On This Day

Friday, June 26, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	18	.719	--
Indians	38	26	.594	8.0
White Sox	39	28	.582	8.5
Red Sox	37	32	.536	11.5
Senators	32	35	.478	15.5
Athletics	31	36	.463	16.5
Browns	24	45	.348	24.5
Tigers	19	46	.292	27.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 7, Yankees 2

Athletics 6, Browns 5

Tigers 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	41	24	.631	--
Dodgers	40	25	.615	1.0
Cardinals	38	26	.594	2.5
Phillies	35	25	.583	3.5
Giants	33	31	.516	7.5
Redlegs	26	37	.413	14.0
Pirates	24	47	.338	20.0
Cubs	20	42	.323	19.5

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 6

Redlegs 8, Pirates 4

Redlegs 4, Pirates 1

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 7, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	3
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Jim Delsing	3
1	Joe DeMaestri	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	2
1	Ted Kluszewski	2
1	Stan Musial	2
4	Gus Bell	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	5
2	Monte Irvin	4
2	Ted Kluszewski	4
2	Harvey Kuenn	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Jim Greengrass	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jackie Collum	1.33
2	Stu Miller	1.20
3	Bob Milliken	0.80
4	Hal Brown	0.67
5	Bob Lemon	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jackie Collum	8
2	Stu Miller	6
3	Ruben Gomez	5
4	Hal Brown	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Clyde King	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.345
2	Jackie Robinson	.338
3	Billy Goodman	.337
4	George Kell	.324
5	Tom Umphlett	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	21
2	Eddie Mathews	20
3	Roy Campanella	19
4	Gus Zernial	18
5	Gus Bell	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	62
2	Eddie Mathews	58
3	Gus Bell	53
4	Mickey Mantle	52
4	Duke Snider	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	13
1	Pee Wee Reese	13
1	Jim Rivera	13
4	Minnie Minoso	12
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	2.08
2	Robin Roberts	2.16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.22
4	Spec Shea	2.24
5	Whitey Ford	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	12
2	Bob Lemon	10
2	Gerry Staley	10
4	Harvey Haddix	9
4	4 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	81
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	72
3	Harvey Haddix	71
3	Billy Pierce	71
5	Carl Erskine	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	13
2	Fritz Dorish	11
3	Al Brazle	10
3	Ellis Kinder	10
5	Satchel Paige	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.462
2	Billy Goodman	.407
3	Tom Umphlett	.404
4	Roy Sievers	.386
5	Bobby Thomson	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
1	Daryl Spencer	6
3	Dick Gernert	5
4	Wayne Belardi	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	22
2	Yogi Berra	17
2	Stan Musial	17
4	Ralph Kiner	16
4	Gus Zernial	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Jackie Jensen	3
3	Minnie Minoso	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.56
2	Sal Maglie	0.67
3	Al Sima	0.73
4	Spec Shea	1.00
5	Eddie Lopat	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Karl Drews	3
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Saul Rogovin	20
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	19
2	Max Surkont	19
4	Harry Byrd	18
4	Warren Spahn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	4
1	Satchel Paige	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
4	Dutch Leonard	3
4	Allie Reynolds	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.379
2	Jackie Robinson	.375
3	Gil Hodges	.355
4	Del Ennis	.354
5	Frank Baumholtz	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	12
2	Gil Hodges	11
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
4	Eddie Mathews	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	38
2	Gus Zernial	35
3	Gus Bell	34
4	Larry Doby	33
5	Mickey Mantle	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Carlos Bernier	7
2	Bill Bruton	7
4	Jim Rivera	6
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willard Nixon	1.20
2	Spec Shea	1.32
3	Fritz Dorish	1.36
4	Eddie Lopat	1.47
5	Robin Roberts	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	36
1	Robin Roberts	36
3	Bob Lemon	33
4	Mike Garcia	32
4	Warren Spahn	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Satchel Paige	7
1	Allie Reynolds	7
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Jim Hughes	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.340
2	Frank Baumholtz	.322
3	Stan Musial	.317
4	Mickey Mantle	.316
5	Ted Kluszewski	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Gus Zernial	37
3	Larry Doby	36
4	Eddie Mathews	33
5	Ted Kluszewski	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	120
2	Mickey Mantle	115
3	Larry Doby	114
4	Gus Zernial	113
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	30
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
3	Jim Rivera	27
4	Jackie Robinson	19
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.23
2	Bob Lemon	2.35
3	Eddie Lopat	2.45
4	Billy Pierce	2.56
5	Robin Roberts	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	31
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	21
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	Harry Byrd	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	168
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	166
3	Billy Pierce	152
4	Warren Spahn	148
5	Carl Erskine	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
2	Fritz Dorish	18
3	Joe Black	16
3	Al Brazle	16
5	2 tied	13