On This Day

Wednesday, July 14, 1954

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 27 .675 --
Yankees 56 28 .667 0.5
White Sox 54 31 .635 3.0
Tigers 35 44 .443 19.0
Senators 32 47 .405 22.0
Red Sox 31 48 .392 23.0
Athletics 30 49 .380 24.0
Orioles 31 51 .378 24.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 27 .679 --
Dodgers 52 32 .619 5.0
Phillies 40 37 .519 13.5
Braves 41 42 .494 15.5
Redlegs 41 42 .494 15.5
Cardinals 40 42 .488 16.0
Cubs 29 50 .367 25.5
Pirates 27 55 .329 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil Hodges 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Joe Adcock 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Hank Aaron 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Burdette 0.42
2 Russ Meyer 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hughes 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lew Burdette 5
2 Jim Hughes 2
3 Russ Meyer 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .363
2 Don Mueller .356
3 Gus Bell .344
4 Bobby Avila .341
5 Wally Moon .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Stan Musial 26
3 Gil Hodges 25
4 Hank Sauer 23
5 Ted Kluszewski 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 82
2 Gil Hodges 75
3 Ray Jablonski 73
3 Willie Mays 73
5 Duke Snider 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 18
2 Jackie Jensen 11
2 Minnie Minoso 11
2 Jim Rivera 11
2 Johnny Temple 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.11
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.12
3 Ned Garver 2.26
4 Robin Roberts 2.44
5 Curt Simmons 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 13
1 Harvey Haddix 13
3 Bob Keegan 12
3 Virgil Trucks 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 103
2 Harvey Haddix 101
3 Robin Roberts 99
4 Virgil Trucks 89
5 Warren Spahn 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 17
2 Jim Hughes 15
3 Frank Smith 14
4 Marv Grissom 11
5 Ellis Kinder 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Irv Noren .435
2 Cal Abrams .429
2 Ted Williams .429
2 Eddie Yost .429
5 Wally Moon .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Del Crandall 5
2 Joe Cunningham 5
2 Al Dark 5
2 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 18
1 Willie Mays 18
3 Al Dark 17
4 Jim Greengrass 15
4 Randy Jackson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
3 Dee Fondy 2
3 Don Hoak 2
3 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.00
2 Mike Garcia 0.49
3 Willard Nixon 1.00
4 Steve Gromek 1.08
5 Gerry Staley 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Tom Brewer 2
2 Gene Conley 2
2 Karl Drews 2
2 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 18
2 Virgil Trucks 17
3 Johnny Antonelli 15
4 Joe Coleman 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Marv Grissom 3
2 Frank Smith 3
4 Bob Buhl 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Irv Noren .402
2 Gil McDougald .398
3 Willie Mays .370
4 Mickey Mantle .368
5 Joe Collins .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Gil Hodges 10
3 Rip Repulski 9
4 Eddie Mathews 8
4 Bill Wilson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 30
2 Willie Mays 29
3 Duke Snider 28
4 Hank Aaron 27
5 Jim Greengrass 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 6
2 Don Hoak 5
3 Spook Jacobs 4
3 Jackie Jensen 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.33
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.45
3 Mike Garcia 1.60
4 Johnny Antonelli 1.62
5 Steve Gromek 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Sandy Consuegra 4
3 Carl Erskine 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 33
2 Carl Erskine 31
3 Joe Coleman 29
3 Gene Conley 29
5 Virgil Trucks 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
1 Frank Smith 6
4 Jim Hughes 5
5 2 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .361
2 Don Mueller .358
3 Stan Musial .352
4 Al Rosen .338
5 Red Schoendienst .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 47
2 Stan Musial 46
3 Gil Hodges 39
3 Eddie Mathews 39
5 Ted Kluszewski 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 143
2 Stan Musial 140
3 Gil Hodges 133
4 Al Rosen 132
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
2 Minnie Minoso 22
3 Jackie Jensen 21
4 Jim Gilliam 17
5 Jim Rivera 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Keegan 2.21
2 Bob Porterfield 2.50
3 Sandy Consuegra 2.56
4 Warren Spahn 2.64
5 Harvey Haddix 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 23
1 Harvey Haddix 23
3 Virgil Trucks 22
4 Bob Porterfield 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 194
2 Carl Erskine 185
3 Harvey Haddix 179
4 Billy Pierce 177
5 Warren Spahn 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Jim Hughes 18
4 Frank Smith 15
5 Al Brazle 13