On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	72	31	.699	--
Yankees	71	35	.670	2.5
White Sox	68	39	.636	6.0
Tigers	47	57	.452	25.5
Senators	43	58	.426	28.0
Red Sox	41	60	.406	30.0
Athletics	37	67	.356	35.5
Orioles	37	69	.349	36.5

Games

Athletics 6, Orioles 4

White Sox 6, Red Sox 5

Indians 5, Yankees 2

Tigers 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	37	.651	--
Dodgers	64	42	.604	5.0
Braves	57	47	.548	11.0
Phillies	50	52	.490	17.0
Cardinals	50	53	.485	17.5
Redlegs	51	56	.477	18.5
Cubs	43	61	.413	25.0
Pirates	35	71	.330	34.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 7

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Phillies 2, Braves 1

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	4
2	Frank Baumholtz	3
2	Ray Boone	3
2	Sam Dente	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Wayne Belardi	1
1	Don Bollweg	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Ray Boone	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Toby Atwell	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Al Rosen	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.50
2	Bob Lemon	0.62
3	Billy Pierce	0.60
4	Duane Pillette	0.43
4	Jake Thies	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	9
2	Billy Pierce	6
2	Duane Pillette	6
4	Bob Lemon	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Bishop	1
1	Mike Garcia	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.353
2	Irv Noren	.344
3	Don Mueller	.343
4	Stan Musial	.341
5	Wally Moon	.336

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	Stan Musial	94
2	Gil Hodges	91
3	Duke Snider	88
4	Minnie Minoso	85
5	2 tied	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	2.39
3	Virgil Trucks	2.41
4	Mike Garcia	2.46
5	Bob Porterfield	2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	132
2	Robin Roberts	130
3	Bob Turley	122
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	Frank Thomas	.443
2	Andy Pafko	.429
3	Harvey Kuenn	.426
4	Ted Williams	.423
5	Jackie Robinson	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Thompson	17
1	Ted Williams	17
3	Eddie Mathews	16
3	Vic Wertz	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.69
2	Ernie Johnson	0.93
3	Dave Cole	1.13
4	Early Wynn	1.33
5	Johnny Klippstein	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	5
2	Robin Roberts	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Carl Erskine	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	29
2	Robin Roberts	27
3	Jack Harshman	25
4	Harvey Haddix	22
5	Virgil Trucks	19

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	Ted Williams	.385
3	Monte Irvin	.380
4	Pee Wee Reese	.369
5	Stan Musial	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Eddie Mathews	12
3	Willie Mays	11
4	Gil Hodges	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	33
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Gus Bell	28
5	Joe Adcock	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	Whitey Ford	1.17
2	Virgil Trucks	1.26
3	Ray Narleski	1.27
4	Steve Gromek	1.44
5	Dave Jolly	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	39
2	Robin Roberts	37
3	Harvey Haddix	36
4	Jack Harshman	35
4	Billy Loes	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Jim Hughes	5
2	Ellis Kinder	5
2	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	.348
4	Red Schoendienst	.333
5	Jackie Robinson	.333

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	142
3	Al Rosen	133
4	Gil Hodges	123
5	Yogi Berra	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Jackie Jensen	23
2	Minnie Minoso	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	Mike Garcia	2.71
5	Sandy Consuegra	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Harvey Haddix	22
1	Virgil Trucks	22
4	Robin Roberts	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	205
2	Harvey Haddix	196
3	Bob Turley	183
4	Carl Erskine	182
5	Warren Spahn	164

Saves

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