On This Day

Tuesday, April 27, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 4 .667 --
Tigers 6 4 .600 1.0
Senators 6 4 .600 1.0
Athletics 5 5 .500 2.0
Yankees 5 6 .455 2.5
Red Sox 4 6 .400 3.0
Indians 4 6 .400 3.0
Orioles 4 7 .364 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 8 5 .615 --
Dodgers 7 5 .583 0.5
Cardinals 6 5 .545 1.0
Braves 5 5 .500 1.5
Giants 6 6 .500 1.5
Phillies 5 6 .455 2.0
Cubs 4 5 .444 2.0
Pirates 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Toby Atwell 3
1 Jerry Lynch 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Atwell 2
1 Ted Kluszewski 2
1 Jerry Lynch 2
4 Joe Collins 1
4 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 4
2 Toby Atwell 3
2 Ray Jablonski 3
2 Jerry Lynch 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Harmon 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Johnson 0.83
2 Corky Valentine 0.46
3 Whitey Ford 0.43
3 Larry Jansen 0.43
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Dave Jolly 1
1 Gerry Staley 1
1 Corky Valentine 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Corky Valentine 6
2 Don Johnson 5
3 Gerry Staley 4
4 Whitey Ford 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Jackson .500
2 Bill Glynn .419
3 Wally Moon .415
4 Jackie Jensen .405
4 Bill Tuttle .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Baker 4
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Randy Jackson 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
1 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 14
2 Gus Bell 12
2 Ferris Fain 12
2 Wally Post 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Bobby Adams 2
3 Tom Alston 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 0.00
2 Ned Garver 0.45
3 Jim McDonald 0.56
4 Curt Simmons 0.69
5 2 tied 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Murry Dickson 2
3 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 23
2 Billy Pierce 20
3 Sal Maglie 17
4 Warren Spahn 16
5 Johnny Antonelli 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 3
2 Johnny Hetki 2
2 Jim Hughes 2
2 Johnny Sain 2
2 Herm Wehmeier 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .344
2 Don Mueller .337
3 Stan Musial .337
4 Al Rosen .333
5 Duke Snider .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 45
2 Ted Kluszewski 42
2 Al Rosen 42
2 Gus Zernial 42
5 Duke Snider 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 142
2 Gil Hodges 132
3 Roy Campanella 131
4 Eddie Mathews 128
5 Del Ennis 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 24
2 Bill Bruton 23
3 Pee Wee Reese 22
4 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Jim Rivera 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.24
2 Eddie Lopat 2.32
3 Robin Roberts 2.69
4 Billy Pierce 2.73
5 Johnny Antonelli 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Porterfield 23
3 Harvey Haddix 21
3 Robin Roberts 21
3 Virgil Trucks 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 196
2 Billy Pierce 193
3 Carl Erskine 187
4 Harvey Haddix 166
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 166

Saves

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