On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 6 .667 --
White Sox 16 9 .640 -0.5
Yankees 13 10 .565 1.5
Indians 13 10 .565 1.5
Athletics 9 13 .409 5.0
Orioles 8 12 .400 5.0
Senators 8 13 .381 5.5
Red Sox 5 11 .313 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 13 9 .591 --
Dodgers 13 10 .565 0.5
Giants 13 11 .542 1.0
Cardinals 13 11 .542 1.0
Redlegs 14 12 .538 1.0
Braves 11 11 .500 2.0
Cubs 9 11 .450 3.0
Pirates 7 18 .280 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Moon 5
2 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Al Kaline 3
3 Eddie Mathews 3
3 Al Rosen 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 4
1 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Ray Boone 3
4 Joe Adcock 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 Alex Grammas 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Johnson 1.25
2 Lew Burdette 0.67
2 Don Newcombe 0.67
4 Curt Simmons 0.60
5 Camilo Pascual 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Curt Simmons 6
3 Don Johnson 5
3 Camilo Pascual 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Bobby Avila .370
3 Don Mueller .368
4 Bill Tuttle .368
5 Duke Snider .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 10
1 Stan Musial 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
4 Gil Hodges 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 28
2 Gus Bell 25
2 Ray Jablonski 25
2 Ted Kluszewski 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Jackie Robinson 4
2 Johnny Temple 4
4 Dee Fondy 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.49
2 Sandy Consuegra 0.83
3 Marv Grissom 1.21
4 Curt Simmons 1.50
5 Bob Keegan 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
1 Sal Maglie 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 42
1 Bob Turley 42
3 Harvey Haddix 35
4 Warren Spahn 33
5 Sal Maglie 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 5
2 Johnny Hetki 4
2 Jim Hughes 4
2 Frank Smith 4
5 Al Brazle 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .438
2 Duke Snider .422
3 Stan Musial .415
4 Tom Alston .408
5 Al Kaline .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Hank Sauer 6
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 18
2 Al Rosen 17
3 Tom Alston 16
3 Ted Kluszewski 16
5 Ray Jablonski 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 4
2 Chuck Harmon 2
2 Al Kaline 2
2 Gil McDougald 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
2 Art Houtteman 0.46
3 Ned Garver 0.53
4 Russ Meyer 0.60
5 Bob Keegan 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 22
1 Billy Pierce 22
3 Don Newcombe 21
4 Mike Garcia 19
4 Bob Turley 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 3
2 Al Brazle 2
2 Johnny Hetki 2
2 Jim Hughes 2
5 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Don Mueller .347
3 Duke Snider .339
4 Red Schoendienst .337
5 Al Rosen .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
3 Al Rosen 41
3 Duke Snider 41
3 Gus Zernial 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 154
2 Stan Musial 137
3 Gil Hodges 136
4 Eddie Mathews 133
5 Del Ennis 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 25
2 Minnie Minoso 21
2 Pee Wee Reese 21
4 Jackie Robinson 20
5 Jackie Jensen 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.33
2 Eddie Lopat 2.37
3 Robin Roberts 2.61
4 Johnny Sain 2.80
5 Billy Pierce 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Lemon 22
2 Bob Porterfield 22
2 Robin Roberts 22
5 Harvey Haddix 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 199
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Carl Erskine 180
4 Warren Spahn 175
5 Harvey Haddix 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 18
3 Fritz Dorish 14
3 Allie Reynolds 14
5 2 tied 13