On This Day

Saturday, May 15, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 10 .643 --
Yankees 16 10 .615 1.0
Indians 16 10 .615 1.0
Tigers 12 9 .571 2.5
Orioles 10 13 .435 5.5
Athletics 10 15 .400 6.5
Senators 8 16 .333 8.0
Red Sox 6 13 .316 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 10 .600 --
Dodgers 15 11 .577 0.5
Giants 15 12 .556 1.0
Cardinals 14 13 .519 2.0
Redlegs 15 14 .517 2.0
Braves 12 13 .480 3.0
Cubs 10 13 .435 4.0
Pirates 9 19 .321 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Busby 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Dick Hall 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Del Ennis 3
3 Toby Atwell 2
3 Dick Cole 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Jim Pendleton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Erskine 1.67
2 Tom Poholsky 1.00
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.83
4 Early Wynn 0.70
5 Tex Clevenger 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 7
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Johnny Klippstein 5
4 Whitey Ford 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Marlin Stuart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .385
2 Jackie Robinson .368
3 Granny Hamner .365
4 Don Mueller .364
5 3 tied .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 11
2 Ted Kluszewski 10
2 Hank Sauer 10
4 Del Ennis 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 31
2 Gus Bell 29
3 Del Ennis 28
3 Al Rosen 28
5 Tom Alston 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Johnny Temple 5
3 Dee Fondy 4
3 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Jackie Robinson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.98
2 Curt Simmons 1.50
3 Bob Keegan 1.66
4 Allie Reynolds 1.71
5 Bob Turley 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
1 Sal Maglie 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 53
2 Billy Pierce 49
3 Warren Spahn 39
4 Robin Roberts 36
5 Harvey Haddix 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 7
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 Frank House .457
2 Stan Musial .429
3 Don Mueller .420
4 Jim Busby .415
5 Cass Michaels .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 8
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Hank Sauer 6
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Alston 19
1 Stan Musial 19
3 Del Ennis 17
3 Al Rosen 17
5 Hank Sauer 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Al Dark 2
2 Chuck Harmon 2
2 Jackie Jensen 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.49
2 Lew Burdette 0.50
2 Gene Conley 0.50
4 Tom Poholsky 0.59
5 Russ Meyer 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Johnson 3
1 Vic Raschi 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Early Wynn 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 26
2 Early Wynn 23
3 Bob Turley 21
4 Warren Spahn 20
5 Virgil Trucks 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 5
2 Al Brazle 2
2 Marlin Stuart 2
4 Sandy Consuegra 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Don Mueller .350
3 Duke Snider .343
4 Jackie Robinson .338
5 Al Rosen .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
3 Al Rosen 42
3 Gus Zernial 42
5 Duke Snider 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 157
2 Stan Musial 139
3 Gil Hodges 137
4 Del Ennis 132
5 Eddie Mathews 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 21
3 Pee Wee Reese 20
3 Jackie Robinson 20
5 Jackie Jensen 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.34
2 Eddie Lopat 2.36
3 Robin Roberts 2.57
4 Johnny Sain 2.62
5 Billy Pierce 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Lemon 23
2 Robin Roberts 23
4 Bob Porterfield 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 207
2 Billy Pierce 204
3 Carl Erskine 185
4 Warren Spahn 181
5 Harvey Haddix 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 18
3 Johnny Sain 15
4 Fritz Dorish 14
5 2 tied 13