On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	53	23	.697	--
Yankees	51	28	.646	3.5
White Sox	48	30	.615	6.0
Tigers	32	41	.438	19.5
Senators	31	44	.413	21.5
Orioles	30	46	.395	23.0
Athletics	29	45	.392	23.0
Red Sox	28	45	.384	23.5

Games

White Sox 3, Orioles 0

White Sox 2, Orioles 1

Indians 13, Tigers 6

Yankees 7, Athletics 4

Yankees 11, Athletics 2

Red Sox 14, Senators 0

Senators 7, Red Sox 1

Tigers 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	52	25	.675	--
Dodgers	48	28	.632	3.5
Phillies	38	34	.528	11.5
Braves	38	37	.507	13.0
Redlegs	38	38	.500	13.5
Cardinals	35	41	.461	16.5
Cubs	27	46	.370	23.0
Pirates	25	52	.325	27.0

Games

Redlegs 6, Cubs 5

Dodgers 8, Pirates 6

Dodgers 7, Pirates 2

Braves 8, Cardinals 6

Braves 10, Cardinals 4

Giants 10, Phillies 0

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Redlegs 8, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Collins	5
1	Al Dark	5
1	Randy Jackson	5
1	Spook Jacobs	5
1	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Glynn	3
2	Randy Jackson	2
2	Ted Lepcio	2
2	Eddie Mathews	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Glynn	8
2	Ted Lepcio	6
3	Carl Furillo	5
3	Jackie Jensen	5
3	2 others tied	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	2
1	Don Zimmer	2
3	Chico Carrasquel	1
3	Phil Cavarretta	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Loes	1.22
2	Johnny Antonelli	1.17
3	Jake Thies	1.00
4	Don Mossi	0.83
5	George Zuverink	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Loes	11
2	Johnny Antonelli	7
3	Karl Drews	5
3	Art Fowler	5
3	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Morrie Martin	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.375
2	Bobby Avila	.352
3	Don Mueller	.348
4	Red Schoendienst	.339
5	Granny Hamner	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	26
1	Stan Musial	26
3	Hank Sauer	23
4	Ted Kluszewski	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	79
2	Ray Jablonski	70
3	Duke Snider	67
4	Gil Hodges	66
5	Minnie Minoso	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	17
2	Jackie Jensen	11
2	Minnie Minoso	11
2	Johnny Temple	11
5	Jim Rivera	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.06
2	Mike Garcia	2.17
3	Gene Conley	2.30
4	Ned Garver	2.35
5	Bob Porterfield	2.39

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	103
2	Harvey Haddix	96
3	Robin Roberts	93
4	Warren Spahn	80
5	Virgil Trucks	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	14
1	Johnny Sain	14
3	Frank Smith	12
4	Marv Grissom	9
5	Ellis Kinder	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.455
2	Irv Noren	.432
3	Red Schoendienst	.412
4	Mickey Mantle	.403
5	Duke Snider	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Larry Doby	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Roy Campanella	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	20
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Ted Kluszewski	16
4	Ray Jablonski	15
4	Rip Repulski	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Don Hoak	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Leo Kiely	0.66
2	Royce Lint	0.75
3	Warren Hacker	0.95
4	Don Liddle	1.02
5	Duane Pillette	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Tom Morgan	3
2	Robin Roberts	3
2	Jim Wilson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Gene Conley	17
2	Bob Turley	17
4	Jack Harshman	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	4
2	Jim Hughes	3
3	Tom Gorman	2
3	Dave Jolly	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.409
2	Chuck Diering	.385
3	Red Schoendienst	.376
4	Irv Noren	.362
5	Joe Collins	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	10
1	Willie Mays	10
1	Duke Snider	10
4	Eddie Mathews	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	38
2	Mickey Mantle	31
3	Larry Doby	30
3	Gil Hodges	30
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Don Hoak	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Minnie Minoso	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	0.99
2	Don Mossi	1.03
3	Mike Garcia	1.22
4	Don Liddle	1.63
5	Bob Feller	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	6
1	Art Houtteman	6
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
1	Jim Wilson	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Coleman	36
2	Early Wynn	34
3	Bob Turley	33
4	Harvey Haddix	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.364
2	Don Mueller	.348
3	Stan Musial	.347
4	Al Rosen	.339
5	Red Schoendienst	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	47
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Gus Zernial	38
5	3 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	142
2	Duke Snider	140
3	Stan Musial	139
4	Gil Hodges	134
5	Del Ennis	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Jim Rivera	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	2.10
2	Warren Spahn	2.41
3	Bob Porterfield	2.48
4	Eddie Lopat	2.48
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	23
2	Harvey Haddix	22
2	Bob Porterfield	22
2	Robin Roberts	22
2	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	200
2	Carl Erskine	191
3	Billy Pierce	183
4	Harvey Haddix	178
4	Warren Spahn	178

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	24
2	Johnny Sain	21
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Al Brazle	13
4	Frank Smith	13