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June 1953
The Tigers went 18-9 in May and show no signs of letting up. The A's moved back into 2nd place after the Yanks had surpassed them for a while, but Philly is still 7.5-games back. These three teams are combining to overwhelm the rest of the league. Three teams - Chicago, St. Louis and Washington - all are winning less than 40% of their games. The Senators are on pace to set a new major league record for losses. The 1945 Indians set the current AL record with 101 losses, but the ML record is held by the 1928 Cubs who lost 103. Only 4 times in history have teams lost 100 games. With the two teams mentioned above, the other 100-loss teams are the 1915 Braves (102) and the 1931 Indians (100). The 1953 Senators are currently on pace to drop 108. The Browns and White Sox are not much better. St. Louis is on pace to lose 100 and the White Sox are en route to losing 93, which for them would break a 43-year-old franchise record. Meanwhile, the Indians seem to be putting their much-lauded talent together with a stong 4th place performance thus far.
The Pirates went 16-10 but actually lost ground to the Cubs and Cardinals. Chicago has moved into 2nd place with a 20-6 performance, while St. Louis went 17-10. The Giants continue to stump the so-called experts. Never did anyone expect them to be in last place at the season's halfway point. After winning back-to-back pennants, they are now in danger of losing 97, which would tie a franchise worst set in 1929.
In The News
June 3: Congress cited the research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson in proving that Alexander Cartwright "founded" baseball and not Abner Doubleday. His 1947 book Bat, Ball and Bishop documented Cartwright's contributions to the origins of the game of baseball.
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Lex Tjeenk-Willink (CLE)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.92.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Ray Kress (DET)!
He batted .385 in 91 AB, with 8 homers and 28 RBI.
I think Matt Perly was robbed.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Grady Ingram (STL)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.67 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Cliff Wynne (CHN)!
He batted .484 in 91 AB, with 10 homers and 37 RBI.
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American League Standings
Detroit 55 22 .714 -
Philadelphia (A) 48 30 .615 7.5
New York (A) 46 31 .597 9.0
Cleveland 41 37 .526 14.5
Boston 40 40 .500 16.5
Chicago (A) 31 47 .397 24.5
St. Louis (A) 27 50 .351 28.0
Washington 23 54 .299 32.0
National League Standings
Pittsburgh 49 27 .645 -
Chicago (N) 46 31 .597 3.5
St. Louis (N) 46 33 .582 4.5
Cincinnati 39 38 .506 10.5
Philadelphia (N) 36 41 .468 13.5
Brooklyn 32 44 .421 17.0
Milwaukee 32 46 .410 18.0
New York (N) 29 49 .372 21.0
AL AVG
.372 Morris Lutske, BOS
.372 Matt Praks, PHA
.365 Dale Thompson, SLA
NL AVG
.362 Ben Giordano, PIT
.351 Cliff Wynne, CHN
.348 Maurice Goza, CIN
AL HOMERUNS
22 Matt Perly, DET
21 Arnie Stewart, NYA
20 Ray Kress, DET
NL HOMERUNS
25 Joe Rodabaugh, NYG
19 Ted McMurray, CIN
19 Ben Giordano, PIT
AL RBI
76 Matt Perly, DET
64 Ray Kress, DET
62 Charlton Brown, PHA
NL RBI
83 Ben Giordano, PIT
69 Cliff Wynne, CHN
64 Joe Rodabaugh, NYG
AL STEALS
18 Edwin Keesaer, WSH
18 Hans Habermehl, PHA
15 Bill Hall, WSH
NL STEALS
36 Ben Cook, STL
26 Cognac Allen, MLN
12 Branimir Gljivica, PHI
AL ERA
2.08 Corky Stell, DET
2.42 Bob Stevens, PHA
2.46 Adam Sardina, CHA
NL ERA
2.69 Martin Gwaltney, PIT
2.71 Grady Ingram, STL
2.89 Denny Evers, CHN
AL WINS
13 Corky Stell, DET
13 Bud Ulrich, DET
12 Bob Stevens, PHA
NL WINS
13 Grady Ingram, STL
13 Randy Liebermann, CHN
12 Cotton Simson, PIT
12 Martin Gwaltney, PIT
AL STRIKEOUTS
127 Bob Stevens, PHA
108 Don Allen, SLA
104 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
NL STRIKEOUTS
133 Randy Liebermann, CHN
116 Martin Gwaltney, PIT
104 Grady Ingram, STL
AL SAVES
12 Billy Hyberg, BOS
12 Ray Seidel, SLA
10 Cal Grainger, PHA
10 Wally Pickles, CLE
NL SAVES
15 Johnny Gundich, CHN
13 Loren Cost, STL
11 James Bajofer, CIN