On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	26	.675	--
White Sox	49	32	.605	5.5
Indians	48	32	.600	6.0
Red Sox	45	38	.542	10.5
Senators	42	40	.512	13.0
Athletics	33	49	.402	22.0
Browns	29	54	.349	26.5
Tigers	26	55	.321	28.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Indians 3, White Sox 0

White Sox 16, Indians 5

Browns 8, Tigers 4

Yankees 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	30	.620	--
Braves	47	32	.595	2.0
Cardinals	45	33	.577	3.5
Phillies	42	35	.545	6.0
Giants	42	36	.538	6.5
Redlegs	35	45	.438	14.5
Cubs	29	48	.377	19.0
Pirates	28	58	.326	24.5

Games

Giants 6, Dodgers 1

Redlegs 6, Cubs 0

Cubs 4, Redlegs 3

Phillies 13, Pirates 3

Braves 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	5
2	Ferris Fain	4
2	Jim Greengrass	4
2	Andy Seminick	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Don Bollweg	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	5
2	Andy Seminick	4
3	Johnny Groth	3
3	Ralph Kiner	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Johnny Groth	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sal Maglie	0.75
2	Billy Pierce	0.69
3	Willard Nixon	0.56
4	Curt Simmons	0.54
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Curt Simmons	7
3	Sal Maglie	6
4	Marion Fricano	5
4	Willard Nixon	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.350
2	Frank Baumholtz	.336
3	Carl Furillo	.333
4	George Kell	.332
5	Al Rosen	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	26
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Roy Campanella	22
3	Al Rosen	22
5	Gus Bell	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	73
2	Al Rosen	72
3	Eddie Mathews	71
4	Gus Bell	70
5	2 tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	17
2	Bill Bruton	14
2	Minnie Minoso	14
4	Pee Wee Reese	13
5	Duke Snider	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Fritz Dorish	2.28
3	Robin Roberts	2.53
4	Warren Spahn	2.55
5	Curt Simmons	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	13
2	Mel Parnell	12
2	Gerry Staley	12
4	Bob Lemon	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	97
2	Billy Pierce	88
3	Harvey Haddix	85
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	81
5	Carl Erskine	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
2	Fritz Dorish	14
3	Ellis Kinder	11
4	Al Brazle	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clint Courtney	.479
2	Carl Furillo	.426
3	Frank Baumholtz	.424
4	Nellie Fox	.415
5	Dale Mitchell	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	7
2	Gil Hodges	6
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	24
2	Al Rosen	22
3	Monte Irvin	21
4	Gil Hodges	20
5	Hank Thompson	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Jim Busby	3
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Frank Baumholtz	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.47
2	Tom Gorman	0.56
3	Mel Parnell	0.64
4	Jim McDonald	0.90
5	Ken Raffensberger	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Ted Gray	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	25
2	Ruben Gomez	18
3	Billy Pierce	17
3	Jim Wilson	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Marlin Stuart	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Jim Hughes	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.398
2	Frank Baumholtz	.377
3	Carl Furillo	.369
4	Harvey Kuenn	.364
5	Minnie Minoso	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	10
2	Gil Hodges	9
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	37
2	Gus Bell	35
2	Al Rosen	35
4	Gil Hodges	31
4	Ralph Kiner	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	6
2	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Carlos Bernier	4
3	Jim Busby	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	1.00
2	Mel Parnell	1.53
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.76
4	Sal Maglie	1.94
5	Billy Pierce	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Ruben Gomez	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Gerry Staley	5
5	19 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	36
2	Mike Garcia	34
2	Mel Parnell	34
2	Billy Pierce	34
5	Harry Byrd	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.347
2	Frank Baumholtz	.332
3	Ted Kluszewski	.323
4	Stan Musial	.320
5	Dale Mitchell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Eddie Mathews	37
3	Larry Doby	35
3	Al Rosen	35
3	Gus Zernial	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	125
2	Al Rosen	124
3	Ralph Kiner	120
4	Roy Campanella	118
5	2 tied	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
2	Eddie Lopat	2.28
3	Bob Lemon	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.56
5	Warren Spahn	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	Mel Parnell	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	171
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
3	Billy Pierce	154
4	Virgil Trucks	149
5	Carl Erskine	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	25
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Joe Black	15
3	Al Brazle	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14