On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	99	51	.660	--
Indians	92	61	.601	8.5
White Sox	88	65	.575	12.5
Red Sox	83	69	.546	17.0
Senators	76	75	.503	23.5
Tigers	59	94	.386	41.5
Athletics	58	95	.379	42.5
Browns	54	99	.353	46.5

Games

Indians 12, Tigers 3

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

White Sox 6, Browns 3

Athletics 11, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	104	49	.680	--
Braves	91	62	.595	13.0
Cardinals	83	70	.542	21.0
Phillies	83	70	.542	21.0
Giants	70	83	.458	34.0
Redlegs	68	85	.444	36.0
Cubs	64	89	.418	40.0
Pirates	49	104	.320	55.0

Games

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Redlegs 10, Braves 7

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Mueller	4
2	Ed Bailey	3
2	Billy Cox	3
2	Larry Doby	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	George Crowe	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Grady Hatton	4
2	Bob Kennedy	3
2	Frank Thomas	3
4	Gus Bell	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	1.25
2	Warren Hacker	1.17
3	Mickey McDermott	0.58
4	Connie Johnson	0.54
5	Don Larsen	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Dave Hoskins	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Hacker	7
1	Connie Johnson	7
1	Mickey McDermott	7
4	Don Larsen	6
5	Vic Raschi	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sid Hudson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Red Schoendienst	.342
3	Duke Snider	.337
4	Stan Musial	.337
5	Don Mueller	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	47
2	Al Rosen	43
3	Duke Snider	42
3	Gus Zernial	42
5	Roy Campanella	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	144
2	Roy Campanella	142
3	Eddie Mathews	135
4	Duke Snider	126
5	Del Ennis	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Minnie Minoso	24
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	Virgil Trucks	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	23
2	Bob Porterfield	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Bob Lemon	21
4	Mel Parnell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	196
2	Carl Erskine	187
3	Billy Pierce	178
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	164
5	Harvey Haddix	163

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	Stan Musial	.475
2	Joe Adcock	.452
3	Nellie Fox	.447
4	Larry Doby	.442
5	Jim Busby	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	7
2	Larry Doby	6
3	Stan Musial	5
3	Preston Ward	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	18
2	Stan Musial	17
3	Frank Thomas	16
4	Enos Slaughter	15
5	Del Ennis	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Bobby Avila	2
2	Chico Carrasquel	2
2	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.52
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.56
3	Bob Keegan	0.65
4	Allie Reynolds	1.13
5	Warren Spahn	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Bob Keegan	3
1	Bob Porterfield	3
1	Curt Simmons	3
1	Warren Spahn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	35
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	24
3	Bob Turley	21
4	Carl Erskine	19
4	Allie Reynolds	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	3
2	Sid Hudson	2
2	Morrie Martin	2
4	Al Brazle	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.459
2	Stan Musial	.416
3	Mickey Vernon	.392
4	Don Mueller	.383
5	Ted Williams	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	11
1	Duke Snider	11
3	Larry Doby	10
3	Al Rosen	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	32
2	Ray Boone	29
2	Larry Doby	29
4	Roy Campanella	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Jim Piersall	5
4	Dee Fondy	4
4	Pee Wee Reese	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	1.41
2	Allie Reynolds	1.50
3	Fred Baczewski	1.64
4	Bob Porterfield	1.76
5	Harvey Haddix	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	6
2	Don Larsen	5
2	Curt Simmons	5
4	Carl Erskine	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	51
2	Harvey Haddix	48
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	40
4	Carl Erskine	39
5	3 tied	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