On This Day

Saturday, July 25, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	31	.667	--
White Sox	57	37	.606	5.5
Red Sox	56	40	.583	7.5
Indians	54	39	.581	8.0
Senators	44	51	.463	19.0
Athletics	39	54	.419	23.0
Tigers	32	61	.344	30.0
Browns	33	64	.340	31.0

Games

Athletics 7, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Senators 4

Yankees 15, Tigers 11

Red Sox 7, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	60	33	.645	--
Braves	54	38	.587	5.5
Phillies	52	39	.571	7.0
Giants	48	40	.545	9.5
Cardinals	49	43	.533	10.5
Redlegs	43	51	.457	17.5
Cubs	33	57	.367	25.5
Pirates	31	69	.310	32.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 0

Redlegs 7, Giants 5

Phillies 3, Cardinals 0

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Fondy	4
1	Don Lund	4
1	Gil McDougald	4
1	Pete Runnels	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	Andy Carey	3
1	Jim Greengrass	3
1	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie O'Brien	2
2	Gil Coan	1
2	Wayne Terwilliger	1
2	Eddie Waitkus	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Meyer	0.83
2	Al Worthington	0.50
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.45
4	Harry Brecheen	0.44
5	Johnny Lindell	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Lindell	6
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Russ Meyer	5
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Flowers	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.335
2	Red Schoendienst	.335
3	George Kell	.330
4	Billy Goodman	.327
5	Carl Furillo	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	30
2	Ted Kluszewski	29
3	Roy Campanella	26
3	Al Rosen	26
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	90
2	Gil Hodges	87
3	Al Rosen	83
4	Eddie Mathews	81
5	Monte Irvin	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	18
2	Bill Bruton	16
3	Minnie Minoso	14
3	Pee Wee Reese	14
5	Duke Snider	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Robin Roberts	2.28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.43
3	Fritz Dorish	2.62
4	Eddie Lopat	2.64
5	Virgil Trucks	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	17
2	Bob Lemon	14
2	Mel Parnell	14
4	Gerry Staley	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	116
2	Billy Pierce	109
3	Carl Erskine	97
4	Virgil Trucks	94
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	93

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	Monte Irvin	.439
2	Dave Philley	.439
3	Dee Fondy	.426
4	Ted Kluszewski	.400
5	Granny Hamner	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	6
1	Gil Hodges	6
3	Cal Abrams	4
3	Ray Boone	4
3	13 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	23
2	Willard Marshall	18
3	Yogi Berra	17
3	Roy Campanella	17
5	Ray Boone	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Carlos Bernier	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Bill Bruton	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	0.37
2	Jackie Collum	0.61
3	Virgil Trucks	0.68
4	Al Worthington	0.87
5	Johnny Podres	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Fred Baczewski	3
2	Hal Brown	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	21
2	Carl Erskine	20
3	Robin Roberts	19
3	Early Wynn	19
5	Virgil Trucks	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Hal White	2
4	Harry Brecheen	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.383
2	Whitey Lockman	.375
3	Dee Fondy	.371
4	Dale Mitchell	.371
5	Ted Kluszewski	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	13
2	Al Rosen	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	46
2	Al Rosen	38
3	Monte Irvin	34
3	Minnie Minoso	34
5	Ray Boone	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Rivera	5
2	Duke Snider	5
4	Carlos Bernier	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.61
2	Carl Erskine	1.47
3	Johnny Podres	1.61
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.64
5	Virgil Trucks	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Perkowski	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Ruben Gomez	5
3	Jim Konstanty	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	43
2	Harry Byrd	36
3	Robin Roberts	35
4	Virgil Trucks	34
5	3 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Jim Hughes	3
3	Marlin Stuart	3
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.339
2	Monte Irvin	.328
3	Frank Baumholtz	.325
4	Stan Musial	.324
5	Jackie Robinson	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Eddie Mathews	39
3	Roy Campanella	38
4	Ted Kluszewski	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	133
2	Gil Hodges	126
3	Al Rosen	125
4	Ralph Kiner	119
5	Del Ennis	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Minnie Minoso	26
2	Pee Wee Reese	26
4	Jackie Robinson	23
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.18
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
3	Bob Lemon	2.38
4	Robin Roberts	2.48
5	Billy Pierce	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	31
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	180
2	Billy Pierce	157
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	156
4	Carl Erskine	155
4	Early Wynn	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Fritz Dorish	18
3	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Dutch Leonard	14