On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 12 .667 --
White Sox 24 13 .649 0.5
Yankees 22 15 .595 2.5
Tigers 19 13 .594 3.0
Senators 14 20 .412 9.0
Orioles 12 22 .353 11.0
Red Sox 10 19 .345 10.5
Athletics 12 23 .343 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 14 .611 --
Giants 21 16 .568 1.5
Dodgers 20 17 .541 2.5
Phillies 19 17 .528 3.0
Cardinals 21 19 .525 3.0
Redlegs 19 19 .500 4.0
Cubs 17 20 .459 5.5
Pirates 12 29 .293 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Frank Baumholtz 3
2 Walt Dropo 3
4 Tom Alston 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hoak 1
1 Willie Jones 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Hank Sauer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 3
1 Johnny Wyrostek 3
3 Gene Baker 2
3 Walt Dropo 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Bill Skowron 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 0.62
2 Bob Kuzava 0.44
3 Chuck Stobbs 0.42
4 Curt Simmons 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Bob Rush 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garver 5
1 Chuck Stobbs 5
3 Bob Kuzava 4
3 Curt Simmons 4
5 Bob Rush 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Warren Hacker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .378
2 Ray Jablonski .376
3 Al Rosen .376
4 Duke Snider .371
5 Bill Tuttle .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 14
1 Hank Sauer 14
3 Al Rosen 12
4 Ted Kluszewski 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 50
2 Al Rosen 46
3 Del Ennis 39
3 Ray Jablonski 39
5 Hank Sauer 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 10
2 Dee Fondy 8
2 Johnny Temple 8
4 Wally Moon 6
5 Jackie Robinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.99
2 Ned Garver 1.38
3 Bob Turley 1.94
4 Don Johnson 1.97
5 2 tied 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 67
2 Billy Pierce 60
3 Harvey Haddix 57
4 Robin Roberts 53
5 Warren Spahn 49

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 Al Rosen .438
2 Ted Williams .432
3 Richie Ashburn .426
4 Willie Mays .409
5 Ray Jablonski .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 10
2 Duke Snider 5
3 Dee Fondy 4
3 Whitey Lockman 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 22
1 Al Rosen 22
3 Ernie Banks 17
4 Del Ennis 15
4 Minnie Minoso 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
1 Dee Fondy 5
3 Wally Moon 4
3 Johnny Temple 4
5 Ferris Fain 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
2 Ruben Gomez 0.36
3 Vic Raschi 0.47
4 Art Fowler 0.50
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Dick Marlowe 3
1 Chet Nichols 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 25
1 Bob Turley 25
3 Harvey Haddix 22
4 Billy Pierce 18
5 Virgil Trucks 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Dave Jolly 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Johnny Sain 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Jablonski .400
2 Bobby Avila .394
3 Al Rosen .394
4 Duke Snider .392
5 Don Mueller .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 11
1 Al Rosen 11
3 Hank Sauer 10
4 Ted Kluszewski 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 41
2 Al Rosen 39
3 Ray Jablonski 32
4 Del Ennis 29
5 Ted Kluszewski 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 9
2 Johnny Temple 6
3 Dee Fondy 5
3 Wally Moon 5
5 Eddie Mathews 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.63
2 Bob Porterfield 1.58
3 Ruben Gomez 1.67
4 Bob Keegan 1.71
5 Ned Garver 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 44
1 Bob Turley 44
3 Billy Pierce 40
4 Robin Roberts 39
5 Warren Spahn 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
3 Frank Smith 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 Dave Jolly 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Don Mueller .350
3 Duke Snider .349
4 Al Rosen .344
5 Jackie Robinson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 48
2 Eddie Mathews 45
3 Duke Snider 44
4 Gus Zernial 42
5 Ted Kluszewski 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 167
2 Gil Hodges 144
3 Stan Musial 143
4 Del Ennis 141
5 Ray Jablonski 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
2 Jackie Jensen 19
2 Minnie Minoso 19
2 Jim Rivera 19
2 Jackie Robinson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.13
2 Warren Spahn 2.31
3 Allie Reynolds 2.44
4 Bob Keegan 2.53
5 Billy Pierce 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 206
2 Billy Pierce 200
3 Harvey Haddix 185
4 Warren Spahn 183
5 Carl Erskine 178

Saves

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