On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	73	32	.695	--
Yankees	73	35	.676	1.5
White Sox	70	39	.642	5.0
Tigers	47	59	.443	26.5
Senators	44	59	.427	28.0
Red Sox	42	61	.408	30.0
Athletics	37	68	.352	36.0
Orioles	37	70	.346	37.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 1

White Sox 10, Senators 5

Indians 7, Athletics 3

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	39	.639	--
Dodgers	65	43	.602	4.0
Braves	58	47	.552	9.5
Phillies	51	52	.495	15.5
Cardinals	51	55	.481	17.0
Redlegs	51	57	.472	18.0
Cubs	44	62	.415	24.0
Pirates	37	71	.343	32.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Redlegs 1

Braves 6, Giants 5

Phillies 7, Cubs 4

Pirates 7, Cardinals 3

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Preston Ward	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Dark	2
2	Ray Katt	1
2	Gil McDougald	1
2	Bob Nieman	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Preston Ward	6
2	Gil McDougald	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Eddie Mathews	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Solly Hemus	1
1	Dave Pope	1
1	Rip Repulski	1
1	Al Rosen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willard Nixon	0.50
2	Virgil Trucks	0.46
3	Mike Garcia	0.45
4	Gordon Jones	0.43
5	Dick Littlefield	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Johnny Hetki	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Littlefield	7
2	Virgil Trucks	6
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	Willard Nixon	5
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Jolly	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.355
2	Stan Musial	.346
3	Irv Noren	.341
4	Don Mueller	.339
5	Red Schoendienst	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Hank Sauer	32
3	Stan Musial	30
4	Gil Hodges	29
4	Ted Kluszewski	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	103
2	Duke Snider	92
3	Gil Hodges	91
4	Minnie Minoso	86
5	3 tied	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	23
2	Dee Fondy	17
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Johnny Temple	15
5	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.32
2	Ned Garver	2.39
3	Bob Porterfield	2.42
4	Mike Garcia	2.49
5	Virgil Trucks	2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	132
2	Robin Roberts	130
3	Bob Turley	122
4	Virgil Trucks	117
5	Carl Erskine	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	23
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	.448
2	Nellie Fox	.426
3	Jackie Robinson	.419
4	Andy Pafko	.415
5	Ed Fitz Gerald	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Joe Adcock	6
2	Dusty Rhodes	6
2	Ted Williams	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	17
2	Eddie Mathews	16
2	Stan Musial	16
2	Roy Sievers	16
2	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Solly Hemus	2
2	Jackie Jensen	2
2	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
2	Morrie Martin	0.67
3	Jake Thies	0.71
4	Dave Cole	1.13
5	Johnny Klippstein	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Grim	4
1	Bob Lemon	4
3	Gene Conley	3
3	Brooks Lawrence	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	25
2	Robin Roberts	22
3	Harvey Haddix	20
4	Carl Erskine	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Dave Jolly	3
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	Harvey Haddix	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.381
2	Stan Musial	.379
3	Monte Irvin	.371
4	Minnie Minoso	.364
5	Nellie Fox	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	14
2	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Larry Doby	9
3	Gil Hodges	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Jackie Jensen	29
3	Eddie Mathews	28
4	Gus Bell	26
5	Gil Hodges	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Bill Bruton	6
3	Jackie Jensen	4
3	Wally Moon	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.37
2	Bob Buhl	1.74
3	Bob Grim	1.77
4	Harry Byrd	1.80
4	Jim Davis	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	7
2	Bob Grim	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	39
2	Robin Roberts	37
3	Harvey Haddix	36
4	Jack Harshman	35
5	Virgil Trucks	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Frank Smith	5
4	Jim Hughes	4
4	Ray Narleski	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.367
2	Stan Musial	.360
3	Don Mueller	.348
4	Red Schoendienst	.336
5	Jackie Robinson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	49
2	Stan Musial	46
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Hank Sauer	38
5	Ted Kluszewski	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	149
1	Duke Snider	149
3	Al Rosen	133
4	Gil Hodges	121
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Jackie Jensen	23
2	Minnie Minoso	23
4	Dee Fondy	21
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.46
2	Bob Keegan	2.46
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.54
4	Sandy Consuegra	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	198
2	Harvey Haddix	196
3	Bob Turley	183
4	Carl Erskine	178
5	Warren Spahn	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	29
2	Ellis Kinder	24
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Marv Grissom	13