On This Day

Monday, May 24, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 10 .706 --
White Sox 22 13 .629 2.5
Yankees 21 13 .618 3.0
Tigers 16 13 .552 5.5
Senators 12 19 .387 10.5
Orioles 12 19 .387 10.5
Red Sox 9 18 .333 11.5
Athletics 11 22 .333 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 14 .588 --
Dodgers 20 15 .571 0.5
Giants 19 16 .543 1.5
Cardinals 20 17 .541 1.5
Redlegs 19 17 .528 2.0
Phillies 17 17 .500 3.0
Cubs 15 19 .441 5.0
Pirates 12 27 .308 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Frank Baumholtz 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Rip Repulski 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Dick Cole 1
2 Joe Garagiola 1
2 Frank Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Andy Carey 2
2 Jim Finigan 2
2 Joe Garagiola 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Jackson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 999.00
2 Bob Grim 0.78
3 Jim Davis 0.40
3 Carl Erskine 0.40
5 Murry Dickson 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Davis 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Max Surkont 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Grim 7
2 Jim Davis 4
2 Carl Erskine 4
2 Stu Miller 4
5 Moe Burtschy 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .382
2 Ray Jablonski .377
3 Al Rosen .375
4 Don Mueller .359
5 Stan Musial .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 14
2 Hank Sauer 12
3 Al Rosen 11
4 Ted Kluszewski 10
4 Willie Mays 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 46
2 Al Rosen 44
3 Ray Jablonski 38
4 Gus Bell 35
4 Minnie Minoso 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 10
2 Dee Fondy 8
3 Johnny Temple 6
4 Ray Jablonski 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.99
2 Ned Garver 1.43
3 Joe Coleman 1.81
4 Curt Simmons 1.87
5 Bob Keegan 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 7
2 Bob Keegan 6
2 Bob Lemon 6
4 Johnny Antonelli 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 67
2 Billy Pierce 53
3 Harvey Haddix 48
4 Warren Spahn 46
5 Robin Roberts 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 7
1 Johnny Sain 7
3 Frank Smith 6
4 Al Brazle 4
4 Johnny Hetki 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .467
2 Bobby Avila .436
3 Frank House .429
3 Al Rosen .429
5 Ray Jablonski .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 9
2 Willie Mays 5
3 Whitey Lockman 4
3 Stan Musial 4
3 Duke Snider 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 26
2 Stan Musial 18
3 Del Ennis 16
4 Ernie Banks 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
1 Dee Fondy 5
3 Harry Agganis 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 0.47
2 Art Fowler 0.50
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.57
4 Allie Reynolds 1.00
5 Joe Coleman 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Bob Keegan 3
1 Chet Nichols 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 25
2 Frank Sullivan 18
3 Allie Reynolds 17
3 Robin Roberts 17
5 Steve Gromek 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Jim Hughes 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .390
2 Al Rosen .388
3 Stan Musial .385
4 Ray Jablonski .384
5 Don Mueller .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 12
2 Al Rosen 10
2 Hank Sauer 10
4 Ted Kluszewski 9
5 Willie Mays 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 40
1 Al Rosen 40
3 Ray Jablonski 31
4 Ted Kluszewski 28
4 Minnie Minoso 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 9
2 Dee Fondy 5
2 Johnny Temple 5
4 Ray Jablonski 4
4 Eddie Mathews 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.61
2 Bob Porterfield 1.69
3 Bob Keegan 1.72
4 Chet Nichols 1.85
5 Ned Garver 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 5
1 Bob Keegan 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 44
2 Harvey Haddix 40
3 Billy Pierce 33
3 Robin Roberts 33
3 Virgil Trucks 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 6
2 Jim Hughes 5
3 Frank Smith 4
4 Al Brazle 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Duke Snider .347
3 Don Mueller .347
4 Al Rosen .343
5 Jackie Robinson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 48
2 Eddie Mathews 47
3 Duke Snider 43
4 Stan Musial 42
4 Gus Zernial 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 170
2 Stan Musial 146
3 Gil Hodges 145
4 Del Ennis 136
5 Eddie Mathews 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
2 Jackie Jensen 19
3 Minnie Minoso 18
3 Pee Wee Reese 18
3 Jackie Robinson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.18
2 Warren Spahn 2.28
3 Bob Keegan 2.41
4 Allie Reynolds 2.44
5 Robin Roberts 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 198
2 Billy Pierce 193
3 Harvey Haddix 184
4 Warren Spahn 183
5 Carl Erskine 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 24
2 Al Brazle 17
3 Jim Hughes 16
4 Johnny Sain 15
5 Allie Reynolds 14