Events of Tuesday, August 4, 1953 (original) (raw)
Events of Tuesday, August 4, 1953
Events of Tuesday, August 4, 1953
8-3-1953 8-5-1953 8-4-1952 8-4-1954
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 7 2 CHI N 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 x - 5 8 2
BOX+PBP WP: Rush (6-9) LP: Maglie (8-7) HR: Irvin (19), McCullough (3)
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 8 0 CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
BOX+PBP WP: Face (5-3) LP: Collum (5-6) SV: Dickson (3)
PHI N 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 - 8 12 2 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 4
BOX+PBP WP: Roberts (19-7) LP: Staley (13-6)
STL A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 BOS A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 x - 6 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: McDermott (11-7) LP: Pillette (4-8)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 NY A 0 5 5 3 0 0 2 0 x - 15 15 2
BOX+PBP WP: Raschi (9-4) LP: Gray (6-12) SV: Schallock (1) HR: McDougald (7)
CHI A 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 - 8 5 0 PHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 4 2
BOX+PBP WP: Trucks (14-5) LP: Byrd (10-12)
CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 5 1 WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 4
BOX+PBP WP: Garcia (13-6) LP: Stobbs (6-6)
Standings At Close of Play of August 4, 1953
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Brooklyn Dodgers 103 67 35 1 .657 - 631 474 Milwaukee Braves 105 59 44 2 .573 8.5 472 393 Philadelphia Phillies 102 56 44 2 .560 10.0 496 443 St. Louis Cardinals 103 55 46 2 .545 11.5 513 471 New York Giants 100 52 47 1 .525 13.5 519 457 Cincinnati Reds 106 49 56 1 .467 19.5 515 548 Chicago Cubs 100 37 62 1 .374 28.5 403 563 Pittsburgh Pirates 109 34 75 0 .312 36.5 410 610
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 102 68 34 0 .667 - 558 391 Chicago White Sox 105 64 40 1 .615 5.0 509 403 Cleveland Indians 103 61 42 0 .592 7.5 492 406 Boston Red Sox 106 58 48 0 .547 12.0 460 430 Washington Senators 105 49 56 0 .467 20.5 462 412 Philadelphia Athletics 105 43 60 2 .417 25.5 413 503 Detroit Tigers 106 38 65 3 .369 30.5 468 649 St. Louis Browns 106 35 71 0 .330 35.0 394 562
Transactions
New York Yankees released Ralph Houk.
New York Yankees released Ray Scarborough.