On This Day

Friday, May 14, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 10 .630 --
Tigers 12 8 .600 1.5
Yankees 15 10 .600 1.0
Indians 15 10 .600 1.0
Athletics 10 14 .417 5.5
Orioles 9 13 .409 5.5
Senators 8 15 .348 7.0
Red Sox 6 12 .333 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 10 .583 --
Giants 15 11 .577 0.0
Dodgers 14 11 .560 0.5
Cardinals 14 12 .538 1.0
Redlegs 15 13 .536 1.0
Braves 12 12 .500 2.0
Cubs 9 13 .409 4.0
Pirates 8 19 .296 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 5
2 Don Mueller 4
3 Jim Finigan 3
3 Granny Hamner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Alston 1
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Strickland 4
2 Tom Alston 3
2 Stan Musial 3
4 Gene Baker 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 2
2 Harry Agganis 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Turley 1.10
2 Willard Nixon 1.00
3 Billy Pierce 0.70
4 Bob Lemon 0.67
5 Warren Spahn 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 11
2 Billy Pierce 7
3 Bob Lemon 6
3 Warren Spahn 6
5 Willard Nixon 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Marlin Stuart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .390
2 Don Mueller .375
3 Jackie Robinson .370
4 Granny Hamner .370
5 Ray Jablonski .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 11
2 Ted Kluszewski 10
2 Hank Sauer 10
4 Gil Hodges 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 31
2 Tom Alston 27
3 Gus Bell 26
3 Ray Jablonski 26
3 Al Rosen 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Johnny Temple 5
3 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Jackie Robinson 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.98
2 Curt Simmons 1.50
3 Bob Keegan 1.66
4 Allie Reynolds 1.71
5 Bob Turley 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
1 Sal Maglie 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 53
2 Billy Pierce 49
3 Warren Spahn 39
4 Robin Roberts 36
5 Harvey Haddix 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 6
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 Stan Musial .442
2 Cass Michaels .419
3 Don Mueller .415
4 Tom Alston .404
5 Eddie Mathews .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Hank Sauer 6
4 Willie Mays 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Alston 19
1 Stan Musial 19
3 Al Rosen 16
4 Del Ennis 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Al Dark 3
3 Chuck Harmon 2
3 Jackie Jensen 2
3 4 others tied 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 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Johnson 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Vic Raschi 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 26
2 Don Newcombe 21
2 Bob Turley 21
4 Warren Spahn 20
5 Virgil Trucks 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Al Brazle 2
3 Sandy Consuegra 1
3 Mike Garcia 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Don Mueller .352
3 Duke Snider .341
4 Red Schoendienst .338
5 Jackie Robinson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
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 Stan Musial 139
3 Gil Hodges 137
4 Eddie Mathews 130
5 Del Ennis 129

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.34
2 Eddie Lopat 2.36
3 Robin Roberts 2.57
4 Johnny Sain 2.80
5 Billy Pierce 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 207
2 Billy Pierce 204
3 Warren Spahn 181
4 Carl Erskine 180
5 Harvey Haddix 174

Saves

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