On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	43	.674	--
White Sox	80	55	.593	10.5
Indians	80	55	.593	10.5
Red Sox	73	62	.541	17.5
Senators	67	68	.496	23.5
Athletics	52	82	.388	38.0
Tigers	50	86	.368	41.0
Browns	48	88	.353	43.0

Games

White Sox 2, Indians 0

Indians 4, White Sox 1

Browns 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	42	.689	--
Braves	82	53	.607	11.0
Phillies	74	60	.552	18.5
Cardinals	73	60	.549	19.0
Giants	64	71	.474	29.0
Redlegs	59	75	.440	33.5
Cubs	51	82	.383	41.0
Pirates	42	95	.307	52.0

Games

Cubs 5, Redlegs 4

Cardinals 7, Braves 5

Dodgers 16, Giants 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Furillo	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	George Strickland	4
4	Al Dark	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	2
2	Al Dark	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	5
2	Al Dark	3
2	Sid Gordon	3
2	Grady Hatton	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Pendleton	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	2.00
2	Ralph Branca	1.60
3	Saul Rogovin	1.00
4	Early Wynn	0.83
5	Bob Milliken	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Bob Milliken	1
1	Paul Minner	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	14
2	Ralph Branca	8
3	Bob Milliken	6
4	Early Wynn	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.344
2	Red Schoendienst	.342
3	Monte Irvin	.337
4	Jackie Robinson	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	44
2	Ted Kluszewski	38
3	Roy Campanella	37
3	Al Rosen	37
3	Gus Zernial	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	131
2	Al Rosen	127
3	Eddie Mathews	122
4	Gil Hodges	118
5	Duke Snider	114

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	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.27
2	Billy Pierce	2.33
3	Robin Roberts	2.57
4	Eddie Lopat	2.66
5	Whitey Ford	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	21
2	Warren Spahn	19
3	Bob Lemon	18
3	Mel Parnell	18
3	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	167
2	Robin Roberts	165
3	Carl Erskine	161
4	Virgil Trucks	137
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	22
2	Fritz Dorish	17
3	Al Brazle	15
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
5	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.448
2	Duke Snider	.448
3	Carl Furillo	.438
4	Gil Hodges	.436
5	George Strickland	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	8
2	Dusty Rhodes	7
3	Stan Musial	6
3	Gus Zernial	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	25
2	Bob Nieman	18
3	Roy Campanella	17
3	Al Dark	17
3	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	Bobby Avila	2
2	Bill Bruton	2
2	Randy Jackson	2
2	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Henry	0.67
2	Art Houtteman	1.08
3	Bob Keegan	1.30
4	Early Wynn	1.32
5	Ruben Gomez	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Karl Drews	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	Dave Hoskins	3
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	26
2	Early Wynn	25
3	Mike Garcia	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Johnny Sain	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.393
2	Carl Furillo	.389
3	Jackie Robinson	.382
4	Sid Gordon	.378
4	Duke Snider	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	16
2	Eddie Mathews	11
2	Gus Zernial	11
4	Roy Campanella	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	45
2	Al Rosen	36
3	Roy Campanella	35
4	Eddie Mathews	32
5	Carl Furillo	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Jackie Jensen	7
3	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Harvey Kuenn	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim McDonald	0.96
2	Bob Keegan	1.21
2	Bob Kuzava	1.21
4	Art Houtteman	1.29
5	Johnny Sain	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Clem Labine	6
4	Bob Porterfield	5
4	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	39
2	Billy Pierce	38
2	Early Wynn	38
4	Mel Parnell	35
4	2 others tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Al Brazle	4
3	Jim Konstanty	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.340
2	Monte Irvin	.335
3	Red Schoendienst	.333
4	Duke Snider	.330
5	Don Mueller	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	49
2	Ted Kluszewski	43
3	Duke Snider	42
4	Al Rosen	40
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	140
1	Al Rosen	140
3	Eddie Mathews	133
4	Duke Snider	132
5	Gil Hodges	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	28
2	Minnie Minoso	26
3	Bill Bruton	25
4	Pee Wee Reese	24
5	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	2.34
2	Warren Spahn	2.36
3	Eddie Lopat	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.55
5	Whitey Ford	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	27
2	Bob Lemon	23
3	Warren Spahn	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	193
2	Carl Erskine	186
3	Billy Pierce	179
4	Virgil Trucks	160
5	Early Wynn	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	23
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
3	Al Brazle	17
3	Fritz Dorish	17
5	Allie Reynolds	14