On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	44	.672	--
Indians	83	55	.601	9.0
White Sox	80	58	.580	12.0
Red Sox	76	63	.547	16.5
Senators	69	68	.504	22.5
Tigers	53	86	.381	39.5
Athletics	52	86	.377	40.0
Browns	48	91	.345	44.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Yankees 4

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 3, Browns 0

Indians 10, Browns 7

Tigers 6, White Sox 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 2

Senators 13, Athletics 2

Senators 6, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	96	42	.696	--
Braves	83	55	.601	13.0
Cardinals	75	61	.551	20.0
Phillies	75	62	.547	20.5
Giants	64	74	.464	32.0
Redlegs	59	79	.428	37.0
Cubs	55	82	.401	40.5
Pirates	44	96	.314	53.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 2

Dodgers 6, Phillies 2

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Cubs 6, Braves 4

Pirates 9, Giants 7

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Cardinals 4, Redlegs 3

Cardinals 1, Redlegs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	6
1	Eddie Pellagrini	6
3	Fred Hatfield	5
3	Pete Runnels	5
3	Eddie Yost	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Hofman	2
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Joe Collins	1
2	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Hofman	5
2	Walt Dropo	4
2	Johnny Groth	4
2	Dale Mitchell	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Carlos Bernier	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	1.50
2	Warren Hacker	1.00
3	Dave Hoskins	0.71
4	Billy Hoeft	0.70
4	2 others tied	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	7
1	Mike Fornieles	7
1	Billy Hoeft	7
1	Robin Roberts	7
1	Curt Simmons	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Red Schoendienst	.341
3	Jackie Robinson	.339
4	Monte Irvin	.337
5	Mickey Vernon	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	45
2	Roy Campanella	39
2	Al Rosen	39
4	Ted Kluszewski	38
4	Gus Zernial	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	136
2	Al Rosen	131
3	Eddie Mathews	125
4	Gil Hodges	119
5	Duke Snider	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Minnie Minoso	21
2	Jim Rivera	21
4	Pee Wee Reese	19
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.24
2	Billy Pierce	2.32
3	Robin Roberts	2.58
4	Eddie Lopat	2.66
5	Whitey Ford	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Bob Lemon	19
2	Mel Parnell	19
2	Bob Porterfield	19
2	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	172
2	Carl Erskine	168
2	Billy Pierce	168
4	Virgil Trucks	141
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	24
2	Fritz Dorish	17
3	Al Brazle	15
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
5	Allie Reynolds	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.500
2	Duke Snider	.446
3	Wally Westlake	.410
4	Gil Hodges	.407
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	8
2	Roy Campanella	7
2	Gus Zernial	7
4	Eddie Mathews	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	21
2	Duke Snider	19
3	Bob Nieman	18
4	Al Dark	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	3
1	Dee Fondy	3
1	Randy Jackson	3
1	Jackie Jensen	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.08
2	Whitey Ford	1.38
3	Early Wynn	1.59
4	Don Liddle	1.65
5	Bob Turley	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	4
2	Karl Drews	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Ruben Gomez	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	26
2	Carl Erskine	24
3	Bob Turley	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Clem Labine	3
2	Johnny Sain	3
5	4 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.412
2	Jackie Robinson	.402
3	Duke Snider	.397
4	Wally Westlake	.375
5	Roy Campanella	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	15
2	Roy Campanella	12
2	Al Rosen	12
4	Eddie Mathews	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	45
2	Al Rosen	39
3	Roy Campanella	38
4	Eddie Mathews	34
5	Mickey Vernon	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	1.17
2	Ellis Kinder	1.42
3	Art Houtteman	1.46
4	Harry Brecheen	1.48
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Clem Labine	6
1	Bob Porterfield	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	43
1	Early Wynn	43
3	Robin Roberts	42
4	Billy Pierce	39
5	Mel Parnell	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	8
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Al Brazle	4
4	Ray Herbert	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.342
2	Monte Irvin	.336
3	Red Schoendienst	.332
4	Jackie Robinson	.331
5	Duke Snider	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	49
2	Ted Kluszewski	43
2	Duke Snider	43
4	Al Rosen	42
5	Roy Campanella	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	144
2	Roy Campanella	142
3	Eddie Mathews	133
3	Duke Snider	133
5	Gil Hodges	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Bill Bruton	26
2	Minnie Minoso	26
4	Pee Wee Reese	24
5	Jackie Robinson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.29
2	Warren Spahn	2.34
3	Eddie Lopat	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.55
5	Whitey Ford	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	26
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Carl Erskine	21
3	Warren Spahn	21
3	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	195
2	Carl Erskine	188
3	Billy Pierce	176
4	Virgil Trucks	157
5	Early Wynn	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	25
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
3	Al Brazle	17
3	Fritz Dorish	17
5	Allie Reynolds	15