On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	24	12	.667	--
White Sox	24	13	.649	0.5
Yankees	22	14	.611	2.0
Tigers	18	13	.581	3.5
Senators	13	20	.394	9.5
Orioles	12	21	.364	10.5
Red Sox	10	19	.345	10.5
Athletics	12	23	.343	11.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 4

Tigers 6, Orioles 3

Athletics 6, Red Sox 5

Senators 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	22	14	.611	--
Giants	21	16	.568	1.5
Dodgers	20	16	.556	2.0
Cardinals	21	18	.538	2.5
Phillies	18	17	.514	3.5
Redlegs	19	19	.500	4.0
Cubs	16	20	.444	6.0
Pirates	12	29	.293	12.5

Games

Phillies 8, Dodgers 6

Braves 7, Redlegs 6

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 15, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Fondy	4
1	Andy Pafko	4
3	Gus Bell	3
3	Ferris Fain	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	5
2	Hank Sauer	4
2	Gus Zernial	4
4	Gene Baker	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	2
1	Johnny Temple	2
3	Frank Bolling	1
3	Chico Carrasquel	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	0.73
2	Vern Law	0.60
3	Bob Porterfield	0.50
4	Ruben Gomez	0.40
4	Corky Valentine	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Moe Burtschy	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	8
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Johnny Podres	5
2	Bob Porterfield	5
5	Ruben Gomez	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Jolly	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Avila	.378
2	Ray Jablonski	.377
3	Al Rosen	.376
4	Stan Musial	.373
5	Duke Snider	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	14
2	Hank Sauer	13
3	Al Rosen	12
4	Ted Kluszewski	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	50
2	Al Rosen	46
3	Del Ennis	39
3	Ray Jablonski	39
5	2 tied	36

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.99
2	Ned Garver	1.43
3	Curt Simmons	1.87
4	Bob Turley	1.94
5	Don Johnson	1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	67
2	Billy Pierce	60
3	Harvey Haddix	57
4	Robin Roberts	53
5	Warren Spahn	49

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	Al Rosen	.462
2	Ted Williams	.432
3	Ray Jablonski	.415
4	Granny Hamner	.407
5	Jim Finigan	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	10
2	Duke Snider	5
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	Del Ennis	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	24
2	Stan Musial	22
3	Ernie Banks	18
4	Del Ennis	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Dee Fondy	5
1	Wally Moon	5
4	Johnny Temple	4
5	Ferris Fain	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.00
2	Ruben Gomez	0.36
3	Vic Raschi	0.47
4	Art Fowler	0.50
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Bob Grim	3
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Dick Marlowe	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	25
1	Bob Turley	25
3	Harvey Haddix	23
4	Billy Pierce	18
5	Virgil Trucks	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Jablonski	.402
2	Bobby Avila	.394
3	Al Rosen	.394
4	Duke Snider	.392
5	Stan Musial	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	11
1	Al Rosen	11
3	Ted Kluszewski	9
3	Hank Sauer	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	41
2	Al Rosen	39
3	Ray Jablonski	32
4	Del Ennis	29
5	Ted Kluszewski	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Johnny Temple	6
3	Dee Fondy	5
3	Wally Moon	5
5	Eddie Mathews	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.63
2	Bob Porterfield	1.58
3	Ruben Gomez	1.67
4	Bob Keegan	1.71
5	Bob Grim	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Porterfield	5
1	Allie Reynolds	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	44
1	Bob Turley	44
3	Billy Pierce	40
4	Robin Roberts	39
5	Warren Spahn	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	5
1	Johnny Sain	5
3	Frank Smith	4
4	Al Brazle	3
4	Dave Jolly	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Don Mueller	.350
3	Duke Snider	.348
4	Al Rosen	.345
5	Jackie Robinson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	48
2	Eddie Mathews	45
3	Duke Snider	44
4	Gus Zernial	42
5	Ted Kluszewski	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	169
2	Gil Hodges	144
2	Stan Musial	144
4	Del Ennis	141
5	Ray Jablonski	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Minnie Minoso	19
2	Jim Rivera	19
2	Jackie Robinson	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.13
2	Warren Spahn	2.25
3	Allie Reynolds	2.44
4	Bob Keegan	2.53
5	Billy Pierce	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	206
2	Billy Pierce	200
3	Harvey Haddix	193
4	Warren Spahn	186
5	Carl Erskine	178

Saves

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