On This Day

Friday, April 24, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 2 .800 --
Indians 4 2 .667 2.0
White Sox 5 3 .625 2.0
Browns 5 3 .625 2.0
Athletics 6 4 .600 2.0
Red Sox 3 6 .333 4.5
Senators 2 7 .222 5.5
Tigers 2 8 .200 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 6 2 .750 --
Cardinals 4 2 .667 1.0
Dodgers 5 4 .556 1.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 2.0
Braves 3 4 .429 2.5
Redlegs 2 3 .400 2.5
Pirates 3 5 .375 3.0
Giants 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Robinson 4
2 Bill Glynn 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
4 Loren Babe 2
4 23 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Loren Babe 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 3
1 Eddie Robinson 3
3 Loren Babe 2
3 Del Ennis 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 Connie Ryan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Konstanty 0.60
1 Eddie Lopat 0.60
3 Virgil Trucks 0.56
4 Carl Erskine 0.43
4 Art Houtteman 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Eddie Lopat 6
3 Virgil Trucks 5
4 Bill Connelly 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .500
2 Dave Philley .465
3 Gene Woodling .448
4 Bill Bruton .424
5 Harvey Kuenn .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Gernert 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Jack Dittmer 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 16
2 Eddie Mathews 12
3 Walt Dropo 11
4 Duke Snider 10
5 Del Ennis 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 5
2 Bill Bruton 4
3 Jim Rivera 3
3 Duke Snider 3
5 2 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Bearden 0.00
1 Johnny Hetki 0.00
3 Allie Reynolds 0.50
4 Alex Kellner 0.67
5 Curt Simmons 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 3
2 Carl Erskine 2
2 Bob Lemon 2
2 Eddie Lopat 2
2 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 14
2 Johnny Sain 13
2 Bobby Shantz 13
2 Curt Simmons 13
5 Robin Roberts 12

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 .333
3 George Kell .323
4 Dale Mitchell .321
5 Gene Woodling .320

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 113
3 Bobby Thomson 111
4 Eddie Robinson 108
5 3 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 31
2 Sam Jethroe 27
3 Jackie Robinson 25
4 Minnie Minoso 23
5 Jim Rivera 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.87
2 Joe Black 2.10
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.33
4 Eddie Lopat 2.44
5 Robin Roberts 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Mike Garcia 22
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Allie Reynolds 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 181
2 Allie Reynolds 161
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