On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	26	.683	--
White Sox	52	32	.619	5.0
Indians	48	35	.578	8.5
Red Sox	47	39	.547	11.0
Senators	42	42	.500	15.0
Athletics	34	51	.400	23.5
Browns	31	55	.360	27.0
Tigers	27	57	.321	30.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Athletics 5

Athletics 4, Red Sox 1

White Sox 14, Indians 2

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Tigers 8, Browns 7

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	50	31	.617	--
Braves	49	33	.598	1.5
Cardinals	46	35	.568	4.0
Phillies	45	35	.563	4.5
Giants	43	37	.538	6.5
Redlegs	37	46	.446	14.0
Cubs	30	50	.375	19.5
Pirates	28	61	.315	26.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Redlegs 7, Cubs 4

Redlegs 7, Cubs 3

Phillies 6, Pirates 4

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Braves 10, Cardinals 1

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Cal Abrams	5
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Bob Elliott	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	2
1	Del Ennis	2
1	Ralph Kiner	2
1	Willard Marshall	2
1	Vic Wertz	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Wilber	6
2	Willard Marshall	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
4	Bob Elliott	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Jack Dittmer	1
1	Jim Dyck	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Littlefield	1.67
2	Virgil Trucks	0.89
3	Harry Byrd	0.75
3	Carl Erskine	0.75
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Littlefield	10
2	Virgil Trucks	8
3	Harry Byrd	6
3	Carl Erskine	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Billy Pierce	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.341
2	George Kell	.329
3	Billy Goodman	.329
4	Frank Baumholtz	.329
5	Monte Irvin	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	27
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Gus Bell	22
3	Roy Campanella	22
3	Al Rosen	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	75
2	Roy Campanella	73
3	Gus Bell	72
3	Al Rosen	72
5	Monte Irvin	68

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	Fritz Dorish	2.33
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.40
3	Warren Spahn	2.55
4	Robin Roberts	2.55
5	Curt Simmons	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	14
2	Mel Parnell	12
2	Gerry Staley	12
4	Bob Lemon	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	103
2	Billy Pierce	88
3	Harvey Haddix	85
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	85
5	Virgil Trucks	84

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	Dale Mitchell	.424
2	Clint Courtney	.411
3	Whitey Lockman	.403
4	Don Lenhardt	.400
5	Minnie Minoso	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	7
1	Al Rosen	7
3	Ralph Kiner	6
4	Gus Bell	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	22
1	Minnie Minoso	22
1	Al Rosen	22
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	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
5	Curt Simmons	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	4
2	Bubba Church	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	24
2	Ted Gray	22
3	Robin Roberts	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	3 tied	19

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	.392
2	Frank Baumholtz	.376
3	Minnie Minoso	.374
4	Don Lenhardt	.360
5	Billy Goodman	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
1	Al Rosen	10
3	Dick Gernert	9
3	Eddie Mathews	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	38
2	Al Rosen	35
3	Gus Bell	34
4	Ralph Kiner	32
5	Monte Irvin	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
1	Jim Rivera	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Carlos Bernier	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	1.26
2	Ken Raffensberger	1.76
3	Sal Maglie	1.94
4	Billy Pierce	2.06
5	Mel Parnell	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Fornieles	5
1	Ruben Gomez	5
1	Jim Konstanty	5
1	Harry Perkowski	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	39
2	Harry Byrd	37
2	Virgil Trucks	37
4	Billy Pierce	34
5	3 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.343
2	Ted Kluszewski	.328
3	Frank Baumholtz	.328
4	Dale Mitchell	.324
5	Monte Irvin	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
2	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Gus Zernial	35
4	Roy Campanella	34
4	4 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	133
2	Al Rosen	123
3	Ralph Kiner	120
4	Roy Campanella	117
5	4 tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Pee Wee Reese	27
4	Jackie Robinson	19
5	Jackie Jensen	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.31
3	Bob Lemon	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.64
5	Warren Spahn	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	30
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	Harry Byrd	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	174
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
3	Virgil Trucks	152
4	Carl Erskine	151
5	Early Wynn	149

Saves

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