Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 17, 1953

On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	18	9	.667	--
White Sox	19	11	.633	0.5
Indians	15	11	.577	2.5
Red Sox	14	11	.560	3.0
Senators	14	15	.483	5.0
Browns	12	16	.429	6.5
Athletics	12	18	.400	7.5
Tigers	8	21	.276	11.0

Games

Yankees 6, Browns 5

Indians 7, Athletics 3

Indians 9, Athletics 1

White Sox 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	16	7	.696	--
Braves	15	8	.652	1.0
Dodgers	15	11	.577	2.5
Cardinals	13	10	.565	3.0
Giants	12	15	.444	6.0
Cubs	9	14	.391	7.0
Pirates	10	17	.370	8.0
Redlegs	6	14	.300	8.5

Games

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

Redlegs 13, Dodgers 5

Dodgers 10, Redlegs 0

Giants 9, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	4
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Tookie Gilbert	4
1	Whitey Lockman	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Bill Antonello	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Steve Bilko	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Greengrass	5
2	Tookie Gilbert	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Bill Antonello	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Bollweg	1
1	Rocky Bridges	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	1.33
2	Johnny Klippstein	1.12
3	Don Larsen	0.67
4	Bobby Shantz	0.36
5	Billy Loes	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Klippstein	9
2	Carl Erskine	8
2	Don Larsen	8
4	Frank Smith	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.402
2	Roy Campanella	.370
3	Pete Suder	.370
3	Johnny Wyrostek	.370
5	Jim Greengrass	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	12
2	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Gus Bell	6
3	Dick Gernert	6
3	Ted Kluszewski	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	43
2	Walt Dropo	25
3	Del Ennis	22
4	Steve Bilko	20
4	Eddie Mathews	20

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	Curt Simmons	1.42
2	Whitey Ford	1.67
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.77
4	Virgil Trucks	1.87
5	Marv Grissom	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Simmons	6
2	Alex Kellner	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Max Surkont	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	43
2	Billy Pierce	39
3	Carl Erskine	36
4	Sal Maglie	35
5	Virgil Trucks	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Tom Gorman	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sherm Lollar	.432
2	Mickey Vernon	.420
3	George Kell	.405
4	Monte Irvin	.404
5	Dick Kryhoski	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
2	Gus Bell	4
2	Steve Bilko	4
4	Monte Irvin	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	21
2	Gus Bell	13
2	Walt Dropo	13
2	Clyde Vollmer	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Dave Philley	3
3	Bill Bruton	2
3	Jim Greengrass	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	0.84
2	Gerry Staley	1.29
3	Bob Porterfield	1.33
3	Curt Simmons	1.33
5	Warren Hacker	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	3
1	Curt Simmons	3
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	Bubba Church	2
3	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	23
2	Carl Erskine	20
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	18
3	Billy Pierce	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
2	Stu Miller	2
3	Ewell Blackwell	1
3	Fritz Dorish	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.329
2	George Kell	.327
3	Ferris Fain	.327
4	Mickey Mantle	.318
5	Dale Mitchell	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Larry Doby	34
3	Yogi Berra	31
3	Roy Campanella	31
3	2 others tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	122
2	Del Ennis	110
3	Larry Doby	107
3	Enos Slaughter	107
5	2 tied	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	2.29
2	Warren Hacker	2.37
3	Allie Reynolds	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.52
5	Joe Black	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	27
2	Early Wynn	23
3	Bob Lemon	22
3	Bobby Shantz	22
5	Mike Garcia	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	168
2	Warren Spahn	160
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	158
4	Bobby Shantz	154
5	Robin Roberts	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	16
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
3	Al Brazle	15
4	Fritz Dorish	14
5	Dutch Leonard	12