On This Day

Friday, May 28, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 12 .676 --
White Sox 26 13 .667 0.0
Yankees 23 15 .605 2.5
Tigers 19 14 .576 4.0
Senators 15 20 .429 9.0
Red Sox 10 20 .333 11.5
Athletics 12 24 .333 12.5
Orioles 12 24 .333 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 14 .622 --
Giants 22 16 .579 1.5
Phillies 20 17 .541 3.0
Dodgers 20 18 .526 3.5
Redlegs 20 19 .513 4.0
Cardinals 21 20 .512 4.0
Cubs 17 21 .447 6.5
Pirates 12 30 .286 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 4
1 Jim Brideweser 4
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
1 Bob Kennedy 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 2
2 Harry Agganis 1
2 Jim Busby 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ferris Fain 4
1 Billy Gardner 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
1 Ray Katt 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 2
1 Jim Rivera 2
3 Chico Carrasquel 1
3 Joe Collins 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Burdette 1.14
2 Early Wynn 0.75
3 Art Fowler 0.50
4 Steve Gromek 0.43
5 Vic Raschi 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lew Burdette 8
1 Art Fowler 8
3 Sandy Consuegra 3
3 Steve Gromek 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Bunky Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .374
2 Al Rosen .372
3 Ray Jablonski .371
4 Don Mueller .371
5 Duke Snider .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 14
1 Hank Sauer 14
3 Al Rosen 13
4 Ted Kluszewski 12
5 Willie Mays 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 50
2 Al Rosen 48
3 Ray Jablonski 40
4 Del Ennis 39
4 Minnie Minoso 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 10
2 Dee Fondy 8
2 Johnny Temple 8
4 Wally Moon 6
4 Jim Rivera 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.38
2 Marv Grissom 1.80
3 Allie Reynolds 1.86
4 Bob Keegan 2.06
4 Bob Porterfield 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 68
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
1 Frank Smith 7
4 Al Brazle 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .447
2 Willie Mays .444
3 Al Rosen .417
4 Bobby Avila .412
5 Ted Williams .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 10
2 Whitey Lockman 5
2 Duke Snider 5
2 Gus Zernial 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 22
1 Al Rosen 22
3 Ernie Banks 19
4 Minnie Minoso 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
1 Dee Fondy 5
3 Nellie Fox 4
3 Wally Moon 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 0.36
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.57
3 Vic Raschi 0.64
4 Art Fowler 1.37
5 Vern Law 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 4
2 Sandy Consuegra 3
2 Art Fowler 3
2 Dick Marlowe 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 26
2 Harvey Haddix 22
3 Steve Gromek 19
4 Billy Pierce 18
4 Frank Sullivan 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Dave Jolly 3
1 Frank Smith 3
4 Marv Grissom 2
4 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mueller .404
2 Duke Snider .390
3 Bobby Avila .389
3 Ray Jablonski .389
5 Al Rosen .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 12
2 Stan Musial 11
3 Hank Sauer 10
4 Willie Mays 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 41
2 Stan Musial 40
3 Ray Jablonski 30
4 Del Ennis 29
5 Minnie Minoso 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 9
2 Johnny Temple 6
3 Dee Fondy 5
3 Nellie Fox 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Grim 1.55
2 Allie Reynolds 1.57
3 Bob Porterfield 1.58
4 Ruben Gomez 1.67
5 Bob Keegan 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
1 Early Wynn 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 45
2 Harvey Haddix 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 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Don Mueller .354
3 Duke Snider .348
4 Al Rosen .344
5 Jackie Robinson .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 49
2 Eddie Mathews 45
3 Duke Snider 44
4 Gus Zernial 43
5 Ted Kluszewski 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 169
2 Gil Hodges 145
3 Stan Musial 142
4 Del Ennis 141
5 Duke Snider 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Minnie Minoso 20
3 Pee Wee Reese 19
3 Jim Rivera 19
3 Jackie Robinson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.23
2 Warren Spahn 2.31
3 Bob Keegan 2.53
4 Sandy Consuegra 2.68
5 Allie Reynolds 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 201
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 Jim Hughes 16
3 Al Brazle 15
3 Johnny Sain 15
5 Allie Reynolds 14