On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	64	28	.696	--
Yankees	64	31	.674	1.5
White Sox	59	36	.621	6.5
Tigers	40	51	.440	23.5
Senators	39	50	.438	23.5
Red Sox	37	53	.411	26.0
Orioles	33	60	.355	31.5
Athletics	31	58	.348	31.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 1

Indians 8, Yankees 2

Orioles 7, Athletics 5

Senators 8, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	32	.660	--
Dodgers	56	38	.596	6.0
Braves	48	45	.516	13.5
Phillies	45	45	.500	15.0
Cardinals	46	46	.500	15.0
Redlegs	47	48	.495	15.5
Cubs	37	54	.407	23.5
Pirates	30	63	.323	31.5

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Pirates 7, Redlegs 4

Braves 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Schell	5
2	Frank Baumholtz	4
2	Dee Fondy	4
2	Irv Noren	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Joe Cunningham	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Smith	5
2	Danny Schell	4
3	Joe Cunningham	3
3	Dee Fondy	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Hacker	1.00
2	Alex Kellner	0.45
3	Eddie Lopat	0.44
3	Howie Pollet	0.44
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Dick Littlefield	1
1	Duane Pillette	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Hacker	7
2	Joe Nuxhall	6
3	Alex Kellner	5
3	Russ Kemmerer	5
3	Robin Roberts	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.366
2	Don Mueller	.345
3	Stan Musial	.338
4	Red Schoendienst	.336
5	Wally Moon	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	33
2	Hank Sauer	28
3	Stan Musial	27
4	Gil Hodges	26
4	Ted Kluszewski	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	87
2	Gil Hodges	82
3	Ray Jablonski	80
3	Duke Snider	80
5	Gus Bell	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Jim Rivera	14
3	Johnny Temple	14
5	Jackie Jensen	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.21
2	Ned Garver	2.26
3	Mike Garcia	2.27
4	Bob Porterfield	2.44
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	14
1	Harvey Haddix	14
1	Robin Roberts	14
4	Virgil Trucks	13
4	Early Wynn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	113
2	Harvey Haddix	112
3	Bob Turley	108
4	Virgil Trucks	101
5	2 tied	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	18
2	Jim Hughes	16
3	Frank Smith	15
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.456
2	Smoky Burgess	.413
3	Stan Musial	.390
4	Pee Wee Reese	.371
5	2 tied	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Gus Bell	5
3	Granny Hamner	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	21
2	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Carl Furillo	14
3	Jim Greengrass	14
3	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	6
2	Wally Moon	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
4	Gene Baker	3
4	Johnny Temple	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Byrd	0.47
2	Dave Jolly	0.54
3	Ralph Beard	0.56
4	Dick Marlowe	0.75
5	Bob Buhl	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
2	Jim Davis	3
2	Duane Pillette	3
2	Robin Roberts	3
2	Early Wynn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Hacker	20
1	Robin Roberts	20
3	Johnny Antonelli	19
3	Frank Sullivan	19
5	Virgil Trucks	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Bill Tremel	3
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.414
2	Pee Wee Reese	.410
3	Monte Irvin	.388
4	Mickey Mantle	.372
5	Carl Furillo	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
1	Willie Mays	12
3	Larry Doby	10
3	Ted Kluszewski	10
5	Ted Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	34
2	Gus Bell	32
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Jim Greengrass	26
4	3 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Bill Bruton	5
2	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Wally Moon	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.30
2	Don Liddle	1.46
3	Bob Feller	1.50
4	Bob Buhl	1.65
5	Duane Pillette	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	35
2	Gene Conley	30
2	Carl Erskine	30
4	Johnny Antonelli	29
4	2 others tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.366
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Don Mueller	.350
4	Red Schoendienst	.342
5	Al Rosen	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	47
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	38
5	Al Rosen	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	143
2	Stan Musial	140
3	Al Rosen	138
4	Ray Jablonski	128
5	Del Ennis	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	21
5	Jim Rivera	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.32
2	Bob Keegan	2.36
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.45
4	Warren Spahn	2.54
5	Mike Garcia	2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	198
2	Harvey Haddix	185
3	Carl Erskine	184
4	Billy Pierce	176
5	Bob Turley	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Frank Smith	16
5	Al Brazle	13