Sport: BASEBALL'S BIG TEN, may 18, 1953

The league leaders this week

The major-league leaders after one month of play:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Team: Brooklyn

Pitcher: Simmons, Philadelphia (5-1) Batter: Wyrostek,Philadelphia (.406) Runs Batted In: Campanella, Brooklyn (38) Home Runs: Campanella (10)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Team: Cleveland

Pitcher: Parnell, Boston (4-0)

Batter: Kell, Boston (.395)

Runs Batted In: Elliott, St. L. (21)

Home Runs: Wertz, St. Louis (5)

Mantle, New York (5) Gernert, Boston (5)

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