On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	60	28	.682	--
Yankees	60	29	.674	0.5
White Sox	57	33	.633	4.0
Tigers	37	48	.435	21.5
Senators	35	49	.417	23.0
Red Sox	35	50	.412	23.5
Orioles	32	55	.368	27.5
Athletics	30	54	.357	28.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 0

Orioles 4, Red Sox 1

Yankees 6, Tigers 0

Tigers 8, Yankees 6

White Sox 10, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 8, Indians 3

Indians 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	29	.674	--
Dodgers	54	35	.607	6.0
Phillies	43	41	.512	14.5
Redlegs	46	44	.511	14.5
Braves	45	44	.506	15.0
Cardinals	41	46	.471	18.0
Cubs	33	52	.388	25.0
Pirates	29	60	.326	31.0

Games

Dodgers 12, Cubs 6

Redlegs 14, Giants 4

Giants 3, Redlegs 1

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Pirates 7, Braves 5

Phillies 11, Cardinals 10

Phillies 0, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Whitey Lockman	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Bill Tuttle	5
5	11 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Matt Batts	1
1	Wayne Belardi	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Matt Batts	4
1	Walker Cooper	4
1	Carl Furillo	4
1	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Carey	1
1	Alex Grammas	1
1	Billy Hunter	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Grim	0.67
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.67
3	Don Johnson	0.62
3	Bob Lemon	0.62
5	Bill Henry	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	5
1	Don Johnson	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Bob Turley	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Curt Simmons	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.359
2	Don Mueller	.356
3	Bobby Avila	.344
4	Gus Bell	.341
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	33
2	Stan Musial	27
2	Hank Sauer	27
4	Gil Hodges	25
5	Ted Kluszewski	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	84
2	Gus Bell	77
2	Gil Hodges	77
4	Ray Jablonski	76
4	Willie Mays	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	14
3	Minnie Minoso	12
3	Jim Rivera	12
3	Johnny Temple	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.21
2	Ned Garver	2.21
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.34
4	Curt Simmons	2.42
5	Bob Porterfield	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	13
1	Harvey Haddix	13
3	Sandy Consuegra	12
3	Mike Garcia	12
3	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	108
2	Harvey Haddix	105
3	Robin Roberts	103
4	Virgil Trucks	92
5	Warren Spahn	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	18
2	Jim Hughes	15
2	Frank Smith	15
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.500
2	Monte Irvin	.453
3	Pee Wee Reese	.432
4	Cal Abrams	.388
5	Earl Torgeson	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Monte Irvin	6
2	Irv Noren	6
4	Del Crandall	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	24
2	Willie Mays	18
3	Carl Furillo	17
3	Jackie Jensen	17
3	Irv Noren	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
2	Bob Feller	0.50
3	Bob Grim	0.53
4	Whitey Ford	0.90
5	Curt Simmons	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	2
1	Johnny Antonelli	2
1	Tom Brewer	2
1	Harry Byrd	2
1	31 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Loes	23
2	Frank Sullivan	17
3	Johnny Antonelli	16
3	Gene Conley	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Frank Smith	4
3	Bob Buhl	2
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.462
2	Willie Mays	.385
3	Pee Wee Reese	.366
4	Red Schoendienst	.362
5	Mickey Mantle	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Gil Hodges	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Jim Greengrass	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	33
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Jim Greengrass	29
3	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Hank Aaron	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Dee Fondy	6
3	Don Hoak	5
3	Minnie Minoso	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.00
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.41
3	Dave Jolly	1.72
4	Ray Narleski	1.75
5	Don Liddle	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Consuegra	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Tom Brewer	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	33
2	Virgil Trucks	31
3	Joe Coleman	30
3	Robin Roberts	30
5	2 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.360
2	Don Mueller	.357
3	Stan Musial	.354
4	Red Schoendienst	.341
5	Al Rosen	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	47
1	Duke Snider	47
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	Gil Hodges	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	145
2	Stan Musial	142
3	Al Rosen	137
4	Ray Jablonski	128
5	Gil Hodges	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Dee Fondy	19
5	Jim Rivera	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	2.26
2	Bob Porterfield	2.35
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.40
4	Warren Spahn	2.68
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	194
2	Carl Erskine	184
3	Harvey Haddix	183
4	Billy Pierce	179
5	Bob Turley	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	24
1	Johnny Sain	24
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Frank Smith	16
5	Al Brazle	13