Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, May 4, 1953

On This Day

Monday, May 4, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	10	5	.667	--
Yankees	12	6	.667	-0.5
Athletics	10	7	.588	1.0
Red Sox	9	7	.563	1.5
White Sox	10	8	.556	1.5
Browns	8	9	.471	3.0
Senators	6	12	.333	5.5
Tigers	4	15	.211	8.0

Games

Tigers 10, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	12	5	.706	--
Dodgers	11	6	.647	1.0
Cardinals	8	5	.615	2.0
Braves	8	6	.571	2.5
Pirates	8	10	.444	4.5
Cubs	5	8	.385	5.0
Giants	6	11	.353	6.0
Redlegs	3	10	.231	7.0

Games

Braves 9, Dodgers 4

Giants 12, Redlegs 4

Redlegs 9, Giants 5

Phillies 8, Cubs 4

Cardinals 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	5
1	Ted Kluszewski	5
3	Rocky Bridges	4
3	Monte Irvin	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	2
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Del Crandall	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	8
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Daryl Spencer	5
4	Matt Batts	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Jim Greengrass	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.12
2	Larry Jansen	0.50
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.33
4	Hal Newhouser	0.25
5	Bubba Church	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	9
2	Johnny Klippstein	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Larry Jansen	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Bud Podbielan	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Wyrostek	.434
2	George Kell	.415
3	Dave Philley	.380
4	Al Rosen	.380
5	Gene Woodling	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
1	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Del Ennis	5
4	Gus Bell	4
4	11 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	26
2	Del Ennis	19
3	Bob Elliott	18
4	Eddie Mathews	16
4	Duke Snider	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Jim Gilliam	5
1	Jim Rivera	5
4	Cass Michaels	4
4	Duke Snider	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
2	Curt Simmons	1.19
3	Whitey Ford	1.29
4	Gene Bearden	1.37
5	Virgil Trucks	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
1	Curt Simmons	4
4	Bob Lemon	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	26
2	Curt Simmons	25
3	Bobby Shantz	23
4	Warren Hacker	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Tom Gorman	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.338
2	Ferris Fain	.336
3	George Kell	.328
4	Mickey Mantle	.316
5	Dale Mitchell	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Larry Doby	34
2	Hank Sauer	34
4	Gus Zernial	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	115
2	Roy Campanella	110
2	Bobby Thomson	110
4	Larry Doby	108
4	Hank Sauer	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	30
2	Sam Jethroe	25
3	Jackie Robinson	24
4	Minnie Minoso	23
4	Jim Rivera	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.16
2	Joe Black	2.17
3	Allie Reynolds	2.17
4	Warren Hacker	2.51
5	Bob Lemon	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	29
2	Bobby Shantz	25
3	Bob Lemon	23
3	Early Wynn	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	173
2	Robin Roberts	164
3	Bobby Shantz	163
3	Curt Simmons	163
5	Allie Reynolds	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	16
1	Al Brazle	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	14
4	Fritz Dorish	13
5	Dutch Leonard	12