On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	55	23	.705	--
Yankees	53	28	.654	3.5
White Sox	50	30	.625	6.0
Tigers	32	43	.427	21.5
Senators	32	44	.421	22.0
Athletics	29	46	.387	24.5
Orioles	30	48	.385	25.0
Red Sox	28	47	.373	25.5

Games

Indians 6, Orioles 1

White Sox 9, Tigers 0

Yankees 17, Red Sox 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	25	.684	--
Dodgers	48	30	.615	5.5
Phillies	39	34	.534	12.0
Braves	40	37	.519	13.0
Redlegs	38	40	.487	15.5
Cardinals	37	41	.474	16.5
Cubs	27	48	.360	25.0
Pirates	25	53	.321	28.5

Games

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Redlegs 4

Giants 10, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cal Abrams	4
1	Wally Moon	4
1	Irv Noren	4
4	Nellie Fox	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Agganis	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	5
2	Hal Brown	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Irv Noren	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Monte Irvin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chet Nichols	1.00
2	Jim Hearn	0.55
3	Brooks Lawrence	0.50
4	Don Johnson	0.33
4	Howie Pollet	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chet Nichols	9
2	Jim Hearn	6
2	Brooks Lawrence	6
4	Allie Reynolds	3
5	9 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.371
2	Bobby Avila	.356
3	Don Mueller	.350
4	Red Schoendienst	.339
5	Stan Musial	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	28
2	Stan Musial	26
3	Hank Sauer	23
4	Gil Hodges	21
4	Ted Kluszewski	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	81
2	Ray Jablonski	71
3	Duke Snider	69
4	Gil Hodges	68
5	2 tied	66

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	2.11
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	Mike Garcia	11
3	Bob Keegan	11
3	2 others tied	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	Irv Noren	.524
2	Carl Furillo	.433
3	Mickey Mantle	.408
4	Gil McDougald	.390
5	Red Schoendienst	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Larry Doby	6
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	22
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Yogi Berra	16
3	Ray Jablonski	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Fox	0.00
2	Leo Kiely	0.66
3	Warren Hacker	0.95
4	Don Liddle	1.02
5	Duane Pillette	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Tom Morgan	3
1	Curt Simmons	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
1	Jim Wilson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	19
2	Virgil Trucks	17
3	Jack Harshman	16
3	Allie Reynolds	16
5	2 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	.391
2	Gil McDougald	.387
3	Red Schoendienst	.376
4	Irv Noren	.374
5	Chuck Diering	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Duke Snider	10
3	Larry Doby	9
3	Rip Repulski	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	36
2	Larry Doby	31
3	Mickey Mantle	30
4	Yogi Berra	28
5	Gil Hodges	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Don Hoak	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Harry Agganis	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	1.04
2	Johnny Antonelli	1.15
3	Mike Garcia	1.29
4	Don Liddle	1.78
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Art Houtteman	5
2	Jim Wilson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	37
2	Gene Conley	34
3	Harvey Haddix	31
3	Robin Roberts	31
5	2 tied	29

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	Don Mueller	.351
3	Stan Musial	.350
4	Al Rosen	.340
5	Red Schoendienst	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	47
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Gil Hodges	37
4	Gus Zernial	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	23
3	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Jim Rivera	18
5	Jim Gilliam	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	2.12
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	23
2	Johnny Sain	22
3	Jim Hughes	17
4	Al Brazle	13
4	Frank Smith	13