On This Day

Sunday, April 19, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 5 1 .833 --
Yankees 4 2 .667 1.0
White Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
Indians 2 2 .500 2.0
Athletics 3 3 .500 2.0
Senators 1 2 .333 2.5
Red Sox 1 2 .333 2.5
Tigers 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 1 .800 --
Cardinals 2 1 .667 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.5
Giants 2 2 .500 1.5
Braves 2 2 .500 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.0
Redlegs 1 2 .333 2.0
Pirates 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Allie Clark 3
1 Dave Philley 3
1 Duke Snider 3
1 Bobby Young 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Pete Castiglione 1
1 Jack Dittmer 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 4
1 Duke Snider 4
3 Jack Dittmer 3
4 Ralph Kiner 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Kellner 1.50
2 Walt Masterson 1.12
3 Virgil Trucks 0.80
4 Johnny Antonelli 0.50
5 Bobby Shantz 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 9
2 Ned Garver 6
3 Bobby Shantz 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Connie Ryan .692
2 Bill Bruton .556
3 Jackie Robinson .533
4 Dave Philley .500
5 Roy Campanella .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
1 Pete Castiglione 2
1 Jim Delsing 2
1 Carl Furillo 2
1 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 12
2 Duke Snider 9
3 Larry Doby 7
3 Walt Dropo 7
5 Vic Wertz 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Duke Snider 3
4 Johnny Groth 2
5 8 tied 1

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 2
1 Marlin Stuart 2
3 Charlie Bishop 1
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 27 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Shantz 10
1 Gerry Staley 10
3 Walt Masterson 9
3 Virgil Trucks 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 2
2 Al Brazle 1
2 Bob Cain 1
2 Tom Gorman 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .333
2 Ferris Fain .328
3 George Kell .321
4 Dale Mitchell .321
5 Ted Kluszewski .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Hank Sauer 36
3 Larry Doby 33
4 Gil Hodges 32
5 Gus Zernial 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 116
2 Del Ennis 111
2 Bobby Thomson 111
4 Larry Doby 110
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 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.99
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.42
3 Billy Pierce 2.46
4 Bob Lemon 2.50
5 Robin Roberts 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 28
2 Bobby Shantz 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Early Wynn 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 181
2 Allie Reynolds 160
3 Bobby Shantz 157
4 Bob Rush 156
5 Early Wynn 153

Saves

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