On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 10 .667 --
Yankees 19 11 .633 1.0
Tigers 16 10 .615 2.0
White Sox 19 13 .594 2.0
Orioles 12 15 .444 6.5
Senators 10 18 .357 9.0
Athletics 10 19 .345 9.5
Red Sox 7 17 .292 10.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 14 .576 --
Dodgers 16 14 .533 1.5
Phillies 16 14 .533 1.5
Braves 15 14 .517 2.0
Giants 16 15 .516 2.0
Redlegs 17 16 .515 2.0
Cubs 14 14 .500 2.5
Pirates 11 23 .324 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Tom Poholsky 3
3 Tom Alston 2
3 Sid Gordon 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Preston Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 4
1 Tom Poholsky 4
3 Wally Moon 3
3 Del Rice 3
3 Preston Ward 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Poholsky 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Poholsky 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Poholsky 4
2 Paul LaPalme 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .387
2 Al Rosen .382
3 Ray Boone .375
3 Frank House .375
5 Ray Jablonski .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 13
2 Hank Sauer 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 10
4 Al Rosen 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 41
2 Al Rosen 38
3 Gus Bell 33
4 Ray Jablonski 32
4 Hank Sauer 32

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 1.24
2 Curt Simmons 1.36
3 Ned Garver 1.47
4 Joe Coleman 1.81
5 Don Johnson 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 7
2 Bob Lemon 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 5
3 Harvey Haddix 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 59
2 Billy Pierce 53
3 Warren Spahn 45
4 Harvey Haddix 42
5 Robin Roberts 38

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank House .487
2 Ray Boone .462
3 Bobby Avila .449
4 Al Rosen .417
5 Wally Moon .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 7
2 Willie Mays 5
2 Stan Musial 5
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 22
2 Stan Musial 20
3 Yogi Berra 13
3 Del Ennis 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 4
2 Johnny Temple 3
3 Harry Agganis 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Grim 0.64
2 Russ Meyer 0.69
3 Warren Hacker 0.82
4 Gene Conley 1.04
5 Allie Reynolds 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 23
2 Bob Turley 22
3 Curt Simmons 19
4 Early Wynn 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 5
2 Al Brazle 3
3 Jim Hughes 2
3 Frank Smith 2
3 Marlin Stuart 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Duke Snider .346
3 Don Mueller .346
4 Al Rosen .342
5 Red Schoendienst .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 47
1 Al Rosen 47
3 Ted Kluszewski 42
3 Stan Musial 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 166
2 Stan Musial 145
3 Gil Hodges 141
4 Del Ennis 133
5 Eddie Mathews 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
2 Jackie Robinson 20
3 Jackie Jensen 19
3 Minnie Minoso 19
3 Pee Wee Reese 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.33
2 Eddie Lopat 2.37
3 Bob Keegan 2.56
4 Robin Roberts 2.72
5 Billy Pierce 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 25
2 Bob Lemon 24
3 Bob Porterfield 22
4 Harvey Haddix 21
4 Robin Roberts 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 200
2 Robin Roberts 198
3 Warren Spahn 187
4 Carl Erskine 180
5 Harvey Haddix 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 25
2 Al Brazle 19
3 Johnny Sain 15
4 Jim Hughes 14
4 Allie Reynolds 14