On This Day

Monday, July 20, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 27 .693 --
White Sox 56 34 .622 6.0
Red Sox 52 39 .571 10.5
Indians 50 38 .568 11.0
Senators 43 47 .478 19.0
Athletics 35 54 .393 26.5
Browns 33 59 .359 30.0
Tigers 28 60 .318 33.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 32 .636 --
Braves 52 35 .598 3.5
Phillies 48 38 .558 7.0
Giants 46 38 .548 8.0
Cardinals 48 40 .545 8.0
Redlegs 40 49 .449 16.5
Cubs 31 54 .365 23.5
Pirates 30 65 .316 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Bilko 4
2 Rip Repulski 3
3 Carlos Bernier 2
3 Solly Hemus 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Bilko 2
2 Roy Campanella 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Bilko 4
2 Toby Atwell 3
3 Peanuts Lowrey 2
4 Roy Campanella 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Bernier 1
1 Don Thompson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Meyer 1.12
2 Bob Rush 0.44
3 Bob Friend 0.27
4 Stu Miller 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Russ Meyer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Meyer 9
2 Bob Rush 4
3 Bob Friend 3
4 Al Brazle 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Hal White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .334
2 George Kell .333
3 Monte Irvin .331
4 Billy Goodman .326
5 Carl Furillo .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 28
1 Eddie Mathews 28
3 Roy Campanella 24
4 Gus Bell 23
4 Al Rosen 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 82
2 Eddie Mathews 78
3 Al Rosen 77
4 Gus Bell 74
4 Gil Hodges 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 17
2 Bill Bruton 15
3 Minnie Minoso 14
3 Pee Wee Reese 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.37
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.43
3 Robin Roberts 2.48
4 Fritz Dorish 2.60
5 Curt Simmons 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 15
2 Mel Parnell 14
3 Bob Lemon 12
3 Warren Spahn 12
3 Gerry Staley 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 107
2 Billy Pierce 97
3 Harvey Haddix 90
3 Virgil Trucks 90
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 15
1 Ellis Kinder 15
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 15
4 Al Brazle 10
4 Satchel Paige 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Lockman .519
2 Monte Irvin .480
3 Al Dark .429
4 Rip Repulski .423
5 Milt Bolling .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Cox 6
1 Gil Hodges 6
3 Yogi Berra 5
3 Del Ennis 5
3 Rip Repulski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 23
2 Gil Hodges 20
3 Yogi Berra 16
4 Ray Boone 15
4 7 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 4
2 Carlos Bernier 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
2 Duke Snider 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Worthington 0.39
2 Mickey McDermott 0.59
3 Ellis Kinder 0.73
4 Warren Spahn 1.00
5 Bob Lemon 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 3
1 Fritz Dorish 3
1 Mel Parnell 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Littlefield 23
2 Johnny Antonelli 19
3 Billy Pierce 18
3 Virgil Trucks 18
5 Carl Erskine 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Jim Hughes 2
3 Luis Aloma 1
3 Harry Brecheen 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .397
2 Dee Fondy .385
3 Nellie Fox .373
4 Dale Mitchell .365
5 Whitey Lockman .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 11
2 Al Rosen 10
3 Gus Bell 9
3 Ted Kluszewski 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Minnie Minoso 40
2 Al Rosen 36
3 Gil Hodges 35
4 Monte Irvin 32
5 Gus Bell 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Bernier 5
1 Jackie Jensen 5
3 Jim Busby 4
3 Jim Rivera 4
3 Duke Snider 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 1.52
2 Ken Raffensberger 1.54
3 Curt Simmons 1.73
4 Ruben Gomez 2.20
5 Mel Parnell 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 6
1 Harry Perkowski 6
1 Virgil Trucks 6
4 Ruben Gomez 5
4 Jim Konstanty 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 38
2 Harry Byrd 34
3 Billy Pierce 33
4 Warren Spahn 31
5 Robin Roberts 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 6
2 Ellis Kinder 5
3 Jim Hughes 4
3 Satchel Paige 4
5 2 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .342
2 Monte Irvin .325
3 Frank Baumholtz .324
4 Ted Kluszewski .323
5 Stan Musial .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Eddie Mathews 39
3 Roy Campanella 36
3 Ted Kluszewski 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 126
2 Roy Campanella 125
3 Al Rosen 122
4 Gil Hodges 117
5 Ralph Kiner 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 31
2 Minnie Minoso 27
3 Pee Wee Reese 26
4 Jackie Robinson 20
5 Jackie Jensen 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.20
2 Eddie Lopat 2.26
3 Bob Lemon 2.35
4 Billy Pierce 2.59
5 Robin Roberts 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 30
2 Bob Lemon 25
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Mike Garcia 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 174
2 Virgil Trucks 158
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 154
4 Early Wynn 149
5 Carl Erskine 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 22
2 Fritz Dorish 19
3 Ellis Kinder 17
4 Al Brazle 15
5 2 tied 13