	4
4	Duke Snider	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	1.00
2	Whitey Ford	0.89
3	Harry Brecheen	0.86
4	Robin Roberts	0.75
5	Ruben Gomez	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	10
2	Robin Roberts	9
3	Whitey Ford	8
4	Ruben Gomez	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Steve Kraly	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Mickey Vernon	.337
3	Red Schoendienst	.332
4	Carl Furillo	.330
5	Hank Thompson	.327

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	101
3	Gil Hodges	97
4	Al Rosen	94
5	Monte Irvin	91

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.28
2	Billy Pierce	2.30
3	Robin Roberts	2.51
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.51
5	Virgil Trucks	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Mel Parnell	16
3	Bob Lemon	15
3	Billy Pierce	15
3	Warren Spahn	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	142
2	Billy Pierce	138
3	Carl Erskine	130
4	Virgil Trucks	111
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
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	.458
2	Jackie Jensen	.450
3	Smoky Burgess	.444
4	Phil Rizzuto	.436
5	Richie Ashburn	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	7
2	Ray Boone	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	21
2	Joe Adcock	16
2	Ralph Kiner	16
4	Del Ennis	15
5	6 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	Jackie Jensen	3
3	Dave Philley	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	0.00
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
3	Billy Pierce	0.26
4	Walt Masterson	0.50
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	29
2	Robin Roberts	26
3	Carl Erskine	23
4	Whitey Ford	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Allie Reynolds	2
3	Charlie Bishop	1
3	Al Brazle	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.397
2	Hank Bauer	.390
3	Irv Noren	.385
4	Monte Irvin	.375
5	Phil Rizzuto	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	10
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Duke Snider	9
2	Gus Zernial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	39
2	Gil Hodges	33
3	Roy Campanella	31
4	Yogi Berra	30
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Erskine	0.81
2	Billy Pierce	0.95
3	Bob Miller	1.37
4	Virgil Trucks	1.41
5	Jackie Collum	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	Russ Meyer	5
3	Billy Pierce	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	50
2	Carl Erskine	47
3	Robin Roberts	39
4	Warren Spahn	38
5	Whitey Ford	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Ben Flowers	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.333
2	Frank Baumholtz	.330
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Carl Furillo	.328
5	Stan Musial	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	44
2	Ralph Kiner	43
3	Ted Kluszewski	40
4	Gus Zernial	37
5	Al Rosen	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	134
2	Al Rosen	130
3	Ralph Kiner	128
4	Gil Hodges	126
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.27
2	Eddie Lopat	2.30
3	Billy Pierce	2.42
4	Warren Spahn	2.56
5	Whitey Ford	2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	192
2	Carl Erskine	167
2	Billy Pierce	167
4	Early Wynn	149
5	Virgil Trucks	148

Saves

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