On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1953

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1953 World Series

Upcoming Games

September 30, 1953

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 52 .656 --
Indians 92 62 .597 8.5
White Sox 89 65 .578 11.5
Red Sox 84 69 .549 16.0
Senators 76 76 .500 23.5
Tigers 60 94 .390 40.5
Athletics 59 95 .383 41.5
Browns 54 100 .351 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 105 49 .682 --
Braves 92 62 .597 13.0
Cardinals 83 71 .539 22.0
Phillies 83 71 .539 22.0
Giants 70 84 .455 35.0
Redlegs 68 86 .442 37.0
Cubs 65 89 .422 40.0
Pirates 50 104 .325 55.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Jim Pendleton 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Bobby Hofman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Thorpe 3
1 Gus Zernial 3
3 Ray Boone 2
3 Jack Dittmer 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.29
2 Billy Pierce 1.14
3 Duane Pillette 0.89
4 Al Aber 0.64
5 Whitey Ford 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Aber 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Cal Hogue 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 9
2 Billy Pierce 8
2 Duane Pillette 8
4 Al Aber 7
4 Walt Masterson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Ben Wade 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

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 145
2 Roy Campanella 142
3 Eddie Mathews 135
4 Duke Snider 126
5 Del Ennis 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 25
3 Pee Wee Reese 22
3 Jim Rivera 22
5 Jim Gilliam 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.10
2 Eddie Lopat 2.42
3 Billy Pierce 2.72
4 Robin Roberts 2.75
5 Virgil Trucks 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 198
2 Carl Erskine 187
3 Billy Pierce 186
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 173
5 Harvey Haddix 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
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 Stan Musial .466
2 Joe Adcock .463
3 Larry Doby .442
4 Ray Boone .415
5 Al Rosen .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 8
2 Larry Doby 6
2 Preston Ward 6
4 Ray Boone 5
4 Stan Musial 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 18
1 Frank Thomas 18
3 Stan Musial 17
4 Gus Zernial 15
5 Del Ennis 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Minnie Minoso 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Bobby Avila 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Worthington 0.52
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.53
3 Bob Keegan 0.65
4 Bob Porterfield 1.00
5 Allie Reynolds 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Harvey Haddix 3
2 Bob Keegan 3
2 Curt Simmons 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 35
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 33
3 Warren Spahn 22
4 Bob Turley 21
5 Robin Roberts 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 3
2 Sid Hudson 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Morrie Martin 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .440
2 Stan Musial .429
3 Al Rosen .397
4 Mickey Vernon .392
5 Ted Williams .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 11
2 Larry Doby 10
2 Al Rosen 10
2 Frank Thomas 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 32
2 Ray Boone 31
3 Larry Doby 29
4 Frank Thomas 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 6
1 Jim Gilliam 6
3 Jim Piersall 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 Bob Porterfield 1.76
4 Harvey Haddix 1.77
5 Warren Spahn 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 6
2 Don Larsen 5
2 Curt Simmons 5
2 Warren Spahn 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 49
2 Harvey Haddix 48
2 Bob Turley 48
4 Warren Spahn 40
5 Carl Erskine 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 7
2 Al Brazle 6
3 Johnny Sain 5
4 Ray Herbert 3
4 3 others tied 3