On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 6 .684 --
Yankees 15 7 .682 -0.5
White Sox 14 10 .583 1.5
Red Sox 11 10 .524 3.0
Senators 11 13 .458 4.5
Browns 10 12 .455 4.5
Athletics 10 13 .435 5.0
Tigers 6 19 .240 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 7 .667 --
Phillies 13 7 .650 0.5
Braves 11 7 .611 1.5
Cardinals 10 8 .556 2.5
Giants 10 12 .455 4.5
Pirates 9 13 .409 5.5
Cubs 6 12 .333 6.5
Redlegs 5 12 .294 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 5
1 Roy Smalley 5
3 Cal Abrams 4
3 Jim Busby 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 2
1 Andy Seminick 2
3 Steve Bilko 1
3 Ray Boone 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 5
1 Jack Dittmer 5
3 Ray Boone 4
3 Dave Hoskins 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Carlos Bernier 1
2 Jim Greengrass 1
2 Ted Kluszewski 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Porterfield 1.50
2 Sal Maglie 1.00
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.44
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.43
5 Don Liddle 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bubba Church 1
1 Frank Hiller 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Dave Hoskins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 9
2 Chuck Stobbs 5
3 Johnny Klippstein 4
4 Bubba Church 3
4 7 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .406
2 George Kell .395
3 Roy Campanella .390
4 Cal Abrams .373
5 Al Rosen .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 10
2 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Gus Bell 5
3 Del Ennis 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 38
2 Walt Dropo 21
2 Del Ennis 21
4 Bob Elliott 18
4 Granny Hamner 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
1 Jim Gilliam 6
1 Jim Rivera 6
4 Minnie Minoso 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
2 Whitey Ford 1.24
3 Curt Simmons 1.66
4 Gene Bearden 2.13
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Simmons 5
2 Alex Kellner 4
2 Billy Loes 4
2 Mel Parnell 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 33
2 Virgil Trucks 30
3 Carl Erskine 28
3 Sal Maglie 28
5 Robin Roberts 27

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Campanella .409
2 George Kell .395
3 Jim Busby .373
4 Sherm Lollar .371
5 Johnny Wyrostek .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 7
2 Gus Bell 4
2 Jim Busby 4
4 Del Crandall 3
4 14 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 21
2 Clyde Vollmer 14
3 Bob Elliott 12
4 Jim Busby 11
4 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 4
1 Dave Philley 4
3 Jim Rivera 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
2 Hal Brown 0.90
3 Johnny Lindell 1.00
4 Whitey Ford 1.06
5 Curt Simmons 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Loes 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
3 Hal Brown 2
3 Bubba Church 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 20
2 Carl Erskine 18
2 Billy Pierce 18
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 Joe Black 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .329
2 Ferris Fain .325
3 George Kell .323
4 Mickey Mantle .319
5 Dale Mitchell .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Larry Doby 35
3 Hank Sauer 33
4 Yogi Berra 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 121
2 Del Ennis 114
3 Larry Doby 110
4 Bobby Thomson 108
5 Yogi Berra 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Minnie Minoso 26
3 Sam Jethroe 24
3 Jim Rivera 24
3 Jackie Robinson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.98
2 Joe Black 2.22
3 Allie Reynolds 2.28
4 Billy Pierce 2.45
5 Warren Hacker 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 171
2 Curt Simmons 170
3 Robin Roberts 159
4 Bobby Shantz 156
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 154

Saves

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