On This Day

Thursday, April 15, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 1 .667 --
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.0
Indians 2 1 .667 0.0
Orioles 2 1 .667 0.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 0.5
Red Sox 1 1 .500 0.5
Senators 1 2 .333 1.0
White Sox 0 3 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 2 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 2 1 .667 0.5
Phillies 2 1 .667 0.5
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.0
Giants 1 2 .333 1.5
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Cardinals 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Jackson 4
1 Sammy White 4
3 Joe Adcock 3
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Jim Greengrass 4
3 Gus Bell 3
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 Roy Sievers 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Antonelli 1.00
1 Bob Rush 1.00
3 Bob Turley 0.75
4 Bill Henry 0.67
5 Fred Baczewski 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Baczewski 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 9
2 Fred Baczewski 7
3 Bill Henry 6
3 Bob Rush 6
5 Johnny Antonelli 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Herm Wehmeier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Jones .750
1 Sammy White .750
3 Jim Greengrass .667
3 Spook Jacobs .667
5 Randy Jackson .600

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 3
2 Jim Gilliam 2
2 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Wally Westlake 2
2 Sammy White 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 6
1 Jim Greengrass 6
3 Roy Campanella 5
3 Sammy White 5
5 4 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Jerry Coleman 1
2 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 0.00
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
1 7 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Baczewski 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Sonny Dixon 1
1 17 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 9
1 Bob Turley 9
3 Fred Baczewski 7
4 Bill Henry 6
4 Bob Rush 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Johnny Hetki 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .346
2 Red Schoendienst .341
3 Al Rosen .340
4 Stan Musial .339
5 Duke Snider .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 49
2 Al Rosen 44
3 Roy Campanella 43
3 Gus Zernial 43
5 Duke Snider 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 147
2 Roy Campanella 144
3 Eddie Mathews 137
4 Del Ennis 125
5 Gil Hodges 124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.19
2 Eddie Lopat 2.37
3 Robin Roberts 2.77
4 Billy Pierce 2.79
5 Johnny Sain 2.95

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 199
2 Billy Pierce 191
3 Carl Erskine 188
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 173
5 Harvey Haddix 167

Saves

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