On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	33	.667	--
White Sox	61	39	.610	5.5
Indians	57	42	.576	9.0
Red Sox	57	45	.559	10.5
Senators	48	53	.475	19.0
Athletics	43	56	.434	23.0
Tigers	35	64	.354	31.0
Browns	34	69	.330	34.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 11, Browns 5

Indians 12, Athletics 6

Senators 2, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	34	.657	--
Braves	57	42	.576	8.0
Phillies	54	42	.563	9.5
Giants	52	43	.547	11.0
Cardinals	53	44	.546	11.0
Redlegs	45	55	.450	20.5
Cubs	35	61	.365	28.5
Pirates	33	73	.311	35.5

Games

Pirates 4, Cubs 0

Giants 9, Redlegs 2

Phillies 5, Braves 1

Phillies 0, Braves 0

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Westlake	5
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Dark	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Owen Friend	1
1	Hobie Landrith	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	4
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Sam Calderone	3
2	Joe DeMaestri	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Billy Cox	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	1.10
2	Robin Roberts	1.00
3	Bob Miller	0.83
4	Max Surkont	0.80
5	Ralph Branca	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Dave Hoskins	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	11
2	Ralph Branca	6
3	Vern Bickford	5
3	Bob Miller	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.337
2	Monte Irvin	.334
3	Carl Furillo	.332
4	Mickey Vernon	.328
5	Hank Thompson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	32
2	Ted Kluszewski	30
3	Roy Campanella	26
3	Al Rosen	26
5	3 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	92
2	Gil Hodges	90
3	Eddie Mathews	87
4	Al Rosen	85
5	2 tied	80

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.40
2	Robin Roberts	2.43
3	Virgil Trucks	2.45
4	Warren Spahn	2.51
5	Fritz Dorish	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	18
2	Bob Lemon	14
2	Mel Parnell	14
4	Warren Spahn	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	123
2	Carl Erskine	118
3	Billy Pierce	115
4	Virgil Trucks	102
5	2 tied	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	15
1	Ellis Kinder	15
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	10
4	2 others tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Granny Hamner	.443
2	Dave Philley	.435
3	Johnny Pesky	.425
4	Rip Repulski	.411
5	Mickey Vernon	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	6
1	Del Ennis	6
3	Gil Hodges	5
3	Ted Kluszewski	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	22
2	Gil Hodges	21
3	Mickey Vernon	19
4	Yogi Berra	18
4	Roy Campanella	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.53
2	Mickey McDermott	0.72
3	Carl Erskine	0.74
4	Lew Burdette	0.79
5	Johnny Podres	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	4
2	Ruben Gomez	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Russ Meyer	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	35
2	Billy Pierce	26
3	Johnny Podres	23
4	Russ Meyer	19
4	Early Wynn	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Ben Flowers	2
2	Hal White	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.396
2	Whitey Lockman	.387
3	Milt Bolling	.380
4	Granny Hamner	.379
5	Hank Thompson	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	11
1	Gil Hodges	11
3	Ray Boone	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Hank Thompson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	38
2	Ray Boone	36
3	Minnie Minoso	34
4	Monte Irvin	33
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Rivera	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Jim Gilliam	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.93
2	Al Worthington	0.98
3	Carl Erskine	1.33
4	Ruben Gomez	1.45
5	Johnny Podres	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
4	Ruben Gomez	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	54
2	Billy Pierce	40
2	Robin Roberts	40
4	Johnny Antonelli	39
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Fritz Dorish	3
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	Ben Flowers	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.337
2	Ted Kluszewski	.330
3	Monte Irvin	.327
4	Frank Baumholtz	.326
5	Stan Musial	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Ted Kluszewski	38
4	Roy Campanella	37
5	3 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	134
2	Gil Hodges	128
3	Al Rosen	125
4	Del Ennis	121
5	Ralph Kiner	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Robinson	23
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.03
2	Eddie Lopat	2.34
3	Bob Lemon	2.52
4	Robin Roberts	2.57
5	Billy Pierce	2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	179
2	Carl Erskine	169
3	Virgil Trucks	155
4	Billy Pierce	154
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
2	Fritz Dorish	17
2	Ellis Kinder	17
4	Al Brazle	13
4	Dutch Leonard	13