On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 49 .669 --
Indians 90 61 .596 10.5
White Sox 86 65 .570 14.5
Red Sox 81 69 .540 19.0
Senators 75 74 .503 24.5
Tigers 59 92 .391 41.5
Athletics 57 94 .377 43.5
Browns 54 97 .358 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 103 48 .682 --
Braves 91 61 .599 12.5
Cardinals 82 69 .543 21.0
Phillies 82 69 .543 21.0
Giants 68 83 .450 35.0
Redlegs 67 85 .441 36.5
Cubs 63 88 .417 40.0
Pirates 49 102 .325 54.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 4
1 Johnny Temple 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Rocky Bridges 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Bollweg 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Hank Sauer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 2
1 Sam Mele 2
1 Hank Sauer 2
4 Richie Ashburn 1
4 18 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Wally Post 1
1 Saul Rogovin 1
1 Johnny Temple 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 1.17
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.12
3 Bobby Shantz 1.00
4 Warren Spahn 0.58
5 Eddie Lopat 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 9
2 Robin Roberts 7
2 Warren Spahn 7
4 Eddie Lopat 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .344
2 Red Schoendienst .339
3 Duke Snider .337
4 Mickey Vernon .336
5 Stan Musial .334

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 140
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 2.14
2 Eddie Lopat 2.42
3 Robin Roberts 2.70
4 Billy Pierce 2.80
5 Bob Buhl 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Bob Lemon 21
3 Bob Porterfield 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 196
2 Carl Erskine 183
3 Billy Pierce 178
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 164
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 Duke Snider .462
2 Del Ennis .460
3 Stan Musial .431
4 Eddie Yost .417
5 Tom Umphlett .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 7
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 20
2 Enos Slaughter 17
3 Ralph Kiner 14
3 Stan Musial 14
3 Frank Thomas 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 5
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Bobby Avila 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 2
2 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 0.00
2 Eddie Lopat 0.47
3 Don Larsen 0.95
4 Fred Baczewski 1.42
4 Connie Marrero 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Larsen 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
3 Fred Baczewski 2
3 Carl Erskine 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 31
2 Warren Spahn 26
3 Harvey Haddix 25
4 Allie Reynolds 24
4 Robin Roberts 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .452
2 Eddie Yost .406
3 Stan Musial .398
4 Mickey Vernon .388
5 Del Ennis .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 11
1 Gus Zernial 11
3 Duke Snider 10
4 Roy Campanella 9
4 Stan Musial 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 31
2 Stan Musial 29
2 Mickey Vernon 29
4 Roy Campanella 27
4 Duke Snider 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 1.29
2 Allie Reynolds 1.46
3 Don Larsen 1.75
4 Fred Baczewski 1.80
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 6
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Don Larsen 5
4 Fred Baczewski 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 44
2 Bob Turley 43
3 Robin Roberts 41
4 Carl Erskine 39
4 Harvey Haddix 39

Saves

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