On This Day

Sunday, July 26, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	32	.663	--
White Sox	58	38	.604	5.5
Red Sox	57	41	.582	7.5
Indians	55	40	.579	8.0
Senators	45	52	.464	19.0
Athletics	40	55	.421	23.0
Tigers	33	62	.347	30.0
Browns	34	65	.343	31.0

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

Senators 4, Indians 3

Indians 7, Senators 6

Tigers 5, Yankees 3

Yankees 14, Tigers 4

Red Sox 7, Browns 5

Browns 8, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	33	.653	--
Braves	54	40	.574	7.5
Phillies	52	40	.565	8.5
Giants	50	40	.556	9.5
Cardinals	50	43	.538	11.0
Redlegs	43	53	.448	19.5
Cubs	34	58	.370	26.5
Pirates	32	70	.314	33.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Dodgers 2, Braves 1

Giants 10, Redlegs 6

Cardinals 8, Phillies 6

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Redlegs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil McDougald	6
2	Jim Dyck	5
2	Sam Mele	5
2	Wally Westlake	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Dyck	3
2	Del Ennis	2
2	Sid Gordon	2
2	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Daryl Spencer	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Dyck	6
2	Daryl Spencer	5
3	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Bobby Thomson	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Rocky Bridges	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Andy Carey	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	2.00
2	Howie Pollet	1.00
2	Virgil Trucks	1.00
4	Larry Jansen	0.80
5	Murry Dickson	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	10
2	Larry Jansen	8
3	Virgil Trucks	7
4	Johnny Antonelli	6
4	Howie Pollet	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ben Flowers	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Bill Wight	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.337
2	Red Schoendienst	.335
3	George Kell	.328
4	Mickey Vernon	.325
5	Carl Furillo	.324

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	82
5	Monte Irvin	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	18
2	Bill Bruton	16
3	Pee Wee Reese	15
4	Minnie Minoso	14
5	Duke Snider	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Robin Roberts	2.28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.43
3	Virgil Trucks	2.51
4	Fritz Dorish	2.62
5	Warren Spahn	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	17
2	Bob Lemon	14
2	Mel Parnell	14
4	Gerry Staley	13
4	Virgil Trucks	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	116
2	Billy Pierce	109
3	Carl Erskine	107
4	Virgil Trucks	101
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	.455
2	Granny Hamner	.444
3	Dave Philley	.433
4	Johnny Pesky	.421
5	Irv Noren	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	7
2	Gil Hodges	6
3	Ray Boone	5
3	Jim Dyck	5
3	Del Ennis	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	23
2	Yogi Berra	19
3	Ray Boone	18
3	Willard Marshall	18
5	Roy Campanella	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Carlos Bernier	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	0.00
2	Virgil Trucks	0.51
3	Jackie Collum	0.61
4	Al Brazle	0.73
5	Johnny Podres	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
1	Virgil Trucks	4
3	Fred Baczewski	3
3	Hal Brown	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	30
2	Virgil Trucks	25
3	Johnny Antonelli	23
4	Billy Pierce	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Hal White	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.391
2	Dee Fondy	.373
3	Billy Cox	.372
4	Whitey Lockman	.371
5	Ted Kluszewski	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	12
2	Al Rosen	11
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	43
2	Monte Irvin	36
3	Ray Boone	34
3	Minnie Minoso	34
5	Al Rosen	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Rivera	5
3	Jim Busby	4
3	Duke Snider	4
3	Hank Thompson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.61
2	Carl Erskine	1.38
3	Virgil Trucks	1.41
4	Johnny Podres	1.61
5	Billy Pierce	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	7
2	Harry Perkowski	6
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	Ruben Gomez	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	43
2	Virgil Trucks	41
3	Billy Pierce	38
4	Johnny Antonelli	36
5	Robin Roberts	35

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	.338
2	Monte Irvin	.330
3	Frank Baumholtz	.326
4	Stan Musial	.324
5	Jackie Robinson	.322

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	124
4	Del Ennis	120
5	Ralph Kiner	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Minnie Minoso	25
4	Jackie Robinson	23
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
2	Eddie Lopat	2.26
3	Bob Lemon	2.38
4	Robin Roberts	2.48
5	Warren Spahn	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	31
2	Bob Lemon	26
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	180
2	Carl Erskine	165
3	Virgil Trucks	159
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	156
5	2 tied	151

Saves

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