On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	39	.680	--
White Sox	75	48	.610	8.5
Indians	70	52	.574	13.0
Red Sox	70	56	.556	15.0
Senators	60	65	.480	24.5
Athletics	49	73	.402	34.0
Tigers	45	77	.369	38.0
Browns	42	84	.333	43.0

Games

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

White Sox 11, Tigers 6

Indians 3, Browns 1

Indians 9, Browns 0

Yankees 4, Athletics 0

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	84	38	.689	--
Braves	76	48	.613	9.0
Phillies	68	55	.553	16.5
Cardinals	66	54	.550	17.0
Giants	57	64	.471	26.5
Redlegs	54	69	.439	30.5
Cubs	46	75	.380	37.5
Pirates	41	89	.315	47.0

Games

Braves 10, Cubs 2

Cubs 7, Braves 2

Phillies 6, Giants 3

Dodgers 10, Pirates 4

Dodgers 9, Pirates 7

Redlegs 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Joe Adcock	5
2	Bob Boyd	5
2	Duke Snider	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Owen Friend	1
2	Jim Hegan	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	7
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	Al Rosen	4
4	Chico Carrasquel	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Don Mueller	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	0.71
2	Warren Spahn	0.56
3	Harry Byrd	0.50
3	Larry Jansen	0.50
3	Bob Turley	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	6
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Vic Raschi	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jackie Collum	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.338
2	Red Schoendienst	.337
3	Jackie Robinson	.332
4	Ted Kluszewski	.330
5	Richie Ashburn	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	39
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Al Rosen	33
4	Roy Campanella	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	116
2	Roy Campanella	115
3	Eddie Mathews	110
4	Gil Hodges	108
5	Duke Snider	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	24
2	Jim Rivera	21
3	Minnie Minoso	20
4	Pee Wee Reese	16
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.15
2	Billy Pierce	2.18
3	Eddie Lopat	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.50
5	Virgil Trucks	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Warren Spahn	18
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	Mel Parnell	17
3	Virgil Trucks	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	155
2	Billy Pierce	150
3	Carl Erskine	144
4	Virgil Trucks	132
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	20
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	.449
2	Richie Ashburn	.426
3	Bill Glynn	.422
4	Jackie Robinson	.397
5	Paul Smith	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	9
2	Eddie Robinson	6
2	Al Rosen	6
2	Frank Thomas	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	26
2	Al Rosen	24
3	Yogi Berra	17
3	Eddie Mathews	17
5	Earl Torgeson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Jackie Jensen	4
3	Harvey Kuenn	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	0.00
1	Clem Labine	0.00
1	Steve Ridzik	0.00
1	Jim McDonald	0.00
5	Sandy Consuegra	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Carl Erskine	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	22
2	Harry Byrd	21
2	Billy Pierce	21
2	Virgil Trucks	21
5	Warren Spahn	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Bob Hooper	2
2	Johnny Klippstein	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Glynn	.391
2	Roy Campanella	.380
3	Ted Kluszewski	.374
4	Monte Irvin	.370
5	Jim Gilliam	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	13
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Gus Zernial	10
4	Ted Kluszewski	9
4	Frank Thomas	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	35
2	Duke Snider	34
3	Roy Campanella	31
3	Eddie Mathews	31
5	Frank Thomas	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
5	Gil Coan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.92
2	Billy Pierce	0.96
3	Clem Labine	1.04
4	Warren Spahn	1.09
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	53
2	Carl Erskine	47
3	Robin Roberts	42
3	Warren Spahn	42
5	Virgil Trucks	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Ben Flowers	3
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.334
2	Ted Kluszewski	.332
3	Red Schoendienst	.331
4	Jackie Robinson	.328
5	Stan Musial	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	46
2	Ted Kluszewski	42
3	Al Rosen	41
4	Ralph Kiner	39
4	Duke Snider	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	148
2	Roy Campanella	138
3	Eddie Mathews	127
4	Gil Hodges	126
5	Duke Snider	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	32
2	Minnie Minoso	28
3	Bill Bruton	24
4	Pee Wee Reese	22
5	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.11
2	Billy Pierce	2.33
3	Warren Spahn	2.34
4	Robin Roberts	2.59
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Mike Garcia	21
3	Warren Spahn	21
3	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	195
2	Carl Erskine	172
3	Billy Pierce	169
4	Virgil Trucks	167
5	Warren Spahn	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14