Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, May 7, 1954

On This Day

Friday, May 7, 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
Yankees	10	9	.526	3.0
Athletics	9	10	.474	4.0
Senators	7	12	.368	6.0
Red Sox	5	9	.357	5.5
Orioles	5	11	.313	6.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Senators 6

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	13	8	.619	--
Phillies	11	7	.611	0.5
Dodgers	11	8	.579	1.0
Cubs	8	8	.500	2.5
Cardinals	10	10	.500	2.5
Giants	9	11	.450	3.5
Braves	8	10	.444	3.5
Pirates	7	15	.318	6.5

Games

Redlegs 10, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	3
1	Wally Moon	3
1	Mickey Vernon	3
1	Johnny Wyrostek	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Hobie Landrith	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hobie Landrith	3
1	Sammy White	3
3	Harry Agganis	2
3	Gus Bell	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	Spook Jacobs	1
1	Hobie Landrith	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Hacker	0.83
2	Corky Valentine	0.64
3	Don Newcombe	0.54
4	Bob Buhl	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	Corky Valentine	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	7
1	Corky Valentine	7
3	Tex Clevenger	5
3	Warren Hacker	5
3	Curt Simmons	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.404
2	Ray Jablonski	.386
3	Randy Jackson	.382
4	Hank Sauer	.375
5	Johnny Temple	.372

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	24
2	Ray Jablonski	23
3	Minnie Minoso	21
3	Stan Musial	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
4	Dee Fondy	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	0.64
2	Allie Reynolds	0.98
3	Don Johnson	1.31
4	Marv Grissom	1.33
5	Curt Simmons	1.40

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	Ellis Kinder	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.347
2	Stan Musial	.346
3	Carl Furillo	.337
4	Duke Snider	.336
5	Red Schoendienst	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	150
2	Gil Hodges	136
3	Eddie Mathews	131
4	Stan Musial	130
5	Del Ennis	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Pee Wee Reese	21
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.27
2	Warren Spahn	2.29
3	Robin Roberts	2.72
4	Johnny Sain	2.83
5	Billy Pierce	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	199
2	Billy Pierce	190
3	Carl Erskine	178
4	Harvey Haddix	176
5	Warren Spahn	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	27
2	Al Brazle	16
3	Fritz Dorish	14
3	Allie Reynolds	14
5	2 tied	12