On This Day

Thursday, May 6, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 7 .667 --
Tigers 9 5 .643 1.5
Indians 11 7 .611 1.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 3.5
Yankees 9 9 .500 3.5
Senators 7 11 .389 5.5
Orioles 5 11 .313 6.5
Red Sox 4 9 .308 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 11 6 .647 --
Redlegs 12 8 .600 0.5
Dodgers 10 8 .556 1.5
Cardinals 10 9 .526 2.0
Braves 8 9 .471 3.0
Cubs 7 8 .467 3.0
Giants 9 11 .450 3.5
Pirates 7 15 .318 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 Irv Noren 3
2 Johnny Temple 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
4 Yogi Berra 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Roy McMillan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 1.25
2 Early Wynn 1.00
3 Carl Erskine 0.33
4 Virgil Trucks 0.30
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Harry Perkowski 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 9
2 Hal Jeffcoat 6
3 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Camilo Pascual 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Bob Grim 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Tuttle .404
2 Randy Jackson .391
3 Stan Musial .386
4 Duke Snider .384
5 Hank Sauer .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 9
2 Stan Musial 8
3 Gil Hodges 6
3 Randy Jackson 6
3 Ted Kluszewski 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 22
2 Ray Jablonski 21
2 Minnie Minoso 21
2 Stan Musial 21
5 Hank Sauer 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 4
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 Ray Jablonski 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
2 Johnny Temple 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.64
2 Allie Reynolds 0.98
3 Curt Simmons 1.00
4 Don Johnson 1.31
5 Marv Grissom 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 4
1 Steve Gromek 4
1 Bob Lemon 4
1 Eddie Lopat 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 37
2 Warren Spahn 32
3 Harvey Haddix 31
4 Billy Pierce 30
5 Robin Roberts 27

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 .350
2 Stan Musial .346
3 Carl Furillo .339
4 Duke Snider .337
5 Al Rosen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
2 Al Rosen 43
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
3 Duke Snider 42
5 Gus Zernial 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 150
2 Gil Hodges 139
3 Eddie Mathews 131
4 Stan Musial 130
5 3 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
2 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Pee Wee Reese 22
4 Jackie Robinson 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.27
2 Warren Spahn 2.29
3 Robin Roberts 2.72
4 Billy Pierce 2.82
5 Johnny Sain 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Lemon 22
2 Bob Porterfield 22
2 Robin Roberts 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 199
2 Billy Pierce 195
3 Carl Erskine 187
4 Harvey Haddix 176
5 Warren Spahn 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 26
2 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 14
3 Allie Reynolds 14
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 13