On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	74	32	.698	--
Yankees	73	36	.670	2.5
White Sox	70	40	.636	6.0
Tigers	48	59	.449	26.5
Senators	45	59	.433	28.0
Red Sox	42	62	.404	31.0
Orioles	38	70	.352	37.0
Athletics	37	69	.349	37.0

Games

Orioles 2, Red Sox 1

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Indians 5, Athletics 1

Tigers 3, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	69	40	.633	--
Dodgers	65	44	.596	4.0
Braves	59	47	.557	8.5
Phillies	52	52	.500	14.5
Cardinals	52	55	.486	16.0
Redlegs	52	57	.477	17.0
Cubs	44	63	.411	24.0
Pirates	37	72	.339	32.0

Games

Redlegs 5, Dodgers 4

Braves 4, Giants 2

Phillies 8, Cubs 2

Cardinals 8, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	Dave Pope	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	22 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Morgan	2
2	Sandy Amoros	1
2	Wayne Belardi	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sandy Amoros	3
1	Larry Doby	3
1	Bobby Morgan	3
4	Jim Fridley	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Hall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Morgan	1.25
2	Bob Turley	1.00
3	Bob Feller	0.67
4	Sandy Consuegra	0.43
5	Johnny Gray	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	6
2	Tom Morgan	5
2	Joe Nuxhall	5
4	Bob Feller	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Chet Nichols	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.355
2	Stan Musial	.343
3	Don Mueller	.341
4	Irv Noren	.337
5	Wally Moon	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	103
2	Duke Snider	92
3	Gil Hodges	91
4	Larry Doby	86
4	Minnie Minoso	86

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	128
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	Andy Pafko	.423
2	Harvey Kuenn	.420
3	Bill Bruton	.414
3	Frank Thomas	.414
5	Jackie Robinson	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
1	Dusty Rhodes	6
1	Ted Williams	6
4	Joe Adcock	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	18
2	Eddie Mathews	17
2	Hank Thompson	17
4	Stan Musial	16
4	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	Solly Hemus	2
2	Jackie Jensen	2
2	Harvey Kuenn	2
2	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
2	Jake Thies	0.71
3	Vic Raschi	1.13
3	Chuck Stobbs	1.13
5	2 tied	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Grim	4
1	Bob Lemon	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Gene Conley	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	25
2	Harvey Haddix	20
2	Bob Turley	20
4	Carl Erskine	19
5	Early Wynn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Dave Jolly	3
3	Murry Dickson	2
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.368
2	Stan Musial	.366
3	Ted Williams	.358
4	Pee Wee Reese	.358
5	Frank Thomas	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Eddie Mathews	11
3	Larry Doby	10
4	Hank Sauer	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	30
1	Ted Williams	30
3	Jackie Jensen	29
4	Gus Bell	26
5	Larry Doby	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	Harry Byrd	1.80
4	Early Wynn	1.89
5	Bob Grim	1.91

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
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.369
2	Stan Musial	.358
3	Don Mueller	.350
4	Jackie Robinson	.337
5	Red Schoendienst	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	46
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Hank Sauer	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	149
2	Duke Snider	148
3	Al Rosen	132
4	Larry Doby	122
5	Gil Hodges	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	33
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
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	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Trucks	22
2	Carl Erskine	21
2	Harvey Haddix	21
4	Bob Lemon	20
4	4 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	198
2	Harvey Haddix	194
3	Bob Turley	189
4	Carl Erskine	175
5	Virgil Trucks	159

Saves

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