On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	38	.683	--
White Sox	73	47	.608	9.0
Indians	67	52	.563	14.5
Red Sox	68	56	.548	16.0
Senators	60	63	.488	23.5
Athletics	48	72	.400	34.0
Tigers	44	75	.370	37.5
Browns	42	81	.341	41.5

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Indians 7, Browns 3

Indians 3, Browns 2

Yankees 5, Athletics 4

Senators 9, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	81	38	.681	--
Braves	74	47	.612	8.0
Cardinals	65	53	.551	15.5
Phillies	65	55	.542	16.5
Giants	57	61	.483	23.5
Redlegs	53	68	.438	29.0
Cubs	45	73	.381	35.5
Pirates	41	86	.323	44.0

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 7, Giants 6

Pirates 7, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 4, Redlegs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Rosen	5
1	Vern Stephens	5
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Jim Busby	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	3
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Dick Kokos	1
2	Dick Kryhoski	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	7
2	Frank Thomas	4
2	Ted Williams	4
4	Eddie Miksis	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carlos Bernier	1
1	Bob Elliott	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	1.50
2	Mike Fornieles	0.56
3	Lew Burdette	0.46
4	Bubba Church	0.43
4	Johnny Podres	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Kellner	7
2	Lew Burdette	6
2	Harvey Haddix	6
4	Mike Fornieles	5
5	Dick Littlefield	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Don Liddle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.338
2	Red Schoendienst	.334
3	Ted Kluszewski	.330
4	Carl Furillo	.330
5	Mickey Vernon	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	39
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Roy Campanella	32
3	Al Rosen	32
5	Gus Zernial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	114
2	Al Rosen	112
3	Eddie Mathews	110
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	3 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	.457
2	Bill Glynn	.444
3	Jim Busby	.400
4	Carl Furillo	.389
5	2 tied	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	7
2	Yogi Berra	6
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Ted Kluszewski	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	20
2	Eddie Mathews	19
2	Duke Snider	19
4	Roy Campanella	18
5	Yogi Berra	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.00
1	Clem Labine	0.00
1	Jim McDonald	0.00
1	Ellis Kinder	0.00
5	Eddie Lopat	0.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Virgil Trucks	22
3	Alex Kellner	21
3	Mel Parnell	21
3	Billy Pierce	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Bob Hooper	2
3	Johnny Klippstein	2
3	Don Liddle	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Glynn	.400
2	Wally Westlake	.377
3	Monte Irvin	.377
4	Ted Kluszewski	.368
5	Jim Busby	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	11
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Gus Zernial	10
4	Yogi Berra	9
4	Ted Kluszewski	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	33
2	Duke Snider	32
3	Roy Campanella	31
3	Eddie Mathews	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.86
2	Billy Pierce	0.96
3	Clem Labine	1.14
4	Sandy Consuegra	1.27
5	Carl Erskine	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	7
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Harvey Haddix	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	57
2	Billy Pierce	53
3	Robin Roberts	41
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	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.332
2	Monte Irvin	.332
3	Red Schoendienst	.328
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Carl Furillo	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	46
2	Ted Kluszewski	42
3	Al Rosen	40
4	Ralph Kiner	39
5	Gus Zernial	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	144
2	Roy Campanella	138
3	Eddie Mathews	127
4	Gil Hodges	123
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	Robin Roberts	2.58
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Bob Lemon	24
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