On This Day

Thursday, June 24, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 45 20 .692 --
White Sox 43 22 .662 2.0
Yankees 42 25 .627 4.0
Tigers 28 34 .452 15.5
Senators 27 37 .422 17.5
Athletics 26 37 .413 18.0
Red Sox 22 39 .361 21.0
Orioles 23 42 .354 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 23 .646 --
Dodgers 41 24 .631 1.0
Phillies 32 29 .525 8.0
Braves 32 30 .516 8.5
Cardinals 32 32 .500 9.5
Redlegs 31 33 .484 10.5
Cubs 23 39 .371 17.5
Pirates 21 44 .323 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Sarni 4
1 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Tom Alston 3
3 Joe Collins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Duke Snider 3
4 Ed Bailey 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sarni 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Arnie Portocarrero 0.75
1 Herm Wehmeier 0.75
3 Brooks Lawrence 0.67
4 Jim Davis 0.44
5 Don Liddle 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Don Liddle 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Arnie Portocarrero 6
1 Herm Wehmeier 6
3 Jim Davis 4
3 Brooks Lawrence 4
5 Billy Pierce 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .374
2 Bobby Avila .372
3 Granny Hamner .363
4 Don Mueller .362
5 Ray Jablonski .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 23
2 Stan Musial 22
2 Hank Sauer 22
4 Gil Hodges 18
4 Duke Snider 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 71
2 Duke Snider 61
3 Minnie Minoso 58
4 Gil Hodges 57
5 Ray Jablonski 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 14
2 Jackie Jensen 10
2 Jim Rivera 10
4 Johnny Temple 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.92
2 Mike Garcia 2.07
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.16
4 Curt Simmons 2.37
5 Bob Porterfield 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 12
2 Bob Keegan 10
2 Virgil Trucks 10
4 Johnny Antonelli 9
4 5 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 94
2 Harvey Haddix 90
3 Robin Roberts 84
4 Warren Spahn 72
5 2 tied 67

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 13
2 Jim Hughes 12
3 Frank Smith 10
4 Marv Grissom 6
4 Ellis Kinder 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Repulski .451
2 Duke Snider .433
3 Red Schoendienst .418
4 Cal Abrams .417
5 Bill Sarni .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Duke Snider 7
3 Jim Greengrass 6
4 Ray Boone 5
4 Rip Repulski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 25
2 Larry Doby 20
3 Gil Hodges 14
3 Pee Wee Reese 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Agganis 3
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Connie Marrero 0.00
2 Harvey Haddix 0.33
3 Bud Podbielan 0.50
4 Mike Garcia 0.56
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Consuegra 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 21
1 Robin Roberts 21
3 Early Wynn 19
4 Joe Coleman 18
5 Whitey Ford 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Sonny Dixon 3
2 Jim Hughes 3
4 Howie Fox 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Sarni .433
2 Duke Snider .392
3 Willie Mays .382
4 Red Schoendienst .374
5 Granny Hamner .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Hank Sauer 10
2 Duke Snider 10
4 Gil Hodges 9
5 Stan Musial 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 37
2 Ferris Fain 31
3 Larry Doby 29
3 Gil Hodges 29
5 Yogi Berra 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Nellie Fox 6
2 Jackie Jensen 6
2 Wally Moon 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 0.72
2 Marv Grissom 1.03
3 Harvey Haddix 1.29
4 Jim Wilson 1.46
5 Whitey Ford 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 7
2 Sandy Consuegra 6
2 Virgil Trucks 6
4 Whitey Ford 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 42
2 Billy Hoeft 39
2 Robin Roberts 39
4 Joe Coleman 35
4 Early Wynn 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 Duke Snider .362
3 Don Mueller .356
4 Al Rosen .348
5 Red Schoendienst .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 48
2 Stan Musial 46
3 Al Rosen 43
4 Gil Hodges 40
5 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 155
2 Stan Musial 147
3 Gil Hodges 139
3 Duke Snider 139
5 Minnie Minoso 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 27
2 Jackie Jensen 21
3 Minnie Minoso 20
4 Jim Rivera 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 2.02
2 Warren Spahn 2.27
3 Eddie Lopat 2.42
4 Harvey Haddix 2.57
5 Bob Porterfield 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Trucks 24
2 Harvey Haddix 23
3 Carl Erskine 22
3 Bob Porterfield 22
3 Warren Spahn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 201
2 Carl Erskine 187
3 Billy Pierce 183
4 Harvey Haddix 182
5 Warren Spahn 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 23
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Jim Hughes 17
4 Al Brazle 13
5 Frank Smith 11