On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	22	10	.688	--
Yankees	20	12	.625	2.0
White Sox	21	13	.618	2.0
Tigers	16	12	.571	4.0
Orioles	12	17	.414	8.5
Senators	11	19	.367	10.0
Athletics	11	20	.355	10.5
Red Sox	8	18	.308	11.0

Games

Indians 4, Orioles 3

White Sox 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 7, Red Sox 0

Athletics 10, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	15	.571	--
Dodgers	18	14	.563	0.5
Braves	18	14	.563	0.5
Phillies	17	15	.531	1.5
Giants	17	16	.515	2.0
Redlegs	18	17	.514	2.0
Cubs	14	17	.452	4.0
Pirates	11	25	.306	9.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Pirates 1

Braves 5, Cubs 1

Braves 11, Cubs 9

Giants 5, Phillies 0

Redlegs 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Fondy	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Post	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Jim Greengrass	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	3
2	Gair Allie	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allie Reynolds	0.67
2	Warren Hacker	0.56
3	Lew Burdette	0.40
3	Art Fowler	0.40
5	Arnie Portocarrero	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	6
2	Warren Hacker	5
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	Art Fowler	4
3	Arnie Portocarrero	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Bob Keegan	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Rosen	.378
2	Bobby Avila	.373
3	Ray Jablonski	.368
4	Stan Musial	.365
5	Granny Hamner	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	14
2	Hank Sauer	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
3	Al Rosen	10
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	45
2	Al Rosen	40
3	Gus Bell	33
3	Ray Jablonski	33
3	Minnie Minoso	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Dee Fondy	8
3	Johnny Temple	6
4	Ray Jablonski	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.99
2	Curt Simmons	1.36
3	Ned Garver	1.43
4	Joe Coleman	1.81
5	Bob Keegan	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Gromek	7
2	Bob Keegan	6
2	Bob Lemon	6
4	Johnny Antonelli	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	59
2	Billy Pierce	53
3	Harvey Haddix	48
4	Warren Spahn	46
5	Robin Roberts	45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Rosen	.426
2	Frank House	.422
3	Bobby Avila	.404
4	Ray Boone	.400
5	Solly Hemus	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	8
2	Stan Musial	6
3	Andy Carey	4
3	Ted Kluszewski	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	24
2	Al Rosen	23
3	Del Ennis	14
3	Ted Kluszewski	14
5	Ernie Banks	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Grim	0.69
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.71
3	Allie Reynolds	1.00
4	Joe Coleman	1.04
5	Curt Simmons	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Joe Coleman	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Steve Gromek	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	23
2	Bob Turley	22
3	Robin Roberts	18
3	Frank Sullivan	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Jim Hughes	4
3	Al Brazle	3
4	Dave Jolly	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.389
2	Al Rosen	.385
3	Bill Tuttle	.385
4	Don Mueller	.369
5	Ray Jablonski	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	12
2	Hank Sauer	10
3	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Al Rosen	9
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	40
2	Al Rosen	36
3	Ray Jablonski	28
4	Minnie Minoso	26
4	Hank Sauer	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	8
2	Dee Fondy	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
4	Ray Jablonski	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.61
2	Russ Meyer	1.52
3	Chet Nichols	1.59
4	Bob Porterfield	1.69
5	Bob Keegan	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Gromek	5
1	Bob Keegan	5
1	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	42
2	Harvey Haddix	40
3	Bob Turley	36
4	Robin Roberts	33
5	Warren Spahn	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Jim Hughes	5
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Frank Smith	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Don Mueller	.347
3	Duke Snider	.346
4	Al Rosen	.344
5	Jackie Robinson	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	48
1	Al Rosen	48
3	Stan Musial	43
4	Gus Zernial	42
5	2 tied	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	168
2	Stan Musial	147
3	Gil Hodges	141
4	Del Ennis	134
5	Eddie Mathews	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Minnie Minoso	19
2	Jackie Robinson	19
5	Pee Wee Reese	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.18
2	Warren Spahn	2.33
3	Bob Keegan	2.41
4	Robin Roberts	2.67
5	Allie Reynolds	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	25
2	Bob Lemon	24
3	Bob Porterfield	23
4	Robin Roberts	22
5	Harvey Haddix	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	205
2	Billy Pierce	193
3	Warren Spahn	188
4	Harvey Haddix	184
5	Carl Erskine	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	25
2	Al Brazle	18
3	Jim Hughes	16
4	Johnny Sain	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14