On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 6 .684 --
Indians 10 6 .625 1.5
Red Sox 10 8 .556 2.5
White Sox 11 9 .550 2.5
Athletics 10 9 .526 3.0
Browns 10 9 .526 3.0
Senators 7 13 .350 6.5
Tigers 5 16 .238 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 12 5 .706 --
Dodgers 12 6 .667 0.5
Cardinals 8 6 .571 2.5
Braves 8 6 .571 2.5
Pirates 8 10 .444 4.5
Giants 7 11 .389 5.5
Cubs 5 9 .357 5.5
Redlegs 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Mueller 3
2 Matt Batts 2
2 Al Corwin 2
2 Al Dark 2
2 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Jablonski 2
2 Ned Garver 1
2 Gil Hodges 1
2 Paul Minner 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 3
1 Bobo Holloman 3
1 Clyde Vollmer 3
4 Roy Campanella 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Erskine 1.12
2 Billy Pierce 0.71
3 Bobo Holloman 0.60
4 Marv Grissom 0.33
5 Joe Presko 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Corwin 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Bobo Holloman 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 9
2 Billy Pierce 5
3 Al Corwin 4
4 Bobo Holloman 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .434
2 George Kell .415
3 Duke Snider .371
4 Al Rosen .370
5 Gene Woodling .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Del Ennis 5
3 Duke Snider 5
3 Vic Wertz 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 28
2 Del Ennis 19
3 Bob Elliott 18
4 Duke Snider 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 6
2 Bill Bruton 5
2 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 1.24
4 Gene Bearden 1.31
5 Virgil Trucks 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 4
1 Mel Parnell 4
1 Billy Pierce 4
1 Robin Roberts 4
1 Curt Simmons 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 27
2 Billy Pierce 26
2 Robin Roberts 26
4 Carl Erskine 25
4 Curt Simmons 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Tom Gorman 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .337
2 Ferris Fain .329
3 George Kell .326
4 Mickey Mantle .318
5 Dale Mitchell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Larry Doby 34
3 Hank Sauer 33
3 Gus Zernial 33
5 Gil Hodges 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 115
2 Roy Campanella 112
3 Larry Doby 108
3 Bobby Thomson 108
5 Yogi Berra 107

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Black 2.17
2 Allie Reynolds 2.17
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
4 Warren Hacker 2.52
5 Curt Simmons 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Bob Lemon 23
4 Mike Garcia 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 171
2 Robin Roberts 164
3 Curt Simmons 162
4 Allie Reynolds 159
5 Bobby Shantz 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 16
2 Al Brazle 15
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 15
4 Fritz Dorish 13
5 Dutch Leonard 12