On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 9 .667 --
White Sox 19 12 .613 1.0
Indians 15 11 .577 2.5
Red Sox 15 12 .556 3.0
Senators 15 15 .500 4.5
Browns 12 16 .429 6.5
Athletics 12 18 .400 7.5
Tigers 9 22 .290 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 8 .667 --
Braves 16 8 .667 --
Dodgers 15 12 .556 2.5
Cardinals 13 11 .542 3.0
Giants 13 15 .464 5.0
Cubs 9 14 .391 6.5
Pirates 10 17 .370 7.5
Redlegs 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walt Dropo 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Floyd Baker 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Monte Irvin 1
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Crandall 3
1 Monte Irvin 3
1 Ted Lepcio 3
4 Milt Bolling 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Connie Marrero 1.00
2 Preacher Roe 0.86
3 Karl Drews 0.80
4 Mel Parnell 0.62
5 Jack Faszholz 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Al Corwin 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Connie Marrero 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Marrero 9
2 Preacher Roe 6
3 Mel Parnell 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .389
2 Roy Campanella .359
3 Richie Ashburn .351
4 Johnny Wyrostek .351
5 Al Rosen .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 12
2 Ted Kluszewski 7
2 Eddie Mathews 7
4 Gus Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 43
2 Walt Dropo 26
3 Del Ennis 22
4 Steve Bilko 21
4 2 others tied 21

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 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.63
3 Whitey Ford 1.67
4 Virgil Trucks 1.87
5 Marv Grissom 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Simmons 6
2 Alex Kellner 5
2 Mel Parnell 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
2 2 others tied 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Fritz Dorish 5
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Tom Gorman 3
3 Ellis Kinder 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .467
2 Sherm Lollar .406
3 Roy Campanella .405
4 Monte Irvin .385
5 Don Bollweg .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 7
2 Gus Bell 4
2 Steve Bilko 4
2 Monte Irvin 4
2 Ted Kluszewski 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 21
2 Walt Dropo 14
2 Monte Irvin 14
2 Clyde Vollmer 14
5 Gus Bell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Bill Bruton 2
2 Jim Greengrass 2
2 Mickey Mantle 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Buhl 0.50
1 Connie Marrero 0.50
3 Lew Burdette 0.84
4 Warren Hacker 1.10
5 Gerry Staley 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 3
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Bubba Church 2
2 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Stu Miller 2
3 Fritz Dorish 1
3 Hal Erickson 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .330
2 Ferris Fain .325
3 George Kell .325
4 Mickey Mantle .318
5 Red Schoendienst .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Larry Doby 33
3 Yogi Berra 31
3 Roy Campanella 31
3 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 121
2 Enos Slaughter 108
3 Del Ennis 107
4 Larry Doby 105
4 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
5 Jackie Robinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.14
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 Bobby Shantz 22
4 Mike Garcia 21
4 Bob Lemon 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 17
2 Joe Black 16
3 Al Brazle 14
3 Fritz Dorish 14
5 Dutch Leonard 12