On This Day

Saturday, June 5, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	15	.667	--
White Sox	31	16	.660	0.0
Yankees	29	19	.604	2.5
Tigers	23	20	.535	6.0
Senators	19	26	.422	11.0
Red Sox	15	25	.375	12.5
Athletics	17	29	.370	13.5
Orioles	16	30	.348	14.5

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Orioles 2, Yankees 1

Yankees 3, Orioles 1

Indians 4, Athletics 1

White Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	28	18	.609	--
Giants	26	19	.578	1.5
Braves	24	19	.558	2.5
Phillies	24	20	.545	3.0
Cardinals	24	23	.511	4.5
Redlegs	21	24	.467	6.5
Cubs	20	25	.444	7.5
Pirates	15	34	.306	14.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Cubs 5

Dodgers 8, Cubs 3

Braves 7, Pirates 0

Phillies 9, Cardinals 4

Giants 7, Redlegs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Nieman	5
2	Walt Dropo	4
2	Carl Furillo	4
2	Harvey Kuenn	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Harry Agganis	1
2	Walt Dropo	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	4
1	Hank Thompson	4
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	Johnny Groth	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Don Bollweg	1
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.00
1	Bob Turley	1.00
3	Mike Garcia	0.88
4	Jim McDonald	0.83
5	2 tied	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	7
1	Mike Garcia	7
1	Johnny Podres	7
1	Bob Turley	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Avila	.385
2	Ray Jablonski	.384
3	Stan Musial	.377
4	Don Mueller	.372
5	Jackie Robinson	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	18
1	Hank Sauer	18
3	Willie Mays	16
4	Gil Hodges	13
4	2 others tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	61
2	Al Rosen	49
3	Minnie Minoso	47
4	Ray Jablonski	46
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	10
2	Johnny Temple	9
3	Dee Fondy	8
4	Wally Moon	7
4	Jim Rivera	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	1.24
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.91
3	Curt Simmons	2.00
4	Eddie Lopat	2.10
5	Bob Lemon	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	8
1	Bob Keegan	8
3	Johnny Antonelli	7
3	Steve Gromek	7
3	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	77
2	Harvey Haddix	65
3	Robin Roberts	62
4	Billy Pierce	60
5	Warren Spahn	59

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.469
2	Richie Ashburn	.444
3	Smoky Burgess	.438
4	Jackie Robinson	.425
5	Don Mueller	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Gus Zernial	7
3	Hank Sauer	6
4	Gil Hodges	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	23
2	Willie Mays	22
3	Mickey Mantle	21
4	Minnie Minoso	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	0.72
2	Marv Grissom	0.73
3	Howie Pollet	1.00
4	Eddie Lopat	1.02
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	4
2	Sandy Consuegra	3
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Bob Grim	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	25
2	Virgil Trucks	21
3	Bob Turley	18
4	Johnny Antonelli	17
4	3 others tied	17

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	.411
2	Willie Mays	.396
3	Ray Jablonski	.386
4	Jackie Robinson	.375
5	Richie Ashburn	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Al Rosen	11
3	Stan Musial	10
3	Hank Sauer	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	40
2	Willie Mays	33
2	Al Rosen	33
4	Minnie Minoso	30
5	Gus Zernial	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Nellie Fox	6
2	Wally Moon	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
2	Johnny Temple	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	1.38
2	Ned Garver	1.56
3	Billy Pierce	1.57
4	Bob Grim	1.75
4	Vern Law	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Bob Grim	5
2	Bob Keegan	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	40
1	Bob Turley	40
3	Robin Roberts	35
4	Harvey Haddix	34
4	Virgil Trucks	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.372
2	Don Mueller	.351
3	Jackie Robinson	.348
4	Duke Snider	.347
5	Al Rosen	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	44
1	Al Rosen	44
3	Duke Snider	43
4	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Gus Zernial	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	157
2	Stan Musial	149
3	Del Ennis	140
4	Gil Hodges	138
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	Jackie Robinson	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.13
2	Warren Spahn	2.30
3	Bob Keegan	2.39
4	Billy Pierce	2.54
5	Bob Porterfield	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Carl Erskine	22
2	Harvey Haddix	22
2	Bob Lemon	22
2	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	205
2	Billy Pierce	195
3	Warren Spahn	189
4	Carl Erskine	181
5	Harvey Haddix	179

Saves

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