On This Day

Friday, April 30, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 5 .643 --
Tigers 7 4 .636 0.5
Athletics 6 5 .545 1.5
Senators 6 6 .500 2.0
Indians 6 6 .500 2.0
Yankees 6 7 .462 2.5
Orioles 5 8 .385 3.5
Red Sox 4 8 .333 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 6 .600 --
Giants 8 6 .571 0.5
Redlegs 9 7 .563 0.5
Cardinals 7 6 .538 1.0
Phillies 7 6 .538 1.0
Cubs 4 6 .400 2.5
Braves 5 8 .385 3.0
Pirates 6 10 .375 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doby 4
2 Bobby Adams 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Ferris Fain 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Andy Pafko 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 4
2 Bill Renna 3
2 George Strickland 3
4 Grady Hatton 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Monte Irvin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 0.73
2 Ned Garver 0.67
2 Bob Lemon 0.67
2 Duane Pillette 0.67
5 Bob Rush 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Bob Keegan 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 8
1 Duane Pillette 8
3 Ned Garver 4
3 Bob Lemon 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .477
2 Jackie Jensen .386
3 Bill Tuttle .381
4 Johnny Temple .379
5 Ray Jablonski .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 5
1 Randy Jackson 5
3 Gene Baker 4
3 Jim Gilliam 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 16
1 Jim Greengrass 16
3 Ferris Fain 13
3 Ray Jablonski 13
5 5 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 Jim McDonald 0.56
3 Ned Garver 0.64
4 Curt Simmons 0.69
4 Fritz Dorish 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 4
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 Bob Keegan 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 32
2 Harvey Haddix 26
3 Billy Pierce 23
4 Sal Maglie 21
5 Robin Roberts 20

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 Stan Musial .339
3 Don Mueller .337
4 Duke Snider .337
5 Al Rosen .335

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 146
2 Gil Hodges 133
3 Roy Campanella 128
3 Eddie Mathews 128
5 Del Ennis 123

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 2.33
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 23
2 Bob Porterfield 22
2 Robin Roberts 22
4 Bob Lemon 21
4 Virgil Trucks 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 202
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Carl Erskine 184
4 Harvey Haddix 175
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 14
3 Allie Reynolds 14
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 14