On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 10 .677 --
Red Sox 19 13 .594 2.5
White Sox 19 15 .559 3.5
Indians 15 12 .556 4.0
Senators 17 16 .515 5.0
Athletics 15 20 .429 8.0
Browns 12 18 .400 8.5
Tigers 10 24 .294 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 10 .630 --
Braves 16 10 .615 0.5
Cardinals 17 11 .607 0.5
Dodgers 17 14 .548 2.0
Giants 17 15 .531 2.5
Pirates 11 19 .367 7.5
Cubs 9 16 .360 7.0
Redlegs 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Runnels 4
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 Jim Greengrass 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Vollmer 5
2 Walt Dropo 3
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 Jim Busby 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marion Fricano 1
1 Fred Hatfield 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1
1 Pete Suder 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.88
2 Art Houtteman 0.67
3 Willard Nixon 0.57
4 Alex Kellner 0.38
5 Marion Fricano 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 7
2 Art Houtteman 4
2 Willard Nixon 4
4 Carl Erskine 3
4 Alex Kellner 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .387
2 Jim Greengrass .365
3 Red Schoendienst .361
4 Johnny Wyrostek .360
5 Mickey Vernon .357

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 30
3 Monte Irvin 26
3 Clyde Vollmer 26
5 Ray Jablonski 24

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 Marv Grissom 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Curt Simmons 6
4 Alex Kellner 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 46
2 Curt Simmons 44
3 Carl Erskine 39
4 Robin Roberts 38
5 Virgil Trucks 37

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .460
2 Steve Bilko .404
3 Pete Runnels .400
4 Roy Smalley .394
5 Red Schoendienst .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
2 Monte Irvin 5
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
4 Steve Bilko 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 16
1 Walt Dropo 16
1 Red Schoendienst 16
1 Clyde Vollmer 16
5 Monte Irvin 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Preston Ward 3
4 Rocky Bridges 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Buhl 0.50
1 Connie Marrero 0.50
3 Lew Burdette 0.69
4 Johnny Lindell 1.08
5 Marv Grissom 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Corwin 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
4 Hal Brown 2
4 19 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 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Stu Miller 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Al Brazle 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .382
2 Jim Greengrass .373
2 George Kell .373
4 Mickey Vernon .362
5 Don Lund .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 10
2 Monte Irvin 8
3 Ted Kluszewski 7
4 Willie Jones 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 32
2 Clyde Vollmer 26
3 Monte Irvin 24
4 Walt Dropo 22
4 Red Schoendienst 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 7
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Jim Rivera 5
4 Cass Michaels 4
4 Dave Philley 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.62
2 Virgil Trucks 1.84
3 Connie Marrero 1.97
4 Gerry Staley 2.02
5 Bob Porterfield 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 5
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
4 Al Corwin 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 38
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 36
3 Carl Erskine 35
4 Robin Roberts 32
5 Curt Simmons 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Ellis Kinder 5
3 Fritz Dorish 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .325
2 Ferris Fain .323
3 George Kell .322
4 Red Schoendienst .319
5 Mickey Mantle .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Larry Doby 33
3 Yogi Berra 32
4 Roy Campanella 31
4 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 122
2 Enos Slaughter 109
3 Del Ennis 108
4 Walt Dropo 106
5 Eddie Robinson 104

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.12
2 Billy Pierce 2.42
3 Warren Hacker 2.43
4 Allie Reynolds 2.64
5 Joe Black 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 27
2 Early Wynn 22
3 Bob Lemon 21
3 Bobby Shantz 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 169
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 165
3 Warren Spahn 160
4 Billy Pierce 154
5 2 tied 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
2 Joe Black 16
3 Al Brazle 15
4 Fritz Dorish 14
5 Dutch Leonard 12