On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 48 .667 --
Indians 87 60 .592 10.5
White Sox 84 63 .571 13.5
Red Sox 80 68 .541 18.0
Senators 75 71 .514 22.0
Tigers 58 90 .392 40.0
Athletics 54 92 .370 43.0
Browns 53 95 .358 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 100 47 .680 --
Braves 87 59 .596 12.5
Cardinals 79 66 .545 20.0
Phillies 79 67 .541 20.5
Giants 67 79 .459 32.5
Redlegs 64 82 .438 35.5
Cubs 61 84 .421 38.0
Pirates 47 100 .320 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Jones 4
2 Wayne Belardi 3
2 Smoky Burgess 3
2 Dale Mitchell 3
5 30 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Brown 1
1 Granny Hamner 1
1 Eddie Miksis 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Granny Hamner 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Tommy Brown 3
2 Larry Doby 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Kazanski 1
1 Dale Mitchell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harvey Haddix 0.60
2 Curt Simmons 0.54
3 Carl Erskine 0.50
4 Don Larsen 0.43
5 Mike Garcia 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 7
2 Harvey Haddix 6
3 Morrie Martin 5
4 Carl Erskine 4
4 Billy Pierce 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .344
2 Monte Irvin .342
3 Mickey Vernon .336
4 Don Mueller .336
5 Jackie Robinson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
2 Roy Campanella 41
3 Ted Kluszewski 40
3 Al Rosen 40
5 Duke Snider 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 142
2 Al Rosen 136
3 Eddie Mathews 131
4 Duke Snider 121
5 Gil Hodges 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 23
3 Jim Rivera 21
4 Pee Wee Reese 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.19
2 Eddie Lopat 2.47
3 Billy Pierce 2.68
4 Robin Roberts 2.68
5 Whitey Ford 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 22
2 Bob Porterfield 21
3 Carl Erskine 20
3 Bob Lemon 20
3 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 183
2 Carl Erskine 177
2 Billy Pierce 177
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 148
5 Virgil Trucks 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 26
2 Al Brazle 18
3 Fritz Dorish 17
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 15
5 Allie Reynolds 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Yost .489
2 Duke Snider .455
3 Mickey Vernon .413
4 Del Ennis .400
5 Stan Musial .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Larry Doby 6
1 Ted Williams 6
4 Ralph Kiner 5
4 Stan Musial 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 17
2 Roy Campanella 16
3 Ralph Kiner 15
3 Stan Musial 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Jim Pendleton 3
3 Bobby Avila 2
3 Jim Busby 2
3 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 0.73
2 Bob Feller 1.00
3 Connie Marrero 1.42
4 Bob Turley 1.44
5 Jim Willis 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Larsen 4
1 Bob Porterfield 4
3 Carl Erskine 3
3 Ted Gray 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 30
2 Harvey Haddix 24
3 Carl Erskine 23
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Ellis Kinder 4
3 Ray Herbert 3
3 Johnny Schmitz 3
5 Johnny Sain 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .421
2 Carl Furillo .405
3 Ted Williams .400
4 Jackie Robinson .392
5 Don Mueller .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 11
1 Duke Snider 11
1 Ted Williams 11
4 Dusty Rhodes 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 35
2 Duke Snider 34
3 Roy Campanella 31
4 Mickey Vernon 30
4 Ted Williams 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Bobby Avila 4
2 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Randy Jackson 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 1.37
2 Bob Keegan 1.43
3 Harry Brecheen 1.69
4 Art Houtteman 1.79
5 Connie Marrero 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Bob Porterfield 6
3 Art Houtteman 5
3 Don Larsen 5
3 Mickey McDermott 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 48
2 Carl Erskine 39
3 Mike Garcia 38
4 Johnny Antonelli 37
4 Robin Roberts 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 7
2 Al Brazle 6
3 Ray Herbert 4
3 Clem Labine 4
3 Johnny Sain 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .342
2 Jackie Robinson .339
3 Don Mueller .334
4 Mickey Vernon .332
5 Monte Irvin .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 49
2 Al Rosen 43
3 Roy Campanella 42
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 147
2 Roy Campanella 144
3 Eddie Mathews 136
4 Del Ennis 127
5 Duke Snider 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 28
2 Bill Bruton 26
3 Jim Rivera 25
4 Pee Wee Reese 20
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.25
2 Eddie Lopat 2.33
3 Billy Pierce 2.62
4 Robin Roberts 2.73
5 Whitey Ford 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 25
2 Bob Lemon 23
3 Bob Porterfield 22
4 Carl Erskine 21
5 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 197
2 Carl Erskine 185
3 Billy Pierce 180
4 Virgil Trucks 158
5 2 tied 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 26
2 Al Brazle 19
3 Fritz Dorish 17
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 16
5 Allie Reynolds 13