On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	71	31	.696	--
Yankees	71	34	.676	1.5
White Sox	67	39	.632	6.0
Tigers	46	57	.447	25.5
Senators	43	57	.430	27.0
Red Sox	41	59	.410	29.0
Orioles	37	68	.352	35.5
Athletics	36	67	.350	35.5

Games

Athletics 6, Orioles 2

White Sox 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 2, Indians 1

Tigers 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	68	37	.648	--
Dodgers	63	42	.600	5.0
Braves	57	46	.553	10.0
Cardinals	50	52	.490	16.5
Phillies	49	52	.485	17.0
Redlegs	51	55	.481	17.5
Cubs	43	60	.417	24.0
Pirates	34	71	.324	34.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Giants 7, Cubs 1

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Redlegs 7, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Don Bollweg	3
1	Al Dark	3
1	Jim Greengrass	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	Danny Schell	1
1	Hank Thompson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Thompson	3
2	Gus Bell	2
2	Yogi Berra	2
2	Ray Boone	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	1.29
2	Don Mossi	1.00
3	Jack Harshman	0.88
4	Billy Hoeft	0.83
5	Ruben Gomez	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	9
1	Joe Nuxhall	9
3	Ruben Gomez	7
3	Jack Harshman	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.354
2	Irv Noren	.348
3	Don Mueller	.344
4	Wally Moon	.339
5	Stan Musial	.335

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	Minnie Minoso	85
5	Ray Jablonski	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	23
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Johnny Temple	15
5	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	Bob Turley	122
3	Robin Roberts	121
4	Carl Erskine	113
5	Virgil Trucks	111

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	.467
2	Frank Thomas	.456
3	Harvey Kuenn	.437
4	Bob Borkowski	.400
4	Ted Williams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	8
2	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	Ted Williams	6
5	7 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	16
1	Hank Thompson	16
3	Joe Adcock	15
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Johnny Temple	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.64
2	Ernie Johnson	1.04
3	Dave Cole	1.13
4	Whitey Ford	1.32
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	29
2	Jack Harshman	25
3	Harvey Haddix	23
4	Virgil Trucks	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harvey Haddix	3
1	Jim Hughes	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
4	Fritz Dorish	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.413
2	Monte Irvin	.387
3	Irv Noren	.381
4	Ted Williams	.381
5	Wally Moon	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	34
2	Gus Bell	29
2	Ted Williams	29
4	Eddie Mathews	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	7
2	Bill Bruton	6
3	Johnny Temple	5
4	Jackie Jensen	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.06
2	Whitey Ford	1.17
3	Virgil Trucks	1.26
4	Steve Gromek	1.60
5	Bob Grim	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	42
2	Jack Harshman	35
2	Billy Loes	35
4	Virgil Trucks	34
5	2 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.368
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Don Mueller	.349
4	Al Rosen	.334
5	Red Schoendienst	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	Hank Sauer	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	145
2	Stan Musial	140
3	Al Rosen	133
4	Gil Hodges	123
5	Yogi Berra	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Jackie Jensen	23
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	2.73
5	Mike Garcia	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Harvey Haddix	22
1	Virgil Trucks	22
4	Bob Porterfield	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	196
2	Harvey Haddix	192
3	Bob Turley	183
4	Carl Erskine	182
5	2 tied	164

Saves

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