On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 22 .699 --
Yankees 48 28 .632 4.5
White Sox 46 29 .613 6.0
Tigers 31 39 .443 18.5
Senators 30 42 .417 20.5
Athletics 29 42 .408 21.0
Orioles 29 44 .397 22.0
Red Sox 26 44 .371 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 24 .671 --
Dodgers 45 28 .616 4.0
Phillies 38 31 .551 9.0
Braves 36 36 .500 12.5
Redlegs 35 38 .479 14.0
Cardinals 34 38 .472 14.5
Cubs 26 43 .377 21.0
Pirates 24 49 .329 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Walt Moryn 3
3 Gair Allie 2
3 Joe Astroth 2
3 27 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Jim Greengrass 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Wiesler 0.73
2 Warren Hacker 0.67
3 Alex Kellner 0.64
4 Art Houtteman 0.50
5 Don Newcombe 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1
1 Bob Milliken 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Wiesler 8
2 Alex Kellner 7
3 Jack Harshman 6
4 Hal Brown 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George O'Donnell 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .375
2 Bobby Avila .353
3 Don Mueller .351
4 Granny Hamner .342
5 Jackie Robinson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 26
2 Willie Mays 25
3 Hank Sauer 23
4 Gil Hodges 20
4 Ted Kluszewski 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 77
2 Duke Snider 65
3 Gil Hodges 64
3 Ray Jablonski 64
3 Minnie Minoso 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 17
2 Jackie Jensen 11
3 Jim Rivera 10
3 Johnny Temple 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.95
2 Mike Garcia 2.19
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.21
4 Gene Conley 2.30
5 Robin Roberts 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 12
2 Johnny Antonelli 11
2 Bob Keegan 11
2 Robin Roberts 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 103
2 Harvey Haddix 96
3 Robin Roberts 90
4 Virgil Trucks 77
5 Warren Spahn 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 13
1 Johnny Sain 13
3 Frank Smith 11
4 Marv Grissom 9
5 Ellis Kinder 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .460
2 Johnny Temple .432
3 Mickey Mantle .429
4 Gil McDougald .392
5 Irv Noren .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Larry Doby 6
2 Rip Repulski 6
4 Roy Campanella 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 20
2 Duke Snider 15
3 Jim Greengrass 14
3 Ted Kluszewski 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Don Hoak 4
3 Jim Busby 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 0.61
2 Warren Hacker 0.96
3 Jim Wilson 1.06
4 Robin Roberts 1.30
5 Bob Milliken 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Sandy Consuegra 3
2 Robin Roberts 3
2 Dean Stone 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 19
2 Gene Conley 17
2 Jack Harshman 17
2 Robin Roberts 17
2 Bob Turley 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 4
2 Jim Hughes 3
3 Dave Jolly 2
3 Camilo Pascual 2
3 Frank Smith 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Diering .405
2 Duke Snider .398
3 Red Schoendienst .360
4 Gus Bell .358
5 Bill Sarni .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 12
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Larry Doby 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 36
2 Mickey Mantle 31
3 Larry Doby 29
4 Gil Hodges 28
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Jackie Jensen 5
3 Harry Agganis 4
3 Jim Busby 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 1.15
2 Marv Grissom 1.20
3 Jim Wilson 1.23
4 Mike Garcia 1.25
5 Bob Feller 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Grissom 6
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Sandy Consuegra 5
2 Mike Garcia 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 38
2 Joe Coleman 36
3 Harvey Haddix 34
4 Carl Erskine 33
4 Bob Turley 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 5
1 Jim Hughes 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .362
2 Don Mueller .354
3 Stan Musial .353
4 Al Rosen .342
5 Red Schoendienst .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 47
1 Duke Snider 47
3 Eddie Mathews 40
4 Al Rosen 38
4 Gus Zernial 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 145
2 Stan Musial 140
3 Duke Snider 138
4 Del Ennis 134
5 Gil Hodges 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 29
2 Jackie Jensen 22
2 Minnie Minoso 22
4 Jim Rivera 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 2.09
2 Warren Spahn 2.36
3 Bob Porterfield 2.48
4 Eddie Lopat 2.54
5 Ned Garver 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Trucks 23
2 Carl Erskine 22
2 Harvey Haddix 22
2 Bob Porterfield 22
2 Robin Roberts 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 197
2 Carl Erskine 188
3 Harvey Haddix 180
4 Billy Pierce 178
5 Warren Spahn 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 24
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Jim Hughes 17
4 Al Brazle 13
5 Frank Smith 12