On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	65	28	.699	--
Yankees	64	32	.667	2.5
White Sox	59	37	.615	7.5
Senators	40	50	.444	23.5
Tigers	40	52	.435	24.5
Red Sox	38	53	.418	26.0
Athletics	32	58	.356	31.5
Orioles	33	61	.351	32.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Athletics 6, Orioles 5

Senators 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	33	.653	--
Dodgers	57	38	.600	5.0
Braves	49	45	.521	12.5
Redlegs	48	48	.500	14.5
Cardinals	46	47	.495	15.0
Phillies	45	46	.495	15.0
Cubs	38	54	.413	22.5
Pirates	30	64	.319	31.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 0

Redlegs 5, Pirates 3

Braves 5, Giants 4

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Spook Jacobs	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	Eddie Waitkus	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Moon	4
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Solly Hemus	1
1	Royce Lint	1
1	Danny O'Connell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Stone	0.70
2	Dave Cole	0.55
2	Warren Spahn	0.55
4	Billy Hoeft	0.50
4	Leo Kiely	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Cole	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Johnny Gray	1
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Stone	7
2	Dave Cole	6
2	Billy Hoeft	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Moe Burtschy	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Frank Smith	1
1	Ben Wade	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.367
2	Don Mueller	.346
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Red Schoendienst	.334
5	Gus Bell	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Hank Sauer	28
3	Ted Kluszewski	27
3	Stan Musial	27
5	Gil Hodges	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	87
2	Gil Hodges	82
2	Duke Snider	82
4	Ray Jablonski	80
5	Gus Bell	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Johnny Temple	15
4	Jim Rivera	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
2	Frank Smith	16
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.448
2	Smoky Burgess	.419
3	Stan Musial	.400
4	Ted Williams	.397
5	Minnie Minoso	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Gus Bell	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	21
2	Jackie Jensen	18
3	Ted Williams	15
4	Carl Furillo	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Byrd	0.47
2	Ralph Beard	0.56
3	Bob Buhl	0.93
4	Jack Harshman	0.96
4	Harry Perkowski	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
2	Robin Roberts	3
2	Early Wynn	3
4	Al Aber	2
4	27 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Hacker	20
2	Frank Sullivan	19
3	Virgil Trucks	18
4	Carl Erskine	16
4	Curt Simmons	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Bill Tremel	3
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.420
2	Monte Irvin	.388
3	Pee Wee Reese	.386
4	Carl Furillo	.375
4	Ted Williams	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	13
2	Willie Mays	12
3	Ted Kluszewski	11
4	Larry Doby	10
4	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	33
2	Gus Bell	32
3	Jackie Jensen	28
3	Willie Mays	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Johnny Temple	6
3	Minnie Minoso	5
4	Bill Bruton	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.26
2	Jack Harshman	1.35
3	Frank Smith	1.42
4	Bob Feller	1.50
5	Bob Buhl	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	6 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	Frank Smith	6
2	Marv Grissom	5
2	Jim Hughes	5
2	Johnny Sain	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.366
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Don Mueller	.351
4	Red Schoendienst	.341
5	Al Rosen	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	145
2	Stan Musial	140
3	Al Rosen	137
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	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.32
2	Sandy Consuegra	2.45
3	Bob Keegan	2.49
4	Warren Spahn	2.58
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	Warren Spahn	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Frank Smith	17
5	Al Brazle	13