On This Day

Thursday, April 29, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 5 .615 --
Tigers 6 4 .600 0.5
Senators 6 5 .545 1.0
Athletics 5 5 .500 1.5
Yankees 6 6 .500 1.5
Indians 5 6 .455 2.0
Orioles 5 7 .417 2.5
Red Sox 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 9 6 .600 --
Dodgers 8 6 .571 0.5
Giants 7 6 .538 1.0
Cardinals 7 6 .538 1.0
Phillies 6 6 .500 1.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 2.0
Braves 5 7 .417 2.5
Pirates 6 10 .375 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Granny Hamner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gilliam 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Johnny Groth 1
2 Ray Jablonski 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Al Rosen 3
4 Gus Bell 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil McDougald 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 1.50
2 Harvey Haddix 0.93
3 Mike Garcia 0.89
4 Bob Turley 0.69
5 Warren Spahn 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Bob Purkey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 13
2 Bob Turley 9
3 Mike Garcia 8
4 Robin Roberts 6
5 Allie Reynolds 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .500
2 Bill Tuttle .405
3 Johnny Temple .389
4 Billy Goodman .383
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 5
2 Gene Baker 4
2 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Randy Jackson 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 16
2 Gus Bell 15
3 Ray Jablonski 13
4 Ferris Fain 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
1 Johnny Temple 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 9 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
4 Fritz Dorish 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 32
2 Harvey Haddix 26
3 Billy Pierce 23
4 Robin Roberts 20
5 Warren Spahn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Hetki 3
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Frank Smith 3
4 Johnny Sain 2
4 Herm Wehmeier 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .341
2 Don Mueller .341
3 Stan Musial .339
4 Duke Snider .336
5 Al Rosen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 45
2 Al Rosen 42
2 Duke Snider 42
2 Gus Zernial 42
5 Ted Kluszewski 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 145
2 Gil Hodges 133
3 Roy Campanella 131
4 Eddie Mathews 128
5 2 tied 122

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 2.29
2 Eddie Lopat 2.44
3 Robin Roberts 2.62
4 Billy Pierce 2.83
5 Johnny Antonelli 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Porterfield 23
3 Robin Roberts 22
4 Virgil Trucks 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 202
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Carl Erskine 190
4 Harvey Haddix 175
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 28
2 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 14
3 Allie Reynolds 14
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 14