On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	45	.674	--
Indians	84	58	.592	11.0
White Sox	82	60	.577	13.0
Red Sox	78	65	.545	17.5
Senators	72	69	.511	22.5
Tigers	55	88	.385	40.5
Athletics	53	89	.373	42.0
Browns	50	93	.350	45.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 6

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Senators 4, Indians 3

Yankees 13, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	98	44	.690	--
Braves	85	57	.599	13.0
Cardinals	77	63	.550	20.0
Phillies	76	65	.539	21.5
Giants	65	77	.458	33.0
Redlegs	62	80	.437	36.0
Cubs	58	82	.414	39.0
Pirates	45	98	.315	53.5

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Redlegs 3, Phillies 2

Dodgers 5, Braves 2

Pirates 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Fondy	4
1	George Kell	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Bobby Avila	3
3	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	George Kell	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cal Abrams	5
2	Ferris Fain	3
2	Ralph Kiner	3
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Sam Mele	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	0.62
2	Jim Willis	0.50
3	Bob Porterfield	0.36
4	Bob Friend	0.33
4	Jim Hearn	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Jim McDonald	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	5
1	Bob Porterfield	5
3	Jim Hearn	4
3	Jim McDonald	4
3	Joe Presko	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Red Schoendienst	.337
3	Monte Irvin	.336
4	Don Mueller	.335
5	Jackie Robinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	45
2	Roy Campanella	40
2	Ted Kluszewski	40
2	Al Rosen	40
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	139
2	Al Rosen	134
3	Eddie Mathews	126
4	Gil Hodges	120
5	Duke Snider	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Minnie Minoso	22
3	Jim Rivera	21
4	Pee Wee Reese	20
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.23
2	Eddie Lopat	2.52
3	Billy Pierce	2.54
4	Whitey Ford	2.61
5	Robin Roberts	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Bob Porterfield	20
3	Carl Erskine	19
3	Bob Lemon	19
3	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	178
2	Carl Erskine	173
3	Billy Pierce	169
4	Virgil Trucks	143
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	25
2	Al Brazle	17
2	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
5	Allie Reynolds	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.559
2	Duke Snider	.500
3	Jim Pendleton	.433
4	Don Mueller	.420
5	Billy Goodman	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
2	Stan Musial	6
2	Al Rosen	6
2	Ted Williams	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	22
2	Ray Boone	16
2	Pee Wee Reese	16
2	Duke Snider	16
2	Wally Westlake	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	3
1	Dee Fondy	3
1	Jackie Jensen	3
1	Jim Pendleton	3
1	Jim Piersall	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herm Wehmeier	0.63
2	Bob Turley	1.01
3	Harvey Haddix	1.17
4	Jim Willis	1.35
5	Ellis Kinder	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	4
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Art Houtteman	3
2	Don Larsen	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	27
2	Carl Erskine	25
3	Johnny Antonelli	22
4	Don Larsen	21
4	Early Wynn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Ray Herbert	2
3	Bob Kuzava	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.425
2	Carl Furillo	.402
3	Don Mueller	.396
4	Ted Williams	.391
5	Wally Westlake	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	14
2	Al Rosen	13
3	Roy Campanella	11
3	Dusty Rhodes	11
5	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	40
1	Duke Snider	40
3	Roy Campanella	35
4	Mickey Vernon	29
5	Bob Nieman	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Bill Bruton	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Bobby Avila	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Henry	1.32
2	Ellis Kinder	1.33
3	Bob Keegan	1.73
4	Eddie Lopat	1.80
5	Mickey McDermott	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Bob Porterfield	6
3	Clem Labine	5
3	Mickey McDermott	5
3	Virgil Trucks	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	43
2	Bob Turley	40
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	37
4	Robin Roberts	36
5	Early Wynn	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Al Brazle	6
3	Clem Labine	5
4	Ray Herbert	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Jackie Robinson	.336
3	Duke Snider	.336
4	Don Mueller	.332
5	2 tied	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	49
2	Ted Kluszewski	44
3	Al Rosen	43
4	Duke Snider	42
5	Roy Campanella	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	146
2	Roy Campanella	143
3	Eddie Mathews	133
4	Duke Snider	128
5	Gil Hodges	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	27
1	Jim Rivera	27
3	Bill Bruton	26
4	Pee Wee Reese	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.36
2	Warren Spahn	2.41
3	Billy Pierce	2.45
4	Whitey Ford	2.61
5	Robin Roberts	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Bob Lemon	22
3	Carl Erskine	21
3	Bob Porterfield	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	199
2	Carl Erskine	186
3	Billy Pierce	175
4	Virgil Trucks	156
5	Warren Spahn	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	26
2	Al Brazle	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
4	Fritz Dorish	17
5	Allie Reynolds	15