On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	43	.672	--
White Sox	79	53	.598	9.5
Indians	78	54	.591	10.5
Red Sox	73	61	.545	16.5
Senators	66	68	.493	23.5
Athletics	52	81	.391	37.0
Tigers	49	84	.368	40.0
Browns	46	87	.346	43.0

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 3

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 9, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	41	.689	--
Braves	81	51	.614	10.0
Phillies	73	60	.549	18.5
Cardinals	71	59	.546	19.0
Giants	64	68	.485	27.0
Redlegs	58	74	.439	33.0
Cubs	50	82	.379	41.0
Pirates	42	95	.307	51.5

Games

Braves 9, Dodgers 8

Giants 4, Redlegs 3

Cardinals 10, Phillies 7

Pirates 8, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	4
1	Jim Pendleton	4
3	Cal Abrams	3
3	Nellie Fox	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Westlake	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Preston Ward	6
2	Jack Dittmer	4
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	Billy Cox	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Pete Runnels	1
1	Connie Ryan	1
1	Bud Stewart	1
1	Sammy White	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	999.00
2	Allie Reynolds	1.20
3	Ruben Gomez	0.60
4	Bob Friend	0.56
5	Bob Keegan	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ruben Gomez	6
1	Allie Reynolds	6
3	Bob Friend	5
4	Bubba Church	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Bob Kuzava	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	Monte Irvin	.339
3	Carl Furillo	.336
4	Jackie Robinson	.333
5	Richie Ashburn	.331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	126
2	Al Rosen	125
3	Eddie Mathews	118
4	Gil Hodges	116
5	Duke Snider	112

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	Billy Pierce	2.16
2	Warren Spahn	2.17
3	Eddie Lopat	2.45
4	Robin Roberts	2.57
5	Whitey Ford	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Warren Spahn	19
3	Bob Lemon	18
3	Mel Parnell	18
3	Virgil Trucks	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	165
2	Billy Pierce	161
3	Carl Erskine	154
4	Virgil Trucks	137
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	22
2	Fritz Dorish	17
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	14
5	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.455
2	Wally Westlake	.442
3	Gil Hodges	.418
4	Duke Snider	.418
5	Richie Ashburn	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	9
2	Gus Zernial	8
3	Al Rosen	7
3	Duke Snider	7
5	Steve Bilko	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	25
2	Al Rosen	23
3	Dusty Rhodes	18
4	Bob Nieman	17
4	4 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Bobby Avila	2
2	Bill Bruton	2
2	Randy Jackson	2
2	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	1.08
2	Jim McDonald	1.17
3	Bob Keegan	1.35
4	Harry Brecheen	1.42
5	Bill Henry	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Karl Drews	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Dave Hoskins	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	23
2	Mike Garcia	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
4	Robin Roberts	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Ellis Kinder	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Bob Hooper	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.389
2	Richie Ashburn	.383
3	Smoky Burgess	.373
4	Jackie Robinson	.372
5	Duke Snider	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	15
2	Gus Zernial	12
3	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Dusty Rhodes	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	43
2	Al Rosen	34
3	Roy Campanella	30
4	Yogi Berra	29
4	2 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.62
2	Billy Pierce	0.86
3	Eddie Lopat	1.09
4	Bob Kuzava	1.21
5	Bob Keegan	1.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	46
2	Robin Roberts	42
3	Carl Erskine	36
3	Whitey Ford	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Al Brazle	4
3	Jim Konstanty	4
5	Bob Hooper	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.338
2	Carl Furillo	.335
3	Red Schoendienst	.333
4	Jackie Robinson	.331
5	Don Mueller	.328

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	136
3	Duke Snider	135
4	Eddie Mathews	130
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	Billy Pierce	2.19
2	Eddie Lopat	2.23
3	Warren Spahn	2.27
4	Robin Roberts	2.54
5	Whitey Ford	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	198
2	Carl Erskine	179
3	Billy Pierce	173
4	Virgil Trucks	160
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	23
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
3	Fritz Dorish	18
4	Al Brazle	16
5	Allie Reynolds	14