On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	11	.676	--
Indians	19	12	.613	2.5
White Sox	23	15	.605	2.0
Red Sox	20	15	.571	3.5
Senators	19	17	.528	5.0
Athletics	16	22	.421	9.0
Browns	12	23	.343	11.5
Tigers	10	27	.270	14.5

Games

Indians 9, Tigers 8

White Sox 8, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	21	11	.656	--
Cardinals	20	13	.606	1.5
Dodgers	20	14	.588	2.0
Phillies	17	13	.567	3.0
Giants	19	16	.543	3.5
Pirates	12	21	.364	9.5
Cubs	11	20	.355	9.5
Redlegs	9	21	.300	11.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 6, Redlegs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miksis	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
3	Jack Dittmer	3
3	Ferris Fain	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Don Lund	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ferris Fain	3
1	Jim Hegan	3
1	Don Lund	3
4	Minnie Minoso	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Miksis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.00
2	Harvey Haddix	0.67
3	Turk Lown	0.50
3	Warren Spahn	0.50
5	Howie Judson	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	9
2	Harvey Haddix	8
3	Turk Lown	5
4	Warren Spahn	3
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.376
2	Mickey Vernon	.362
3	Richie Ashburn	.356
3	George Kell	.356
5	2 tied	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	14
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Gus Bell	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	47
2	Walt Dropo	31
3	Eddie Mathews	30
3	Clyde Vollmer	30
5	Monte Irvin	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	9
2	Jim Gilliam	7
2	Jim Rivera	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	Duke Snider	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.89
2	Whitey Ford	2.08
3	Virgil Trucks	2.14
4	Marv Grissom	2.20
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
1	Gerry Staley	6
1	Max Surkont	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	47
2	Billy Pierce	46
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	45
3	Robin Roberts	45
5	Carl Erskine	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	Fritz Dorish	7
3	Al Brazle	6
4	Ellis Kinder	5
5	Tom Gorman	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.477
2	Red Schoendienst	.433
3	Steve Bilko	.424
4	Whitey Lockman	.392
5	Frank Baumholtz	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	5
1	Red Schoendienst	5
3	Steve Bilko	4
3	Roy Campanella	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	16
2	Jackie Robinson	15
2	Clyde Vollmer	15
4	Monte Irvin	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3
2	Preston Ward	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.36
2	Bud Podbielan	0.47
3	Lew Burdette	0.56
3	Spec Shea	0.56
5	Bob Lemon	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Connie Marrero	3
1	Gerry Staley	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	22
2	Ted Gray	20
2	Max Surkont	20
4	Don Larsen	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Fritz Dorish	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
5	Stu Miller	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.376
2	Red Schoendienst	.375
3	Richie Ashburn	.364
4	Mickey Mantle	.358
5	Jim Greengrass	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
2	Ted Kluszewski	8
3	Gus Bell	7
3	Monte Irvin	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	30
2	Clyde Vollmer	29
3	Monte Irvin	25
4	Jim Busby	22
5	Ralph Kiner	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
2	Dave Philley	5
3	Jim Greengrass	4
3	Eddie Miksis	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	1.60
2	Gerry Staley	1.61
3	Al Corwin	2.00
4	Johnny Lindell	2.08
5	Connie Marrero	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Al Corwin	4
3	Harvey Haddix	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	38
1	Billy Pierce	38
3	Ted Gray	33
3	Robin Roberts	33
5	Carl Erskine	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.328
2	Stan Musial	.324
3	Red Schoendienst	.324
4	George Kell	.318
5	Mickey Mantle	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Larry Doby	33
3	Yogi Berra	32
4	Hank Sauer	31
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	117
2	Enos Slaughter	110
3	Del Ennis	107
3	Eddie Robinson	107
5	Walt Dropo	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	31
2	Minnie Minoso	30
3	Sam Jethroe	24
3	Jim Rivera	24
5	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.27
2	Billy Pierce	2.42
3	Warren Hacker	2.46
4	Allie Reynolds	2.64
5	Early Wynn	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	27
2	Early Wynn	23
3	Bob Lemon	22
4	Allie Reynolds	20
4	Bobby Shantz	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	174
2	Curt Simmons	164
3	Warren Spahn	161
4	Robin Roberts	160
5	Carl Erskine	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
2	Joe Black	17
3	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Dutch Leonard	11