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Thursday, August 20, 1953
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New York Giants
0
F
inal
Brooklyn Dodgers
10
W
Carl Erskine (15-5)
L
Rubén Gómez (10-7)
Cleveland Indians
13
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inal
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7
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Bob Lemon (17-12)
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Ray Scarborough (2-3)
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Bob Hooper (6)
Washington Nationals
0
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inal
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7
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Bob Porterfield (15-10)
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inal
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Robin Roberts (20-10)
Chicago Cubs
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inal
St. Louis Cardinals
5
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Vinegar Bend Mizell (11-7)
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Bob Rush (7-12)
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Gerry Staley (3)
Up To This Date
After This Date
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
NYY
81
38
.681
--
666
432
.688
CHW
72
47
.605
9.0
568
451
.604
CLE
65
52
.556
15.0
556
485
.562
BOS
67
55
.549
15.5
521
491
.527
WSH
59
62
.488
23.0
534
477
.551
PHA
48
71
.403
33.0
482
602
.400
DET
44
74
.373
36.5
531
725
.361
SLB
42
79
.347
40.0
448
643
.340
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
BRO
81
37
.686
--
736
529
.647
MLN
73
47
.608
9.0
567
445
.609
STL
64
53
.547
16.5
577
528
.541
PHI
64
55
.538
17.5
560
513
.540
NYG
57
60
.487
23.5
596
550
.537
CIN
53
67
.442
29.0
567
625
.456
CHC
45
72
.385
35.5
475
655
.357
PIT
40
86
.317
45.0
472
705
.324
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
CLE
27
10
.730
--
214
142
.679
NYY
18
14
.563
6.5
135
115
.573
BOS
17
14
.548
7.0
135
141
.480
WSH
17
14
.548
7.0
153
137
.550
CHW
17
18
.486
9.0
148
141
.522
DET
16
20
.444
10.5
164
198
.415
SLB
12
21
.364
13.0
107
135
.395
PHA
11
24
.314
15.0
150
197
.378
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
BRO
24
12
.667
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219
160
.640
MLN
19
15
.559
4.0
171
144
.578
PHI
19
16
.543
4.5
156
153
.509
CHC
20
17
.541
4.5
158
180
.441
STL
19
18
.514
5.5
191
185
.515
CIN
15
19
.441
8.0
147
163
.453
PIT
10
18
.357
10.0
150
182
.412
NYG
13
24
.351
11.5
172
197
.438
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