On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 39 .685 --
White Sox 75 50 .600 10.5
Indians 71 53 .573 14.0
Red Sox 70 56 .556 16.0
Senators 61 66 .480 25.5
Athletics 51 73 .411 34.0
Tigers 45 79 .363 40.0
Browns 42 84 .333 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 40 .680 --
Braves 77 50 .606 9.0
Phillies 70 56 .556 15.5
Cardinals 67 56 .545 17.0
Giants 59 65 .476 25.5
Redlegs 56 69 .448 29.0
Cubs 48 76 .387 36.5
Pirates 41 91 .311 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 5
2 Smoky Burgess 4
2 Sid Gordon 4
2 Gil McDougald 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Rhodes 3
2 Hal Jeffcoat 2
3 Chico Carrasquel 1
3 Al Dark 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Dark 5
1 Dusty Rhodes 5
3 Hal Jeffcoat 4
4 Larry Doby 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Fornieles 0.50
2 Billy Loes 0.33
3 Bubba Church 0.30
4 Karl Drews 0.22
5 Ted Gray 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Karl Drews 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Dave Hoskins 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bubba Church 3
1 Mike Fornieles 3
1 Erv Palica 3
4 Al Brazle 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Bishop 1
1 Al Corwin 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Vic Raschi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .340
2 Monte Irvin .338
3 Jackie Robinson .333
4 Richie Ashburn .330
5 Ted Kluszewski .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 40
2 Ted Kluszewski 37
3 Al Rosen 33
3 Gus Zernial 33
5 Roy Campanella 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 118
2 Roy Campanella 115
3 Eddie Mathews 111
4 Gil Hodges 108
5 Del Ennis 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 24
2 Minnie Minoso 21
2 Jim Rivera 21
4 Pee Wee Reese 17
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.15
2 Billy Pierce 2.25
3 Eddie Lopat 2.40
4 Robin Roberts 2.45
5 Virgil Trucks 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 21
2 Warren Spahn 18
3 Bob Lemon 17
3 Mel Parnell 17
3 Virgil Trucks 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 160
2 Billy Pierce 156
3 Carl Erskine 148
4 Virgil Trucks 132
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 124

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 Paul Smith .486
2 Roy Campanella .469
3 Sid Gordon .439
4 Gene Woodling .419
5 Yogi Berra .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 8
2 Dusty Rhodes 6
2 Eddie Robinson 6
2 Al Rosen 6
2 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 26
1 Duke Snider 26
3 Yogi Berra 19
4 Del Ennis 18
5 Earl Torgeson 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
2 Vic Raschi 0.44
3 Sandy Consuegra 0.49
4 Steve Ridzik 0.50
5 Clem Labine 0.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 27
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 21
2 Virgil Trucks 21
4 Bob Rush 20
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Bob Hooper 2
3 Jim Hughes 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Glynn .396
2 Richie Ashburn .388
3 Paul Smith .386
4 Roy Campanella .382
5 Jim Piersall .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 13
2 Gus Zernial 11
3 Eddie Mathews 10
4 Ted Kluszewski 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 37
2 Al Rosen 35
3 Del Ennis 32
4 Eddie Mathews 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Minnie Minoso 7
3 Richie Ashburn 6
4 Jackie Jensen 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Consuegra 0.51
2 Clem Labine 0.98
3 Billy Pierce 1.01
4 Warren Spahn 1.09
5 Eddie Lopat 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 6
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
4 Whitey Ford 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 47
2 Robin Roberts 44
3 Warren Spahn 42
4 Carl Erskine 41
5 Whitey Ford 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Jim Konstanty 4
3 Clem Labine 3
3 Allie Reynolds 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .334
2 Monte Irvin .331
3 Ted Kluszewski .330
4 Jackie Robinson .329
5 Stan Musial .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
2 Ted Kluszewski 42
3 Al Rosen 40
4 Gus Zernial 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 147
2 Roy Campanella 131
3 Del Ennis 129
4 Eddie Mathews 128
5 Duke Snider 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 30
2 Minnie Minoso 28
3 Bill Bruton 24
4 Pee Wee Reese 23
5 Jackie Robinson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.12
2 Warren Spahn 2.34
3 Billy Pierce 2.39
4 Robin Roberts 2.53
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 29
2 Bob Lemon 23
3 Mike Garcia 21
3 Warren Spahn 21
3 Early Wynn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 197
2 Carl Erskine 176
3 Billy Pierce 175
4 Virgil Trucks 159
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