On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	47	.671	--
Indians	86	60	.589	11.5
White Sox	84	62	.575	13.5
Red Sox	79	68	.537	19.0
Senators	74	71	.510	23.0
Tigers	58	89	.395	40.0
Athletics	54	91	.372	43.0
Browns	52	95	.354	46.0

Games

Tigers 8, Red Sox 3

Indians 7, Athletics 2

Senators 4, White Sox 2

Browns 5, Yankees 3

Yankees 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	99	47	.678	--
Braves	87	59	.596	12.0
Cardinals	79	65	.549	19.0
Phillies	78	67	.538	20.5
Giants	67	79	.459	32.0
Redlegs	64	82	.438	35.0
Cubs	61	83	.424	37.0
Pirates	47	100	.320	52.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 4

Giants 4, Redlegs 3

Braves 7, Pirates 3

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bud Souchock	4
2	Matt Batts	3
2	Ray Boone	3
2	Al Dark	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	4
2	Eddie Mathews	3
2	Wally Westlake	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	2
2	Jim Busby	1
2	Randy Jackson	1
2	Mickey Mantle	1
2	George Metkovich	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	0.73
2	Allie Reynolds	0.67
3	Ted Gray	0.60
3	Gerry Staley	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	8
1	Bob Turley	8
3	Ted Gray	6
3	Gerry Staley	6
5	Bob Miller	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Satchel Paige	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Monte Irvin	.342
3	Mickey Vernon	.339
4	Don Mueller	.336
5	Jackie Robinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	46
2	Roy Campanella	41
3	Ted Kluszewski	40
3	Al Rosen	40
5	Duke Snider	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	141
2	Al Rosen	136
3	Eddie Mathews	131
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	2.47
3	Billy Pierce	2.65
4	Robin Roberts	2.68
5	Whitey Ford	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	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	25
2	Al Brazle	18
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
5	Allie Reynolds	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.491
2	Mickey Vernon	.447
3	Eddie Yost	.426
4	Joe Collins	.413
5	Gene Woodling	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	16
2	Ralph Kiner	15
3	Larry Doby	14
3	Stan Musial	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Jim Pendleton	3
3	Bobby Avila	2
3	Jim Busby	2
3	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	0.67
2	Bob Feller	1.00
3	Bob Keegan	1.11
4	Hal White	1.32
5	Harvey Haddix	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Ted Gray	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Bob Porterfield	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	30
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	21
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Ruben Gomez	20
3	Allie Reynolds	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.437
2	Ted Williams	.409
3	Carl Furillo	.386
4	Don Mueller	.380
5	Mickey Vernon	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	36
2	Al Rosen	35
3	Roy Campanella	30
3	Mickey Vernon	30
5	Ted Williams	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Jim Gilliam	4
2	Randy Jackson	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	1.42
2	Bob Keegan	1.43
3	Harry Brecheen	1.69
4	Connie Marrero	1.85
5	Art Houtteman	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	5
1	Clem Labine	5
1	Mickey McDermott	5
1	Bob Porterfield	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	48
2	Johnny Antonelli	37
2	Robin Roberts	37
4	Carl Erskine	35
4	2 others tied	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.342
2	Jackie Robinson	.337
3	Mickey Vernon	.335
4	Don Mueller	.333
5	Duke Snider	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	147
2	Roy Campanella	143
3	Eddie Mathews	136
4	Duke Snider	127
5	Del Ennis	125

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	2.33
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	Bob Porterfield	21
4	Carl Erskine	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	204
2	Carl Erskine	181
3	Billy Pierce	179
4	Virgil Trucks	158
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	26
2	Al Brazle	20
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	Allie Reynolds	13