On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 36 .676 --
White Sox 70 44 .614 6.5
Indians 64 48 .571 11.5
Red Sox 64 52 .552 13.5
Senators 55 59 .482 21.5
Athletics 47 65 .420 28.5
Tigers 40 73 .354 36.0
Browns 39 77 .336 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 37 .667 --
Braves 68 47 .591 8.0
Phillies 61 49 .555 12.5
Cardinals 60 51 .541 14.0
Giants 53 55 .491 19.5
Redlegs 52 63 .452 24.0
Cubs 44 67 .396 30.0
Pirates 38 81 .319 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Easter 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Eddie Mathews 3
4 Joe Adcock 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 2
2 Randy Jackson 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 George Metkovich 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 5
2 Bill Serena 4
3 Randy Jackson 3
4 Eddie Mathews 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Nuxhall 0.88
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.85
3 Billy Pierce 0.57
4 Warren Hacker 0.33
5 Bob Feller 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 11
2 Joe Nuxhall 7
3 Billy Pierce 4
4 Warren Hacker 2
4 Dave Jolly 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Monte Irvin .339
2 Mickey Vernon .337
3 Carl Furillo .331
4 Ted Kluszewski .329
5 Red Schoendienst .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 37
2 Ted Kluszewski 34
3 Roy Campanella 31
4 Al Rosen 29
4 Gus Zernial 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 108
2 Eddie Mathews 103
3 Gil Hodges 98
4 Al Rosen 97
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 Billy Pierce 2.20
2 Warren Spahn 2.28
3 Robin Roberts 2.51
4 Virgil Trucks 2.54
5 Eddie Lopat 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 20
2 Bob Lemon 16
2 Mel Parnell 16
2 Billy Pierce 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 142
1 Robin Roberts 142
3 Carl Erskine 130
4 Virgil Trucks 117
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 114

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 Smoky Burgess .469
2 Bill Glynn .455
3 Jim Piersall .411
4 Roy Campanella .396
4 Vic Wertz .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 6
2 Roy Campanella 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Stan Musial 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 19
2 Roy Campanella 16
2 Eddie Mathews 16
4 Frank Thomas 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 4
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Ernie Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 27
2 Robin Roberts 24
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 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 .378
4 Hank Bauer .375
4 Monte Irvin .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Boone 10
1 Eddie Mathews 10
3 Roy Campanella 9
3 Ted Kluszewski 9
3 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 2 tied 28

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 0.82
3 Jackie Collum 1.51
4 Mickey McDermott 1.61
5 Virgil Trucks 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Billy Pierce 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
4 Whitey Ford 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 54
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 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Kluszewski .337
2 Monte Irvin .331
3 Frank Baumholtz .329
4 Carl Furillo .328
5 Stan Musial .326

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 130
3 Ralph Kiner 129
4 Gil Hodges 125
5 Eddie Mathews 122

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 Billy Pierce 2.34
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.41
4 Warren Spahn 2.56
5 Whitey Ford 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 30
2 Bob Lemon 25
3 Mike Garcia 22
4 Early Wynn 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 192
2 Billy Pierce 171
3 Carl Erskine 162
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 155
5 Virgil Trucks 154

Saves

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