On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 43 .669 --
White Sox 78 53 .595 9.5
Indians 77 54 .588 10.5
Red Sox 72 61 .541 16.5
Senators 66 67 .496 22.5
Athletics 52 80 .394 36.0
Tigers 49 83 .371 39.0
Browns 46 86 .348 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 40 .695 --
Braves 80 51 .611 11.0
Phillies 73 59 .553 18.5
Cardinals 70 59 .543 20.0
Giants 63 68 .481 28.0
Redlegs 58 73 .443 33.0
Cubs 50 81 .382 41.0
Pirates 41 95 .301 52.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
4 Joe Astroth 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Bilko 2
1 Gus Zernial 2
3 Bubba Church 1
3 Harry Elliott 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 4
2 Ray Boone 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Ralph Kiner 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 1.00
2 Whitey Ford 0.38
3 Preacher Roe 0.30
4 Virgil Trucks 0.21
5 Ned Garver 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 10
2 Ike Delock 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Preacher Roe 3
2 Virgil Trucks 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .340
2 Monte Irvin .339
3 Carl Furillo .335
4 Jackie Robinson .334
5 Richie Ashburn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 43
2 Ted Kluszewski 37
2 Gus Zernial 37
4 Al Rosen 36
5 Duke Snider 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 125
1 Al Rosen 125
3 Eddie Mathews 118
4 Gil Hodges 116
5 Duke Snider 111

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 2.69

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 137
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 Wally Westlake .425
4 Jackie Robinson .417
5 Richie Ashburn .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 24
1 Duke Snider 24
3 Dusty Rhodes 18
4 Bob Nieman 17
4 2 others tied 17

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 Mickey McDermott 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 23
1 Early Wynn 23
3 Virgil Trucks 20
4 Billy Pierce 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 4
2 Bob Hooper 2
2 Jim Hughes 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Campanella .393
2 Richie Ashburn .385
3 Jackie Robinson .382
4 Smoky Burgess .372
5 Jim Busby .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 15
2 Gus Zernial 13
3 Eddie Mathews 10
4 Dusty Rhodes 9
4 Al Rosen 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 42
2 Al Rosen 37
3 Roy Campanella 30
3 Eddie Mathews 30
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 Eddie Lopat 1.09
4 Bob Kuzava 1.26
5 Warren Spahn 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 6
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Clem Labine 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 46
2 Robin Roberts 41
3 Early Wynn 37
4 Carl Erskine 36
4 Whitey Ford 36

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 .335
2 Carl Furillo .334
3 Jackie Robinson .332
4 Don Mueller .331
5 Red Schoendienst .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 49
2 Ted Kluszewski 42
3 Duke Snider 41
4 Al Rosen 39
4 Gus Zernial 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 138
2 Roy Campanella 135
3 Duke Snider 134
4 Eddie Mathews 131
5 Del Ennis 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 29
2 Minnie Minoso 26
3 Bill Bruton 25
3 Pee Wee Reese 25
5 Jackie Robinson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.18
2 Billy Pierce 2.19
3 Eddie Lopat 2.23
4 Robin Roberts 2.43
5 Whitey Ford 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 197
2 Carl Erskine 179
3 Billy Pierce 173
4 Virgil Trucks 160
5 Early Wynn 155

Saves

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