On This Day

Saturday, July 11, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	26	.679	--
White Sox	50	32	.610	5.5
Indians	48	33	.593	7.0
Red Sox	46	38	.548	10.5
Senators	42	41	.506	14.0
Athletics	33	50	.398	23.0
Browns	30	54	.357	26.5
Tigers	26	56	.317	29.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

White Sox 5, Indians 4

Browns 7, Tigers 2

Yankees 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	31	.613	--
Braves	47	33	.588	2.0
Cardinals	46	33	.582	2.5
Phillies	43	35	.551	5.0
Giants	43	36	.544	5.5
Redlegs	35	46	.432	14.5
Cubs	30	48	.385	18.0
Pirates	28	59	.322	24.5

Games

Giants 6, Dodgers 0

Cubs 5, Redlegs 2

Phillies 8, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Yost	4
2	Dick Kokos	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Ferrell Anderson	2
4	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Kokos	2
2	Don Bollweg	1
2	Joe DeMaestri	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	4
2	Monte Irvin	3
2	Dick Kokos	3
4	Bob Elliott	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Paul Smith	1
1	Hank Thompson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Worthington	1.40
2	Bud Podbielan	0.83
3	Johnny Sain	0.80
4	Charlie Bishop	0.57
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Bob Keegan	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Al Worthington	7
3	Early Wynn	6
4	Bud Podbielan	5
5	Charlie Bishop	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.347
2	Frank Baumholtz	.332
3	Carl Furillo	.330
4	George Kell	.329
5	Monte Irvin	.320

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	Gus Bell	71
3	Eddie Mathews	71
5	Monte Irvin	66

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	2.33
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	Fritz Dorish	15
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
3	Ellis Kinder	11
4	Al Brazle	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clint Courtney	.442
2	Dale Mitchell	.420
3	Johnny Logan	.404
3	Eddie Yost	.404
5	Nellie Fox	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	7
2	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Gil Hodges	5
3	Hank Thompson	5
5	12 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	24
2	Al Rosen	22
3	Monte Irvin	20
4	Hank Thompson	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Jim Busby	3
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Frank Baumholtz	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Bob Feller	0.47
3	Tom Gorman	0.56
4	Mel Parnell	0.67
5	Jim McDonald	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	22
2	Early Wynn	20
3	Johnny Sain	18
4	Billy Pierce	17
4	Jim Wilson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Marlin Stuart	3
3	Turk Lown	2
3	Ben Wade	2
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.395
2	Frank Baumholtz	.387
3	Harvey Kuenn	.370
4	Carl Furillo	.367
5	Bobby Thomson	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	10
2	Gil Hodges	9
3	Dick Gernert	8
3	Ralph Kiner	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	37
2	Al Rosen	35
3	Gus Bell	34
4	Monte Irvin	30
4	Ralph Kiner	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
1	Jim Rivera	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	1.62
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.76
4	Sal Maglie	1.94
5	Billy Pierce	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	5
1	Jim Konstanty	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
4	Bubba Church	4
4	17 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	34
2	Robin Roberts	33
3	Ted Gray	32
3	Virgil Trucks	32
5	4 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	8
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Dutch Leonard	4
4	Satchel Paige	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.345
2	Frank Baumholtz	.330
3	Ted Kluszewski	.326
4	Dale Mitchell	.322
5	Stan Musial	.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	129
2	Al Rosen	124
3	Ralph Kiner	120
4	Roy Campanella	118
5	Larry Doby	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
3	Minnie Minoso	28
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	2.65
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	Virgil Trucks	149
3	Early Wynn	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