On This Day

Friday, April 23, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 3 .625 --
Senators 5 3 .625 0.0
Yankees 4 3 .571 0.5
White Sox 4 4 .500 1.0
Orioles 4 4 .500 1.0
Athletics 3 4 .429 1.5
Red Sox 3 5 .375 2.0
Indians 3 5 .375 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 3 .625 --
Phillies 5 3 .625 0.0
Braves 4 3 .571 0.5
Redlegs 5 4 .556 0.5
Cubs 3 3 .500 1.0
Pirates 4 6 .400 2.0
Giants 3 5 .375 2.0
Cardinals 3 5 .375 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Jackson 5
1 Wally Moon 5
3 Danny O'Connell 4
3 Bob Talbot 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Frank House 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 3
2 Tom Alston 1
2 Sandy Amoros 1
2 Bob Boyd 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 1.00
2 Bob Rush 0.67
3 Russ Meyer 0.57
4 Vic Raschi 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Dave Jolly 1
1 Connie Marrero 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 9
2 Bob Rush 8
3 Russ Meyer 4
3 Ray Narleski 4
3 Vic Raschi 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .615
2 Gene Baker .478
3 Granny Hamner .464
4 Bill Glynn .444
4 Jackie Robinson .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Gene Baker 3
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 13
2 Gus Bell 12
3 Del Ennis 10
4 Joe Adcock 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Tom Alston 2
3 Gil Hodges 2
3 Jim Piersall 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
1 Jim McDonald 0.00
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Willard Nixon 0.00
5 Ned Garver 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 2
1 Ned Garver 2
1 Steve Gromek 2
1 Bob Lemon 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 23
2 Billy Pierce 20
3 Bob Rush 14
3 Warren Spahn 14
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Hetki 2
1 Jim Hughes 2
1 Frank Smith 2
1 Herm Wehmeier 2
5 9 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .347
2 Duke Snider .337
3 Monte Irvin .337
4 Don Mueller .336
5 Red Schoendienst .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
2 Al Rosen 44
3 Gus Zernial 43
4 Roy Campanella 42
4 Duke Snider 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 146
2 Roy Campanella 135
3 Eddie Mathews 131
4 Gil Hodges 129
5 Del Ennis 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 24
1 Minnie Minoso 24
3 Pee Wee Reese 23
4 Jim Rivera 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.12
2 Eddie Lopat 2.26
3 Robin Roberts 2.74
4 Billy Pierce 2.85
5 Lew Burdette 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Porterfield 23
2 Robin Roberts 23
4 Bob Lemon 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 204
2 Billy Pierce 198
3 Carl Erskine 185
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 166
5 Harvey Haddix 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 28
2 Al Brazle 16
3 Fritz Dorish 15
4 Allie Reynolds 13
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 13