On This Day

Tuesday, June 1, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 13 .683 --
White Sox 28 15 .651 1.0
Yankees 26 17 .605 3.0
Tigers 21 17 .553 5.5
Senators 17 24 .415 11.0
Red Sox 13 22 .371 12.0
Athletics 15 27 .357 13.5
Orioles 14 27 .341 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 17 .575 --
Dodgers 24 18 .571 --
Giants 23 19 .548 1.0
Phillies 22 19 .537 1.5
Cardinals 23 21 .523 2.0
Redlegs 21 21 .500 3.0
Cubs 20 22 .476 4.0
Pirates 14 33 .298 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Spook Jacobs 4
2 Eddie Joost 3
2 Gil McDougald 3
2 Sammy White 3
2 Gus Zernial 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 2
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Eddie Joost 1
2 Vern Stephens 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 6
2 Hank Bauer 4
3 Bob Trice 3
3 Sammy White 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Gene Woodling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Buhl 0.56
2 Lou Kretlow 0.29
3 Russ Meyer 0.27
4 Ralph Branca 0.20
4 2 others tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 Bob Trice 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 5
2 Russ Meyer 3
3 Ralph Branca 2
3 Bob Grim 2
3 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Marlowe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .388
2 Stan Musial .374
3 Ray Jablonski .373
4 Don Mueller .365
5 Granny Hamner .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 16
2 Willie Mays 14
2 Stan Musial 14
4 Gil Hodges 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 52
2 Al Rosen 49
3 Ray Jablonski 44
4 Del Ennis 43
4 Minnie Minoso 43

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.38
2 Allie Reynolds 1.82
3 Bob Lemon 2.25
3 Lew Burdette 2.25
5 Curt Simmons 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 7
1 Harvey Haddix 7
1 Bob Keegan 7
1 Bob Lemon 7
1 Robin Roberts 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 70
2 Harvey Haddix 62
3 Billy Pierce 60
4 Robin Roberts 59
5 Warren Spahn 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 8
1 Johnny Sain 8
1 Frank Smith 8
4 Al Brazle 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .489
2 Richie Ashburn .476
3 Mickey Mantle .424
4 Toby Atwell .412
5 2 tied .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 7
1 Gus Zernial 7
3 Mickey Mantle 6
3 Willie Mays 6
3 Duke Snider 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 22
2 Mickey Mantle 20
3 Ernie Banks 17
3 Willie Mays 17
3 Stan Musial 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 5
2 Ferris Fain 4
2 Wally Moon 4
2 Jim Rivera 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 0.00
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.00
3 Vic Raschi 0.47
4 Early Wynn 0.50
5 Howie Pollet 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 4
2 Sandy Consuegra 3
2 Ruben Gomez 3
2 Robin Roberts 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 23
2 Robin Roberts 21
3 Harvey Haddix 20
4 Virgil Trucks 17
4 Bob Turley 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 4
2 Jim Hughes 3
2 Dave Jolly 3
4 Marv Grissom 2
4 Warren Hacker 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .407
2 Willie Mays .389
3 Richie Ashburn .387
4 Stan Musial .387
5 Mickey Mantle .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 40
2 Al Rosen 37
3 Del Ennis 32
3 Minnie Minoso 32
5 Willie Mays 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 1.55
2 Allie Reynolds 1.64
3 Lew Burdette 1.73
4 Bob Grim 1.75
5 Ned Garver 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 5
1 Harvey Haddix 5
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
1 Robin Roberts 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 41
2 Robin Roberts 39
3 Bob Turley 38
4 Billy Pierce 37
5 Harvey Haddix 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .366
2 Don Mueller .351
3 Duke Snider .348
4 Al Rosen .341
5 Jackie Robinson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 46
2 Gus Zernial 45
3 Duke Snider 44
4 Gil Hodges 41
4 2 others tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 164
2 Del Ennis 144
3 Stan Musial 143
4 Gil Hodges 140
5 Minnie Minoso 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 28
2 Minnie Minoso 21
3 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Pee Wee Reese 18
4 Jackie Robinson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.23
2 Warren Spahn 2.37
3 Bob Keegan 2.61
4 Billy Pierce 2.66
5 Allie Reynolds 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 207
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Warren Spahn 183
4 Harvey Haddix 179
5 Carl Erskine 175

Saves

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