On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 10 .667 --
Yankees 19 11 .633 1.0
Tigers 16 10 .615 2.0
White Sox 19 13 .594 2.0
Orioles 12 15 .444 6.5
Senators 10 18 .357 9.0
Athletics 10 19 .345 9.5
Red Sox 7 17 .292 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 14 .563 --
Dodgers 16 14 .533 1.0
Phillies 16 14 .533 1.0
Braves 15 14 .517 1.5
Giants 16 15 .516 1.5
Redlegs 17 16 .515 1.5
Cubs 14 14 .500 2.0
Pirates 11 22 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Boone 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Jim Greengrass 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Bill Tuttle 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Bollweg 1
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dee Fondy 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Joe Garagiola 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Maxwell 1
1 Duke Snider 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 0.86
2 Warren Spahn 0.75
3 Sal Maglie 0.67
3 Chuck Stobbs 0.67
5 Joe Coleman 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Dick Marlowe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
1 Chuck Stobbs 6
5 Joe Coleman 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .387
2 Al Rosen .382
3 Ray Boone .375
3 Frank House .375
5 Ray Jablonski .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 12
1 Hank Sauer 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 10
4 Al Rosen 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 38
2 Stan Musial 37
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 1.24
2 Curt Simmons 1.36
3 Ned Garver 1.47
4 Joe Coleman 1.81
5 Don Johnson 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 7
2 Bob Lemon 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 5
3 Harvey Haddix 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 59
2 Billy Pierce 53
3 Warren Spahn 45
4 Harvey Haddix 42
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 .487
2 Ray Boone .462
3 Bobby Avila .434
4 Al Rosen .423
5 Eddie Mathews .400

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 24
2 Stan Musial 16
3 Gus Bell 15
3 Del Ennis 15
5 Ted Kluszewski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Johnny Temple 3
3 Harry Agganis 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Meyer 0.41
2 Tom Poholsky 0.63
3 Bob Grim 0.64
4 Warren Hacker 0.82
5 Gene Conley 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 27
2 Billy Pierce 23
3 Curt Simmons 19
4 Gene Conley 18
4 Early Wynn 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 .352
2 Don Mueller .347
3 Duke Snider .346
4 Al Rosen .342
5 Red Schoendienst .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
1 Al Rosen 47
3 Ted Kluszewski 43
4 Duke Snider 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 166
2 Stan Musial 142
3 Gil Hodges 141
4 Del Ennis 134
5 Eddie Mathews 130

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 2.33
2 Eddie Lopat 2.37
3 Bob Keegan 2.56
4 Johnny Sain 2.59
5 Robin Roberts 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 25
2 Bob Lemon 24
3 Bob Porterfield 22
3 Robin Roberts 22
5 Harvey Haddix 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 205
2 Billy Pierce 200
3 Warren Spahn 187
4 Carl Erskine 180
5 Harvey Haddix 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 26
2 Al Brazle 19
3 Johnny Sain 15
4 Jim Hughes 14
4 Allie Reynolds 14