On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	38	.681	--
White Sox	72	47	.605	9.0
Indians	65	52	.556	15.0
Red Sox	67	55	.549	15.5
Senators	59	62	.488	23.0
Athletics	48	71	.403	33.0
Tigers	44	74	.373	36.5
Browns	42	79	.347	40.0

Games

Indians 13, Tigers 7

Yankees 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	81	37	.686	--
Braves	73	47	.608	9.0
Cardinals	64	53	.547	16.5
Phillies	64	55	.538	17.5
Giants	57	60	.487	23.5
Redlegs	53	67	.442	29.0
Cubs	45	72	.385	35.5
Pirates	40	86	.317	45.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Giants 0

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Glynn	3
1	Jim Hegan	3
1	Bob Nieman	3
1	Al Rosen	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Hegan	4
2	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Al Rosen	3
2	Harry Simpson	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1
1	Irv Noren	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	1.50
2	Robin Roberts	0.78
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.55
4	Eddie Lopat	0.50
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	Jim Waugh	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Carl Erskine	6
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
4	Eddie Lopat	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Red Schoendienst	.333
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Carl Furillo	.330
5	Mickey Vernon	.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	113
2	Eddie Mathews	109
3	Al Rosen	105
4	Gil Hodges	104
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	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.16
2	Billy Pierce	2.18
3	Eddie Lopat	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.48
5	Virgil Trucks	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Bob Lemon	17
2	Mel Parnell	17
2	Warren Spahn	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	154
2	Billy Pierce	150
3	Carl Erskine	144
4	Virgil Trucks	129
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	120

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	.447
2	Hank Bauer	.397
3	Jim Busby	.382
4	Richie Ashburn	.375
5	Sid Gordon	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	20
2	Eddie Mathews	19
3	Roy Campanella	17
3	Billy Martin	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Minnie Minoso	5
4	Harvey Kuenn	3
4	Bud Souchock	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.00
1	Jim McDonald	0.00
1	Ellis Kinder	0.00
4	Eddie Lopat	0.36
5	Sandy Consuegra	0.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Carl Erskine	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
2	Virgil Trucks	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Bob Hooper	2
2	Johnny Klippstein	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Allie Reynolds	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.370
2	Irv Noren	.367
3	Ted Kluszewski	.365
4	Roy Campanella	.364
5	Mickey Vernon	.363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Richie Ashburn	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.96
2	Clem Labine	1.14
3	Sandy Consuegra	1.27
4	Carl Erskine	1.29
5	Lew Burdette	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	7
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	57
2	Billy Pierce	53
3	Robin Roberts	47
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	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.333
2	Monte Irvin	.333
3	Carl Furillo	.330
4	Red Schoendienst	.327
5	Stan Musial	.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	138
2	Al Rosen	137
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	Bill Bruton	23
4	Pee Wee Reese	22
5	Jackie Robinson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.11
2	Billy Pierce	2.25
3	Warren Spahn	2.40
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.51
5	Robin Roberts	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Mike Garcia	21
4	Mel Parnell	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	194
2	Billy Pierce	174
3	Carl Erskine	172
4	Virgil Trucks	164
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	157

Saves

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