1953 American League Leaders

1953 American League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1953 American League Standings

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	209	33	7	2
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	205	43	11	15
Al Rosen	Cleveland Indians	201	27	5	43
Dave Philley	Philadelphia Athletics	188	30	9	9
Jim Busby	Washington Senators	183	28	7	6
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	178	31	8	3
Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	174	24	8	15
Billy Goodman	Boston Red Sox	161	33	5	2
Bobby Avila	Cleveland Indians	160	22	3	8
Jim Piersall	Boston Red Sox	159	21	9	3

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Al Rosen	Cleveland Indians	43
Gus Zernial	Philadelphia Athletics	42
Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	29
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	27
Ray Boone	Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians	26
Eddie Robinson	Philadelphia Athletics	22
Dick Gernert	Boston Red Sox	21
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	21
Vic Wertz	St. Louis Browns	19
Joe Collins	New York Yankees	17

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	43
George Kell	Boston Red Sox	41
Sammy White	Boston Red Sox	34
Billy Goodman	Boston Red Sox	33
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	33
Jackie Jensen	Washington Senators	32
Bob Nieman	Detroit Tigers	32
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	31
Chico Carrasquel	Chicago White Sox	30
Walt Dropo	Detroit Tigers	30
Dave Philley	Philadelphia Athletics	30
Eddie Yost	Washington Senators	30

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Jim Rivera	Chicago White Sox	16
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	11
Dave Philley	Philadelphia Athletics	9
Jim Piersall	Boston Red Sox	9
Ray Boone	Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians	8
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	8
Jackie Jensen	Washington Senators	8
Sam Mele	Chicago White Sox	8
Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	8
Jim Busby	Washington Senators	7
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	7
Gil McDougald	New York Yankees	7
Eddie Yost	Washington Senators	7

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Al Rosen	Cleveland Indians	145
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	115
Ray Boone	Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians	114
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	108
Gus Zernial	Philadelphia Athletics	108
Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	104
Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	102
Eddie Robinson	Philadelphia Athletics	102
Walt Dropo	Detroit Tigers	96
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	92

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Bob Porterfield	Washington Senators	22	10
Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	21	15
Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	21	8
Virgil Trucks	St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox	20	10
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	18	6
Mike Garcia	Cleveland Indians	18	9
Mickey McDermott	Boston Red Sox	18	10
Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	18	12
Early Wynn	Cleveland Indians	17	12
Eddie Lopat	New York Yankees	16	4

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Bob Porterfield	Washington Senators	9
Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	7
Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	5
Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	5
Virgil Trucks	St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox	5
Walt Masterson	Washington Senators	4
Mickey McDermott	Boston Red Sox	4
Vic Raschi	New York Yankees	4
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	3
Mike Garcia	Cleveland Indians	3
Eddie Lopat	New York Yankees	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	186
Virgil Trucks	St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox	149
Early Wynn	Cleveland Indians	138
Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	136
Mike Garcia	Cleveland Indians	134
Harry Byrd	Philadelphia Athletics	122
Ted Gray	Detroit Tigers	115
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	110
Dick Littlefield	St. Louis Browns	104
Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	98

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Ellis Kinder	Boston Red Sox	27
Fritz Dorish	Chicago White Sox	18
Allie Reynolds	New York Yankees	13
Satchel Paige	St. Louis Browns	11
Johnny Sain	New York Yankees	9
Bob Hooper	Cleveland Indians	7
Morrie Martin	Philadelphia Athletics	7
Marlin Stuart	St. Louis Browns	7
Tom Gorman	New York Yankees	6
Ray Herbert	Detroit Tigers	6

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