On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	32	15	.681	--
White Sox	33	16	.673	0.0
Yankees	30	20	.600	3.5
Tigers	23	21	.523	7.5
Senators	19	28	.404	13.0
Red Sox	16	25	.390	13.0
Athletics	17	31	.354	15.5
Orioles	17	31	.354	15.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 4

Orioles 7, Yankees 5

Yankees 5, Orioles 2

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Indians 7, Athletics 5

White Sox 5, Senators 3

White Sox 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	18	.617	--
Giants	27	20	.574	2.0
Phillies	25	20	.556	3.0
Braves	25	20	.556	3.0
Cardinals	24	24	.500	5.5
Redlegs	22	25	.468	7.0
Cubs	20	26	.435	8.5
Pirates	16	35	.314	15.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 4

Braves 5, Pirates 0

Pirates 6, Braves 4

Phillies 11, Cardinals 8

Giants 3, Redlegs 2

Redlegs 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Don Mueller	4
1	Irv Noren	4
1	Andy Pafko	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Rivera	2
2	Harry Agganis	1
2	Milt Bolling	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Bobby Morgan	4
1	Bill Sarni	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Andy Pafko	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.40
2	Allie Reynolds	1.14
3	Don Liddle	0.80
4	Fred Baczewski	0.78
5	Art Fowler	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Baczewski	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	8
2	Fred Baczewski	7
2	Joe Coleman	7
2	Arnie Portocarrero	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Keegan	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Bob Milliken	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.388
2	Stan Musial	.385
3	Ray Jablonski	.384
4	Bobby Avila	.381
5	Don Mueller	.380

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	Minnie Minoso	51
3	Al Rosen	49
4	Ray Jablonski	47
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	10
2	Johnny Temple	9
3	Dee Fondy	8
4	Nellie Fox	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	1.24
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.91
3	Eddie Lopat	2.10
4	Bob Lemon	2.24
5	Bob Keegan	2.32

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
4	Ellis Kinder	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.467
2	Willie Mays	.463
3	Stan Musial	.440
4	Ray Jablonski	.438
5	Smoky Burgess	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Hank Sauer	6
2	Gus Zernial	6
4	Harry Agganis	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Gus Zernial	20
3	Mickey Mantle	19
4	Minnie Minoso	18
5	Gil Hodges	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	0.53
2	Marv Grissom	0.60
3	Howie Pollet	1.00
4	Eddie Lopat	1.02
5	Mike Garcia	1.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	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	Jackie Robinson	.403
2	Bobby Avila	.400
3	Don Mueller	.387
4	Ray Jablonski	.387
5	Willie Mays	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Al Rosen	11
3	Stan Musial	10
4	Hank Sauer	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	40
2	Al Rosen	32
3	Willie Mays	31
4	Minnie Minoso	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Nellie Fox	6
1	Minnie Minoso	6
1	Wally Moon	6
1	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	1.38
2	Ned Garver	1.56
3	Billy Pierce	1.57
4	Mike Garcia	1.85
5	Ruben Gomez	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Joe Coleman	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Hoeft	40
1	Bob Turley	40
3	Robin Roberts	35
4	Harvey Haddix	34
5	Johnny Antonelli	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.377
2	Jackie Robinson	.356
3	Don Mueller	.355
4	Duke Snider	.350
5	Al Rosen	.336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	157
2	Stan Musial	149
3	Del Ennis	139
3	Gil Hodges	139
5	Minnie Minoso	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	25
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	20
4	Jim Rivera	18
5	Jackie Robinson	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.13
2	Warren Spahn	2.33
3	Bob Keegan	2.37
4	Billy Pierce	2.54
5	Allie Reynolds	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
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	183
4	Carl Erskine	181
5	Harvey Haddix	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	26
2	Johnny Sain	17
3	Al Brazle	15
3	Jim Hughes	15
5	Allie Reynolds	13