On This Day

Thursday, June 3, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 14 .674 --
White Sox 29 16 .644 1.0
Yankees 27 18 .600 3.0
Tigers 21 19 .525 6.5
Senators 19 24 .442 10.0
Red Sox 14 23 .378 12.0
Athletics 16 28 .364 13.5
Orioles 15 28 .349 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 18 .581 --
Braves 23 18 .561 1.0
Giants 24 19 .558 1.0
Phillies 23 19 .548 1.5
Cardinals 23 22 .511 3.0
Redlegs 21 22 .488 4.0
Cubs 20 22 .476 4.5
Pirates 14 33 .298 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 4
1 Ted Lepcio 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
4 Jim Busby 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Thompson 3
2 Willie Mays 2
3 Harry Agganis 1
3 Joe Collins 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Thompson 8
2 Willie Mays 5
3 Stan Musial 3
3 Ted Williams 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 Elmer Valo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 0.45
2 Mickey McDermott 0.42
3 Sal Maglie 0.33
4 Ned Garver 0.30
5 Virgil Trucks 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marion Fricano 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Mickey McDermott 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marv Grissom 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
1 Mickey McDermott 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5
5 Don Larsen 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .383
2 Ray Jablonski .379
3 Stan Musial .377
4 Don Mueller .366
5 Granny Hamner .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 16
1 Hank Sauer 16
3 Stan Musial 15
4 Gil Hodges 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 55
2 Al Rosen 49
3 Ray Jablonski 46
3 Minnie Minoso 46
5 Del Ennis 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 10
2 Johnny Temple 9
3 Dee Fondy 8
4 Jim Rivera 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.24
2 Marv Grissom 1.77
3 Curt Simmons 2.00
4 Eddie Lopat 2.10
5 Bob Lemon 2.25

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 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .511
2 Richie Ashburn .500
3 Spook Jacobs .433
4 Stan Musial .415
5 Mickey Mantle .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Gus Zernial 7
3 Mickey Mantle 6
4 Gil Hodges 5
4 Duke Snider 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 23
2 Willie Mays 22
3 Mickey Mantle 20
4 Stan Musial 18
5 Minnie Minoso 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 5
1 Jim Rivera 5
3 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Wally Moon 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 0.00
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.00
3 Ned Garver 0.72
4 Marv Grissom 0.73
5 Howie Pollet 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Consuegra 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Dean Stone 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 23
2 Robin Roberts 21
3 Harvey Haddix 20
4 Virgil Trucks 19
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 3
1 Frank Smith 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Warren Hacker 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .416
2 Richie Ashburn .409
3 Bobby Avila .398
4 Ray Jablonski .383
5 Ralph Kiner .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Al Rosen 12
3 Gil Hodges 8
3 Ted Kluszewski 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 36
2 Stan Musial 34
3 Willie Mays 33
3 Minnie Minoso 33
5 Del Ennis 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 9
2 Nellie Fox 6
2 Jim Rivera 6
2 Johnny Temple 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 1.11
2 Ned Garver 1.56
3 Bob Grim 1.75
3 Vern Law 1.75
5 Russ Meyer 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Grim 5
1 Harvey Haddix 5
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 39
2 Bob Turley 38
3 Billy Pierce 37
4 Harvey Haddix 36
5 Billy Hoeft 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Don Mueller .351
3 Duke Snider .349
4 Jackie Robinson .342
5 Al Rosen .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 160
2 Stan Musial 146
3 Del Ennis 141
4 Gil Hodges 139
5 Minnie Minoso 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Minnie Minoso 22
3 Jackie Jensen 20
4 Pee Wee Reese 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.13
2 Warren Spahn 2.37
3 Bob Keegan 2.61
4 Billy Pierce 2.66
5 Robin Roberts 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Bob Porterfield 22
3 Robin Roberts 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 202
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Warren Spahn 183
4 Harvey Haddix 179
5 Carl Erskine 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 25
2 Al Brazle 16
2 Johnny Sain 16
4 Jim Hughes 15
5 Allie Reynolds 13