On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 12 .778 --
Indians 31 22 .585 10.5
White Sox 31 27 .534 13.0
Senators 30 27 .526 13.5
Red Sox 31 28 .525 13.5
Athletics 28 30 .483 16.0
Browns 20 39 .339 24.5
Tigers 14 42 .250 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 40 18 .690 --
Dodgers 36 19 .655 2.5
Cardinals 32 23 .582 6.5
Phillies 29 23 .558 8.0
Giants 27 29 .482 12.0
Redlegs 21 32 .396 16.5
Pirates 20 41 .328 21.5
Cubs 16 36 .308 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Umphlett 4
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Joe Garagiola 3
2 Dick Gernert 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Gernert 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Steve Bilko 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Avila 4
1 Bill Bruton 4
1 Dick Gernert 4
4 Floyd Baker 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Terwilliger 3
2 Tommy Glaviano 1
2 Jim Pendleton 1
2 Pee Wee Reese 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walt Masterson 3.00
2 Saul Rogovin 0.54
3 Roy Face 0.50
3 Ruben Gomez 0.50
5 Gerry Staley 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Willard Nixon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Saul Rogovin 7
2 Ruben Gomez 6
2 Walt Masterson 6
2 Ben Wade 6
5 Gerry Staley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .344
2 Red Schoendienst .340
3 Mickey Vernon .335
4 Mickey Mantle .332
5 Gene Woodling .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 20
2 Roy Campanella 18
3 Ted Kluszewski 17
4 Gus Zernial 16
5 Gus Bell 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 59
2 Eddie Mathews 55
3 Mickey Mantle 46
4 Duke Snider 45
5 Ray Jablonski 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 13
2 Bill Bruton 12
2 Minnie Minoso 12
2 Pee Wee Reese 12
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.07
2 Robin Roberts 2.18
3 Fritz Dorish 2.26
4 Marion Fricano 2.26
5 Whitey Ford 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 10
2 Gerry Staley 9
2 Max Surkont 9
4 Billy Loes 8
4 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 73
2 Billy Pierce 64
3 Harvey Haddix 61
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 58
5 2 tied 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 11
2 Al Brazle 10
3 Ellis Kinder 9
4 Fritz Dorish 7
4 Allie Reynolds 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .469
2 Bobby Adams .449
3 Minnie Minoso .424
4 Enos Slaughter .415
5 Carl Furillo .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 7
2 Gil Hodges 6
2 Ralph Kiner 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 21
2 Gil Hodges 19
2 Mickey Mantle 19
2 Gus Zernial 19
5 Eddie Mathews 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Bernier 5
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
3 Minnie Minoso 3
3 Wayne Terwilliger 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willard Nixon 0.33
2 Lew Burdette 0.59
3 Hal White 1.02
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.17
5 Walt Masterson 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Marion Fricano 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 24
2 Ruben Gomez 22
3 Paul LaPalme 20
4 Robin Roberts 18
5 Saul Rogovin 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allie Reynolds 5
2 Lew Burdette 4
3 Joe Black 3
3 Al Brazle 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .365
2 Del Crandall .364
3 Jackie Robinson .361
3 Enos Slaughter .361
5 Ted Kluszewski .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 13
2 Ted Kluszewski 11
2 Gus Zernial 11
4 Gus Bell 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 35
2 Gil Hodges 33
3 Ted Kluszewski 29
4 Duke Snider 28
4 Gus Zernial 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 9
2 Bill Bruton 6
2 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Jim Rivera 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willard Nixon 0.83
2 Ellis Kinder 1.07
3 Spec Shea 1.13
4 Fritz Dorish 1.30
5 Bob Lemon 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 Robin Roberts 5
2 Johnny Sain 5
2 Gerry Staley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 42
2 Harvey Haddix 35
3 Johnny Antonelli 32
3 Johnny Lindell 32
3 Max Surkont 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 7
1 Ellis Kinder 7
3 Lew Burdette 6
3 Allie Reynolds 6
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .328
2 Gene Woodling .322
3 Mickey Mantle .321
4 Ferris Fain .317
5 Ted Kluszewski .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Gus Zernial 38
3 Eddie Mathews 35
4 Larry Doby 33
5 Roy Campanella 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 117
2 Eddie Robinson 116
3 Roy Campanella 114
4 Mickey Mantle 113
5 Gus Zernial 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 33
2 Pee Wee Reese 30
3 Jim Rivera 28
4 Jackie Robinson 22
5 Sam Jethroe 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.05
2 Bob Lemon 2.40
3 Billy Pierce 2.44
4 Robin Roberts 2.54
5 Allie Reynolds 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 31
2 Bob Lemon 24
3 Early Wynn 21
4 Mike Garcia 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 171
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 167
3 Billy Pierce 152
4 Curt Simmons 150
5 Warren Spahn 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 22
2 Al Brazle 17
3 Joe Black 16
4 Fritz Dorish 15
5 Allie Reynolds 12