On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 13 .690 --
White Sox 28 16 .636 2.0
Yankees 26 18 .591 4.0
Tigers 21 18 .538 6.5
Senators 18 24 .429 11.0
Red Sox 14 22 .389 12.0
Orioles 15 27 .357 14.0
Athletics 15 28 .349 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 18 .581 --
Braves 23 18 .561 1.0
Giants 23 19 .548 1.5
Phillies 23 19 .548 1.5
Cardinals 23 21 .523 2.5
Redlegs 21 22 .488 4.0
Cubs 20 22 .476 4.5
Pirates 14 33 .298 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Kennedy 4
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 Jim Busby 3
2 Larry Doby 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 Clint Courtney 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 4
2 Clint Courtney 3
2 Larry Doby 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Pete Runnels 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Agganis 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 0.71
2 Don Newcombe 0.60
3 Dean Stone 0.50
4 Frank Sullivan 0.38
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bob Milliken 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Curt Simmons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Miller 5
1 Curt Simmons 5
1 Dean Stone 5
4 Allie Reynolds 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Ben Wade 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .392
2 Stan Musial .374
3 Ray Jablonski .373
4 Don Mueller .365
5 Granny Hamner .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 16
2 Willie Mays 14
2 Stan Musial 14
4 Gil Hodges 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 52
2 Al Rosen 49
3 Ray Jablonski 44
3 Minnie Minoso 44
5 Del Ennis 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 10
2 Johnny Temple 9
3 Dee Fondy 8
4 Nellie Fox 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.38
2 Curt Simmons 2.00
3 Bob Lemon 2.25
4 Eddie Lopat 2.28
5 Bob Keegan 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 7
1 Harvey Haddix 7
1 Bob Keegan 7
1 Bob Lemon 7
1 Robin Roberts 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 70
2 Harvey Haddix 62
3 Billy Pierce 60
4 Robin Roberts 59
5 Warren Spahn 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 8
1 Johnny Sain 8
1 Frank Smith 8
4 Al Brazle 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .512
2 Richie Ashburn .477
3 Mickey Mantle .426
4 Bobby Avila .418
5 Toby Atwell .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 7
2 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Willie Mays 6
4 Gil Hodges 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 22
2 Mickey Mantle 21
3 Willie Mays 17
4 Ernie Banks 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 5
2 Wally Moon 4
2 Jim Rivera 4
4 Bill Bruton 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 0.00
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.00
3 Vic Raschi 0.47
4 Howie Pollet 1.00
5 Ned Garver 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 4
2 Sandy Consuegra 3
2 Ruben Gomez 3
2 Robin Roberts 3
2 Dean Stone 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 23
2 Robin Roberts 21
3 Harvey Haddix 20
4 Lew Burdette 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Frank Smith 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Warren Hacker 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .413
2 Willie Mays .409
3 Richie Ashburn .409
4 Ralph Kiner .377
5 Ted Williams .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 12
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Gil Hodges 8
3 Ted Kluszewski 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 36
2 Minnie Minoso 33
3 Del Ennis 31
3 Stan Musial 31
5 Ray Jablonski 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 9
2 Nellie Fox 6
2 Johnny Temple 6
4 Dee Fondy 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 1.55
2 Bob Grim 1.75
2 Vern Law 1.75
4 Ned Garver 1.84
5 Russ Meyer 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 5
1 Harvey Haddix 5
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 39
2 Bob Turley 38
3 Billy Pierce 37
4 Harvey Haddix 36
5 Billy Hoeft 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .366
2 Don Mueller .351
3 Duke Snider .350
4 Al Rosen .340
5 Jackie Robinson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 46
2 Gus Zernial 45
3 Duke Snider 44
4 Eddie Mathews 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 164
2 Del Ennis 144
3 Stan Musial 143
4 Gil Hodges 140
5 Minnie Minoso 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 28
2 Minnie Minoso 21
3 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Pee Wee Reese 18
4 Jackie Robinson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.23
2 Warren Spahn 2.37
3 Bob Keegan 2.61
4 Billy Pierce 2.66
5 Robin Roberts 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
1 Robin Roberts 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
4 Bob Porterfield 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 207
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Warren Spahn 183
4 Harvey Haddix 179
5 Carl Erskine 175

Saves

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