On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	71	30	.703	--
Yankees	70	34	.673	2.5
White Sox	66	39	.629	7.0
Tigers	45	56	.446	26.0
Senators	42	56	.429	27.5
Red Sox	41	58	.414	29.0
Orioles	36	67	.350	36.0
Athletics	35	66	.347	36.0

Games

Yankees 8, Orioles 6

Yankees 2, Orioles 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

White Sox 12, Athletics 1

Indians 3, Senators 1

Indians 5, Senators 4

Red Sox 10, Tigers 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	37	.644	--
Dodgers	61	42	.592	5.5
Braves	56	45	.554	9.5
Cardinals	50	51	.495	15.5
Phillies	49	51	.490	16.0
Redlegs	50	55	.476	17.5
Cubs	43	59	.422	23.0
Pirates	34	70	.327	33.0

Games

Braves 14, Dodgers 6

Giants 9, Redlegs 4

Giants 5, Redlegs 0

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Cubs 12, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	5
1	Al Dark	5
3	Bobby Avila	4
3	Frank Baumholtz	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Del Crandall	4
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	Eddie Mathews	4
2	Ted Williams	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.00
2	Early Wynn	0.90
3	Dick Littlefield	0.88
4	Jim Davis	0.55
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Dave Cole	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	9
2	Dick Littlefield	7
3	Jim Davis	6
3	Virgil Trucks	6
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.357
2	Irv Noren	.350
3	Don Mueller	.343
4	Wally Moon	.339
5	Stan Musial	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Hank Sauer	32
3	Gil Hodges	29
3	Ted Kluszewski	29
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	91
1	Stan Musial	91
3	Duke Snider	88
4	Ray Jablonski	83
4	Minnie Minoso	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	22
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Johnny Temple	15
4	Jackie Jensen	14
4	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.22
2	Ned Garver	2.41
3	Virgil Trucks	2.41
4	Mike Garcia	2.49
5	Bob Porterfield	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	16
2	Harvey Haddix	15
2	Robin Roberts	15
2	Virgil Trucks	15
2	Early Wynn	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	128
2	Robin Roberts	121
3	Bob Turley	114
4	Virgil Trucks	111
5	Carl Erskine	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	21
2	Jim Hughes	18
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	Ellis Kinder	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Andy Pafko	.436
2	Frank Thomas	.429
3	Minnie Minoso	.418
4	Wally Moon	.406
5	Bill Bruton	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
2	Larry Doby	7
2	Jackie Jensen	7
2	Eddie Mathews	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Eddie Mathews	18
4	Larry Doby	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	Johnny Temple	3
2	Frank Thomas	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.63
2	Ernie Johnson	1.04
3	Steve Gromek	1.33
4	Virgil Trucks	1.38
5	Whitey Ford	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
1	Early Wynn	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	23
1	Jack Harshman	23
3	Early Wynn	21
4	Carl Erskine	20
4	Robin Roberts	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Jim Hughes	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
1	Frank Smith	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.396
2	Irv Noren	.395
3	Pee Wee Reese	.392
4	Smoky Burgess	.391
5	Wally Moon	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	14
2	Willie Mays	12
2	Ted Williams	12
4	Larry Doby	11
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	35
2	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Gil Hodges	29
5	Frank Thomas	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.13
2	Virgil Trucks	1.55
3	Steve Gromek	1.60
4	Bob Grim	1.66
5	Dave Jolly	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	7
2	Brooks Lawrence	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Gene Conley	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	39
2	Jack Harshman	34
3	Gene Conley	33
3	Carl Erskine	33
3	Early Wynn	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Frank Smith	6
4	Jim Hughes	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.367
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Don Mueller	.349
4	Al Rosen	.338
5	Red Schoendienst	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	Hank Sauer	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Stan Musial	141
3	Al Rosen	139
4	Gil Hodges	123
4	Ray Jablonski	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	32
2	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	20
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.42
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.46
3	Bob Keegan	2.48
4	Curt Simmons	2.67
5	Warren Spahn	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	23
2	Virgil Trucks	22
3	Carl Erskine	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	196
1	Robin Roberts	196
3	Bob Turley	175
4	Carl Erskine	173
5	Warren Spahn	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	27
2	Ellis Kinder	24
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	2 tied	13