On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 49 .664 --
Indians 88 61 .591 10.5
White Sox 86 63 .577 12.5
Red Sox 81 69 .540 18.0
Senators 75 74 .503 23.5
Tigers 59 91 .393 40.0
Athletics 57 92 .383 41.5
Browns 53 97 .353 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 102 48 .680 --
Braves 89 60 .597 12.5
Cardinals 80 67 .544 20.5
Phillies 80 69 .537 21.5
Giants 68 81 .456 33.5
Redlegs 65 84 .436 36.5
Cubs 62 85 .422 38.5
Pirates 49 101 .327 53.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DeMaestri 6
2 Bobby Avila 4
2 Larry Doby 4
2 Nellie Fox 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bud Souchock 2
1 Clyde Vollmer 2
1 Gus Zernial 2
4 Cal Abrams 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 5
2 Cal Abrams 4
2 Gus Zernial 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Roy McMillan 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Keegan 1.00
2 Bob Miller 0.75
2 Bud Podbielan 0.75
4 Marion Fricano 0.67
5 Joey Jay 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Marion Fricano 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bud Podbielan 9
2 Early Wynn 6
3 Bob Turley 5
4 Marion Fricano 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Morrie Martin 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1
1 Hal White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .344
2 Duke Snider .339
3 Mickey Vernon .336
4 Don Mueller .336
5 Red Schoendienst .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
2 Roy Campanella 41
2 Duke Snider 41
2 Gus Zernial 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 142
2 Al Rosen 137
3 Eddie Mathews 131
4 Duke Snider 124
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 23
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Pee Wee Reese 21
5 Jim Gilliam 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.18
2 Eddie Lopat 2.47
3 Billy Pierce 2.68
4 Robin Roberts 2.75
5 Bob Buhl 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 22
2 Bob Porterfield 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Carl Erskine 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 189
2 Carl Erskine 177
2 Billy Pierce 177
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 155
5 Virgil Trucks 149

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 Duke Snider .479
2 Eddie Yost .455
3 Vern Stephens .404
4 Mickey Vernon .400
5 2 tied .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 7
2 Ted Williams 6
3 Ralph Kiner 5
3 Duke Snider 5
3 Frank Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 19
2 Ralph Kiner 17
3 Mickey Vernon 16
4 Frank Thomas 15
4 Ted Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Bobby Avila 2
2 Carlos Bernier 2
2 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
2 Ellis Kinder 0.67
3 Don Larsen 1.03
4 Bob Keegan 1.07
5 Larry Jansen 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Ted Gray 3
1 Don Larsen 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 27
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Warren Spahn 21
3 Bob Turley 21
5 Harvey Haddix 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Al Brazle 3
3 Ray Herbert 2
3 Morrie Martin 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .454
2 Carl Furillo .433
3 Ted Williams .414
4 Stan Musial .393
5 Eddie Yost .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 13
2 Al Rosen 11
3 Stan Musial 10
3 Ted Williams 10
3 Gus Zernial 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 35
2 Al Rosen 32
3 Stan Musial 30
3 Mickey Vernon 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Bobby Avila 4
2 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Randy Jackson 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 1.19
2 Harry Brecheen 1.69
3 Art Houtteman 1.79
4 Allie Reynolds 1.80
5 Don Larsen 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 6
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 Don Larsen 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 47
2 Early Wynn 38
3 Mike Garcia 37
4 Johnny Antonelli 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 7
2 Al Brazle 6
3 Johnny Sain 5
4 Clem Labine 4
5 3 tied 3