On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 6 .667 --
Tigers 9 5 .643 1.0
Indians 9 6 .600 1.5
Athletics 8 7 .533 2.5
Yankees 7 9 .438 4.0
Senators 6 9 .400 4.5
Orioles 5 9 .357 5.0
Red Sox 4 9 .308 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 9 6 .600 --
Cardinals 10 7 .588 0.0
Dodgers 9 7 .563 0.5
Redlegs 10 8 .556 0.5
Giants 9 9 .500 1.5
Cubs 6 7 .462 2.0
Pirates 7 12 .368 4.0
Braves 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
3 Johnny Groth 3
4 Tom Alston 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Monte Irvin 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Cass Michaels 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Jablonski 4
2 Tom Alston 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 2
2 Ferris Fain 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Musial 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.40
2 Carl Scheib 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Vic Raschi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 4
2 Mario Picone 2
2 Bill Upton 2
4 Art Ditmar 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .426
2 Hank Sauer .412
3 Bill Tuttle .404
4 Stan Musial .393
5 Duke Snider .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 8
1 Hank Sauer 8
3 Gil Hodges 5
3 Monte Irvin 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 21
2 Ray Jablonski 19
2 Hank Sauer 19
4 Gus Bell 18
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Ray Jablonski 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
1 Johnny Temple 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.64
2 Curt Simmons 1.00
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
4 Don Johnson 1.31
5 Bob Turley 1.33

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 4
2 Jim Hughes 3
2 Frank Smith 3
4 Johnny Sain 2
4 Herm Wehmeier 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .349
2 Stan Musial .343
3 Duke Snider .339
4 Carl Furillo .339
5 Al Rosen .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 148
2 Gil Hodges 135
3 Stan Musial 130
4 Roy Campanella 128
4 Eddie Mathews 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 24
2 Bill Bruton 23
3 Pee Wee Reese 22
4 Jackie Jensen 19
4 Jackie Robinson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.33
2 Eddie Lopat 2.34
3 Robin Roberts 2.63
4 Billy Pierce 2.78
5 Johnny Sain 2.83

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 188
3 Carl Erskine 184
4 Harvey Haddix 175
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 26
2 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 14
3 Allie Reynolds 14
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 14