St Louis vs Boston
3 game series
Tuesday 8/4
St Louis 4 Boston 0:
WP Joe Presko (11-9)
LP Bill Bevens (7-10)
HR
Vern Stephens (9)
Stephens 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Wednesday 8/5
St Louis 12 Boston 4:
WP Johnny Sain (8-5)
LP Bob Friend (4-14)
HR
Ray Jablonski (21)
Sammy White 2 (10)
Luke Easter (35)
White 3-5, 4 RBIs. Red Schoendienst 5-5, 2 RBIs.
Thursday 8/6
St Louis 6 Boston 2:
WP Gene Conley (4-3)
LP Johnny Podres (1-16)
HR
Luke Easter (36)
Easter 2-5, 2 RBIs.
St Louis vs Washington
4 game series
Friday 8/7
St Louis 13 Washington 5:
WP Lou Kretlow (14-6)
LP Herm Wehmeier (10-8)
HR
Ray Jablonski (22)
Dusty Rhodes (4) Willie Mays (41) George Shuba (3)
Jablonski 3-4, 3 RBIs.
Rhodes 3-5, 4 RBIs.
Saturday 8/8
St Louis 8 Washington 2:
WP Joe Presko (12-9)
LP Max Surkont (11-)
HR
Ray Jablonski (23) George Shuba (4)
Jablonski 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Red Schoendienst 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 8/9
Game 1
St Louis 1 Washington 0:
WP Johnny Sain (9-5)
LP Ray Scarborough (6-10)
Sain fires a NO HITTER.
Game 2
St Louis 7 Washington 0:
WP Gene Conley (5-3)
LP Herm Wehmeier (10-9)
Conley one hits Senators.
Sain Super -- No-Hits Washington
Sunday, August 9th, 1953
Johnny Sain was unhittable today as he beat the Senators 1-0. The St. Louis pitcher breezed through the Washington lineup and got himself a no-hitter. Sain had them talking to themselves as he struck out 4 and issued 2 walks in an outstanding performance at Griffith Stadium I.
His catcher said to reporters after the game, "He started off slow. He didn't have command of anything in the first three innings, but lucked his way through them. The Senators really helped him out by not being patient... they hit a lot of first pitches. Then it all came together in the fourth. From there on, the Senators never had a chance. He dominated them."
Season-to-date Sain has rung up 9 wins and 5 losses in 27 appearances. He has an ERA of 3.74 and has fanned 59 batters in 151.2 innings.
Detroit vs St Louis
3 game series
Tuesday 8/11
St Louis 11 Detroit 6:
WP Lou Kretlow (15-6)
LP Vern Law (11-8)
HR
Ray Jablonski (24)
Vern Stephens (10)
Frank Thomas (29)
Gene Woodling (12)
Jablonski 3 RBIs.
Stephens 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 8/12
St Louis 7 Detroit 5:
WP Joe Presko (13-9)
LP Julio Moreno (3-6)
Gene Woodling 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Thursday 8/13
Detroit 5 St Louis 1:
WP Willard Nixon (10-8)
LP Johnny Sain (9-6)
HR Pete Runnels (2)
Tigers halt Browns 11 game winning streak.
Cleveland vs St Louis
3 game series
Friday 8/14
St Louis 3 Cleveland 2:
WP Gene Conley (6-3)
LP Harvey Haddix (16-9)
HR
Vern Stephens (11)
Red Schoendienst 2 RBIs.
Sunday 8/16
Game 1
Cleveland 13 St Louis 6:
WP Duane Pillette (10-4)
LP Lou Kretlow (15-7)
HR Stan Musial (29)
Ray Jablonski (25)
Gene Woodling (13)
Musial 3-6, 4 RBIs.
Game 2
St Louis 4 Cleveland 3:
WP Warren Hacker (5-8)
LP Walt Masterson (11-4)
HR Stan Musial (30) Duke Snider (28)
Vern Stephens 2 RBIs.
St Louis vs Chicago
3 game series
Tuesday 8/18
Game 1
St Louis 7 Chicago 3:
WP Johnny Sain (10-6)
LP Larry Jansen (9-12)
HR
Frank Thomas (30)
Richie Ashburn 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Thomas 2 RBIs.
Game 2
Chicago 3 St Louis 1:
WP Bill Wight (8-6)
LP Gene Conley (6-4)
White Sox score twice in the 8th.
Wednesday 8/19
Chicago 8 St Louis 7 (13)
WP Charlie Frye (1-1)
LP Bob Mahoney (1-1)
HR
Frank Thomas (310
Gene Woodling (14) Tom Kirk (11)
White Sox win in the 13th on an error.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 72 | 47 | .605 | - |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 48 | .603 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 53 | .573 | 3.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 68 | 56 | .548 | 6.5 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 63 | .492 | 13.5 |
| New York Yankees | 57 | 63 | .475 | 15.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 56 | 65 | .463 | 17.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 30 | 93 | .244 | 44.0 |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS |
|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 70 | 48 | .593 | - |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 51 | .582 | 1.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 54 | .565 | 3.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 60 | .520 | 8.5 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 62 | 61 | .504 | 10.5 |
| New York Giants | 53 | 67 | .442 | 18.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 66 | .441 | 18.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 81 | .357 | 29.0 |
| 2 | Willie Mays | WS1 | .341 | | 2 | Joe Adcock | BRO | .341 | | 4 | Minnie Minoso | PHA | .339 | | 5 | Bobby Avila | CIN | .337 | | | 2 | Luke Easter | SLA | 36 | | 3 | Mickey Mantle | CHN | 33 | | 4 | Eddie Mathews | SLN | 32 | | 4 | Ted Williams | PIT | 32 | | | 2 | Alvin Dark | PHA | 100 | | 2 | Luke Easter | SLA | 100 | | 2 | Stan Musial | CLE | 100 | | 2 | Frank Thomas | SLA | 100 | |
| 2 | Warren Spahn | PHA | 17 | | 3 | Johnny Antonelli | BRO | 16 | | 3 | Harvey Haddix | CLE | 16 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 15 | | | 2 | Mel Parnell | CHA | 2.45 | | 3 | Allie Reynolds | ML1 | 2.64 | | 4 | Frank Sullivan | DET | 2.71 | | 5 | Curt Simmons | NYA | 2.76 | | | LEAGUE LEADERS K |
| | Vinegar Bend Mizell - CHN | | 168 | | | | 2 | Billy Pierce | ML1 | 162 | | 3 | Bobby Shantz | PHI | 161 | | 4 | Harvey Haddix | CLE | 143 | | 5 | Johnny Antonelli | BRO | 136 | |