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Thursday, October 1, 1953

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1953 World Series

New York leads series 2 - 0

Brooklyn Dodgers 2
New York Yankees 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Furillo 2
1 Gil Hodges 2
1 Billy Martin 2
1 Pee Wee Reese 2
5 6 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Billy Martin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Cox 2
1 Mickey Mantle 2
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Billy Martin 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Hodges 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Preacher Roe 0.44
2 Eddie Lopat 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 4
2 Eddie Lopat 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Martin .714
2 Gil Hodges .625
3 Billy Cox .375
3 Carl Furillo .375
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Martin 4
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Joe Collins 2
2 Billy Cox 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Billy Martin 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.00
2 Jim Hughes 2.25
3 Johnny Sain 2.45
4 Preacher Roe 4.50
5 Allie Reynolds 6.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 6
2 Preacher Roe 4
3 Jim Hughes 3
3 Eddie Lopat 3
5 Ben Wade 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Martin .714
2 Gil Hodges .556
3 Pee Wee Reese .400
4 Billy Cox .375
4 Carl Furillo .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Martin 4
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Joe Collins 2
2 Billy Cox 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Billy Martin 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.00
1 Robin Roberts 0.00
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
1 Warren Spahn 0.00
5 Eddie Lopat 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 6
2 Preacher Roe 4
3 Jim Hughes 3
3 Eddie Lopat 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Murry Dickson 1

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

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