On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	37	.670	--
White Sox	70	45	.609	6.5
Indians	64	48	.571	11.0
Red Sox	64	54	.542	14.0
Senators	57	59	.491	20.0
Athletics	48	65	.425	27.5
Tigers	41	73	.360	35.0
Browns	39	77	.336	38.0

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 2

Senators 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Athletics 9, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	75	37	.670	--
Braves	69	47	.595	8.0
Phillies	62	50	.554	13.0
Cardinals	61	51	.545	14.0
Giants	54	56	.491	20.0
Redlegs	52	64	.448	25.0
Cubs	44	68	.393	31.0
Pirates	38	82	.317	41.0

Games

Dodgers 14, Pirates 6

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Cardinals 10, Redlegs 4

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Busby	7
2	Carl Furillo	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Whitey Lockman	4
2	Don Mueller	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	4
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Bobby Morgan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	2
2	Minnie Minoso	1
2	Andy Pafko	1
2	Bud Souchock	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Henry	0.89
2	Curt Simmons	0.70
3	Steve Ridzik	0.57
4	Harvey Haddix	0.55
5	Warren Spahn	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Henry	8
2	Curt Simmons	7
3	Harvey Haddix	6
4	Chuck Stobbs	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Sonny Dixon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Carl Furillo	.338
3	Mickey Vernon	.330
4	Minnie Minoso	.330
5	Red Schoendienst	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	34
3	Roy Campanella	32
4	Al Rosen	29
4	Gus Zernial	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	111
2	Eddie Mathews	103
3	Gil Hodges	98
4	Al Rosen	97
5	2 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	21
2	Jim Rivera	19
3	Minnie Minoso	18
4	Pee Wee Reese	16
5	Jim Gilliam	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.17
2	Billy Pierce	2.20
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
2	Warren Spahn	16

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	Al Brazle	12
4	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Glynn	.475
2	Smoky Burgess	.469
3	Roy Campanella	.435
4	Irv Noren	.409
5	Jim Busby	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
1	Gus Zernial	6
3	Carl Furillo	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Stan Musial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	19
2	Ray Boone	18
3	Joe Adcock	16
3	Eddie Mathews	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Jackie Jensen	3
3	Dave Philley	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.47
4	Walt Masterson	0.50
5	Eddie Lopat	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	Ernie Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	27
2	Warren Spahn	25
3	Curt Simmons	24
4	Whitey Ford	21
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Al Brazle	2
2	Allie Reynolds	2
4	Lew Burdette	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.400
2	Hank Bauer	.382
3	Jim Gilliam	.376
4	Monte Irvin	.375
5	Ted Kluszewski	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	10
1	Roy Campanella	10
1	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Ted Kluszewski	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	40
2	Roy Campanella	38
3	Gil Hodges	34
4	Yogi Berra	32
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Erskine	0.81
2	Billy Pierce	0.82
3	Warren Spahn	1.44
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	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	54
2	Carl Erskine	47
3	Warren Spahn	42
4	Robin Roberts	39
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	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.333
1	Ted Kluszewski	.333
3	Monte Irvin	.331
4	Frank Baumholtz	.327
5	Stan Musial	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	44
2	Ralph Kiner	41
3	Ted Kluszewski	39
4	Roy Campanella	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	140
2	Al Rosen	130
3	Gil Hodges	125
3	Ralph Kiner	125
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	26
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	2.36
4	Warren Spahn	2.39
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	4 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	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
2	Ellis Kinder	19
3	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14