On This Day

Thursday, April 23, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 2 .778 --
Browns 5 2 .714 1.0
Indians 3 2 .600 2.0
White Sox 4 3 .571 2.0
Athletics 5 4 .556 2.0
Red Sox 3 5 .375 3.5
Senators 2 6 .250 4.5
Tigers 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 5 2 .714 --
Cardinals 4 2 .667 0.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5
Dodgers 4 4 .500 1.5
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.0
Braves 3 4 .429 2.0
Redlegs 2 3 .400 2.0
Giants 3 5 .375 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Woodling 4
2 Al Dark 3
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Wayne Terwilliger 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Mickey Grasso 1
1 Granny Hamner 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 4
2 Stan Lopata 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Eddie Miksis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Johnny Podres 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Hacker 1.20
2 Robin Roberts 0.67
3 Johnny Sain 0.62
4 Sid Hudson 0.42
5 Howie Pollet 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Hacker 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
3 Sid Hudson 5
3 Johnny Sain 5
5 Howie Pollet 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Hetki 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Philley .474
1 Johnny Wyrostek .474
3 Bill Bruton .424
4 Gene Woodling .423
5 Harvey Kuenn .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 4
2 Jack Dittmer 3
2 Dick Gernert 3
2 Gus Zernial 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 13
2 Eddie Mathews 12
3 Walt Dropo 10
4 Duke Snider 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Kellner 0.00
1 Johnny Hetki 0.00
3 Allie Reynolds 0.50
4 Curt Simmons 1.00
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 2
1 Bob Lemon 2
1 Billy Pierce 2
1 Allie Reynolds 2
1 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 13
1 Bobby Shantz 13
1 Curt Simmons 13
4 Robin Roberts 12
5 Russ Meyer 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 3
2 Fritz Dorish 2
2 Tom Gorman 2
2 Satchel Paige 2
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .336
2 Ferris Fain .334
3 Dale Mitchell .323
4 George Kell .322
5 Gene Woodling .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 114
2 Del Ennis 111
3 Bobby Thomson 109
4 Larry Doby 106
4 Enos Slaughter 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 Joe Black 2.10
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.37
4 Robin Roberts 2.50
5 Billy Pierce 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Bobby Shantz 24
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 158
4 Robin Roberts 157
5 Curt Simmons 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 17
2 Joe Black 15
3 Fritz Dorish 13
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 13
5 Satchel Paige 12