On This Day

Sunday, April 18, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 4 1 .800 --
Senators 2 2 .500 1.5
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 1.5
Yankees 2 2 .500 1.5
White Sox 2 3 .400 2.0
Indians 2 3 .400 2.0
Orioles 2 3 .400 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 4 1 .800 --
Redlegs 4 1 .800 0.0
Giants 2 2 .500 1.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5
Dodgers 2 2 .500 1.5
Braves 2 3 .400 2.0
Cardinals 1 3 .250 2.5
Pirates 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jackie Jensen 5
1 Pete Suder 5
3 Gus Bell 4
3 Jim Greengrass 4
3 Earl Torgeson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 2
1 Jackie Jensen 2
1 Gus Zernial 2
4 Harry Agganis 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 6
2 Del Ennis 5
2 Earl Torgeson 5
4 Monte Irvin 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Bill Renna 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 1.60
2 Arnie Portocarrero 0.62
3 Sal Maglie 0.58
4 Bob Buhl 0.50
4 Vic Raschi 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Howie Judson 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 8
2 Sal Maglie 7
3 Billy Pierce 6
4 Bob Buhl 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sonny Dixon 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Gerry Staley 1
1 Herm Wehmeier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Glynn .667
2 Jim Greengrass .611
3 Sammy White .600
4 Randy Jackson .579
5 Willie Jones .563

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 Gus Zernial 3
4 Tom Alston 2
4 15 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 12
2 Joe Adcock 7
2 Gene Baker 7
2 Gus Bell 7
2 Randy Jackson 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
1 Ned Garver 0.00
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 2
1 Sal Maglie 2
1 Curt Simmons 2
4 Fred Baczewski 1
4 29 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 12
1 Sal Maglie 12
1 Robin Roberts 12
4 Billy Pierce 11
5 2 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 2
1 Herm Wehmeier 2
3 Sonny Dixon 1
3 Marv Grissom 1
3 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .342
2 Duke Snider .341
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Red Schoendienst .339
5 Al Rosen .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 48
2 Al Rosen 44
2 Gus Zernial 44
4 Roy Campanella 43
5 Duke Snider 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 147
2 Roy Campanella 139
3 Eddie Mathews 135
4 Del Ennis 126
5 Gil Hodges 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
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 2.32
3 Robin Roberts 2.69
4 Billy Pierce 2.88
5 Mickey McDermott 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 24
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Bob Porterfield 22
4 Bob Lemon 21
4 Mel Parnell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 207
2 Billy Pierce 191
3 Carl Erskine 188
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 14
5 Allie Reynolds 13