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Sunday, August 23, 1953
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Detroit Tigers
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inal
Chicago White Sox
2
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Sandy Consuegra (7-3)
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Steve Gromek (4-7)
Detroit Tigers
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inal
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Virgil Trucks (17-6)
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Ray Scarborough (2-4)
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inal
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Early Wynn (14-10)
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Duane Pillette (4-10)
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inal
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Bob Turley (1-1)
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inal
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Paul Minner (8-14)
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inal
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(7)
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Johnny Klippstein (8-10)
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Ernie Johnson (4-3)
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inal
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inal
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inal
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inal
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7
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Bob Friend (4-10)
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inal
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Cliff Chambers (2-5)
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Jackie Collum (3)
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Bill Henry (3-3)
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Sonny Dixon (4-8)
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
83
39
.680
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679
446
.683
CHW
75
48
.610
8.5
586
461
.608
CLE
70
52
.574
13.0
582
492
.576
BOS
70
56
.556
15.0
538
510
.524
WSH
60
65
.480
24.5
553
494
.551
PHA
49
73
.402
34.0
496
615
.403
DET
45
77
.369
38.0
541
743
.359
SLB
42
84
.333
43.0
455
669
.331
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
BRO
84
38
.689
--
761
550
.644
MLN
76
48
.613
9.0
586
459
.610
PHI
68
55
.553
16.5
586
528
.548
STL
66
54
.550
17.0
589
537
.542
NYG
57
64
.471
26.5
611
576
.527
CIN
54
69
.439
30.5
576
637
.454
CHC
46
75
.380
37.5
489
674
.357
PIT
41
89
.315
47.0
493
730
.328
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
CLE
22
10
.688
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188
135
.647
WSH
16
11
.593
3.5
134
120
.550
NYY
16
13
.552
4.5
122
101
.586
BOS
14
13
.519
5.5
118
122
.485
DET
15
17
.469
7.0
154
180
.429
CHW
14
17
.452
7.5
130
131
.496
SLB
12
16
.429
8.0
100
109
.461
PHA
10
22
.313
12.0
136
184
.365
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
BRO
21
11
.656
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194
139
.648
CHC
19
14
.576
2.5
144
161
.449
MLN
16
14
.533
4.0
152
130
.571
STL
17
17
.500
5.0
179
176
.508
PHI
15
16
.484
5.5
130
138
.473
CIN
14
17
.452
6.5
138
151
.459
PIT
9
15
.375
8.0
129
157
.411
NYG
13
20
.394
8.5
157
171
.461
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