On This Day

Friday, September 25, 1953

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 50 .664 --
Indians 91 61 .599 9.5
White Sox 87 65 .572 13.5
Red Sox 82 69 .543 18.0
Senators 76 74 .507 23.5
Tigers 59 93 .388 41.5
Athletics 57 95 .375 43.5
Browns 54 98 .355 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 104 48 .684 --
Braves 91 61 .599 13.0
Cardinals 83 69 .546 21.0
Phillies 82 70 .539 22.0
Giants 69 83 .454 35.0
Redlegs 67 85 .441 37.0
Cubs 63 89 .414 41.0
Pirates 49 103 .322 55.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Rosen 4
1 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Jim Busby 3
3 Al Dark 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 2
2 Ray Boone 1
2 Al Dark 1
2 Nellie Fox 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nellie Fox 4
1 Al Rosen 4
1 Red Schoendienst 4
4 Ray Boone 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Jim Piersall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harvey Haddix 1.43
2 Mel Parnell 1.14
3 Bob Turley 1.00
4 Bob Kuzava 0.89
5 Bob Keegan 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Bob Keegan 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 10
2 Bob Kuzava 8
2 Mel Parnell 8
2 Bob Turley 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .344
2 Red Schoendienst .342
3 Duke Snider .337
4 Stan Musial .336
5 Mickey Vernon .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
2 Al Rosen 43
3 Duke Snider 42
3 Gus Zernial 42
5 Roy Campanella 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 144
2 Roy Campanella 142
3 Eddie Mathews 135
4 Duke Snider 126
5 Del Ennis 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Pee Wee Reese 21
5 Jim Gilliam 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.14
2 Eddie Lopat 2.42
3 Robin Roberts 2.70
4 Billy Pierce 2.80
5 Bob Buhl 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Bob Porterfield 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Bob Lemon 21
4 Mel Parnell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 196
2 Carl Erskine 187
3 Billy Pierce 178
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 164
5 Harvey Haddix 163

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 Jim Busby .463
2 Del Ennis .451
3 Duke Snider .447
4 Stan Musial .441
5 Joe Adcock .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 6
1 Frank Thomas 6
3 Preston Ward 5
4 Al Dark 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 18
2 Enos Slaughter 16
3 Del Ennis 15
3 Stan Musial 15
5 Frank Thomas 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Bobby Avila 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Worthington 0.52
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.56
3 Bob Keegan 0.65
4 Warren Spahn 1.33
5 Don Larsen 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Bob Keegan 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 35
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 31
3 Allie Reynolds 24
3 Robin Roberts 24
5 Bob Turley 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 3
2 Al Brazle 2
2 Morrie Martin 2
4 Bubba Church 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .455
2 Stan Musial .411
3 Ted Williams .387
4 Eddie Yost .385
5 2 tied .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 11
1 Duke Snider 11
3 Stan Musial 10
3 Al Rosen 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 31
2 Stan Musial 30
3 Ray Boone 28
4 Roy Campanella 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 6
2 Jim Gilliam 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
4 Dee Fondy 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 1.41
2 Allie Reynolds 1.50
3 Fred Baczewski 1.64
4 Don Larsen 1.75
5 Bob Porterfield 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 6
2 Don Larsen 5
3 Carl Erskine 4
3 Bob Friend 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 51
2 Harvey Haddix 49
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 40
4 Carl Erskine 39
5 3 tied 36

Saves

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