On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 11 .686 --
White Sox 23 13 .639 1.5
Yankees 22 13 .629 2.0
Tigers 17 13 .567 4.5
Senators 12 20 .375 10.5
Orioles 12 20 .375 10.5
Red Sox 10 18 .357 10.5
Athletics 11 23 .324 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 14 .600 --
Dodgers 20 15 .571 1.0
Giants 20 16 .556 1.5
Cardinals 21 17 .553 1.5
Redlegs 19 18 .514 3.0
Phillies 17 17 .500 3.5
Cubs 15 20 .429 6.0
Pirates 12 28 .300 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Brideweser 4
1 Jim Delsing 4
1 Whitey Lockman 4
4 Andy Carey 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Katt 5
2 Whitey Lockman 4
2 Davey Williams 4
4 Johnny Antonelli 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moon 4
2 Nellie Fox 1
2 Al Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Hoeft 1.12
2 Harvey Haddix 0.90
3 Billy Pierce 0.70
4 Joe Coleman 0.42
5 Willard Nixon 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Dick Marlowe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 9
1 Billy Hoeft 9
3 Billy Pierce 7
4 Joe Coleman 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .374
2 Al Rosen .372
3 Ray Jablonski .372
4 Don Mueller .370
5 Stan Musial .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 14
2 Hank Sauer 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 11
3 Al Rosen 11
5 Willie Mays 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 48
2 Al Rosen 44
3 Ray Jablonski 38
4 Minnie Minoso 36
5 Gus Bell 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 10
2 Dee Fondy 8
3 Wally Moon 6
3 Johnny Temple 6
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.99
2 Ned Garver 1.43
3 Curt Simmons 1.87
4 Bob Keegan 1.90
5 Bob Turley 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 7
2 Johnny Antonelli 6
2 Harvey Haddix 6
2 Bob Keegan 6
2 Bob Lemon 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 67
2 Billy Pierce 60
3 Harvey Haddix 57
4 Warren Spahn 49
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 .455
2 Al Rosen .434
3 Bobby Avila .418
4 Ray Jablonski .403
5 Jim Finigan .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 9
2 Whitey Lockman 5
2 Willie Mays 5
4 Mickey Mantle 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 24
2 Stan Musial 20
3 Ernie Banks 16
3 Del Ennis 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
1 Dee Fondy 5
1 Wally Moon 5
4 Harry Agganis 2
4 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 0.47
2 Art Fowler 0.50
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.57
4 Allie Reynolds 1.00
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 25
2 Harvey Haddix 23
3 Billy Pierce 18
3 Frank Sullivan 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Jim Hughes 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .402
2 Al Rosen .400
3 Don Mueller .394
4 Ray Jablonski .390
5 Bobby Avila .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 12
2 Ted Kluszewski 10
2 Al Rosen 10
4 Hank Sauer 9
5 Willie Mays 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 40
1 Al Rosen 40
3 Ray Jablonski 31
4 Ted Kluszewski 29
5 Minnie Minoso 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 9
2 Dee Fondy 5
2 Wally Moon 5
4 Ray Jablonski 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.61
2 Bob Keegan 1.42
3 Bob Porterfield 1.69
4 Ned Garver 1.88
5 Chet Nichols 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
3 Mike Garcia 4
3 Steve Gromek 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 44
1 Bob Turley 44
3 Billy Pierce 40
4 Warren Spahn 35
4 Virgil Trucks 35

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 .357
2 Don Mueller .350
3 Duke Snider .346
4 Al Rosen .344
5 Jackie Robinson .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 167
2 Stan Musial 148
3 Gil Hodges 144
4 Del Ennis 136
5 Eddie Mathews 130

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.18
2 Warren Spahn 2.25
3 Allie Reynolds 2.44
4 Bob Keegan 2.50
5 Robin Roberts 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 200
2 Robin Roberts 198
3 Harvey Haddix 193
4 Warren Spahn 186
5 Carl Erskine 178

Saves

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