On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	11	.761	--
Indians	29	16	.644	5.5
White Sox	27	23	.540	10.0
Senators	27	23	.540	10.0
Red Sox	26	24	.520	11.0
Athletics	21	29	.420	16.0
Browns	19	31	.380	18.0
Tigers	11	38	.224	25.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

Indians 2, Senators 1

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	32	15	.681	--
Dodgers	32	17	.653	1.0
Phillies	26	18	.591	4.5
Cardinals	25	22	.532	7.0
Giants	23	24	.489	9.0
Redlegs	18	27	.400	13.0
Pirates	17	33	.340	16.5
Cubs	14	31	.311	17.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Redlegs 6

Braves 4, Giants 2

Phillies 10, Cubs 9

Pirates 7, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Fondy	4
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Mickey McDermott	3
2	Eddie Miksis	3
2	Warren Spahn	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dee Fondy	2
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dee Fondy	5
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	Ted Kluszewski	3
2	Eddie Pellagrini	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Carlos Bernier	1
1	Jim Delsing	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	1.60
2	Mickey McDermott	0.88
3	Ted Gray	0.75
4	Billy Pierce	0.60
5	Bob Hall	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Bob Hall	1
1	Thornton Kipper	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	8
2	Mickey McDermott	7
3	Ted Gray	6
3	Bob Hall	6
5	Harvey Haddix	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.370
2	Gus Bell	.347
3	George Kell	.347
4	Mickey Mantle	.346
5	Mickey Vernon	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	17
1	Ted Kluszewski	17
1	Eddie Mathews	17
4	Gus Bell	13
4	Gus Zernial	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	55
2	Eddie Mathews	48
3	Ted Kluszewski	40
3	Mickey Mantle	40
5	Clyde Vollmer	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	11
1	Jim Rivera	11
3	Minnie Minoso	9
3	Pee Wee Reese	9
5	Jim Gilliam	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.98
2	Fritz Dorish	2.08
3	Warren Spahn	2.09
4	Whitey Ford	2.23
5	Robin Roberts	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	9
2	Bob Lemon	7
2	Billy Loes	7
2	Mel Parnell	7
2	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	61
2	Curt Simmons	57
3	Carl Erskine	55
4	Harvey Haddix	54
4	Billy Pierce	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
2	Al Brazle	8
3	Fritz Dorish	7
3	Ellis Kinder	7
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.431
2	Del Crandall	.424
3	Gil Hodges	.418
4	Gus Bell	.397
5	Red Schoendienst	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	7
1	Ted Kluszewski	7
1	Eddie Mathews	7
1	Gus Zernial	7
5	Andy Pafko	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	25
2	Ted Kluszewski	19
3	Eddie Mathews	18
4	Mickey Mantle	17
5	Gus Bell	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
4	Carlos Bernier	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Sain	0.50
2	Fritz Dorish	0.81
3	Sonny Dixon	0.95
4	Willard Nixon	1.00
5	Bob Lemon	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Joe Black	3
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	27
2	Bob Hall	18
3	Paul LaPalme	17
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	4
2	Jim Hughes	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Crandall	.389
2	Red Schoendienst	.385
3	Mickey Vernon	.382
4	Mickey Mantle	.366
5	Monte Irvin	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	12
2	Eddie Mathews	11
3	Al Rosen	10
4	Red Schoendienst	9
4	Gus Zernial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
3	Gil Hodges	28
4	Jim Greengrass	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	7
2	Jim Rivera	6
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Minnie Minoso	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bud Podbielan	0.94
2	Fritz Dorish	1.08
3	Spec Shea	1.13
4	Willard Nixon	1.16
5	Bob Lemon	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Warren Spahn	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	34
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	33
3	Harvey Haddix	30
4	Ted Gray	29
4	Johnny Klippstein	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	Allie Reynolds	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.333
2	Ferris Fain	.326
3	Mickey Mantle	.322
4	Ted Kluszewski	.319
5	Gene Woodling	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Gus Zernial	35
3	Larry Doby	34
4	Eddie Mathews	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	118
2	Del Ennis	115
3	Mickey Mantle	112
4	Eddie Robinson	109
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	30
2	Pee Wee Reese	28
3	Jim Rivera	27
4	Jackie Robinson	24
5	Sam Jethroe	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.05
2	Eddie Lopat	2.43
3	Bob Lemon	2.47
4	Robin Roberts	2.61
5	Billy Pierce	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	Joe Black	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	169
2	Robin Roberts	161
2	Warren Spahn	161
4	Curt Simmons	157
5	Carl Erskine	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
2	Al Brazle	15
2	Fritz Dorish	15
4	Joe Black	14
5	Dutch Leonard	12