On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	40	.680	--
White Sox	76	50	.603	9.5
Indians	72	53	.576	13.0
Red Sox	70	57	.551	16.0
Senators	62	66	.484	24.5
Athletics	51	75	.405	34.5
Tigers	45	80	.360	40.0
Browns	44	84	.344	42.5

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 4

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Senators 12, Tigers 5

Browns 5, Athletics 4

Browns 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	40	.683	--
Braves	77	50	.606	9.5
Phillies	70	56	.556	16.0
Cardinals	68	56	.548	17.0
Giants	59	66	.472	26.5
Redlegs	56	69	.448	29.5
Cubs	48	77	.384	37.5
Pirates	41	91	.311	48.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 5

Cardinals 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Wertz	4
2	Bob Boyd	3
2	Jim Busby	3
2	Clint Courtney	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	2
1	Vic Wertz	2
3	Gil Coan	1
3	Dee Fondy	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Coan	4
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	George Kell	3
2	Rip Repulski	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Wes Westrum	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Garcia	0.86
2	Whitey Ford	0.75
3	Russ Meyer	0.64
4	Johnny Klippstein	0.60
5	Bob Turley	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Erautt	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Dick Littlefield	1
1	Russ Meyer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Meyer	9
2	Whitey Ford	6
2	Mike Garcia	6
2	Johnny Klippstein	6
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Hal White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.340
2	Monte Irvin	.338
3	Richie Ashburn	.330
4	Jackie Robinson	.329
5	Ted Kluszewski	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	40
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Gus Zernial	34
4	Al Rosen	33
4	Duke Snider	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	118
2	Roy Campanella	115
3	Gil Hodges	111
3	Eddie Mathews	111
5	Del Ennis	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	24
2	Minnie Minoso	21
2	Jim Rivera	21
4	Pee Wee Reese	18
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.15
2	Billy Pierce	2.25
3	Eddie Lopat	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.45
5	Whitey Ford	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Warren Spahn	18
2	Virgil Trucks	18
4	Bob Lemon	17
4	Mel Parnell	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	160
2	Billy Pierce	156
3	Carl Erskine	148
4	Virgil Trucks	134
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	124

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	.449
2	Jim Busby	.421
3	Sid Gordon	.417
4	Red Schoendienst	.408
5	Don Mueller	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	9
2	Dusty Rhodes	6
2	Eddie Robinson	6
2	Al Rosen	6
2	Frank Thomas	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	24
1	Duke Snider	24
3	Del Ennis	17
3	Earl Torgeson	17
5	Yogi Berra	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	0.00
2	Vic Raschi	0.44
3	Sandy Consuegra	0.49
4	Steve Ridzik	0.50
5	Clem Labine	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clem Labine	4
1	Virgil Trucks	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Carl Erskine	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	23
2	Mike Garcia	22
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	21
4	Carl Erskine	18
4	3 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Clem Labine	3
3	Jim Hughes	2
3	Ellis Kinder	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.388
2	Roy Campanella	.387
3	Paul Smith	.386
4	Bill Glynn	.385
5	Jim Busby	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	15
2	Gus Zernial	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	8
3	Eddie Mathews	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	39
2	Al Rosen	35
3	Del Ennis	32
4	Yogi Berra	29
5	Frank Thomas	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
4	Jackie Jensen	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.51
2	Clem Labine	0.96
3	Billy Pierce	1.01
4	Eddie Lopat	1.16
5	Warren Spahn	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Carl Erskine	6
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	Harvey Haddix	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	47
2	Robin Roberts	44
3	Carl Erskine	41
4	Whitey Ford	40
5	Warren Spahn	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Clem Labine	4
4	Allie Reynolds	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.334
2	Monte Irvin	.331
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Jackie Robinson	.326
5	Don Mueller	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	47
2	Ted Kluszewski	42
3	Al Rosen	39
3	Duke Snider	39
3	Gus Zernial	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	146
2	Roy Campanella	130
3	Del Ennis	129
4	Gil Hodges	128
4	2 others tied	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	27
3	Bill Bruton	24
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
5	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.12
2	Warren Spahn	2.42
3	Billy Pierce	2.43
4	Robin Roberts	2.53
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	29
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Mike Garcia	22
4	Early Wynn	21
5	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	197
2	Carl Erskine	173
2	Billy Pierce	173
4	Virgil Trucks	161
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	152

Saves

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