On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	38	.678	--
White Sox	72	47	.605	8.5
Indians	64	52	.552	15.0
Red Sox	67	55	.549	15.0
Senators	59	61	.492	22.0
Athletics	48	71	.403	32.5
Tigers	44	73	.376	35.5
Browns	42	79	.347	39.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Browns 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 4, Indians 2

Yankees 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	37	.684	--
Braves	73	47	.608	8.5
Cardinals	63	53	.543	16.5
Phillies	64	54	.542	16.5
Giants	57	59	.491	22.5
Redlegs	53	67	.442	28.5
Cubs	45	71	.388	34.5
Pirates	39	86	.312	45.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 5

Braves 3, Redlegs 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Cubs 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Don Lund	3
1	Les Moss	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	Red Schoendienst	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Ted Kluszewski	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Hank Thompson	3
1	Gus Zernial	3
4	Ted Kluszewski	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	0.62
2	Warren Hacker	0.50
2	Jim McDonald	0.50
4	Billy Pierce	0.47
5	Billy Hoeft	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	8
2	Bob Milliken	6
3	Warren Hacker	5
3	Billy Hoeft	5
3	Warren Spahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Red Schoendienst	.333
3	Carl Furillo	.333
4	Mickey Vernon	.331
5	Ted Kluszewski	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	38
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Roy Campanella	32
4	Gus Zernial	31
5	Al Rosen	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	111
2	Eddie Mathews	109
3	Gil Hodges	104
4	Al Rosen	102
5	Ted Kluszewski	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	23
2	Minnie Minoso	20
2	Jim Rivera	20
4	Pee Wee Reese	16
5	Jim Gilliam	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.16
2	Billy Pierce	2.18
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
2	Warren Spahn	17
4	Bob Lemon	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	150
2	Robin Roberts	147
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	.435
2	Smoky Burgess	.389
3	Richie Ashburn	.375
3	Jim Busby	.375
3	Bud Souchock	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	7
3	Yogi Berra	6
3	Gus Zernial	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	20
1	Duke Snider	20
3	Billy Martin	18
4	Yogi Berra	17
5	Carl Furillo	16

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	Bob Kuzava	0.00
1	Ellis Kinder	0.00
3	Sandy Consuegra	0.46
4	Billy Pierce	0.50
5	Eddie Lopat	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	26
2	Warren Spahn	22
2	Virgil Trucks	22
4	Mel Parnell	21
5	Carl Erskine	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Johnny Klippstein	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Allie Reynolds	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.370
1	Phil Rizzuto	.370
3	Mickey Vernon	.367
4	Ted Kluszewski	.365
5	2 tied	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	12
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Gus Zernial	10
4	Yogi Berra	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	33
2	Ray Boone	32
3	Eddie Mathews	31
4	Roy Campanella	30
4	Gil Hodges	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Minnie Minoso	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Jim Gilliam	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.96
2	Bob Porterfield	1.08
3	Clem Labine	1.14
4	Sandy Consuegra	1.27
5	Carl Erskine	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Russ Meyer	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	53
2	Carl Erskine	51
3	Robin Roberts	40
4	Virgil Trucks	39
5	Warren Spahn	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Ben Flowers	3
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.333
2	Ted Kluszewski	.332
3	Carl Furillo	.329
4	Red Schoendienst	.327
5	Frank Baumholtz	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	45
2	Ted Kluszewski	42
3	Ralph Kiner	39
4	Roy Campanella	38
4	Gus Zernial	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	139
2	Al Rosen	134
3	Gil Hodges	126
3	Eddie Mathews	126
5	Del Ennis	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	31
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	2.25
3	Warren Spahn	2.40
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.45
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	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	193
2	Billy Pierce	174
3	Carl Erskine	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