On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 22 .681 --
Indians 41 28 .594 6.0
White Sox 42 29 .592 6.0
Red Sox 39 35 .527 10.5
Senators 36 36 .500 12.5
Athletics 32 40 .444 16.5
Browns 27 47 .365 22.5
Tigers 22 49 .310 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 26 .629 --
Braves 43 28 .606 1.5
Cardinals 41 29 .586 3.0
Phillies 37 29 .561 5.0
Giants 34 34 .500 9.0
Redlegs 31 39 .443 13.0
Cubs 23 44 .343 19.5
Pirates 26 50 .342 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Bollweg 3
1 Del Crandall 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Bobby Avila 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Don Bollweg 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Bollweg 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Walt Dropo 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 George Kell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Gromek 0.75
2 Vic Raschi 0.71
3 Johnny Antonelli 0.67
4 Carl Erskine 0.60
5 Karl Drews 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Bud Podbielan 1
1 Vic Raschi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 6
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Steve Gromek 6
4 Vic Raschi 5
5 Karl Drews 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .346
2 George Kell .338
3 Jackie Robinson .335
4 Frank Baumholtz .328
5 Mickey Vernon .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 23
1 Eddie Mathews 23
3 Gus Bell 21
4 Roy Campanella 19
4 Al Rosen 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 66
1 Eddie Mathews 66
3 Roy Campanella 65
4 Al Rosen 58
5 2 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 14
2 Pee Wee Reese 13
2 Jim Rivera 13
4 Minnie Minoso 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Dorish 2.02
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.20
3 Spec Shea 2.49
4 Robin Roberts 2.52
5 Eddie Lopat 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 12
1 Gerry Staley 12
3 Harvey Haddix 10
3 Bob Lemon 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 91
2 Harvey Haddix 79
3 Billy Pierce 75
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 74
5 Carl Erskine 70

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .464
2 Harvey Kuenn .438
3 Nellie Fox .431
4 Daryl Spencer .413
5 Frank Baumholtz .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 7
1 Al Rosen 7
3 Larry Doby 6
3 Ted Kluszewski 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 25
2 Stan Musial 21
3 Minnie Minoso 20
4 Al Rosen 19
5 Larry Doby 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
3 Carlos Bernier 2
3 Rocky Bridges 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Dorish 0.71
2 Billy Hoeft 1.13
3 Al Sima 1.35
4 Sal Maglie 1.50
5 4 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Konstanty 4
2 Ted Gray 3
2 Harvey Haddix 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 19
2 Mike Garcia 18
2 Harvey Haddix 18
2 Robin Roberts 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 6
2 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Satchel Paige 3
4 Jim Hughes 2
4 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Minnie Minoso .391
2 Jackie Robinson .383
3 Carl Furillo .373
4 Tom Umphlett .371
5 Frank Baumholtz .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 46
2 Gil Hodges 35
3 Larry Doby 31
4 Gus Zernial 30
5 Eddie Mathews 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Bernier 7
2 Bill Bruton 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
4 Jim Busby 4
4 Earl Torgeson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Dorish 1.75
2 Fred Baczewski 1.75
3 Mel Parnell 1.94
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.97
5 Hal White 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Mike Garcia 5
1 Jim Konstanty 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 41
2 Ruben Gomez 38
3 Mike Garcia 36
4 Harvey Haddix 33
5 Warren Spahn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allie Reynolds 7
2 Fritz Dorish 6
3 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .338
2 Frank Baumholtz .327
3 Stan Musial .320
4 Ted Kluszewski .318
5 Mickey Mantle .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Larry Doby 35
2 Eddie Mathews 35
4 Al Rosen 34
4 Gus Zernial 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 120
2 Ralph Kiner 115
2 Al Rosen 115
4 Mickey Mantle 113
5 Larry Doby 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Minnie Minoso 28
3 Jim Rivera 27
4 Jackie Jensen 18
4 Jackie Robinson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.16
2 Bob Lemon 2.25
3 Billy Pierce 2.65
4 Eddie Lopat 2.69
5 Robin Roberts 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 30
2 Bob Lemon 26
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Mike Garcia 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 172
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 153
3 Carl Erskine 150
4 Billy Pierce 146
4 Warren Spahn 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
2 Fritz Dorish 20
3 Joe Black 16
4 Al Brazle 15
5 2 tied 13