On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	43	.667	--
White Sox	78	52	.600	8.5
Indians	76	53	.589	10.0
Red Sox	71	60	.542	16.0
Senators	65	67	.492	22.5
Athletics	51	78	.395	35.0
Tigers	47	82	.364	39.0
Browns	46	85	.351	41.0

Games

Yankees 10, White Sox 6

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Indians 6, Red Sox 5

Indians 8, Red Sox 4

Tigers 10, Athletics 1

Tigers 9, Athletics 1

Browns 3, Senators 0

Senators 9, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	89	40	.690	--
Braves	80	51	.611	10.0
Phillies	73	57	.562	16.5
Cardinals	70	57	.551	18.0
Giants	61	68	.473	28.0
Redlegs	56	73	.434	33.0
Cubs	50	79	.388	39.0
Pirates	41	95	.301	51.5

Games

Dodgers 20, Cardinals 4

Giants 10, Cubs 1

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Redlegs 2

Phillies 4, Redlegs 3

Braves 19, Pirates 4

Braves 11, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Lenhardt	5
1	Johnny Logan	5
1	Don Lund	5
1	Jim Pendleton	5
1	Wally Westlake	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	3
1	Jim Pendleton	3
3	Johnny Logan	2
4	Joe Adcock	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	7
2	Johnny Logan	6
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Bob Nieman	5
3	Jim Pendleton	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Jerry Snyder	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Consuegra	999.00
2	Don Larsen	1.75
3	Billy Pierce	0.83
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.67
4	Bob Rush	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Larsen	7
2	Al Aber	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	6
2	Carl Erskine	6
2	Ken Raffensberger	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Bob Kuzava	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.340
2	Monte Irvin	.339
3	Carl Furillo	.335
4	Richie Ashburn	.333
5	Jackie Robinson	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	43
2	Ted Kluszewski	37
3	Al Rosen	35
3	Gus Zernial	35
5	Roy Campanella	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	122
1	Al Rosen	122
3	Eddie Mathews	118
4	Gil Hodges	111
5	Duke Snider	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Minnie Minoso	21
2	Jim Rivera	21
4	Pee Wee Reese	19
5	Jackie Jensen	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.06
2	Billy Pierce	2.16
3	Robin Roberts	2.44
4	Eddie Lopat	2.45
5	Whitey Ford	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Warren Spahn	19
3	Bob Lemon	18
3	Virgil Trucks	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	164
2	Billy Pierce	161
3	Carl Erskine	154
4	Virgil Trucks	134
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	20
2	Fritz Dorish	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	13
5	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Red Schoendienst	.452
3	Wally Westlake	.452
4	Richie Ashburn	.426
5	Sid Gordon	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	9
2	Dusty Rhodes	7
3	Joe Collins	6
3	Eddie Mathews	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	27
2	Al Rosen	25
3	Earl Torgeson	17
4	Yogi Berra	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
5	6 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Hooper	0.00
2	Sandy Consuegra	0.57
3	Jim Hughes	0.61
4	Steve Ridzik	0.66
5	Don Liddle	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Karl Drews	3
2	Ruben Gomez	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	24
2	Robin Roberts	22
3	Mike Garcia	19
3	Mel Parnell	19
3	Billy Pierce	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	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	Roy Campanella	.407
2	Richie Ashburn	.399
3	Smoky Burgess	.377
4	Dale Mitchell	.376
5	Al Rosen	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	13
2	Gus Zernial	12
3	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Al Rosen	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	39
2	Al Rosen	38
3	Yogi Berra	31
3	Eddie Mathews	31
5	Roy Campanella	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
3	Jackie Jensen	6
5	Harvey Kuenn	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.60
2	Billy Pierce	0.86
3	Warren Spahn	1.09
3	Eddie Lopat	1.09
5	Clem Labine	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	7
2	Bob Porterfield	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
4	Lew Burdette	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	47
2	Billy Pierce	46
2	Robin Roberts	46
4	Warren Spahn	39
5	Curt Simmons	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Clem Labine	4
4	Al Brazle	3
4	Bob Hooper	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.333
2	Monte Irvin	.331
3	Red Schoendienst	.330
4	Ted Kluszewski	.327
5	Jackie Robinson	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	49
2	Ted Kluszewski	42
3	Al Rosen	39
3	Duke Snider	39
5	Gus Zernial	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	140
2	Roy Campanella	134
3	Eddie Mathews	132
4	Duke Snider	131
5	Del Ennis	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	27
3	Bill Bruton	25
3	Pee Wee Reese	25
5	Jackie Robinson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.17
2	Warren Spahn	2.34
3	Billy Pierce	2.34
4	Robin Roberts	2.43
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	28
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Mike Garcia	22
4	Warren Spahn	21
4	Early Wynn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	197
2	Carl Erskine	179
3	Billy Pierce	178
4	Virgil Trucks	157
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
3	Fritz Dorish	17
4	Al Brazle	16
5	Allie Reynolds	14