On This Day

Tuesday, July 6, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 23 .701 --
Yankees 52 28 .650 3.5
White Sox 49 30 .620 6.0
Tigers 32 42 .432 20.5
Senators 32 44 .421 21.5
Orioles 30 47 .390 24.0
Athletics 29 46 .387 24.0
Red Sox 28 46 .378 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 25 .679 --
Dodgers 48 29 .623 4.5
Phillies 39 34 .534 11.5
Braves 39 37 .513 13.0
Redlegs 38 39 .494 14.5
Cardinals 36 41 .468 16.5
Cubs 27 47 .365 24.0
Pirates 25 53 .321 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smoky Burgess 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
3 Bill Glynn 3
3 Ted Kluszewski 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Andy Carey 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 5
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Bill Glynn 3
2 George Metkovich 3
2 Wally Westlake 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Lepcio 1
1 Fred Marsh 1
1 Irv Noren 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 Bud Souchock 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 1.20
2 Preacher Roe 0.67
3 Al Aber 0.57
4 Whitey Ford 0.55
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 6
1 Virgil Trucks 6
3 Gene Conley 5
3 Curt Simmons 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .374
2 Bobby Avila .353
3 Don Mueller .350
4 Red Schoendienst .338
5 Stan Musial .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 27
2 Stan Musial 26
3 Hank Sauer 23
4 Ted Kluszewski 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 81
2 Ray Jablonski 71
3 Duke Snider 69
4 Gil Hodges 66
5 Minnie Minoso 65

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 Ned Garver 2.35
4 Gene Conley 2.36
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
3 Virgil Trucks 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 103
2 Harvey Haddix 96
3 Robin Roberts 93
4 Virgil Trucks 83
5 Warren Spahn 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 15
2 Jim Hughes 14
3 Frank Smith 12
4 Marv Grissom 10
5 Ellis Kinder 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .441
2 Irv Noren .439
3 Mickey Mantle .394
4 Red Schoendienst .388
5 Duke Snider .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
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 Ray Jablonski 16
2 Ted Kluszewski 16
2 Willie Mays 16
5 Duke Snider 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 Warren Hacker 0.95
3 Don Liddle 1.02
4 Duane Pillette 1.13
5 Don Mossi 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Tom Morgan 3
2 Robin Roberts 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Conley 22
2 Virgil Trucks 21
3 Robin Roberts 20
4 Bob Turley 17
5 Jack Harshman 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .398
2 Red Schoendienst .383
3 Chuck Diering .372
4 Gil McDougald .372
5 Irv Noren .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Larry Doby 10
2 Duke Snider 10
4 Eddie Mathews 9
4 Rip Repulski 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 37
2 Larry Doby 31
3 Mickey Mantle 30
4 Gil Hodges 26
5 3 tied 25

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 Don Mossi 1.03
2 Johnny Antonelli 1.15
3 Mike Garcia 1.33
4 Don Liddle 1.63
5 Bob Feller 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Houtteman 6
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
1 Jim Wilson 6
4 Johnny Antonelli 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 37
2 Joe Coleman 36
3 Gene Conley 34
4 Harvey Haddix 31
4 2 others tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .364
2 Stan Musial .350
3 Don Mueller .350
4 Al Rosen .342
5 Red Schoendienst .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 48
2 Stan Musial 47
3 Eddie Mathews 41
4 Gus Zernial 38
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 142
2 Stan Musial 141
2 Al Rosen 141
4 Gil Hodges 134
5 Del Ennis 132

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 Eddie Lopat 2.48
3 Warren Spahn 2.48
4 Johnny Antonelli 2.53
5 Bob Porterfield 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 23
1 Virgil Trucks 23
3 Harvey Haddix 22
4 Bob Porterfield 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 197
2 Carl Erskine 191
3 Billy Pierce 179
4 Harvey Haddix 178
5 Warren Spahn 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 24
2 Johnny Sain 22
3 Jim Hughes 18
4 Al Brazle 13
4 Frank Smith 13