On This Day

Monday, July 27, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 33 .653 --
Braves 55 40 .579 7.0
Phillies 52 40 .565 8.5
Giants 50 41 .549 10.0
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Lockman 3
1 Eddie Mathews 3
3 Del Crandall 2
3 Jack Dittmer 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Bill Bruton 2
2 Del Crandall 2
4 Joe Adcock 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Monty Kennedy 2
3 Al Corwin 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 32
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
2 Eddie Mathews 87
4 Al Rosen 83
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 Warren Spahn 2.51
5 Fritz Dorish 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 17
2 Bob Lemon 14
2 Mel Parnell 14
4 Warren Spahn 13
4 2 others tied 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 Granny Hamner .457
2 Rip Repulski .447
3 Johnny Pesky .441
4 Dave Philley .431
5 Irv Noren .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 6
2 Yogi Berra 5
2 Ray Boone 5
2 Jim Dyck 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 23
2 Ray Boone 17
2 Roy Campanella 17
4 Yogi Berra 16
5 Mickey Vernon 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey McDermott 0.00
1 Bob Miller 0.00
3 Robin Roberts 0.33
3 Virgil Trucks 0.33
5 Jackie Collum 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 24
2 Billy Pierce 21
3 Johnny Antonelli 19
4 Bobby Shantz 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Ben Flowers 2
2 Hal White 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Whitey Lockman .388
2 Monte Irvin .380
3 Ted Kluszewski .373
4 Dee Fondy .373
5 Billy Cox .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 12
2 Gil Hodges 11
2 Al Rosen 11
4 Yogi Berra 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 41
2 Ray Boone 34
2 Minnie Minoso 34
4 Al Rosen 33
5 Monte Irvin 32

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 Ruben Gomez 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Trucks 7
2 Harry Perkowski 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Mel Parnell 5
3 2 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 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Fritz Dorish 4
3 Marlin Stuart 3
4 Lew Burdette 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .339
2 Monte Irvin .328
3 Frank Baumholtz .327
4 Stan Musial .324
5 Ted Kluszewski .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
1 Eddie Mathews 41
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 123
4 Del Ennis 119
4 Ralph Kiner 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 31
2 Pee Wee Reese 27
3 Minnie Minoso 24
4 Jackie Robinson 23
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.20
2 Eddie Lopat 2.26
3 Bob Lemon 2.38
4 Robin Roberts 2.49
5 Warren Spahn 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 30
2 Bob Lemon 26
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Mike Garcia 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 177
2 Carl Erskine 162
3 Virgil Trucks 159
4 Billy Pierce 151
4 Early Wynn 151

Saves

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