On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	45	.676	--
Indians	84	59	.587	12.0
White Sox	82	61	.573	14.0
Red Sox	79	65	.549	17.5
Senators	72	71	.503	24.0
Tigers	57	88	.393	40.0
Athletics	54	90	.375	42.5
Browns	51	94	.352	46.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 6

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Browns 5, Athletics 2

Athletics 2, Browns 0

Tigers 10, Senators 4

Tigers 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	98	45	.685	--
Braves	86	58	.597	12.5
Cardinals	78	63	.553	19.0
Phillies	76	66	.535	21.5
Giants	66	78	.458	32.5
Redlegs	63	81	.438	35.5
Cubs	59	82	.418	38.0
Pirates	46	99	.317	53.0

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 5, Redlegs 4

Redlegs 8, Pirates 6

Braves 2, Giants 1

Giants 7, Braves 4

Cardinals 17, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Vernon	5
2	Steve Bilko	4
2	Jim Delsing	4
2	Monte Irvin	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	2
1	Larry Doby	2
1	Preston Ward	2
4	Joe Adcock	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	4
2	Matt Batts	3
2	Steve Bilko	3
2	Ray Boone	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	0.88
2	Larry Jansen	0.83
2	Warren Spahn	0.83
4	Joe Black	0.67
5	Warren Hacker	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	7
2	Mike Garcia	6
3	Larry Jansen	5
3	Mel Parnell	5
3	Warren Spahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Johnny Sain	1
1	Marlin Stuart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Red Schoendienst	.340
3	Monte Irvin	.339
4	Mickey Vernon	.337
5	Don Mueller	.336

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	135
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	2.19
2	Eddie Lopat	2.52
3	Whitey Ford	2.61
4	Billy Pierce	2.65
5	Robin Roberts	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Bob Porterfield	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
4	Carl Erskine	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	178
2	Carl Erskine	173
2	Billy Pierce	173
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	Duke Snider	.517
2	Don Mueller	.431
3	Stan Musial	.413
4	Willard Marshall	.404
5	Mickey Vernon	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
2	Larry Doby	6
2	Stan Musial	6
2	Ted Williams	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	22
2	Ray Boone	18
3	Ralph Kiner	16
3	Stan Musial	16
3	Mickey Vernon	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	3
1	Jim Pendleton	3
1	Jim Piersall	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.01
2	Jim Willis	1.35
3	Ellis Kinder	1.50
4	Bob Keegan	1.56
5	Harvey Haddix	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Larsen	4
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	Warren Hacker	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	27
2	Johnny Antonelli	26
3	Carl Erskine	25
4	Don Larsen	21
4	Early Wynn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Al Brazle	4
3	Ray Herbert	3
3	Johnny Sain	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.435
2	Carl Furillo	.402
3	Ted Williams	.394
4	Don Mueller	.384
5	Jackie Robinson	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	14
2	Al Rosen	12
3	Dusty Rhodes	11
4	Ted Williams	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	39
1	Duke Snider	39
3	Mickey Vernon	32
4	Roy Campanella	31
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Jackie Jensen	5
1	Minnie Minoso	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	Harry Brecheen	1.48
4	Bob Keegan	1.70
5	Connie Marrero	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Bob Porterfield	6
3	Mickey McDermott	5
3	Warren Spahn	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	43
2	Bob Turley	40
3	Johnny Antonelli	37
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	37
3	Warren Spahn	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.343
2	Jackie Robinson	.337
3	Don Mueller	.335
4	Mickey Vernon	.332
5	Duke Snider	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	146
2	Roy Campanella	142
3	Eddie Mathews	133
4	Duke Snider	127
5	Gil Hodges	123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.36
2	Warren Spahn	2.36
3	Billy Pierce	2.55
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
3	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	199
2	Carl Erskine	186
3	Billy Pierce	179
4	Warren Spahn	156
4	Virgil Trucks	156

Saves

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