Events of Thursday, July 2, 1953 (original) (raw)
Events of Thursday, July 2, 1953
Events of Thursday, July 2, 1953
7-1-1953 7-3-1953 7-2-1952 7-2-1954
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 BRO N 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 x - 8 8 2
BOX+PBP WP: Erskine (6-4) LP: Drews (5-6) HR: Reese (7), Hodges (14)
CIN N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0 MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0
BOX+PBP WP: Podbielan (5-6) LP: Antonelli (6-4) HR: Bell (21), Kluszewski (23), Crandall (9)
NY A 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 13 0 BOS A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Raschi (6-4) LP: Hudson (2-7) HR: Bollweg (3), Kell (7)
CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 DET A 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 x - 4 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Gromek (3-2) LP: Garcia (9-5) HR: Rosen (19), Lund (3)
Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 1953
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Brooklyn Dodgers 71 44 26 1 .629 - 427 340 Milwaukee Braves 72 43 28 1 .606 1.5 348 292 St. Louis Cardinals 72 41 29 2 .586 3.0 365 306 Philadelphia Phillies 67 37 29 1 .561 5.0 337 291 New York Giants 69 34 34 1 .500 9.0 351 324 Cincinnati Reds 71 31 39 1 .443 13.0 345 394 Chicago Cubs 68 23 44 1 .343 19.5 266 375 Pittsburgh Pirates 76 26 50 0 .342 21.0 296 413
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 69 47 22 0 .681 - 366 264 Cleveland Indians 69 41 28 0 .594 6.0 325 263 Chicago White Sox 72 42 29 1 .592 6.0 336 309 Boston Red Sox 74 39 35 0 .527 10.5 326 304 Washington Senators 72 36 36 0 .500 12.5 312 265 Philadelphia Athletics 73 32 40 1 .444 16.5 281 323 St. Louis Browns 74 27 47 0 .365 22.5 266 333 Detroit Tigers 73 22 49 2 .310 26.0 299 450
Births on This Date
Transactions
Milwaukee Braves signed Mel Roach as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).