On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	24	10	.706	--
White Sox	22	13	.629	2.5
Yankees	20	13	.606	3.5
Tigers	16	13	.552	5.5
Senators	12	19	.387	10.5
Orioles	12	19	.387	10.5
Athletics	11	21	.344	12.0
Red Sox	9	18	.333	11.5

Games

Indians 14, Orioles 3

Indians 2, Orioles 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 10, Yankees 9

Senators 9, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	20	14	.588	--
Braves	20	14	.588	0.0
Cardinals	20	16	.556	1.0
Giants	18	16	.529	2.0
Redlegs	19	17	.528	2.0
Phillies	17	16	.515	2.5
Cubs	14	19	.424	5.5
Pirates	11	27	.289	11.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 4

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Braves 4, Cubs 2

Braves 9, Cubs 3

Giants 6, Phillies 4

Redlegs 13, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Avila	5
1	Rudy Regalado	5
3	Joe Adcock	4
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	2
1	Andy Pafko	2
1	Duke Snider	2
4	Ernie Banks	1
4	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Pafko	6
2	Ray Jablonski	5
2	Wally Post	5
4	Gil Hodges	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Jerry Coleman	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Eddie Mathews	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.50
2	Chet Nichols	0.83
3	Ray Crone	0.78
4	Bob Turley	0.73
5	Preacher Roe	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	8
2	Ray Crone	7
3	Preacher Roe	6
3	Virgil Trucks	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Bob Milliken	1
1	Frank Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Avila	.382
2	Ray Jablonski	.380
3	Al Rosen	.375
4	Stan Musial	.369
5	2 tied	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	14
2	Hank Sauer	12
3	Al Rosen	11
4	Ted Kluszewski	10
5	Gil Hodges	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	46
2	Al Rosen	44
3	Ray Jablonski	38
4	Gus Bell	35
4	Minnie Minoso	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	10
2	Dee Fondy	8
3	Johnny Temple	6
4	Ray Jablonski	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.99
2	Ned Garver	1.43
3	Joe Coleman	1.81
4	Curt Simmons	1.87
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	67
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	6
4	Al Brazle	4
4	Johnny Hetki	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.467
2	Bobby Avila	.431
3	Jim Finigan	.424
4	Frank House	.409
5	Al Rosen	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	9
2	Stan Musial	5
3	Andy Carey	4
3	Ted Kluszewski	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	27
2	Stan Musial	22
3	Ted Kluszewski	17
4	Del Ennis	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Dee Fondy	5
3	Harry Agganis	2
3	Ernie Banks	2
3	12 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	Art Fowler	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	3
1	Steve Gromek	3
1	Bob Keegan	3
1	Chet Nichols	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	30
2	Billy Pierce	23
3	Steve Gromek	19
4	Robin Roberts	18
4	Frank Sullivan	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.393
2	Al Rosen	.392
3	Don Mueller	.385
4	Bill Tuttle	.383
5	Ray Jablonski	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	12
2	Al Rosen	10
2	Hank Sauer	10
4	Ted Kluszewski	9
5	Duke Snider	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	41
2	Al Rosen	40
3	Ray Jablonski	33
4	Ted Kluszewski	28
4	Minnie Minoso	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Dee Fondy	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
4	Ray Jablonski	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.61
2	Russ Meyer	1.52
3	Bob Porterfield	1.69
4	Bob Keegan	1.72
5	Ned Garver	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Gromek	5
1	Bob Keegan	5
1	Allie Reynolds	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	44
2	Billy Pierce	42
3	Harvey Haddix	40
4	Robin Roberts	33
4	Virgil Trucks	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Jim Hughes	5
3	Frank Smith	4
4	Al Brazle	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Don Mueller	.348
3	Duke Snider	.345
4	Al Rosen	.343
5	Jackie Robinson	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	49
2	Eddie Mathews	48
3	Duke Snider	43
4	Stan Musial	42
4	Gus Zernial	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	172
2	Stan Musial	146
3	Gil Hodges	145
4	Del Ennis	135
5	Eddie Mathews	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Minnie Minoso	19
4	Pee Wee Reese	18
4	Jackie Robinson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.18
2	Warren Spahn	2.33
3	Bob Keegan	2.41
4	Allie Reynolds	2.44
5	Robin Roberts	2.67

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	193
3	Warren Spahn	188
4	Harvey Haddix	184
5	Carl Erskine	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	24
2	Al Brazle	17
3	Jim Hughes	16
4	Johnny Sain	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14