Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 22, 1953

On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	49	.667	--
Indians	89	61	.593	10.5
White Sox	86	64	.573	13.5
Red Sox	81	69	.540	18.5
Senators	75	74	.503	24.0
Tigers	59	92	.391	41.0
Athletics	57	93	.380	42.5
Browns	54	97	.358	46.0

Games

Indians 8, White Sox 3

Browns 7, Tigers 3

Yankees 7, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	103	48	.682	--
Braves	90	61	.596	13.0
Cardinals	82	68	.547	20.5
Phillies	81	69	.540	21.5
Giants	68	82	.453	34.5
Redlegs	66	85	.437	37.0
Cubs	63	87	.420	39.5
Pirates	49	102	.325	54.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 4

Redlegs 1, Cubs 0

Cubs 4, Redlegs 1

Phillies 9, Giants 3

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 10, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	6
2	Stan Musial	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Dee Fondy	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Johnny Groth	1
1	Fred Hatfield	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	4
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Johnny Groth	3
2	Bill Serena	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allie Reynolds	1.83
2	Carl Erskine	1.50
3	Satchel Paige	1.00
4	Fred Baczewski	0.60
5	Harry Perkowski	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Eddie Erautt	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	11
2	Fred Baczewski	6
2	Carl Erskine	6
4	Bob Feller	5
4	Satchel Paige	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Bob Kuzava	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Don Larsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Duke Snider	.337
3	Red Schoendienst	.336
4	Mickey Vernon	.336
5	Don Mueller	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	47
2	Gus Zernial	42
3	Roy Campanella	41
3	Al Rosen	41
3	Duke Snider	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	142
2	Al Rosen	139
3	Eddie Mathews	135
4	Duke Snider	124
5	Del Ennis	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jim Rivera	22
4	Pee Wee Reese	21
5	Jim Gilliam	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.18
2	Eddie Lopat	2.47
3	Robin Roberts	2.75
4	Billy Pierce	2.80
5	Bob Buhl	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Bob Porterfield	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
4	Carl Erskine	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	189
2	Carl Erskine	183
3	Billy Pierce	178
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	155
5	Harvey Haddix	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	26
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	Del Ennis	.469
2	Duke Snider	.462
3	Stan Musial	.419
4	Eddie Yost	.417
5	Tom Umphlett	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
2	Frank Thomas	5
2	Preston Ward	5
4	Ralph Kiner	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	18
2	Enos Slaughter	17
3	Stan Musial	14
3	Frank Thomas	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Chico Carrasquel	2
2	Gil Coan	2
2	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	0.00
1	Eddie Lopat	0.00
3	Don Larsen	0.95
4	Fred Baczewski	1.42
4	Connie Marrero	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Larsen	3
2	Fred Baczewski	2
2	Carl Erskine	2
2	Bob Feller	2
2	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	25
2	Allie Reynolds	24
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	22
4	Bob Turley	21
5	Warren Spahn	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	3
2	Ellis Kinder	2
2	Morrie Martin	2
2	Johnny Sain	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.456
2	Eddie Yost	.398
3	Stan Musial	.388
4	Don Mueller	.382
5	Jim Pendleton	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	12
2	Gus Zernial	11
3	Larry Doby	10
4	Roy Campanella	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	34
2	Larry Doby	30
3	Stan Musial	29
3	Mickey Vernon	29
5	Roy Campanella	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Bobby Avila	4
3	Dee Fondy	4
3	Randy Jackson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	1.29
2	Allie Reynolds	1.46
3	Don Larsen	1.75
4	Art Houtteman	1.79
5	Fred Baczewski	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	6
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	Art Houtteman	5
2	Don Larsen	5
2	Curt Simmons	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	47
2	Carl Erskine	39
2	Harvey Haddix	39
4	Early Wynn	38
5	Johnny Antonelli	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	6
1	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Johnny Sain	5
4	Clem Labine	4
5	3 tied	3