On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	67	29	.698	--
Yankees	66	33	.667	2.5
White Sox	62	38	.620	7.0
Senators	41	52	.441	24.5
Tigers	42	54	.438	25.0
Red Sox	38	57	.400	28.5
Athletics	35	60	.368	31.5
Orioles	35	63	.357	33.0

Games

Orioles 2, Senators 1

Yankees 7, White Sox 5

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 10, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	36	.636	--
Dodgers	61	38	.616	2.0
Braves	52	45	.536	10.0
Phillies	47	48	.495	14.0
Redlegs	49	51	.490	14.5
Cardinals	47	49	.490	14.5
Cubs	40	56	.417	21.5
Pirates	31	67	.316	31.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1

Giants 10, Cardinals 0

Phillies 3, Redlegs 2

Braves 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Al Dark	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	3
2	Bud Souchock	2
3	Roy Campanella	1
3	Willie Jones	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bud Souchock	6
2	Dusty Rhodes	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Ray Katt	3
3	Mickey Mantle	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Dusty Rhodes	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Porterfield	1.00
2	Russ Meyer	0.88
3	Joe Coleman	0.67
4	Al Aber	0.58
4	Early Wynn	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Aber	7
1	Russ Meyer	7
1	Early Wynn	7
4	Bob Porterfield	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.362
2	Wally Moon	.340
3	Don Mueller	.338
4	Stan Musial	.335
5	Red Schoendienst	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Hank Sauer	29
3	Ted Kluszewski	28
3	Stan Musial	28
5	Gil Hodges	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	90
2	Gil Hodges	87
3	Duke Snider	84
4	Willie Mays	81
5	Ray Jablonski	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	20
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Johnny Temple	15
4	Jackie Jensen	14
4	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.16
2	Mike Garcia	2.35
3	Bob Porterfield	2.38
4	Virgil Trucks	2.47
5	Ned Garver	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	15
1	Robin Roberts	15
3	Harvey Haddix	14
3	Virgil Trucks	14
3	Early Wynn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	120
2	Robin Roberts	117
3	Bob Turley	113
4	Virgil Trucks	105
5	Carl Erskine	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	19
2	Jim Hughes	18
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.417
2	Whitey Lockman	.412
3	Smoky Burgess	.409
4	Monte Irvin	.407
5	Irv Noren	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
2	Hank Sauer	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	16
1	Al Rosen	16
3	Gus Bell	15
3	Red Schoendienst	15
5	Duke Snider	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.64
2	Ralph Beard	0.95
3	Bob Buhl	1.00
3	Dave Jolly	1.00
5	Bob Porterfield	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
1	Early Wynn	4
4	Jim Davis	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	22
2	Carl Erskine	19
2	Warren Hacker	19
2	Harvey Haddix	19
2	Curt Simmons	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Bill Tremel	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.427
2	Irv Noren	.419
3	Pee Wee Reese	.400
4	Monte Irvin	.386
5	Eddie Yost	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
1	Willie Mays	12
3	Larry Doby	10
4	Ted Williams	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	30
2	Mickey Mantle	29
3	Eddie Mathews	28
4	Jim Greengrass	26
4	3 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.26
2	Bob Grim	1.39
3	Bob Feller	1.50
4	Virgil Trucks	1.62
5	Bob Buhl	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Robin Roberts	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	33
1	Virgil Trucks	33
3	Robin Roberts	32
4	Johnny Antonelli	30
4	Carl Erskine	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	6
1	Frank Smith	6
3	Jim Hughes	5
4	Ellis Kinder	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.366
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Don Mueller	.349
4	Al Rosen	.343
5	Red Schoendienst	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	49
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	Willie Mays	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Stan Musial	140
3	Al Rosen	137
4	Ray Jablonski	125
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	20
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.26
2	Sandy Consuegra	2.48
3	Bob Keegan	2.49
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.58
5	Mike Garcia	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	23
2	Carl Erskine	22
3	Bob Porterfield	21
3	Robin Roberts	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	199
2	Harvey Haddix	193
3	Carl Erskine	180
4	Bob Turley	174
5	2 tied	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Al Brazle	13