On This Day

Thursday, July 1, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 22 .686 --
White Sox 46 26 .639 3.0
Yankees 46 27 .630 3.5
Tigers 31 37 .456 16.0
Senators 29 40 .420 18.5
Athletics 28 41 .406 19.5
Orioles 27 44 .380 21.5
Red Sox 25 43 .368 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 23 .676 --
Dodgers 44 27 .620 4.0
Phillies 37 30 .552 9.0
Braves 34 35 .493 13.0
Cardinals 34 36 .486 13.5
Redlegs 34 36 .486 13.5
Cubs 24 43 .358 22.0
Pirates 23 48 .324 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil Hodges 3
1 Gil McDougald 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Karl Olson 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cunningham 2
1 Stan Musial 2
3 Hank Bauer 1
3 Roy Campanella 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cunningham 4
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Stan Musial 3
2 Ted Williams 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ruben Gomez 0.50
2 Allie Reynolds 0.40
3 Warren Spahn 0.27
4 Harvey Haddix 0.25
5 Frank Sullivan 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 4
1 Allie Reynolds 4
3 Sid Hudson 3
3 Warren Spahn 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .370
2 Bobby Avila .362
3 Don Mueller .360
4 Granny Hamner .350
5 Gus Bell .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 26
2 Willie Mays 24
3 Hank Sauer 23
4 Gil Hodges 20
4 Ted Kluszewski 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 76
2 Ray Jablonski 63
2 Duke Snider 63
4 Gil Hodges 62
4 Minnie Minoso 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 16
2 Jackie Jensen 11
3 Jim Rivera 10
3 Johnny Temple 10
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 1.95
2 Mike Garcia 2.19
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.21
4 Robin Roberts 2.34
5 Bob Porterfield 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 12
2 Johnny Antonelli 11
2 Bob Keegan 11
2 Robin Roberts 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 98
2 Harvey Haddix 96
3 Robin Roberts 89
4 Warren Spahn 75
5 Virgil Trucks 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hughes 13
1 Johnny Sain 13
3 Frank Smith 11
4 Marv Grissom 9
5 Ellis Kinder 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .439
2 Gil McDougald .422
3 Red Schoendienst .413
4 Rip Repulski .397
5 Willie Mays .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Rip Repulski 7
3 Jackie Robinson 6
4 Stan Musial 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 20
2 Rip Repulski 15
2 Duke Snider 15
4 Ted Kluszewski 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Don Hoak 3
3 Spook Jacobs 3
3 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 0.63
2 Sandy Consuegra 0.77
3 Tom Brewer 1.04
4 Dean Stone 1.20
5 Robin Roberts 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Sandy Consuegra 3
2 Arnie Portocarrero 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 23
2 Harvey Haddix 17
3 Don Newcombe 16
3 Arnie Portocarrero 16
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 4
2 Jim Hughes 3
2 Frank Smith 3
4 Camilo Pascual 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Diering .405
2 Duke Snider .391
3 Gus Bell .377
4 Red Schoendienst .371
5 Don Mueller .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 12
2 Willie Mays 10
3 Duke Snider 9
4 Rip Repulski 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 34
2 Mickey Mantle 30
3 Larry Doby 26
3 Gil Hodges 26
5 Stan Musial 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Harry Agganis 5
2 Jackie Jensen 5
4 Jim Busby 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 1.15
2 Marv Grissom 1.20
3 Mike Garcia 1.20
4 Jim Wilson 1.23
5 Don Liddle 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Grissom 6
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Sandy Consuegra 5
2 Mike Garcia 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 34
1 Allie Reynolds 34
3 Carl Erskine 33
3 Early Wynn 33
5 Joe Coleman 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 5
1 Jim Hughes 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .360
2 Stan Musial .359
3 Don Mueller .358
4 Al Rosen .344
5 Red Schoendienst .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 47
1 Duke Snider 47
3 Al Rosen 40
4 Eddie Mathews 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 146
2 Stan Musial 141
3 Duke Snider 136
4 Del Ennis 132
4 Gil Hodges 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 28
2 Jackie Jensen 22
3 Minnie Minoso 21
4 Jim Rivera 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 2.09
2 Warren Spahn 2.32
3 Eddie Lopat 2.46
4 Bob Porterfield 2.48
5 Ned Garver 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 23
1 Virgil Trucks 23
3 Harvey Haddix 22
3 Bob Porterfield 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 204
2 Carl Erskine 194
3 Harvey Haddix 180
4 Billy Pierce 178
5 Warren Spahn 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 23
2 Johnny Sain 20
3 Jim Hughes 17
4 Al Brazle 13
5 Frank Smith 12