On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 10 .643 --
White Sox 19 11 .633 0.0
Yankees 17 11 .607 1.0
Tigers 14 10 .583 2.0
Orioles 11 14 .440 5.5
Athletics 10 17 .370 7.5
Senators 9 17 .346 8.0
Red Sox 7 15 .318 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 12 .571 --
Phillies 16 12 .571 0.0
Giants 16 13 .552 0.5
Cardinals 16 14 .533 1.0
Redlegs 16 15 .516 1.5
Braves 13 14 .481 2.5
Cubs 12 14 .462 3.0
Pirates 10 21 .323 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Alston 3
1 Dick Hall 3
1 Hank Sauer 3
4 Gair Allie 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank House 1
1 Ray Jablonski 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Ted Lepcio 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 4
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Rip Repulski 3
2 Bob Skinner 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Hank Sauer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Presko 0.50
2 Tom Brewer 0.27
3 Bob Purkey 0.18
3 Robin Roberts 0.18
5 Ned Garver 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Joe Presko 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Presko 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
3 Sid Hudson 2
3 Bob Purkey 2
3 Robin Roberts 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Sid Hudson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .378
2 Ray Jablonski .376
3 Granny Hamner .368
4 Duke Snider .361
5 Al Rosen .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 12
1 Hank Sauer 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 10
4 Del Ennis 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 35
2 Al Rosen 33
3 Gus Bell 31
3 Del Ennis 31
5 Hank Sauer 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Johnny Temple 6
3 Dee Fondy 5
4 Jackie Jensen 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.27
2 Ned Garver 1.47
3 Curt Simmons 1.50
4 Don Johnson 1.67
5 Bob Turley 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 6
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Harvey Haddix 5
2 Bob Keegan 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 53
2 Billy Pierce 49
3 Harvey Haddix 42
4 Warren Spahn 39
5 Robin Roberts 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 7
2 Jim Hughes 5
3 Al Brazle 4
3 Johnny Hetki 4
3 Frank Smith 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank House .471
2 Del Ennis .429
3 Ted Kluszewski .415
4 Bobby Avila .408
5 Minnie Minoso .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Al Rosen 5
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 20
2 Del Ennis 19
3 Minnie Minoso 18
4 Ray Jablonski 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Johnny Temple 3
3 Harry Agganis 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Meyer 0.43
2 Tom Poholsky 0.63
3 Bob Grim 0.69
3 Warren Hacker 0.69
5 Murry Dickson 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
1 Vic Raschi 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 26
2 Bob Turley 21
3 Warren Spahn 20
4 Gene Conley 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 5
2 Al Brazle 3
3 Jim Hughes 2
3 Marlin Stuart 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Don Mueller .346
3 Duke Snider .346
4 Al Rosen .338
5 Red Schoendienst .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
2 Ted Kluszewski 45
3 Al Rosen 44
4 Stan Musial 41
4 2 others tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 162
2 Gil Hodges 141
3 Stan Musial 140
4 Del Ennis 134
5 Eddie Mathews 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
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 Bob Keegan 2.56
4 Johnny Sain 2.62
5 Robin Roberts 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 205
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Carl Erskine 185
4 Warren Spahn 181
5 Harvey Haddix 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 27
2 Al Brazle 19
3 Johnny Sain 15
4 Jim Hughes 14
5 2 tied 13