On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	43	.667	--
White Sox	78	52	.600	8.5
Indians	76	54	.585	10.5
Red Sox	72	60	.545	15.5
Senators	66	67	.496	22.0
Athletics	52	79	.397	35.0
Tigers	48	83	.366	39.0
Browns	46	86	.348	41.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 4

Tigers 9, Athletics 7

Athletics 10, Tigers 4

Senators 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	40	.692	--
Braves	80	51	.611	10.5
Phillies	73	59	.553	18.0
Cardinals	70	58	.547	19.0
Giants	62	68	.477	28.0
Redlegs	58	73	.443	32.5
Cubs	50	80	.385	40.0
Pirates	41	95	.301	52.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 3

Giants 13, Cubs 4

Redlegs 12, Phillies 6

Redlegs 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Greengrass	6
2	Gus Bell	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Gus Zernial	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Granny Hamner	2
1	Duke Snider	2
3	Gil Coan	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Granny Hamner	7
2	Walt Dropo	5
3	Gus Bell	4
3	Andy Seminick	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Mueller	1
1	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Milliken	0.60
2	Satchel Paige	0.43
3	Mike Garcia	0.36
4	Ralph Branca	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sonny Dixon	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Dick Marlowe	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Milliken	6
2	Bob Turley	5
3	Sonny Dixon	4
3	Mike Garcia	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Ray Scarborough	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.340
2	Monte Irvin	.339
3	Carl Furillo	.333
4	Richie Ashburn	.330
5	Mickey Vernon	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	43
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Al Rosen	35
3	Duke Snider	35
3	Gus Zernial	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	124
2	Al Rosen	122
3	Eddie Mathews	118
4	Gil Hodges	113
5	Duke Snider	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Minnie Minoso	21
2	Jim Rivera	21
4	Pee Wee Reese	19
5	Jackie Jensen	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.06
2	Billy Pierce	2.16
3	Robin Roberts	2.44
4	Eddie Lopat	2.45
5	Whitey Ford	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Warren Spahn	19
3	Bob Lemon	18
3	Virgil Trucks	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	164
2	Billy Pierce	161
3	Carl Erskine	154
4	Virgil Trucks	134
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Fritz Dorish	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	13
5	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.471
2	Ted Williams	.455
3	Dale Mitchell	.408
4	Duke Snider	.406
5	Wally Westlake	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	8
2	Dusty Rhodes	7
3	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Al Rosen	6
3	Gus Zernial	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	24
2	Al Rosen	21
3	Yogi Berra	16
3	Dusty Rhodes	16
3	Mickey Vernon	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Bobby Avila	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.57
2	Jim Hughes	0.61
3	Marlin Stuart	0.67
4	Bob Hooper	0.73
5	Steve Gromek	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Karl Drews	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Dave Hoskins	3
1	Bob Kuzava	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Garcia	23
2	Billy Pierce	19
3	Larry Jansen	18
3	Robin Roberts	18
3	Bob Turley	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Bob Hooper	2
3	Jim Hughes	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.407
2	Richie Ashburn	.384
3	Smoky Burgess	.372
4	Jim Busby	.371
5	Dale Mitchell	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	15
2	Gus Zernial	12
3	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Al Rosen	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	41
2	Al Rosen	37
3	Roy Campanella	32
4	Eddie Mathews	31
5	Carl Furillo	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.60
2	Billy Pierce	0.86
3	Warren Spahn	1.09
3	Eddie Lopat	1.09
5	Clem Labine	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Clem Labine	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	46
2	Robin Roberts	41
3	Warren Spahn	39
4	Carl Erskine	36
5	Curt Simmons	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Jim Konstanty	4
4	Al Brazle	3
4	Bob Hooper	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.332
2	Carl Furillo	.331
3	Red Schoendienst	.329
4	Don Mueller	.328
5	Jackie Robinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	49
2	Ted Kluszewski	42
3	Duke Snider	41
4	Al Rosen	38
4	Gus Zernial	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	138
2	Roy Campanella	135
3	Duke Snider	133
4	Eddie Mathews	131
5	Gil Hodges	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	26
3	Bill Bruton	25
3	Pee Wee Reese	25
5	Jackie Robinson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.17
2	Warren Spahn	2.18
3	Billy Pierce	2.34
4	Robin Roberts	2.43
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Mike Garcia	22
4	Warren Spahn	21
4	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	197
2	Carl Erskine	179
3	Billy Pierce	178
4	Virgil Trucks	157
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	22
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Al Brazle	16
5	Allie Reynolds	14