Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 13, 1953

On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	36	.676	--
White Sox	69	44	.611	7.0
Indians	63	48	.568	12.0
Red Sox	64	52	.552	13.5
Senators	55	59	.482	21.5
Athletics	47	65	.420	28.5
Tigers	40	72	.357	35.5
Browns	39	76	.339	38.0

Games

White Sox 7, Indians 3

Athletics 1, Red Sox 0

Browns 1, Tigers 0

Yankees 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	37	.667	--
Braves	68	46	.596	7.5
Phillies	61	49	.555	12.5
Cardinals	60	50	.545	13.5
Giants	53	55	.491	19.5
Redlegs	51	63	.447	24.5
Cubs	43	67	.391	30.5
Pirates	38	81	.319	40.0

Games

Redlegs 10, Cubs 2

Dodgers 9, Giants 8

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Don Mueller	4
4	Roy Campanella	3
4	Joe Collins	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	2
1	Frank Thomas	2
3	Al Dark	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	4
2	Al Dark	3
2	Willard Marshall	3
2	Roy McMillan	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	Stan Lopata	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Danny O'Connell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Coleman	0.60
2	Lou Kretlow	0.50
3	Virgil Trucks	0.38
4	Eddie Lopat	0.33
4	Howie Pollet	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Paul LaPalme	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Kretlow	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Al Worthington	4
4	Fred Baczewski	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Mickey Vernon	.337
3	Red Schoendienst	.332
4	Carl Furillo	.331
5	Ted Kluszewski	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	36
2	Ted Kluszewski	34
3	Roy Campanella	31
4	Gus Zernial	29
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	108
2	Eddie Mathews	101
3	Gil Hodges	98
4	Al Rosen	96
5	Monte Irvin	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	21
2	Jim Rivera	19
3	Minnie Minoso	17
4	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
4	Virgil Trucks	2.54
5	Eddie Lopat	2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	142
2	Billy Pierce	138
3	Carl Erskine	130
4	Virgil Trucks	117
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	Jim Piersall	.433
3	Smoky Burgess	.432
4	Ray Murray	.417
5	Jackie Jensen	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	7
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Stan Musial	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	19
2	Joe Adcock	16
2	Roy Campanella	16
2	Ralph Kiner	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	0.00
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.47
5	Walt Masterson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Ernie Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Carl Erskine	23
2	Billy Pierce	23
4	Whitey Ford	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Allie Reynolds	2
3	Al Brazle	1
3	Lew Burdette	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.395
2	Irv Noren	.389
3	Ted Kluszewski	.377
4	Hank Bauer	.375
4	Monte Irvin	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	10
2	Roy Campanella	9
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	39
2	Roy Campanella	35
3	Gil Hodges	34
4	Yogi Berra	30
5	Ted Kluszewski	27

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	Jackie Collum	1.51
4	Mickey McDermott	1.61
5	Virgil Trucks	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	Russ Meyer	5
3	2 others tied	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	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.334
2	Frank Baumholtz	.333
3	Monte Irvin	.333
4	Carl Furillo	.329
5	Stan Musial	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	44
2	Ralph Kiner	43
3	Ted Kluszewski	40
4	Roy Campanella	37
4	2 others tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	138
2	Al Rosen	132
3	Ralph Kiner	128
4	Gil Hodges	127
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	25
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
4	Bill Bruton	21
4	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.19
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.39
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	Virgil Trucks	154
5	Early Wynn	149

Saves

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