On This Day

Thursday, May 13, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 7 .632 --
White Sox 16 10 .615 -0.5
Yankees 14 10 .583 0.5
Indians 14 10 .583 0.5
Athletics 10 13 .435 4.0
Orioles 8 13 .381 5.0
Senators 8 14 .364 5.5
Red Sox 6 11 .353 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 9 .609 --
Dodgers 14 10 .583 0.5
Giants 14 11 .560 1.0
Braves 12 11 .522 2.0
Cardinals 13 12 .520 2.0
Redlegs 14 13 .519 2.0
Cubs 9 12 .429 4.0
Pirates 7 19 .269 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Busby 4
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 Johnny Groth 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Monte Irvin 2
2 Bobby Adams 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Jim Busby 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Philley 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Harry Agganis 2
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Granny Hamner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 8.00
2 Virgil Trucks 0.71
3 Art Houtteman 0.50
4 Mickey McDermott 0.33
5 Gerry Staley 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moe Burtschy 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 8
2 Virgil Trucks 5
3 Marv Grissom 4
3 Mickey McDermott 4
3 Gerry Staley 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .381
2 Hank Sauer .378
3 Duke Snider .372
4 Bill Tuttle .361
5 Wally Moon .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 10
1 Stan Musial 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
4 Gil Hodges 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 28
2 Al Rosen 26
3 Gus Bell 25
3 Del Ennis 25
3 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.98
2 Marv Grissom 1.07
3 Curt Simmons 1.50
4 Bob Keegan 1.66
5 Bob Turley 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
1 Sal Maglie 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 42
1 Bob Turley 42
3 Robin Roberts 36
4 Harvey Haddix 35
5 Warren Spahn 33

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .409
2 Tom Alston .408
3 Stan Musial .404
4 Hank Sauer .396
5 4 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Hank Sauer 6
4 Yogi Berra 5
4 Willie Mays 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 19
2 Tom Alston 16
2 Stan Musial 16
2 Dave Philley 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 4
2 Chuck Harmon 2
2 Al Kaline 2
2 Gil McDougald 2
2 Earl Torgeson 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
2 Lew Burdette 0.50
3 Russ Meyer 0.60
4 Bob Keegan 0.69
5 Sandy Consuegra 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 22
1 Billy Pierce 22
1 Robin Roberts 22
4 Don Newcombe 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 3
2 Al Brazle 2
2 Johnny Hetki 2
2 Jim Hughes 2
5 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Don Mueller .345
3 Duke Snider .343
4 Red Schoendienst .337
5 Al Rosen .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
3 Al Rosen 42
4 Duke Snider 41
4 Gus Zernial 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 156
2 Gil Hodges 137
3 Stan Musial 136
4 Eddie Mathews 132
5 Del Ennis 129

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.33
2 Eddie Lopat 2.37
3 Robin Roberts 2.57
4 Johnny Sain 2.80
5 Billy Pierce 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Robin Roberts 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Bob Porterfield 22
5 Harvey Haddix 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 207
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Carl Erskine 180
4 Warren Spahn 175
5 Harvey Haddix 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 18
3 Fritz Dorish 14
3 Allie Reynolds 14
5 2 tied 13