On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	41	.675	--
White Sox	76	51	.598	9.5
Indians	73	53	.579	12.0
Red Sox	71	57	.555	15.0
Senators	63	66	.488	23.5
Athletics	51	76	.402	34.5
Tigers	45	81	.357	40.0
Browns	45	84	.349	41.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Indians 3, Yankees 2

Senators 7, Tigers 4

Browns 8, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	87	40	.685	--
Braves	78	50	.609	9.5
Phillies	71	56	.559	16.0
Cardinals	69	56	.552	17.0
Giants	59	67	.468	27.5
Redlegs	56	70	.444	30.5
Cubs	48	78	.381	38.5
Pirates	41	92	.308	49.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Redlegs 8

Braves 3, Giants 1

Phillies 5, Cubs 0

Cardinals 10, Pirates 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Ray Boone	3
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Granny Hamner	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Kryhoski	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Ray Jablonski	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	17 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Jim Busby	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	1.17
2	Early Wynn	0.75
3	Warren Spahn	0.67
4	Bill Henry	0.50
5	Ned Garver	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	Duane Pillette	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	7
2	Early Wynn	6
3	Ned Garver	5
3	Bill Henry	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Gerry Staley	1
1	Marlin Stuart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	Monte Irvin	.340
3	Richie Ashburn	.331
4	Mickey Vernon	.329
5	Jackie Robinson	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	40
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Gus Zernial	35
4	Al Rosen	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	119
2	Roy Campanella	117
3	Gil Hodges	111
3	Eddie Mathews	111
5	Del Ennis	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Minnie Minoso	21
2	Jim Rivera	21
4	Pee Wee Reese	18
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.06
2	Billy Pierce	2.25
3	Robin Roberts	2.45
4	Eddie Lopat	2.45
5	Whitey Ford	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Warren Spahn	19
3	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	Red Schoendienst	.420
2	Jim Busby	.419
3	Richie Ashburn	.403
4	Roy Campanella	.400
4	2 others tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	9
2	Dusty Rhodes	6
2	Eddie Robinson	6
2	Al Rosen	6
2	Gus Zernial	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	23
1	Duke Snider	23
3	Del Ennis	17
4	Earl Torgeson	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Randy Jackson	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	0.44
2	Steve Ridzik	0.50
3	Sandy Consuegra	0.52
4	Jim Hughes	0.61
5	2 tied	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Bob Kuzava	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	21
2	Larry Jansen	20
3	Mike Garcia	19
4	Carl Erskine	18
4	4 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Jim Hughes	2
3	Ellis Kinder	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.396
2	Paul Smith	.388
3	Roy Campanella	.387
4	Jim Busby	.385
5	Bill Glynn	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	14
2	Gus Zernial	13
3	Ted Kluszewski	8
3	Eddie Mathews	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	37
2	Al Rosen	36
3	Del Ennis	32
4	Yogi Berra	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
4	Jackie Jensen	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.53
2	Billy Pierce	1.01
3	Warren Spahn	1.09
4	Clem Labine	1.24
5	Vic Raschi	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
4	Harvey Haddix	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	47
2	Robin Roberts	44
3	Carl Erskine	41
4	Warren Spahn	39
5	Curt Simmons	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Clem Labine	5
3	Jim Konstanty	4
4	Charlie Bishop	2
4	10 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.333
2	Monte Irvin	.331
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Jackie Robinson	.328
5	Carl Furillo	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	46
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	143
2	Roy Campanella	130
3	Del Ennis	128
3	Gil Hodges	128
5	Duke Snider	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	27
3	Bill Bruton	25
4	Pee Wee Reese	24
5	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.17
2	Warren Spahn	2.34
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
3	Early Wynn	22
5	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	197
2	Carl Erskine	173
2	Billy Pierce	173
4	Virgil Trucks	161
5	2 tied	151

Saves

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