On This Day

Monday, July 6, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	24	.684	--
Indians	45	30	.600	6.5
White Sox	45	31	.592	7.0
Red Sox	42	37	.532	11.5
Senators	40	38	.513	13.0
Athletics	32	46	.410	21.0
Browns	27	52	.342	26.5
Tigers	26	51	.338	26.5

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 3

Yankees 5, Athletics 3

Tigers 8, Browns 7

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Yankees 10, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	46	28	.622	--
Braves	45	31	.592	2.0
Cardinals	43	32	.573	3.5
Phillies	40	32	.556	5.0
Giants	37	36	.507	8.5
Redlegs	34	42	.447	13.0
Cubs	27	46	.370	18.5
Pirates	28	53	.346	21.5

Games

Cubs 7, Redlegs 6

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Dodgers 14, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe DeMaestri	4
1	Carl Furillo	4
1	Monte Irvin	4
1	Whitey Lockman	4
1	Billy Martin	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Billy Martin	4
3	Billy Cox	3
3	Monte Irvin	3
5	17 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Milt Bolling	1
1	Monte Irvin	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Worthington	1.00
2	Tommy Byrne	0.91
3	Johnny Sain	0.64
4	Paul LaPalme	0.56
5	Morrie Martin	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Dick Marlowe	1
1	Russ Meyer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	10
2	Johnny Sain	7
3	Al Worthington	6
4	Paul LaPalme	5
4	Allie Reynolds	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.351
2	George Kell	.341
3	Frank Baumholtz	.331
4	Carl Furillo	.328
5	Jackie Robinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	25
2	Eddie Mathews	24
3	Gus Bell	21
3	Al Rosen	21
5	Roy Campanella	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	69
2	Eddie Mathews	68
3	Roy Campanella	67
4	Al Rosen	63
5	Ted Kluszewski	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	14
1	Jim Rivera	14
3	Minnie Minoso	13
3	Pee Wee Reese	13
5	Duke Snider	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.10
2	Robin Roberts	2.38
3	Fritz Dorish	2.43
4	Whitey Ford	2.48
5	Warren Spahn	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	13
2	Gerry Staley	12
3	Mel Parnell	11
4	Mike Garcia	10
4	7 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	94
2	Harvey Haddix	81
3	Billy Pierce	79
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	78
5	Virgil Trucks	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	14
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	14
3	Ellis Kinder	11
4	Al Brazle	10
5	Satchel Paige	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.481
2	Stan Musial	.475
3	Clint Courtney	.450
4	Dale Mitchell	.438
5	2 tied	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
1	Al Rosen	7
3	Gus Bell	6
3	Gil Hodges	6
3	Ted Kluszewski	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	22
1	Minnie Minoso	22
3	Al Rosen	20
4	Stan Musial	19
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	3
2	Carlos Bernier	2
2	Nellie Fox	2
2	Jackie Jensen	2
2	2 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Gorman	0.75
2	Harry Perkowski	1.23
3	Bob Feller	1.50
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.50
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	4
1	Harry Perkowski	4
3	Ted Gray	3
3	Saul Rogovin	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	21
2	Virgil Trucks	20
3	Warren Spahn	18
4	Harry Byrd	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
2	Jim Hughes	2
2	Dutch Leonard	2
2	Satchel Paige	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.395
2	Jackie Robinson	.388
3	Carl Furillo	.381
4	Minnie Minoso	.368
5	Billy Goodman	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
1	Ralph Kiner	11
1	Ted Kluszewski	11
4	Gus Bell	10
4	Randy Jackson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	45
2	Randy Jackson	33
3	Gil Hodges	32
4	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Minnie Minoso	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	7
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	1.53
2	Billy Pierce	1.78
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.93
4	Ted Gray	2.20
5	Harry Perkowski	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	39
2	Mel Parnell	35
3	Ted Gray	34
4	Mike Garcia	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.345
2	Frank Baumholtz	.329
3	Stan Musial	.325
4	Ted Kluszewski	.325
5	Dale Mitchell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Larry Doby	35
2	Eddie Mathews	35
4	Ted Kluszewski	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	120
2	Ralph Kiner	118
3	Al Rosen	115
4	Roy Campanella	112
5	Larry Doby	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Minnie Minoso	28
2	Jim Rivera	28
4	Jackie Robinson	19
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.15
2	Bob Lemon	2.43
3	Billy Pierce	2.55
4	Eddie Lopat	2.56
5	Robin Roberts	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	171
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
3	Billy Pierce	147
4	Virgil Trucks	145
5	Early Wynn	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Joe Black	16
4	Al Brazle	15
5	3 tied	13