On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 35 .676 --
White Sox 67 43 .609 7.0
Indians 62 46 .574 11.0
Red Sox 61 51 .545 14.0
Senators 54 57 .486 20.5
Athletics 46 62 .426 27.0
Tigers 38 70 .352 35.0
Browns 37 74 .333 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 37 .657 --
Braves 66 45 .595 6.5
Cardinals 59 48 .551 11.5
Phillies 59 48 .551 11.5
Giants 53 52 .505 16.5
Redlegs 49 61 .445 23.0
Cubs 41 65 .387 29.0
Pirates 37 79 .319 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Vernon 3
2 Del Crandall 2
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 Johnny Logan 2
2 Andy Pafko 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Johnny Logan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Porterfield 1.50
2 Warren Spahn 0.62
3 Ben Flowers 0.33
4 Harvey Haddix 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 5
2 Ben Flowers 3
2 Bob Porterfield 3
4 Cliff Chambers 1
4 Harvey Haddix 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Monte Irvin .339
2 Mickey Vernon .335
3 Red Schoendienst .333
4 Carl Furillo .329
5 Frank Baumholtz .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 36
2 Ted Kluszewski 34
3 Roy Campanella 29
3 Gus Zernial 29
5 Ralph Kiner 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 104
2 Eddie Mathews 97
3 Gil Hodges 95
4 Al Rosen 92
5 Monte Irvin 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 21
2 Jim Rivera 18
3 Pee Wee Reese 16
4 Minnie Minoso 15
5 Jim Gilliam 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.29
2 Billy Pierce 2.31
3 Robin Roberts 2.46
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.48
5 Virgil Trucks 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 19
2 Bob Lemon 15
2 Mel Parnell 15
2 Billy Pierce 15
2 Warren Spahn 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 137
2 Robin Roberts 133
3 Carl Erskine 125
4 Virgil Trucks 111
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Fritz Dorish 15
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 15
4 Allie Reynolds 12
5 Al Brazle 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Murray .432
2 Jackie Jensen .432
3 Phil Rizzuto .421
4 Jim Piersall .415
5 Bill Glynn .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 7
2 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Ralph Kiner 5
3 Ted Kluszewski 5
3 Duke Snider 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 16
2 Ray Boone 15
2 Eddie Mathews 15
2 Frank Thomas 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Gil Coan 3
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
2 Billy Pierce 0.27
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.50
4 Sandy Consuegra 0.60
5 Bob Buhl 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 4
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Harvey Haddix 3
2 Russ Meyer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 28
2 Warren Spahn 27
3 Whitey Ford 20
4 Carl Erskine 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allie Reynolds 3
2 Charlie Bishop 1
2 Ralph Branca 1
2 Al Brazle 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Rizzuto .392
2 Mickey Vernon .391
3 Monte Irvin .390
4 Ted Kluszewski .383
5 Johnny Pesky .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 10
1 Eddie Mathews 10
3 Ralph Kiner 9
3 Ted Kluszewski 9
3 Gus Zernial 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 33
2 Roy Campanella 31
2 Gil Hodges 31
4 Yogi Berra 28
4 Monte Irvin 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Jim Gilliam 6
3 Jackie Jensen 5
3 Jackie Robinson 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.96
2 Carl Erskine 1.17
3 Virgil Trucks 1.37
4 Mickey McDermott 1.47
5 Bob Buhl 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Russ Meyer 5
2 Harry Perkowski 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 49
2 Carl Erskine 48
3 Warren Spahn 37
4 Robin Roberts 36
5 Virgil Trucks 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Allie Reynolds 3
4 Ben Flowers 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Baumholtz .341
2 Monte Irvin .332
3 Ted Kluszewski .332
4 Carl Furillo .327
5 Stan Musial .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 44
1 Eddie Mathews 44
3 Ted Kluszewski 41
4 Roy Campanella 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 137
2 Al Rosen 129
3 Ralph Kiner 127
4 Gil Hodges 125
5 Del Ennis 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 29
2 Minnie Minoso 24
2 Pee Wee Reese 24
4 Bill Bruton 21
4 Jackie Robinson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.26
2 Eddie Lopat 2.30
3 Billy Pierce 2.43
4 Warren Spahn 2.56
5 Bob Lemon 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 30
2 Bob Lemon 24
3 Mike Garcia 22
4 Early Wynn 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 185
2 Billy Pierce 166
3 Carl Erskine 162
4 Virgil Trucks 148
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
2 Ellis Kinder 18
3 Fritz Dorish 16
4 Al Brazle 14
4 Allie Reynolds 14