On This Day

Monday, May 11, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 7 .682 --
Indians 13 7 .650 1.0
White Sox 15 10 .600 1.5
Red Sox 11 10 .524 3.5
Senators 11 13 .458 5.0
Browns 10 12 .455 5.0
Athletics 10 13 .435 5.5
Tigers 6 19 .240 10.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rivera 3
2 Bobby Avila 2
2 Nellie Fox 2
4 Chico Carrasquel 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 0.50
2 Bob Lemon 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 5
2 Bob Lemon 1

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 .357

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 Jim Rivera 7
2 Bill Bruton 6
2 Jim Gilliam 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 Billy Pierce 5
1 Curt Simmons 5
3 Alex Kellner 4
3 Billy Loes 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 33
2 Billy Pierce 31
3 Virgil Trucks 30
4 Carl Erskine 28
4 Sal Maglie 28

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 .425
2 George Kell .395
3 Sherm Lollar .394
4 Mickey Mantle .372
5 Jim Greengrass .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
2 Gus Bell 4
3 Del Crandall 3
3 Larry Doby 3
3 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 20
2 Clyde Vollmer 14
3 Mickey Mantle 11
3 Vic Wertz 11
3 Sammy White 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
2 Billy Loes 0.50
3 Hal Brown 0.90
4 Johnny Lindell 1.00
5 Whitey Ford 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
3 Hal Brown 2
3 Bubba Church 2
3 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 18
1 Billy Pierce 18
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 16
3 Curt Simmons 16
3 Virgil Trucks 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 Joe Black 1
3 13 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 .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 121
2 Del Ennis 112
3 Larry Doby 110
4 Bobby Thomson 107
5 Hank Sauer 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Minnie Minoso 26
3 Jim Rivera 25
4 Sam Jethroe 24
4 Jackie Robinson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.98
2 Joe Black 2.26
3 Allie Reynolds 2.28
4 Billy Pierce 2.40
5 Warren Hacker 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 27
2 Bob Lemon 23
2 Bobby Shantz 23
4 Allie Reynolds 22
4 Early Wynn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 170
2 Warren Spahn 167
3 Bobby Shantz 156
4 Robin Roberts 155
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