On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 8 .680 --
White Sox 17 11 .607 1.5
Indians 13 10 .565 3.0
Red Sox 13 11 .542 3.5
Senators 13 13 .500 4.5
Athletics 12 14 .462 5.5
Browns 11 14 .440 6.0
Tigers 6 21 .222 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 7 .667 --
Braves 14 7 .667 --
Dodgers 14 9 .609 1.0
Cardinals 11 9 .550 2.5
Giants 10 14 .417 5.5
Pirates 9 14 .391 6.0
Cubs 7 12 .368 6.0
Redlegs 5 12 .294 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Carrasquel 3
1 Joe Ginsberg 3
1 Ted Lepcio 3
1 Sherm Lollar 3
1 Al Rosen 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Schoendienst 2
2 Don Bollweg 1
2 Jim Lemon 1
2 Ted Lepcio 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Bilko 3
1 Sherm Lollar 3
3 Jack Dittmer 2
3 Nellie Fox 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Wilson 2.00
2 Hal Brown 0.83
3 Harry Byrd 0.60
4 Bob Feller 0.50
4 Johnny Lindell 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Byrd 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Spec Shea 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Byrd 6
1 Jim Wilson 6
3 Hal Brown 5
3 Johnny Lindell 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .398
2 Roy Campanella .378
3 Johnny Wyrostek .377
4 Sherm Lollar .364
5 Al Rosen .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 10
2 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Dick Gernert 6
4 Gus Bell 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 40
2 Walt Dropo 22
3 Del Ennis 21
4 Eddie Mathews 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 7
2 Bill Bruton 6
2 Jim Gilliam 6
2 Minnie Minoso 6
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.95
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.65
3 Curt Simmons 1.66
4 Alex Kellner 1.95
5 Marv Grissom 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 Curt Simmons 5
4 Billy Loes 4
4 4 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 5 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherm Lollar .429
2 Jim Greengrass .394
3 Mickey Mantle .392
4 Walt Dropo .362
5 Bob Nieman .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 5
2 Gus Bell 4
2 Sherm Lollar 4
4 Larry Doby 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 18
2 Clyde Vollmer 14
3 Chico Carrasquel 11
3 Jackie Jensen 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Dave Philley 4
2 Jim Rivera 4
4 Jackie Jensen 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Loes 0.50
2 Lew Burdette 0.59
3 Whitey Ford 0.69
4 Gerry Staley 1.57
5 Sal Maglie 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
4 Hal Brown 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 18
1 Jim Wilson 18
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 16
3 Virgil Trucks 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
2 Ewell Blackwell 1
2 Joe Black 1
2 Murry Dickson 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .330
2 Stan Musial .329
3 George Kell .329
4 Mickey Mantle .320
5 Dale Mitchell .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Larry Doby 34
3 Hank Sauer 32
4 Yogi Berra 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 120
2 Del Ennis 111
3 Larry Doby 108
4 Enos Slaughter 106
5 Eddie Robinson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Minnie Minoso 27
3 Jim Rivera 25
4 Sam Jethroe 24
4 Jackie Robinson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.25
2 Allie Reynolds 2.35
3 Joe Black 2.41
4 Warren Hacker 2.43
5 Billy Pierce 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 27
2 Bob Lemon 22
2 Bobby Shantz 22
2 Early Wynn 22
5 Allie Reynolds 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 167
2 Curt Simmons 158
3 Robin Roberts 155
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 154
5 2 tied 150

Saves

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