On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 17 .696 --
White Sox 36 20 .643 3.0
Yankees 36 22 .621 4.0
Tigers 26 29 .473 12.5
Senators 23 32 .418 15.5
Athletics 22 34 .393 17.0
Orioles 22 35 .386 17.5
Red Sox 19 34 .358 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 21 .625 --
Dodgers 34 22 .607 1.0
Braves 29 24 .547 4.5
Phillies 28 25 .528 5.5
Cardinals 29 28 .509 6.5
Redlegs 26 29 .473 8.5
Cubs 23 32 .418 11.5
Pirates 18 41 .305 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Finigan 4
2 Joe Collins 3
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Collins 4
2 Jim Finigan 3
2 Al Rosen 3
2 Duke Snider 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Spook Jacobs 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Red Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Miller 0.60
2 Allie Reynolds 0.58
3 Steve Gromek 0.56
4 Gene Conley 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moe Burtschy 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 7
2 Bob Miller 6
3 Gene Conley 5
3 Steve Gromek 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Al Sima 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .381
2 Duke Snider .380
3 Granny Hamner .366
4 Stan Musial .363
5 Ray Jablonski .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 21
2 Hank Sauer 20
3 Willie Mays 17
4 Ted Kluszewski 16
5 Gil Hodges 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 69
2 Minnie Minoso 53
3 Al Rosen 52
4 Ray Jablonski 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 12
2 Johnny Temple 9
3 Dee Fondy 8
4 Nellie Fox 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.42
2 Marv Grissom 1.66
3 Bob Porterfield 2.05
4 Lew Burdette 2.24
5 Mike Garcia 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 10
2 Bob Keegan 9
2 Virgil Trucks 9
4 Johnny Antonelli 8
4 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 84
2 Harvey Haddix 79
3 Warren Spahn 68
4 Robin Roberts 66
5 2 tied 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 12
2 Jim Hughes 10
3 Frank Smith 8
4 Ellis Kinder 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Dark .459
2 Duke Snider .443
3 Bill Sarni .426
3 Eddie Waitkus .426
5 Gus Bell .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 7
2 Ray Boone 6
3 Hank Thompson 5
4 Gus Bell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Thompson 20
2 Duke Snider 18
3 Stan Musial 17
4 Larry Doby 16
5 Wally Moon 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Agganis 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
3 Hank Bauer 2
3 Ray Boone 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 0.00
2 Johnny Antonelli 0.40
3 Dick Littlefield 0.55
4 Mike Garcia 0.64
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Grissom 4
1 Virgil Trucks 4
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 Mike Garcia 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Early Wynn 20
3 Joe Coleman 19
4 Mike Garcia 17
4 Harvey Haddix 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Sonny Dixon 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .407
2 Duke Snider .397
3 Gus Bell .394
4 Ray Jablonski .369
5 Granny Hamner .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
1 Stan Musial 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
1 Duke Snider 10
5 Al Rosen 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 38
2 Minnie Minoso 31
2 Duke Snider 31
4 Gil Hodges 30
5 Mickey Mantle 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
1 Nellie Fox 6
3 Harry Agganis 5
3 Minnie Minoso 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 1.06
2 Marv Grissom 1.33
3 Ruben Gomez 1.53
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.75
5 Ned Garver 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 6
1 Harvey Haddix 6
3 Ruben Gomez 5
3 Bob Grim 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 44
2 Billy Hoeft 40
3 Joe Coleman 32
3 Allie Reynolds 32
5 3 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Duke Snider .358
3 Don Mueller .356
4 Al Rosen .349
5 Red Schoendienst .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 46
2 Duke Snider 45
3 Al Rosen 44
4 Ted Kluszewski 39
4 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 160
2 Stan Musial 154
3 Del Ennis 136
4 Minnie Minoso 135
5 Gil Hodges 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
2 Jackie Jensen 21
3 Minnie Minoso 20
4 Jim Busby 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 2.15
2 Eddie Lopat 2.24
3 Warren Spahn 2.36
4 Bob Porterfield 2.50
5 Mickey McDermott 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Trucks 24
2 Harvey Haddix 23
2 Warren Spahn 23
4 Bob Lemon 22
4 Bob Porterfield 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 192
2 Billy Pierce 184
3 Warren Spahn 183
4 Harvey Haddix 181
5 Carl Erskine 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 24
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Jim Hughes 16
4 Al Brazle 14
5 Fritz Dorish 12