On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	38	.675	--
White Sox	72	46	.610	7.5
Indians	64	51	.557	14.0
Red Sox	66	55	.545	15.0
Senators	59	60	.496	21.0
Athletics	48	70	.407	31.5
Tigers	43	73	.371	35.5
Browns	41	79	.342	39.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

White Sox 3, Browns 2

White Sox 2, Browns 1

Tigers 3, Indians 2

Senators 10, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	37	.681	--
Braves	72	47	.605	8.5
Cardinals	63	52	.548	15.5
Phillies	64	53	.547	15.5
Giants	57	58	.496	21.5
Redlegs	53	66	.445	27.5
Cubs	44	71	.383	34.5
Pirates	38	86	.306	45.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Braves 8, Redlegs 2

Phillies 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Boyd	5
2	Billy Hunter	4
2	Clyde Vollmer	4
4	Jim Busby	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Vollmer	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Bob Boyd	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Vernon	4
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Jack Dittmer	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	2
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Matt Batts	1
2	Harvey Kuenn	1
2	Tom Umphlett	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.20
2	Steve Gromek	0.67
3	Steve Ridzik	0.60
4	Mike Garcia	0.57
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	12
2	Larry Jansen	11
3	Bill Miller	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Connie Marrero	1
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Mickey Vernon	.331
3	Red Schoendienst	.330
4	Carl Furillo	.328
5	Ted Kluszewski	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	38
2	Ted Kluszewski	36
3	Roy Campanella	32
4	Al Rosen	29
4	Gus Zernial	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	111
2	Eddie Mathews	108
3	Gil Hodges	104
4	Al Rosen	102
5	Ted Kluszewski	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	23
2	Minnie Minoso	20
3	Jim Rivera	19
4	Pee Wee Reese	16
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.17
2	Billy Pierce	2.20
3	Virgil Trucks	2.52
4	Robin Roberts	2.52
5	Eddie Lopat	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Mel Parnell	17
3	Bob Lemon	16
3	Billy Pierce	16
3	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	147
2	Billy Pierce	142
3	Carl Erskine	138
4	Virgil Trucks	129
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	19
2	Fritz Dorish	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	12
4	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.455
2	Smoky Burgess	.444
3	Jim Busby	.386
4	Hank Bauer	.379
5	2 tied	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Yogi Berra	5
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Martin	19
1	Eddie Mathews	19
3	Yogi Berra	18
3	Duke Snider	18
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Jackie Jensen	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
1	Bob Kuzava	0.00
3	Sandy Consuegra	0.46
4	Eddie Lopat	0.56
5	Bob Porterfield	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	27
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Mel Parnell	21
3	Bob Rush	21
5	Carl Erskine	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Allie Reynolds	2
4	Al Brazle	1
4	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.376
2	Ted Kluszewski	.375
3	Monte Irvin	.368
4	Irv Noren	.367
5	Hank Bauer	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	12
2	Ray Boone	10
2	Ted Kluszewski	10
2	Eddie Mathews	10
5	Roy Campanella	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	39
2	Roy Campanella	31
2	Gil Hodges	31
2	Duke Snider	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Minnie Minoso	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.84
2	Bob Porterfield	1.08
3	Sandy Consuegra	1.27
4	Clem Labine	1.36
5	Carl Erskine	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Harvey Haddix	5
2	Mickey McDermott	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	53
2	Carl Erskine	51
3	Robin Roberts	40
4	Virgil Trucks	39
5	Whitey Ford	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Ben Flowers	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
4	Al Brazle	2
4	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.333
2	Ted Kluszewski	.330
3	Frank Baumholtz	.327
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Carl Furillo	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	45
2	Ted Kluszewski	41
3	Ralph Kiner	39
4	Roy Campanella	38
5	Al Rosen	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	139
2	Al Rosen	134
3	Gil Hodges	126
4	Eddie Mathews	125
5	Del Ennis	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
4	Bill Bruton	23
5	Jackie Robinson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.21
2	Billy Pierce	2.27
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.37
4	Warren Spahn	2.42
5	Robin Roberts	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	29
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Mike Garcia	21
4	Mel Parnell	20
4	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	193
2	Carl Erskine	166
2	Billy Pierce	166
4	Virgil Trucks	165
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	20
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14