Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 9, 1954

On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	11	5	.688	--
White Sox	14	9	.609	0.5
Indians	12	8	.600	1.0
Yankees	11	9	.550	2.0
Athletics	9	11	.450	4.0
Senators	7	12	.368	5.5
Red Sox	5	9	.357	5.0
Orioles	6	12	.333	6.0

Games

Orioles 2, Indians 1

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 0, White Sox 0

Yankees 7, Athletics 4

Athletics 1, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	13	8	.619	--
Redlegs	14	10	.583	0.5
Phillies	11	9	.550	1.5
Cardinals	12	11	.522	2.0
Cubs	9	9	.500	2.5
Giants	11	11	.500	2.5
Braves	9	11	.450	3.5
Pirates	7	17	.292	7.5

Games

Cardinals 10, Redlegs 7

Redlegs 6, Cardinals 5

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Boone	5
1	Cass Michaels	5
1	Stan Musial	5
4	Tom Alston	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Andy Carey	1
2	Cot Deal	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
2	Stan Musial	4
2	Billy Shantz	4
4	Andy Carey	3
4	Del Rice	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	1.14
2	Billy Pierce	1.09
3	Bob Turley	1.00
4	Sal Maglie	0.75
5	Bob Rush	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	12
2	Billy Hoeft	8
3	Sal Maglie	6
4	Carl Erskine	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Johnny Sain	1
1	Frank Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Bill Tuttle	.375
3	Duke Snider	.373
4	Don Mueller	.370
5	Billy Goodman	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Ted Kluszewski	9
4	Gil Hodges	6
4	Randy Jackson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	28
2	Gus Bell	25
3	Ray Jablonski	24
4	Ted Kluszewski	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Dee Fondy	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	0.49
2	Sandy Consuegra	0.83
3	Marv Grissom	1.33
4	Curt Simmons	1.40
5	Bob Turley	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Gromek	5
1	Sal Maglie	5
3	Murry Dickson	4
3	Bob Lemon	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	42
1	Bob Turley	42
3	Harvey Haddix	34
4	Warren Spahn	33
5	Sal Maglie	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Hetki	4
1	Jim Hughes	4
1	Frank Smith	4
4	Johnny Sain	3
5	4 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.456
2	Bill Tuttle	.419
3	Don Mueller	.418
4	Duke Snider	.404
5	Ray Jablonski	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	8
1	Stan Musial	8
3	Hank Sauer	7
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	Roy Sievers	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	20
2	Ted Kluszewski	19
3	Tom Alston	17
3	Ray Jablonski	17
5	Al Rosen	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
2	Chuck Harmon	3
2	Ray Jablonski	3
4	Bobby Adams	2
4	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.00
2	Ned Garver	0.53
2	Bob Keegan	0.53
4	Mike Fornieles	0.69
5	Sandy Consuegra	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	Corky Valentine	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	Sandy Consuegra	2
3	17 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	22
2	Harvey Haddix	21
3	Mike Garcia	19
3	Warren Spahn	19
3	Bob Turley	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Hetki	2
1	Jim Hughes	2
1	Johnny Sain	2
1	Frank Smith	2
1	Early Wynn	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Don Mueller	.347
3	Duke Snider	.337
4	Carl Furillo	.335
5	Al Rosen	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	46
2	Ted Kluszewski	44
3	Al Rosen	43
4	Duke Snider	41
4	Gus Zernial	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	151
2	Stan Musial	137
3	Gil Hodges	136
4	Eddie Mathews	131
5	Del Ennis	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	26
2	Minnie Minoso	22
3	Pee Wee Reese	21
4	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Jim Rivera	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.27
2	Warren Spahn	2.33
3	Robin Roberts	2.70
4	Billy Pierce	2.75
5	Johnny Sain	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Lemon	22
2	Bob Porterfield	22
2	Robin Roberts	22
5	Harvey Haddix	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	202
2	Robin Roberts	200
3	Carl Erskine	183
4	Harvey Haddix	179
5	Warren Spahn	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	27
2	Al Brazle	17
3	Fritz Dorish	14
3	Allie Reynolds	14
5	Jim Hughes	13