On This Day

Saturday, May 1, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 4 .667 --
White Sox 10 5 .667 -0.5
Athletics 7 5 .583 1.0
Indians 7 6 .538 1.5
Senators 6 7 .462 2.5
Yankees 6 8 .429 3.0
Orioles 5 9 .357 4.0
Red Sox 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 10 7 .588 --
Cardinals 8 6 .571 0.5
Phillies 8 6 .571 0.5
Dodgers 9 7 .563 0.5
Giants 8 7 .533 1.0
Cubs 5 6 .455 2.0
Braves 5 9 .357 3.5
Pirates 6 11 .353 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walt Dropo 4
1 Bill Tuttle 4
3 Al Kaline 3
3 Johnny Logan 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 Hobie Landrith 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 4
2 Hank Sauer 3
2 George Strickland 3
4 Walt Dropo 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Stan Lopata 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 2.00
2 Steve Gromek 1.00
3 Early Wynn 0.62
4 Bill Miller 0.50
5 Johnny Klippstein 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Royce Lint 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 8
2 Steve Gromek 5
2 Jim Hughes 5
2 Johnny Klippstein 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .447
2 Bill Tuttle .426
3 Duke Snider .385
4 Johnny Temple .381
5 Ray Jablonski .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 5
1 Randy Jackson 5
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 16
1 Jim Greengrass 16
3 Gil Hodges 14
3 Ray Jablonski 14
3 Ted Kluszewski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
1 Johnny Temple 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McDonald 0.56
2 Ned Garver 0.64
3 Curt Simmons 1.00
3 Joe Coleman 1.00
5 Johnny Antonelli 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 4
1 Sal Maglie 4
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 Bob Keegan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 32
2 Harvey Haddix 26
3 Billy Pierce 23
4 Sal Maglie 21
5 2 tied 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 Don Mueller .343
2 Duke Snider .340
3 Carl Furillo .339
4 Stan Musial .339
5 Mickey Vernon .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 147
2 Gil Hodges 135
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 2.63
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 198
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Carl Erskine 184
4 Harvey Haddix 175
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 162

Saves

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