On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	39	.678	--
White Sox	73	48	.603	9.0
Indians	68	52	.567	13.5
Red Sox	69	56	.552	15.0
Senators	60	64	.484	23.5
Athletics	49	72	.405	33.0
Tigers	45	75	.375	36.5
Browns	42	82	.339	41.5

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Browns 1

Athletics 10, Yankees 4

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	38	.683	--
Braves	75	47	.615	8.0
Cardinals	66	53	.555	15.5
Phillies	67	55	.549	16.0
Giants	57	63	.475	25.0
Redlegs	53	69	.434	30.0
Cubs	45	74	.378	36.5
Pirates	41	87	.320	45.0

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Phillies 7, Giants 1

Phillies 6, Giants 5

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 5, Redlegs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Grady Hatton	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	2
1	Bobby Thomson	2
3	Bill Glynn	1
3	Stan Musial	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	5
2	Eddie Robinson	4
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Bill Glynn	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Garcia	1.50
2	Preacher Roe	0.80
3	Bob Buhl	0.64
4	Jim Konstanty	0.60
5	Marion Fricano	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Marion Fricano	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Garcia	9
2	Preacher Roe	8
3	Bob Buhl	7
3	Bob Hall	7
5	Jim Konstanty	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Morrie Martin	1
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.338
2	Red Schoendienst	.336
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Mickey Vernon	.329
5	Carl Furillo	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	39
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Roy Campanella	32
3	Al Rosen	32
5	Gus Zernial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	114
2	Al Rosen	112
3	Eddie Mathews	110
4	Gil Hodges	104
5	Del Ennis	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	23
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Minnie Minoso	20
4	Pee Wee Reese	16
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.16
2	Billy Pierce	2.18
3	Eddie Lopat	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.50
5	Virgil Trucks	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Bob Lemon	17
2	Mel Parnell	17
2	Warren Spahn	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	155
2	Billy Pierce	150
3	Carl Erskine	144
4	Virgil Trucks	129
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	20
2	Fritz Dorish	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	12
4	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.455
2	Bill Glynn	.450
3	Richie Ashburn	.406
4	Johnny Logan	.375
5	Hank Bauer	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	7
2	Eddie Robinson	6
3	Yogi Berra	5
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	20
2	Eddie Mathews	19
2	Duke Snider	19
4	Yogi Berra	16
4	Roy Campanella	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
2	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Jackie Jensen	4
3	Harvey Kuenn	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.00
1	Eddie Lopat	0.00
1	Steve Ridzik	0.00
1	Clem Labine	0.00
1	Jim McDonald	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	4
1	Clem Labine	4
3	Carl Erskine	3
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Virgil Trucks	22
3	Billy Pierce	21
3	Preacher Roe	21
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Bob Hooper	2
2	Johnny Klippstein	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Glynn	.405
2	Jim Gilliam	.379
3	Wally Westlake	.377
4	Roy Campanella	.374
5	Monte Irvin	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	11
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Gus Zernial	10
4	Ted Kluszewski	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	32
2	Eddie Mathews	31
3	Ray Boone	30
3	Roy Campanella	30
5	Yogi Berra	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
5	Gil Coan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.86
2	Warren Spahn	0.95
3	Billy Pierce	0.96
4	Clem Labine	1.11
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Harvey Haddix	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	53
2	Carl Erskine	47
3	Robin Roberts	42
4	Warren Spahn	37
5	Virgil Trucks	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Ben Flowers	3
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.333
2	Ted Kluszewski	.332
3	Stan Musial	.329
4	Red Schoendienst	.328
5	Frank Baumholtz	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	46
2	Ted Kluszewski	42
3	Al Rosen	40
4	Ralph Kiner	39
5	Gus Zernial	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	144
2	Roy Campanella	138
3	Eddie Mathews	127
4	Del Ennis	123
4	Gil Hodges	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	32
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Bill Bruton	23
4	Pee Wee Reese	22
5	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.11
2	Billy Pierce	2.33
3	Warren Spahn	2.35
4	Robin Roberts	2.59
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Mike Garcia	22
4	Mel Parnell	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	195
2	Carl Erskine	172
3	Billy Pierce	169
4	Virgil Trucks	164
5	2 tied	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14