On This Day

Saturday, April 17, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 3 1 .750 --
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 2 2 .500 1.0
Orioles 2 2 .500 1.0
Senators 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 2 1 .667 --
Dodgers 2 1 .667 0.0
Phillies 2 1 .667 0.0
Braves 2 1 .667 0.0
Redlegs 2 1 .667 0.0
Giants 1 2 .333 1.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.0
Cardinals 0 3 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Jackson 4
2 Gene Baker 3
2 Joe Garagiola 3
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Sal Yvars 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Logan 2
2 Tom Alston 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Ferris Fain 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Garagiola 3
1 Randy Jackson 3
1 Hal Jeffcoat 3
1 Johnny Logan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sal Yvars 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 1.20
2 Bob Keegan 0.30
3 Lew Burdette 0.18
4 Ned Garver 0.17
4 Corky Valentine 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Bob Keegan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 6
2 Jim Brosnan 3
2 Bob Keegan 3
4 Lew Burdette 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Jones .750
2 Randy Jackson .667
3 Bill Glynn .600
4 Jim Greengrass .583
5 Billy Goodman .556

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 3
2 Jim Gilliam 2
2 Randy Jackson 2
2 Johnny Logan 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Jackson 7
2 Gus Bell 6
2 Jim Greengrass 6
4 Gene Baker 5
4 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Jerry Coleman 1
2 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.00
1 Steve Gromek 0.00
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Baczewski 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 9
1 Bob Turley 9
3 Fred Baczewski 7
4 Joe Coleman 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .342
2 Red Schoendienst .341
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Al Rosen .338
5 Duke Snider .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 49
2 Al Rosen 44
3 Roy Campanella 43
4 Gus Zernial 42
5 Duke Snider 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 148
2 Roy Campanella 144
3 Eddie Mathews 138
4 Gil Hodges 124
5 Duke Snider 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Pee Wee Reese 22
3 Jim Rivera 22
5 Jim Gilliam 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.19
2 Eddie Lopat 2.37
3 Robin Roberts 2.77
4 Billy Pierce 2.88
5 Johnny Sain 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Bob Porterfield 22
4 Bob Lemon 21
4 Mel Parnell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 199
2 Carl Erskine 188
3 Billy Pierce 185
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 173
5 Harvey Haddix 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 18
3 Fritz Dorish 17
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 15
5 Allie Reynolds 13