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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1953
Page
11
Al Rosen leads the league in batting, RBIs, and homers as the Cleveland Indians split a doubleheader with the St Louis Browns. He tops both leagues with 116 RBIs and 33rd homer, while Ted Williams and other legends are noted for context amid standings with the Yankees atop the league.
The Cincinnati Redlegs, slight underdogs, travel to meet the Pittsburgh Pirates in a twi-night doubleheader after a 5-3 win in St Louis. Ken Raffensberger pitched well and drove in two runs as Andy Seminick hit a two run homer. Green grass added two singles and Seminick collected three hits.
Cleveland wins five straight over St. Louis with strong pitching and homers. Early Wynn improves to 14–10 in the opener, Art Houtteman shuts out the Browns in the nightcap, and Al Rosen belts his 33rd homer to spark the offense. Rosen leads the league in batting with .335, and RBI with 116.
The standings show New York leading with 39 percent and Chicago at 75 games won. Monday results include New York 4 Philadelphia 0 and Boston 5 Washington 4. Tuesday’s schedule lists Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Detroit among others.
The Associated Press lists 1962 American League leaders. Rosen of Cleveland led in batting with .326 and runs batted in at 116. Vernon of Washington topped hits with 163 and doubles, while Rivera of Chicago led in triples with 11 and stolen bases with 21. Lopat of New York led pitching with a 2.867 ERA and Pierce of Chicago had 150 strikeouts.
Irvin of New York topped the batting standings with .338 while Snider of Brooklyn led in runs with 99 and Campanella in RBIs with 115. Ashburn held most hits, Musial led in doubles, Gilliam in triples, Mathews in home runs, Bruton in steals, and Burdette posted 122 wins with an .857 winning percentage while Roberts fanned 155 batters.
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