On This Day

Sunday, April 25, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 4 .636 --
Tigers 6 4 .600 0.5
Senators 6 4 .600 0.5
Athletics 5 5 .500 1.5
Yankees 5 5 .500 1.5
Red Sox 4 6 .400 2.5
Indians 4 6 .400 2.5
Orioles 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 4 .636 --
Redlegs 7 5 .583 0.5
Giants 6 5 .545 1.0
Cardinals 5 5 .500 1.5
Phillies 5 6 .455 2.0
Cubs 4 5 .444 2.0
Braves 4 5 .444 2.0
Pirates 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Frank Bolling 4
2 Jerry Coleman 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Jerry Coleman 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Bolling 4
1 Vic Wertz 4
1 Wally Westlake 4
4 Alex Grammas 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 2
2 Bob Boyd 1
2 Chuck Diering 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Podres 0.86
2 Virgil Trucks 0.67
3 Art Fowler 0.62
3 Sal Maglie 0.62
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Bubba Church 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 6
1 Virgil Trucks 6
3 Art Fowler 5
3 Sal Maglie 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .500
2 Bill Glynn .419
3 Danny O'Connell .415
4 Wally Moon .410
5 2 tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Baker 4
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Randy Jackson 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 13
2 Gus Bell 12
2 Ferris Fain 12
4 Gil Hodges 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Bobby Adams 2
3 Tom Alston 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
2 Ned Garver 0.45
3 Jim McDonald 0.56
4 Curt Simmons 0.69
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Murry Dickson 2
3 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 23
2 Billy Pierce 20
3 Sal Maglie 17
4 Warren Spahn 16
5 Johnny Antonelli 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Hetki 2
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 Johnny Sain 2
1 Frank Smith 2
1 Herm Wehmeier 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .347
2 Don Mueller .340
3 Stan Musial .338
4 Monte Irvin .335
5 Duke Snider .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
2 Al Rosen 43
3 Gus Zernial 42
4 Roy Campanella 41
4 Duke Snider 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 147
2 Roy Campanella 132
2 Gil Hodges 132
2 Eddie Mathews 132
5 Del Ennis 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 24
2 Bill Bruton 23
3 Pee Wee Reese 22
4 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Jim Rivera 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.24
2 Eddie Lopat 2.32
3 Robin Roberts 2.75
4 Billy Pierce 2.85
5 Johnny Antonelli 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Porterfield 23
3 Robin Roberts 22
4 Harvey Haddix 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 200
2 Billy Pierce 198
3 Carl Erskine 187
4 Harvey Haddix 166
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 28
2 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 15
4 Allie Reynolds 13
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 13