On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 15 .659 --
White Sox 30 16 .652 0.0
Yankees 28 18 .609 2.0
Tigers 22 19 .537 5.5
Senators 19 25 .432 10.0
Athletics 17 28 .378 12.5
Red Sox 14 24 .368 12.0
Orioles 15 29 .341 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 18 .591 --
Giants 25 19 .568 1.0
Braves 23 19 .548 2.0
Phillies 23 20 .535 2.5
Cardinals 24 22 .522 3.0
Redlegs 21 23 .477 5.0
Cubs 20 23 .465 5.5
Pirates 15 33 .313 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 4
2 Clint Courtney 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
2 Don Mueller 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Dick Hall 1
2 Hobie Landrith 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed McGhee 4
1 Stan Musial 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
4 Dick Hall 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Jerry Coleman 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Curt Roberts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Erskine 0.73
2 Billy Hoeft 0.62
3 Max Surkont 0.57
4 Chet Nichols 0.50
5 Robin Roberts 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 8
2 Billy Hoeft 5
3 Whitey Ford 4
3 Bob Rush 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .384
2 Stan Musial .380
3 Ray Jablonski .376
4 Don Mueller .373
5 Granny Hamner .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 17
2 Willie Mays 16
2 Hank Sauer 16
4 Gil Hodges 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 59
2 Al Rosen 49
3 Minnie Minoso 47
4 Ray Jablonski 46
5 Del Ennis 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 10
2 Johnny Temple 9
3 Dee Fondy 8
4 Jim Rivera 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.24
2 Curt Simmons 2.00
3 Eddie Lopat 2.10
4 Bob Lemon 2.25
5 Bob Keegan 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 8
1 Bob Keegan 8
3 Steve Gromek 7
3 Bob Lemon 7
3 Robin Roberts 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 70
2 Harvey Haddix 65
3 Robin Roberts 62
4 Billy Pierce 60
5 2 tied 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 9
2 Jim Hughes 8
2 Frank Smith 8
4 Al Brazle 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .489
2 Willie Mays .479
3 Spook Jacobs .422
4 Don Mueller .415
5 Mickey Mantle .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Gus Zernial 7
3 Mickey Mantle 6
4 Gil Hodges 5
4 Duke Snider 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 23
2 Mickey Mantle 22
2 Willie Mays 22
4 Minnie Minoso 18
4 Stan Musial 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 5
1 Jim Rivera 5
3 Jim Busby 4
3 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Wally Moon 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.00
2 Ned Garver 0.72
3 Marv Grissom 0.73
4 Howie Pollet 1.00
5 Eddie Lopat 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 4
2 Sandy Consuegra 3
2 Bob Grim 3
2 Harvey Haddix 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 28
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Harvey Haddix 23
4 Virgil Trucks 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .405
2 Willie Mays .402
3 Richie Ashburn .400
4 Stan Musial .381
5 Ray Jablonski .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Al Rosen 11
3 Stan Musial 9
4 Gil Hodges 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 38
2 Al Rosen 35
3 Willie Mays 33
4 Minnie Minoso 30
5 Gus Zernial 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 8
2 Nellie Fox 6
2 Jim Rivera 6
2 Johnny Temple 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.56
2 Billy Pierce 1.57
3 Bob Grim 1.75
3 Vern Law 1.75
5 Russ Meyer 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 6
2 Bob Grim 5
2 Bob Keegan 5
2 Bob Porterfield 5
2 Robin Roberts 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 40
1 Robin Roberts 40
3 Bob Turley 38
4 Harvey Haddix 34
5 Carl Erskine 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 7
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 .370
2 Don Mueller .354
3 Duke Snider .349
4 Jackie Robinson .344
5 Al Rosen .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 44
1 Duke Snider 44
3 Stan Musial 43
4 Gus Zernial 42
5 3 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 157
2 Stan Musial 148
3 Del Ennis 140
4 Gil Hodges 137
5 Minnie Minoso 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 22
3 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Jim Rivera 18
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.13
2 Warren Spahn 2.37
3 Bob Keegan 2.39
4 Billy Pierce 2.66
5 Bob Porterfield 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Carl Erskine 22
3 Harvey Haddix 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 205
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Warren Spahn 183
4 Harvey Haddix 182
5 Carl Erskine 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 25
2 Johnny Sain 17
3 Al Brazle 15
3 Jim Hughes 15
5 Allie Reynolds 13