On This Day

Friday, April 17, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 1 .750 --
Browns 2 1 .667 0.5
Indians 2 1 .667 0.5
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.0
White Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
Tigers 1 2 .333 1.5
Senators 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 3 1 .750 --
Braves 2 1 .667 0.5
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Giants 2 2 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5
Redlegs 1 2 .333 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Roy Campanella 4
2 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Whitey Lockman 4
2 Davey Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Delsing 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Jim Greengrass 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 5
2 Jim Delsing 4
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 Jim Greengrass 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Bishop 1.00
2 Sal Maglie 0.83
3 Jim Hearn 0.56
4 Billy Loes 0.55
5 Dick Littlefield 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Bishop 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 6
2 Charlie Bishop 5
2 Jim Hearn 5
2 Sal Maglie 5
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Connie Ryan .692
2 Jackie Robinson .583
3 Bill Bruton .571
4 Dave Philley .556
5 Roy Campanella .533

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Delsing 2
1 Carl Furillo 2
1 Ted Kluszewski 2
1 Bobby Thomson 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 8
2 Larry Doby 6
3 Walt Dropo 5
3 Del Ennis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 2
1 Johnny Groth 2
1 Duke Snider 2
4 Jim Busby 1
4 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Bishop 0.00
1 Harvey Haddix 0.00
1 Alex Kellner 0.00
1 Bob Lemon 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Bishop 1
1 Joe Black 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 20 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Russ Meyer 7
3 Billy Loes 6
3 Billy Pierce 6
3 Gerry Staley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .333
2 Ferris Fain .324
3 Dale Mitchell .323
4 Ted Kluszewski .315
5 George Kell .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 36
1 Hank Sauer 36
3 Larry Doby 33
4 Gil Hodges 32
5 Luke Easter 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 117
2 Del Ennis 111
2 Bobby Thomson 111
4 Larry Doby 109
5 Al Rosen 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 30
2 Sam Jethroe 28
3 Jackie Robinson 25
4 Minnie Minoso 23
5 Jim Rivera 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.03
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.42
3 Billy Pierce 2.46
4 Bobby Shantz 2.48
5 Bob Lemon 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 28
2 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Mike Garcia 22
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Early Wynn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 181
2 Allie Reynolds 165
3 Bob Rush 162
4 Bobby Shantz 157
5 Early Wynn 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 15
2 Al Brazle 14
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 12
4 Fritz Dorish 11
4 Satchel Paige 11