On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 10 .655 --
Yankees 18 11 .621 1.0
White Sox 19 12 .613 1.0
Tigers 15 10 .600 2.0
Orioles 11 15 .423 6.5
Senators 10 17 .370 8.0
Athletics 10 18 .357 8.5
Red Sox 7 16 .304 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 13 .552 --
Phillies 16 13 .552 0.0
Cardinals 17 14 .548 0.0
Giants 16 14 .533 0.5
Redlegs 17 15 .531 0.5
Braves 14 14 .500 1.5
Cubs 13 14 .481 2.0
Pirates 10 22 .313 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Baker 3
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Ray Boone 3
1 Granny Hamner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Ferris Fain 1
2 Jim Finigan 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Logan 3
1 Al Rosen 3
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 Gus Bell 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Hunter 2
2 Ferris Fain 1
2 Harvey Kuenn 1
2 Cass Michaels 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 1.00
2 Steve Gromek 0.70
3 Bob Turley 0.67
4 Mickey McDermott 0.60
5 Warren Hacker 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chakales 1
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 8
2 Steve Gromek 7
3 Mickey McDermott 6
3 Bob Turley 6
5 Chet Nichols 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Jolly 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .379
2 Granny Hamner .378
3 Ray Jablonski .377
4 Al Rosen .374
5 Stan Musial .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 12
1 Hank Sauer 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 10
4 Del Ennis 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 37
2 Al Rosen 36
3 Gus Bell 33
4 Hank Sauer 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Johnny Temple 6
3 Dee Fondy 5
4 Jackie Jensen 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.27
2 Curt Simmons 1.36
3 Ned Garver 1.47
4 Joe Coleman 1.77
5 Don Johnson 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 7
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Harvey Haddix 5
2 Bob Keegan 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 59
2 Billy Pierce 49
3 Harvey Haddix 42
4 Warren Spahn 39
5 Robin Roberts 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 7
2 Jim Hughes 5
2 Frank Smith 5
4 Al Brazle 4
4 Johnny Hetki 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank House .486
2 Ray Boone .429
3 Bobby Avila .407
3 Granny Hamner .407
5 3 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Willie Mays 5
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 23
2 Del Ennis 19
3 Minnie Minoso 16
3 Stan Musial 16
5 Gus Bell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Johnny Temple 3
3 Harry Agganis 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Meyer 0.43
2 Tom Poholsky 0.63
3 Bob Grim 0.69
4 Warren Hacker 0.82
5 Murry Dickson 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Chet Nichols 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 27
2 Billy Pierce 26
3 Warren Spahn 20
4 Curt Simmons 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 5
2 Al Brazle 3
3 Jim Hughes 2
3 Frank Smith 2
3 Marlin Stuart 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Don Mueller .348
3 Duke Snider .346
4 Al Rosen .340
5 Red Schoendienst .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
1 Al Rosen 46
3 Ted Kluszewski 44
4 Duke Snider 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 164
2 Stan Musial 142
3 Gil Hodges 141
4 Del Ennis 134
5 Eddie Mathews 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
2 Minnie Minoso 21
3 Pee Wee Reese 20
3 Jackie Robinson 20
5 Jackie Jensen 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.34
2 Eddie Lopat 2.36
3 Bob Keegan 2.56
4 Johnny Sain 2.59
5 Robin Roberts 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 205
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Warren Spahn 181
4 Harvey Haddix 179
5 Carl Erskine 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 19
3 Johnny Sain 15
4 Jim Hughes 14
5 2 tied 13