On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 25 .691 --
Yankees 55 28 .663 2.0
White Sox 52 31 .627 5.0
Tigers 34 44 .436 20.5
Senators 32 46 .410 22.5
Athletics 30 47 .390 24.0
Orioles 31 50 .383 25.0
Red Sox 29 48 .377 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 26 .683 --
Dodgers 50 31 .617 5.5
Phillies 39 36 .520 13.5
Braves 40 40 .500 15.0
Redlegs 40 41 .494 15.5
Cardinals 39 42 .481 16.5
Cubs 29 49 .372 25.0
Pirates 26 54 .325 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Chuck Harmon 3
1 Gil Hodges 3
1 Gil McDougald 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clint Courtney 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Joe Frazier 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Dark 4
1 Gil McDougald 4
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 Gil Hodges 3
3 Wally Post 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moon 2
2 Grady Hatton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 1.00
2 Vic Raschi 0.50
3 Billy Loes 0.47
4 Bob Rush 0.45
5 Arnie Portocarrero 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cot Deal 1
1 Karl Drews 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 7
1 Billy Loes 7
3 Jack Harshman 5
3 Windy McCall 5
3 Bob Rush 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .367
2 Bobby Avila .350
3 Don Mueller .349
4 Gus Bell .336
5 Red Schoendienst .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Stan Musial 26
3 Gil Hodges 23
3 Hank Sauer 23
5 Ted Kluszewski 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 82
2 Gil Hodges 73
3 Willie Mays 72
4 Ray Jablonski 71
5 Duke Snider 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 18
2 Jackie Jensen 11
2 Minnie Minoso 11
2 Johnny Temple 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.11
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.12
3 Ned Garver 2.26
4 Gene Conley 2.36
5 Curt Simmons 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 13
1 Harvey Haddix 13
3 Bob Keegan 12
4 Mike Garcia 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 103
2 Harvey Haddix 101
3 Robin Roberts 98
4 Virgil Trucks 83
5 Warren Spahn 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 16
2 Jim Hughes 14
2 Frank Smith 14
4 Marv Grissom 10
5 Ellis Kinder 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Irv Noren .468
2 Eddie Yost .449
3 Carl Furillo .419
4 Walt Moryn .400
5 Bill Wilson .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
1 Willie Mays 6
4 Roy Campanella 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 18
2 Jim Greengrass 17
2 Willie Mays 17
4 Andy Carey 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hoak 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Bill Bruton 3
4 Jim Busby 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 0.84
2 Jack Harshman 1.27
3 Cot Deal 1.42
4 Sandy Consuegra 1.44
5 Bob Feller 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
3 Tom Brewer 2
3 Harry Byrd 2
3 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Conley 19
1 Billy Loes 19
3 Joe Coleman 18
3 Ruben Gomez 18
3 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
1 Frank Smith 3
4 Tom Gorman 2
4 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil McDougald .398
2 Duke Snider .387
3 Pee Wee Reese .386
4 Cal Abrams .370
5 Irv Noren .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Larry Doby 9
2 Jim Greengrass 9
2 Gil Hodges 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 33
2 Larry Doby 31
2 Mickey Mantle 31
4 Jim Greengrass 30
4 Gil Hodges 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 7
2 Don Hoak 5
3 Spook Jacobs 4
3 Jackie Jensen 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 1.59
2 Bob Feller 1.64
3 Johnny Antonelli 1.65
4 Don Mossi 1.69
5 Steve Gromek 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Art Houtteman 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
1 Jim Wilson 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 36
2 Robin Roberts 35
3 Gene Conley 34
4 Harvey Haddix 32
4 Lou Kretlow 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 7
2 Frank Smith 6
3 Marv Grissom 5
3 Jim Hughes 5
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .363
2 Don Mueller .352
3 Stan Musial .350
4 Al Rosen .336
5 Red Schoendienst .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 47
1 Duke Snider 47
3 Eddie Mathews 41
4 Gil Hodges 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 142
2 Duke Snider 140
3 Al Rosen 137
4 Yogi Berra 131
4 Gil Hodges 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
2 Minnie Minoso 22
3 Jackie Jensen 21
4 Jim Gilliam 17
5 Jim Rivera 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 2.18
2 Sandy Consuegra 2.53
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.61
4 Warren Spahn 2.62
5 Harvey Haddix 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 199
2 Carl Erskine 188
3 Harvey Haddix 179
3 Billy Pierce 179
5 Warren Spahn 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 23
1 Johnny Sain 23
3 Jim Hughes 17
4 Frank Smith 15
5 Al Brazle 13