On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	21	9	.700	--
White Sox	19	14	.576	3.5
Red Sox	17	13	.567	4.0
Indians	15	12	.556	4.5
Senators	16	16	.500	6.0
Athletics	15	18	.455	7.5
Browns	12	18	.400	9.0
Tigers	9	24	.273	13.5

Games

Athletics 9, Red Sox 0

Yankees 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	17	10	.630	--
Braves	16	10	.615	0.5
Cardinals	16	11	.593	1.0
Dodgers	17	13	.567	1.5
Giants	16	15	.516	3.0
Pirates	11	19	.367	7.5
Cubs	9	16	.360	7.0
Redlegs	8	16	.333	7.5

Games

Giants 7, Dodgers 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 11, Redlegs 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Steve Bilko	3
1	Dick Cole	3
1	Joe Collins	3
1	Jim Greengrass	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Borkowski	1
1	Jim Greengrass	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Duke Snider	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Jablonski	4
2	Jim Greengrass	3
2	Hank Thompson	3
4	Hank Bauer	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Murry Dickson	0.88
2	Bobby Shantz	0.67
3	Mickey McDermott	0.50
4	Walt Masterson	0.38
5	Harvey Haddix	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Al Corwin	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Jim McDonald	1
1	Carl Scheib	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	7
2	Walt Masterson	5
2	Mickey McDermott	5
4	Sonny Dixon	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Dave Koslo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.376
2	Pete Suder	.372
3	Red Schoendienst	.364
4	Mickey Vernon	.364
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	12
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Monte Irvin	8
4	Dick Gernert	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	44
2	Walt Dropo	27
3	Monte Irvin	26
4	Del Ennis	23
4	3 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Jim Gilliam	7
2	Jim Rivera	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	Duke Snider	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.52
2	Virgil Trucks	1.70
3	Whitey Ford	1.97
4	Curt Simmons	2.15
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
3	Alex Kellner	5
3	Billy Loes	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	46
2	Curt Simmons	44
3	Robin Roberts	38
4	Virgil Trucks	37
5	Carl Erskine	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Fritz Dorish	5
3	Al Brazle	4
3	Tom Gorman	4
3	Ellis Kinder	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.489
2	Mickey Mantle	.400
2	Red Schoendienst	.400
4	Roy Smalley	.394
5	Steve Bilko	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
2	Monte Irvin	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	5
4	Steve Bilko	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	16
1	Red Schoendienst	16
3	Monte Irvin	14
4	Walt Dropo	13
5	Solly Hemus	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Preston Ward	3
4	Rocky Bridges	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	0.00
2	Bob Buhl	0.50
2	Connie Marrero	0.50
4	Lew Burdette	0.69
5	Johnny Lindell	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Gerry Staley	3
3	Hal Brown	2
3	Bob Buhl	2
3	15 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	20
2	Walt Masterson	19
2	Curt Simmons	19
4	Don Larsen	17
4	Johnny Lindell	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
3	Ellis Kinder	2
4	Al Brazle	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.328
2	Ferris Fain	.323
3	George Kell	.321
4	Mickey Mantle	.319
5	Red Schoendienst	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	122
2	Enos Slaughter	109
3	Del Ennis	108
4	Larry Doby	104
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	31
2	Minnie Minoso	29
3	Jim Rivera	25
4	Sam Jethroe	24
5	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.11
2	Allie Reynolds	2.39
3	Warren Hacker	2.43
4	Billy Pierce	2.51
5	Early Wynn	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Early Wynn	23
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Bobby Shantz	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	169
2	Warren Spahn	160
3	Robin Roberts	159
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	158
5	Billy Pierce	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
2	Joe Black	16
3	Al Brazle	14
3	Fritz Dorish	14
5	Dutch Leonard	12