On This Day

Tuesday, April 13, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Senators 1 0 1.000 0.0
Athletics 1 0 1.000 0.0
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Red Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0
Orioles 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Pirates 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Redlegs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0
Dodgers 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Braves 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 4
1 Dee Fondy 4
1 Billy Goodman 4
1 Jim Greengrass 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
1 Eddie Mathews 2
3 Gene Baker 1
3 Frank Bolling 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Randy Jackson 3
1 Paul Minner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 2
2 Al Kaline 1
2 Jim Piersall 1
2 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Gromek 1.00
2 Chuck Stobbs 0.62
3 Robin Roberts 0.50
4 Don Larsen 0.45
4 Sal Maglie 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sonny Dixon 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 9
2 Don Larsen 5
2 Sal Maglie 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
2 Chuck Stobbs 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Bill Upton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dee Fondy 1.000
1 Frank House 1.000
1 Jackie Jensen 1.000
1 Willie Jones 1.000
5 4 tied .800

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
1 Eddie Mathews 2
3 Gene Baker 1
3 Frank Bolling 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Randy Jackson 3
1 Paul Minner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 2
2 Al Kaline 1
2 Jim Piersall 1
2 Jim Rivera 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 0.00
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
1 Lew Burdette 0.00
1 Tom Herrin 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sonny Dixon 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 9
2 Don Larsen 5
2 Sal Maglie 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
2 Chuck Stobbs 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Bill Upton 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .342
2 Red Schoendienst .340
3 Stan Musial .337
4 Duke Snider .336
5 Al Rosen .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 49
2 Roy Campanella 43
2 Al Rosen 43
2 Gus Zernial 43
5 Duke Snider 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 145
2 Roy Campanella 144
3 Eddie Mathews 137
4 Duke Snider 126
5 Del Ennis 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 25
3 Jim Rivera 23
4 Pee Wee Reese 22
5 Jim Gilliam 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.10
2 Eddie Lopat 2.42
3 Billy Pierce 2.79
4 Robin Roberts 2.80
5 Virgil Trucks 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Bob Porterfield 22
4 Bob Lemon 21
4 Mel Parnell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 202
2 Billy Pierce 191
3 Carl Erskine 189
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 173
5 Harvey Haddix 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 18
3 Fritz Dorish 17
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 15
5 Allie Reynolds 13