On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	57	27	.679	--
Yankees	57	28	.671	0.5
White Sox	54	32	.628	4.0
Tigers	36	45	.444	19.5
Senators	33	47	.413	22.0
Red Sox	32	49	.395	23.5
Athletics	30	50	.375	25.0
Orioles	31	52	.373	25.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 1

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 3, Orioles 1

Indians 4, Athletics 0

Senators 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	27	.682	--
Dodgers	52	34	.605	6.5
Phillies	40	39	.506	15.0
Braves	43	42	.506	15.0
Redlegs	43	42	.506	15.0
Cardinals	40	43	.482	17.0
Cubs	31	50	.383	25.0
Pirates	27	57	.321	30.5

Games

Cubs 9, Pirates 2

Cubs 3, Pirates 0

Redlegs 2, Phillies 1

Redlegs 4, Phillies 3

Braves 2, Dodgers 0

Braves 9, Dodgers 8

Giants 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Sauer	5
2	Joe Adcock	4
2	Milt Bolling	4
2	Dee Fondy	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Hank Sauer	2
4	Smoky Burgess	1
4	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
3	Tom Umphlett	3
3	Wes Westrum	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	3
2	Gene Baker	1
2	Chico Carrasquel	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Hacker	1.00
2	Curt Simmons	0.75
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.60
4	Bob Buhl	0.50
5	Bob Wiesler	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jackie Collum	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Hacker	7
2	Curt Simmons	6
2	Bob Wiesler	6
4	Bob Buhl	5
4	Billy Loes	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Aber	1
1	Howie Judson	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Johnny Sain	1
1	Bill Tremel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.360
2	Don Mueller	.355
3	Bobby Avila	.339
4	Gus Bell	.339
5	Stan Musial	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Stan Musial	26
3	Gil Hodges	25
3	Hank Sauer	25
5	Ted Kluszewski	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	82
2	Gil Hodges	76
3	Duke Snider	74
4	Ray Jablonski	73
4	Willie Mays	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	13
3	Johnny Temple	12
4	Jackie Jensen	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.11
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.12
3	Ned Garver	2.26
4	Curt Simmons	2.44
5	Robin Roberts	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	13
1	Harvey Haddix	13
3	Bob Keegan	12
3	Virgil Trucks	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	104
2	Bob Turley	103
3	Robin Roberts	99
4	Virgil Trucks	89
5	Warren Spahn	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	18
2	Jim Hughes	15
3	Frank Smith	14
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pee Wee Reese	.467
2	Irv Noren	.449
3	Cal Abrams	.390
3	Ted Williams	.390
5	Dee Fondy	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Del Crandall	5
3	Al Dark	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Hank Aaron	17
3	Al Dark	16
3	Jim Greengrass	16
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	5
2	Minnie Minoso	3
3	Bill Bruton	2
3	Chico Carrasquel	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
1	Bill Tremel	0.00
3	Willard Nixon	1.08
4	Gerry Staley	1.25
5	Cot Deal	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Wiesler	3
1	Early Wynn	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	Tom Brewer	2
3	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Loes	23
2	Alex Kellner	18
3	Virgil Trucks	17
3	Bob Wiesler	17
5	Bob Buhl	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Frank Smith	3
4	Bob Buhl	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.407
2	Gil McDougald	.388
3	Pee Wee Reese	.363
4	Mickey Mantle	.362
5	2 tied	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	14
2	Gil Hodges	10
2	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Rip Repulski	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	30
1	Duke Snider	30
3	Willie Mays	29
4	Hank Aaron	27
4	Jim Greengrass	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
2	Dee Fondy	5
2	Don Hoak	5
4	Spook Jacobs	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.33
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.45
3	Mike Garcia	1.60
4	Johnny Antonelli	1.62
5	Robin Roberts	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Sandy Consuegra	4
3	Carl Erskine	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	33
2	Carl Erskine	31
3	Joe Coleman	29
3	Gene Conley	29
5	Virgil Trucks	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.359
2	Don Mueller	.357
3	Stan Musial	.353
4	Al Rosen	.338
5	Red Schoendienst	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	47
2	Stan Musial	46
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Gil Hodges	39
5	Ted Kluszewski	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	145
2	Stan Musial	140
3	Gil Hodges	134
4	Al Rosen	133
5	2 tied	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Minnie Minoso	22
3	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Dee Fondy	18
4	Jim Gilliam	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	2.26
2	Bob Porterfield	2.50
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.56
4	Warren Spahn	2.64
5	Mike Garcia	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	23
1	Harvey Haddix	23
3	Virgil Trucks	22
4	Bob Porterfield	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	194
2	Carl Erskine	185
3	Harvey Haddix	182
4	Billy Pierce	177
5	Warren Spahn	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Ellis Kinder	24
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Frank Smith	15
5	Al Brazle	13