On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	95	46	.674	--
Indians	85	60	.586	12.0
White Sox	84	61	.579	13.0
Red Sox	79	67	.541	18.5
Senators	73	71	.507	23.5
Tigers	57	89	.390	40.5
Athletics	54	90	.375	42.5
Browns	51	94	.352	46.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 0

Indians 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	99	46	.683	--
Braves	86	59	.593	13.0
Cardinals	78	65	.545	20.0
Phillies	78	66	.542	20.5
Giants	66	79	.455	33.0
Redlegs	64	81	.441	35.0
Cubs	60	83	.420	38.0
Pirates	47	99	.322	52.5

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Redlegs 4, Giants 3

Pirates 7, Braves 5

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	Hank Sauer	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	Hank Sauer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	2
1	Granny Hamner	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Minnie Minoso	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Dick Cole	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	0.62
2	Bob Milliken	0.50
3	Ruben Gomez	0.38
4	Lew Burdette	0.36
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bob Keegan	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ruben Gomez	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
3	Lew Burdette	4
4	Steve Kraly	3
4	Stu Miller	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Monte Irvin	.340
3	Mickey Vernon	.339
4	Red Schoendienst	.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	Duke Snider	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	139
2	Al Rosen	136
3	Eddie Mathews	128
4	Duke Snider	121
5	Gil Hodges	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jim Rivera	21
4	Pee Wee Reese	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.19
2	Eddie Lopat	2.52
3	Billy Pierce	2.65
4	Robin Roberts	2.68
5	Bob Buhl	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Bob Lemon	20
2	Bob Porterfield	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	183
2	Carl Erskine	173
2	Billy Pierce	173
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	148
5	Virgil Trucks	143

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	.472
2	Mickey Vernon	.465
3	Stan Musial	.409
3	Eddie Yost	.409
5	Gene Woodling	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Stan Musial	6
4	Larry Doby	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	18
2	Ray Boone	15
2	Roy Campanella	15
4	Stan Musial	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Jim Pendleton	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	0.67
2	Johnny Sain	0.73
3	Bob Turley	0.77
4	Bob Keegan	1.11
5	Hal White	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Bob Porterfield	3
4	Fred Baczewski	2
4	25 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	22
1	Early Wynn	22
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Ruben Gomez	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	4
1	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Ray Herbert	3
3	Johnny Sain	3
3	Johnny Schmitz	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.427
2	Ted Williams	.420
3	Jackie Robinson	.377
4	Carl Furillo	.375
5	Mickey Vernon	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	15
2	Dusty Rhodes	11
2	Al Rosen	11
2	Ted Williams	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	41
2	Al Rosen	39
3	Mickey Vernon	31
4	Ted Williams	29
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	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	1.37
2	Ellis Kinder	1.38
3	Harry Brecheen	1.48
4	Johnny Sain	1.76
5	Connie Marrero	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
2	Clem Labine	5
2	Mickey McDermott	5
2	Bob Porterfield	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	43
2	Robin Roberts	41
3	Bob Turley	40
4	Johnny Antonelli	37
5	Early Wynn	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.345
2	Jackie Robinson	.339
3	Duke Snider	.334
4	Mickey Vernon	.333
5	Don Mueller	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	48
2	Al Rosen	43
2	Duke Snider	43
4	Ted Kluszewski	42
5	Roy Campanella	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	147
2	Roy Campanella	142
3	Eddie Mathews	133
4	Duke Snider	129
5	Del Ennis	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	28
2	Bill Bruton	26
3	Jim Rivera	25
4	Pee Wee Reese	20
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.38
2	Warren Spahn	2.44
3	Billy Pierce	2.55
4	Robin Roberts	2.68
5	Whitey Ford	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	26
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Carl Erskine	21
3	Bob Porterfield	21
5	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	204
2	Carl Erskine	186
3	Billy Pierce	179
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
5	Virgil Trucks	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	26
2	Al Brazle	19
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	Allie Reynolds	13