On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 7 .650 --
Indians 11 6 .647 0.5
Red Sox 11 8 .579 1.5
White Sox 12 9 .571 1.5
Athletics 10 10 .500 3.0
Browns 10 10 .500 3.0
Senators 8 13 .381 5.5
Tigers 5 17 .227 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 12 5 .706 --
Dodgers 12 6 .667 0.5
Cardinals 9 6 .600 2.0
Braves 9 6 .600 2.0
Pirates 8 10 .444 4.5
Giants 7 11 .389 5.5
Cubs 5 10 .333 6.0
Redlegs 3 11 .214 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Marquis 3
1 Rip Repulski 3
1 Vern Stephens 3
4 Joe Astroth 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Dick Gernert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Clyde Vollmer 3
3 Jim Busby 2
3 Larry Doby 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Antonelli 1.80
2 Hal Brown 0.62
3 Johnny Sain 0.57
4 Joe Dobson 0.50
5 Don Larsen 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Aber 1
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 9
2 Hal Brown 5
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 Don Larsen 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .434
2 George Kell .406
3 Duke Snider .371
4 Dave Philley .361
5 Al Rosen .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 6
2 Bill Bruton 5
2 Jim Rivera 5
4 Cass Michaels 4
4 2 others tied 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 2 others tied 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 .335
2 Ferris Fain .329
3 George Kell .328
4 Mickey Mantle .318
5 Dale Mitchell .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Larry Doby 35
3 Hank Sauer 33
3 Gus Zernial 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 112
2 Roy Campanella 111
3 Larry Doby 110
4 Bobby Thomson 107
5 Yogi Berra 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Minnie Minoso 25
3 Sam Jethroe 24
3 Jackie Robinson 24
5 Jim Rivera 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.07
2 Joe Black 2.17
3 Allie Reynolds 2.22
4 Warren Hacker 2.48
5 Curt Simmons 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 28
2 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Bob Lemon 23
4 Allie Reynolds 22
4 Early Wynn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 171
2 Curt Simmons 162
3 Bobby Shantz 160
4 Robin Roberts 158
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 155

Saves

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