On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	27	.679	--
White Sox	54	32	.628	4.0
Indians	49	35	.583	8.0
Red Sox	48	39	.552	10.5
Senators	42	44	.488	16.0
Athletics	34	52	.395	24.0
Browns	32	56	.364	27.0
Tigers	27	58	.318	30.5

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 5

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Indians 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Browns 8, Yankees 6

Yankees 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	51	31	.622	--
Braves	49	34	.590	2.5
Phillies	47	35	.573	4.0
Cardinals	46	36	.561	5.0
Giants	44	37	.543	6.5
Redlegs	37	48	.435	15.5
Cubs	30	51	.370	20.5
Pirates	29	61	.322	26.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 2

Giants 10, Cubs 3

Phillies 3, Redlegs 1

Phillies 3, Redlegs 2

Pirates 5, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Busby	4
1	Joe Collins	4
1	Jim Greengrass	4
1	Johnny Groth	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	2
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Clint Courtney	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	5
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Al Rosen	4
4	Smoky Burgess	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Carlos Bernier	1
2	Johnny Logan	1
2	Johnny O'Brien	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	1.00
2	Karl Drews	0.83
2	Sal Maglie	0.83
4	Bud Podbielan	0.75
5	Mike Garcia	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	8
2	Mike Garcia	6
3	Karl Drews	5
3	Sal Maglie	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Bill Henry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	27
2	Ted Kluszewski	25
3	Gus Bell	23
3	Al Rosen	23
5	Roy Campanella	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	76
2	Eddie Mathews	75
3	Roy Campanella	74
4	Gus Bell	73
5	2 tied	69

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	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.40
2	Robin Roberts	2.48
3	Fritz Dorish	2.49
4	Warren Spahn	2.55
5	Curt Simmons	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	15
2	Mel Parnell	13
3	Gerry Staley	12
4	Mike Garcia	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	107
2	Billy Pierce	89
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	Monte Irvin	.444
2	Whitey Lockman	.439
2	Dale Mitchell	.439
4	Bob Elliott	.409
5	Billy Cox	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Al Rosen	5
2	Hank Thompson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	22
2	Al Rosen	19
2	Hank Thompson	19
4	Gil Hodges	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Duke Snider	3
2	Hank Thompson	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
1	Tom Gorman	0.00
3	Bob Feller	0.47
4	Ruben Gomez	0.55
5	Warren Spahn	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	25
2	Carl Erskine	19
3	Dick Littlefield	18
3	Virgil Trucks	18
5	Robin Roberts	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	2
1	Ben Wade	2
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2
4	Luis Aloma	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.398
2	Nellie Fox	.383
3	Dale Mitchell	.376
4	Monte Irvin	.374
5	Frank Baumholtz	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	11
2	Gil Hodges	10
3	Gus Bell	9
4	Dick Gernert	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	39
2	Minnie Minoso	38
3	Gus Bell	35
4	Gil Hodges	31
4	Monte Irvin	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Duke Snider	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Jim Busby	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	1.30
2	Ruben Gomez	1.86
3	Marlin Stuart	2.22
4	Ken Raffensberger	2.25
5	Eddie Lopat	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	5
1	Jim Konstanty	5
1	Sal Maglie	5
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	37
2	Robin Roberts	35
3	Johnny Antonelli	32
3	Harry Byrd	32
5	Mike Garcia	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.345
2	Frank Baumholtz	.327
3	Stan Musial	.324
4	Ted Kluszewski	.324
5	Monte Irvin	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Roy Campanella	34
3	Larry Doby	34
3	3 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	131
2	Al Rosen	124
3	Roy Campanella	117
3	Ralph Kiner	117
5	Gil Hodges	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Pee Wee Reese	26
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.38
3	Bob Lemon	2.44
4	Billy Pierce	2.68
5	Robin Roberts	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	31
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	Mel Parnell	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	178
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157
3	Virgil Trucks	152
4	Carl Erskine	146
5	Early Wynn	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	22
2	Fritz Dorish	19
3	Joe Black	15
3	Al Brazle	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14