On This Day

Thursday, June 17, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 41 17 .707 --
White Sox 38 20 .655 3.0
Yankees 38 22 .633 4.0
Tigers 27 30 .474 13.5
Senators 23 34 .404 17.5
Athletics 22 36 .379 19.0
Orioles 22 37 .373 19.5
Red Sox 20 35 .364 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 21 .638 --
Dodgers 35 23 .603 2.0
Braves 30 25 .545 5.5
Phillies 29 25 .537 6.0
Cardinals 29 29 .500 8.0
Redlegs 26 31 .456 10.5
Cubs 23 32 .418 12.5
Pirates 18 41 .305 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jackie Robinson 4
2 Gil Coan 3
2 Johnny Groth 3
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
2 Pete Runnels 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Robinson 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Gil Coan 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
1 Gus Zernial 3
4 Johnny Groth 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 0.78
2 Robin Roberts 0.70
3 Jim McDonald 0.25
3 Jim Wilson 0.25
5 Johnny Podres 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Jim McDonald 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 7
1 Early Wynn 7
3 Moe Burtschy 3
3 Jim McDonald 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 Don Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .384
2 Duke Snider .376
3 Don Mueller .366
4 Jackie Robinson .366
5 Stan Musial .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 21
2 Hank Sauer 20
3 Willie Mays 17
4 Gil Hodges 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 69
2 Minnie Minoso 54
3 Gil Hodges 52
3 Ray Jablonski 52
3 Al Rosen 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 12
2 Johnny Temple 9
3 Dee Fondy 8
3 Nellie Fox 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.49
2 Marv Grissom 1.66
3 Bob Porterfield 2.05
4 Johnny Antonelli 2.18
5 Mike Garcia 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 10
2 Johnny Antonelli 9
2 Bob Keegan 9
2 Virgil Trucks 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 86
2 Harvey Haddix 79
3 Robin Roberts 73
4 Warren Spahn 68
5 Early Wynn 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 12
2 Jim Hughes 10
3 Frank Smith 8
4 Ellis Kinder 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Dark .426
2 Duke Snider .419
3 Jackie Robinson .409
4 Bobby Morgan .405
5 Eddie Waitkus .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 7
2 Ray Boone 6
2 Duke Snider 6
4 Hank Thompson 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 21
1 Hank Thompson 21
3 Stan Musial 17
4 Gil Hodges 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Agganis 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
3 Ray Boone 2
3 Bill Bruton 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 0.28
2 Dick Littlefield 0.55
3 Harvey Haddix 0.67
3 Bob Porterfield 0.67
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Grissom 4
1 Virgil Trucks 4
3 Johnny Antonelli 3
3 Whitey Ford 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 27
2 Carl Erskine 19
2 Johnny Podres 19
4 Whitey Ford 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Don Johnson 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Sonny Dixon 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Avila .392
2 Duke Snider .388
3 Don Mueller .378
4 Jackie Robinson .373
5 Gus Bell .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 12
2 Willie Mays 9
2 Stan Musial 9
4 Gil Hodges 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 34
1 Duke Snider 34
3 Mickey Mantle 32
4 Gil Hodges 28
5 Gus Zernial 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 7
2 Jim Rivera 6
3 Bill Bruton 5
3 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Wally Moon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Grissom 1.04
2 Mike Garcia 1.25
3 Jim Wilson 1.47
4 Ned Garver 1.50
5 Ruben Gomez 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Consuegra 5
1 Mike Garcia 5
1 Ruben Gomez 5
1 Bob Grim 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 37
2 Billy Hoeft 36
2 Early Wynn 36
4 Robin Roberts 35
5 Johnny Podres 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
3 Ellis Kinder 4
3 Frank Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Don Mueller .358
3 Duke Snider .356
4 Al Rosen .349
5 Jackie Robinson .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 46
1 Duke Snider 46
3 Al Rosen 44
4 Ted Kluszewski 39
4 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 160
2 Stan Musial 154
3 Del Ennis 137
4 Gil Hodges 136
5 Minnie Minoso 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 26
2 Jackie Jensen 22
3 Minnie Minoso 20
4 Jim Rivera 17
4 Jackie Robinson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 2.15
2 Eddie Lopat 2.24
3 Warren Spahn 2.36
4 Bob Porterfield 2.50
5 Billy Pierce 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Trucks 24
2 Harvey Haddix 23
2 Warren Spahn 23
4 Carl Erskine 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 198
2 Carl Erskine 187
3 Warren Spahn 183
4 Billy Pierce 182
5 Harvey Haddix 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 24
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Jim Hughes 16
4 Al Brazle 14
5 Fritz Dorish 12