On This Day

Friday, July 16, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	58	27	.682	--
Yankees	58	28	.674	0.5
White Sox	55	32	.632	4.0
Tigers	36	46	.439	20.5
Senators	33	48	.407	23.0
Red Sox	33	49	.402	23.5
Athletics	30	51	.370	26.0
Orioles	31	53	.369	26.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 0

Yankees 3, Orioles 2

Indians 9, Athletics 3

White Sox 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	28	.674	--
Dodgers	52	35	.598	6.5
Redlegs	45	42	.517	13.5
Braves	44	42	.512	14.0
Phillies	40	41	.494	15.5
Cardinals	41	43	.488	16.0
Cubs	32	50	.390	24.0
Pirates	27	58	.318	30.5

Games

Redlegs 7, Phillies 6

Redlegs 9, Phillies 4

Braves 6, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Schell	5
2	Gus Bell	4
2	Jim Greengrass	4
2	Chuck Harmon	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Willie Mays	1
2	Bobby Morgan	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	8
2	Sam Dente	3
3	Ed Bailey	2
3	Del Crandall	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Alex Grammas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Conley	1.50
2	Frank Sullivan	1.20
3	Virgil Trucks	0.60
4	Bob Rush	0.50
5	Arnie Portocarrero	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	9
2	Frank Sullivan	6
3	Arnie Portocarrero	5
3	Bob Rush	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.359
2	Don Mueller	.353
3	Gus Bell	.341
4	Bobby Avila	.341
5	Stan Musial	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Stan Musial	27
3	Gil Hodges	25
3	Hank Sauer	25
5	Ted Kluszewski	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	83
2	Gil Hodges	76
3	Gus Bell	74
3	Ray Jablonski	74
3	2 others tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	14
3	Johnny Temple	12
4	Jackie Jensen	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.12
2	Mike Garcia	2.21
3	Ned Garver	2.21
4	Curt Simmons	2.44
5	Gene Conley	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	13
1	Harvey Haddix	13
3	Mike Garcia	12
3	Bob Keegan	12
3	Virgil Trucks	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	104
2	Bob Turley	103
3	Robin Roberts	101
4	Virgil Trucks	92
5	Carl Erskine	84

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	Irv Noren	.491
2	Pee Wee Reese	.471
3	Walt Moryn	.412
4	Smoky Burgess	.410
5	Ted Williams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Del Crandall	5
3	Al Dark	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	21
2	Willie Mays	19
3	Jim Greengrass	16
4	Hank Aaron	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	6
2	Minnie Minoso	3
3	Bill Bruton	2
3	Jim Busby	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
1	Bill Tremel	0.00
3	Bob Grim	0.60
4	Willard Nixon	1.08
5	Gerry Staley	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Bob Wiesler	3
1	Early Wynn	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	23
1	Billy Loes	23
3	Virgil Trucks	20
4	Joe Coleman	18
4	Alex Kellner	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Frank Smith	3
3	Bob Buhl	2
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.440
2	Gil McDougald	.371
3	Willie Mays	.365
4	Pee Wee Reese	.363
5	Ted Williams	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Gil Hodges	10
2	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Jim Greengrass	8
4	Rip Repulski	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Dee Fondy	6
3	Don Hoak	5
4	Jim Busby	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.33
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.55
3	Johnny Antonelli	1.62
4	Ray Narleski	1.75
5	Jim Davis	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Sandy Consuegra	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
4	Carl Erskine	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	35
2	Carl Erskine	34
3	Gene Conley	33
4	Virgil Trucks	31
5	Joe Coleman	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.359
2	Don Mueller	.356
3	Stan Musial	.355
4	Al Rosen	.339
5	Red Schoendienst	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	47
1	Duke Snider	47
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	141
3	Al Rosen	135
4	Gil Hodges	134
5	2 tied	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Minnie Minoso	22
3	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Dee Fondy	19
5	Jim Gilliam	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	2.26
2	Bob Porterfield	2.50
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.57
4	Warren Spahn	2.64
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	196
2	Carl Erskine	188
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