On This Day

Tuesday, April 21, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 5 2 .714 --
Yankees 5 2 .714 --
White Sox 3 2 .600 1.0
Indians 3 2 .600 1.0
Red Sox 3 3 .500 1.5
Athletics 3 4 .429 2.0
Senators 2 4 .333 2.5
Tigers 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 2 .667 --
Cardinals 3 2 .600 0.5
Phillies 3 2 .600 0.5
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Redlegs 2 2 .500 1.0
Pirates 2 3 .400 1.5
Braves 2 3 .400 1.5
Giants 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Paul Smith 3
1 Wayne Terwilliger 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Jablonski 3
2 Dick Cole 2
2 Del Ennis 2
2 Sam Mele 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Willy Miranda 1
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1
1 Tom Umphlett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 0.89
2 Chuck Stobbs 0.67
3 Harvey Haddix 0.50
4 Marv Grissom 0.43
5 Bob Lemon 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Harry Perkowski 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 8
2 Chuck Stobbs 6
3 Harvey Haddix 5
3 Bob Lemon 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .533
2 Dick Cole .500
3 Dave Philley .483
4 Bill Bruton .478
5 Jackie Robinson .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Gernert 3
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 Pete Castiglione 2
2 Jim Delsing 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 12
2 Duke Snider 9
3 Walt Dropo 8
4 Larry Doby 7
4 Del Ennis 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Duke Snider 3
4 Johnny Groth 2
4 Jim Rivera 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Kellner 0.00
1 Walt Masterson 0.00
1 Max Surkont 0.00
1 Lou Kretlow 0.00
1 Johnny Hetki 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 2
1 Bob Lemon 2
1 Billy Pierce 2
1 Allie Reynolds 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 13
2 Russ Meyer 11
3 Harvey Haddix 10
3 Larry Jansen 10
3 2 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
1 Satchel Paige 2
3 Bob Cain 1
3 Fritz Dorish 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .337
2 Ferris Fain .335
3 George Kell .325
4 Dale Mitchell .323
5 Gene Woodling .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Hank Sauer 35
3 Larry Doby 32
3 Gil Hodges 32
5 Gus Zernial 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 113
2 Del Ennis 112
3 Bobby Thomson 111
4 Larry Doby 106
4 Al Rosen 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 30
2 Sam Jethroe 27
3 Jackie Robinson 25
4 Minnie Minoso 23
5 Jim Rivera 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.92
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.41
3 Billy Pierce 2.50
4 Bob Lemon 2.53
5 Robin Roberts 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 181
2 Allie Reynolds 163
3 Bobby Shantz 157
4 Bob Rush 156
5 Curt Simmons 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 16
2 Joe Black 15
3 Fritz Dorish 12
3 Satchel Paige 12
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 12