On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 11 .694 --
White Sox 23 15 .605 3.0
Indians 19 14 .576 4.5
Red Sox 20 17 .541 5.5
Senators 19 19 .500 7.0
Athletics 18 22 .450 9.0
Browns 14 23 .378 11.5
Tigers 10 27 .270 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 11 .667 --
Cardinals 21 13 .618 1.5
Dodgers 22 14 .611 1.5
Phillies 19 14 .576 3.0
Giants 19 18 .514 5.0
Pirates 13 23 .361 10.5
Cubs 11 21 .344 10.5
Redlegs 9 22 .290 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Solly Hemus 3
1 Ray Jablonski 3
1 Billy Martin 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Wayne Belardi 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Tookie Gilbert 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 6
2 Ray Jablonski 5
3 Jim Greengrass 3
3 Duke Snider 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Erskine 0.83
2 Dick Littlefield 0.70
3 Whitey Ford 0.56
4 Marion Fricano 0.50
5 Jim Konstanty 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Black 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Marion Fricano 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Littlefield 7
1 Stu Miller 7
3 Harry Perkowski 6
4 Carl Erskine 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .376
2 Johnny Wyrostek .356
3 Mickey Vernon .356
4 Pete Suder .347
5 George Kell .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 16
2 Ted Kluszewski 10
2 Eddie Mathews 10
4 Gus Bell 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 51
2 Walt Dropo 31
2 Ray Jablonski 31
2 Clyde Vollmer 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 9
1 Jim Rivera 9
3 Bill Bruton 7
3 Jim Gilliam 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.88
2 Whitey Ford 2.06
3 Virgil Trucks 2.14
4 Fritz Dorish 2.23
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 7
2 Alex Kellner 6
2 Mel Parnell 6
2 Curt Simmons 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 50
2 Carl Erskine 47
2 Curt Simmons 47
4 Billy Pierce 46
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
2 Al Brazle 7
2 Fritz Dorish 7
4 Ellis Kinder 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .449
2 Red Schoendienst .444
3 Frank Baumholtz .391
4 Monte Irvin .386
5 Whitey Lockman .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Red Schoendienst 6
3 Ted Kluszewski 5
3 Hank Thompson 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Jablonski 17
1 Stan Musial 17
3 Ralph Kiner 15
3 Red Schoendienst 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Eddie Miksis 3
3 Preston Ward 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.36
2 Fritz Dorish 0.40
3 Bud Podbielan 0.47
4 Spec Shea 0.56
5 Mike Clark 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Byrd 3
1 Al Corwin 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 22
3 Ted Gray 20
3 Max Surkont 20
5 Carl Erskine 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Vernon .377
2 Red Schoendienst .374
3 Mickey Mantle .354
4 Cal Abrams .351
5 Monte Irvin .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 12
2 Gus Bell 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 8
4 Monte Irvin 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 33
2 Clyde Vollmer 30
3 Ray Jablonski 24
4 Monte Irvin 23
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Dave Philley 6
2 Jim Rivera 6
4 Eddie Miksis 5
4 Pee Wee Reese 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.13
2 Connie Marrero 1.97
3 Fritz Dorish 2.00
4 Johnny Lindell 2.08
5 Sonny Dixon 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Gerry Staley 5
3 Al Corwin 4
3 Whitey Ford 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 38
2 Carl Erskine 37
3 Robin Roberts 34
4 Billy Pierce 33
5 Curt Simmons 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .328
2 Red Schoendienst .325
3 Stan Musial .323
4 George Kell .316
5 Mickey Mantle .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 121
2 Enos Slaughter 111
3 Del Ennis 108
4 Eddie Robinson 107
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 31
2 Minnie Minoso 30
3 Jim Rivera 26
4 Sam Jethroe 23
4 Jackie Robinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.30
2 Billy Pierce 2.43
3 Eddie Lopat 2.45
4 Warren Hacker 2.46
5 Early Wynn 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 28
2 Early Wynn 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
4 Bobby Shantz 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 167
2 Robin Roberts 162
3 Curt Simmons 158
4 Carl Erskine 156
4 Warren Spahn 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 19
2 Joe Black 17
3 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 16
5 2 tied 11