On This Day

Friday, May 15, 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 14 .481 5.0
Browns 12 14 .462 5.5
Athletics 12 15 .444 6.0
Tigers 7 21 .250 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 7 .682 --
Braves 15 7 .682 0.0
Dodgers 14 10 .583 2.0
Cardinals 12 9 .571 2.5
Giants 11 14 .440 5.5
Pirates 9 15 .375 7.0
Cubs 7 13 .350 7.0
Redlegs 5 13 .278 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sid Gordon 3
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Solly Hemus 3
1 Don Lund 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Batts 1
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Billy Cox 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 3
1 Sid Gordon 3
1 Solly Hemus 3
1 Bobby Thomson 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 0.67
2 Max Surkont 0.45
3 Walt Masterson 0.42
4 Virgil Trucks 0.40
5 Bob Friend 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Max Surkont 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 5
1 Max Surkont 5
3 Bob Friend 4
3 Robin Roberts 4
3 Virgil Trucks 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .398
2 Roy Campanella .372
3 Johnny Wyrostek .370
4 Sherm Lollar .364
5 2 tied .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 11
2 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Dick Gernert 6
4 Gus Bell 5
4 11 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 41
2 Walt Dropo 25
3 Del Ennis 21
4 Eddie Mathews 20
5 5 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 Curt Simmons 1.66
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.67
4 Virgil Trucks 1.88
5 Alex Kellner 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
1 Curt Simmons 5
1 Max Surkont 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 34
2 Curt Simmons 33
3 Billy Pierce 31
3 Robin Roberts 31
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Tom Gorman 3
5 6 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sherm Lollar .447
2 Mickey Mantle .404
3 Jim Greengrass .394
4 Mickey Vernon .392
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
2 Dick Kryhoski 4
2 Sherm Lollar 4
4 Gus Bell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 19
2 Walt Dropo 13
2 Sid Gordon 13
2 Clyde Vollmer 13
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Dave Philley 4
2 Jim Rivera 4
4 Jackie Jensen 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Loes 0.50
2 Whitey Ford 0.53
3 Lew Burdette 0.59
4 Warren Hacker 1.50
5 Gerry Staley 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
3 Hal Brown 2
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 18
1 Jim Wilson 18
3 Walt Masterson 16
4 Hal Brown 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 2
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 Joe Black 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .330
2 Ferris Fain .327
3 George Kell .327
4 Mickey Mantle .320
5 Red Schoendienst .308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 121
2 Del Ennis 111
3 Larry Doby 107
4 Enos Slaughter 106
5 Walt Dropo 105

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 2.23
2 Allie Reynolds 2.35
3 Warren Hacker 2.38
4 Joe Black 2.41
5 Billy Pierce 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 28
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 Robin Roberts 159
3 Curt Simmons 158
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 154
5 Virgil Trucks 153

Saves

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