On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	59	27	.686	--
Yankees	59	28	.678	0.5
White Sox	55	33	.625	5.0
Tigers	36	47	.434	21.5
Senators	34	48	.415	23.0
Red Sox	34	49	.410	23.5
Athletics	30	52	.366	27.0
Orioles	31	54	.365	27.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

Yankees 9, Orioles 3

Indians 6, Athletics 0

Senators 3, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	28	.678	--
Dodgers	53	35	.602	6.5
Redlegs	45	43	.511	14.5
Braves	44	43	.506	15.0
Phillies	41	41	.500	15.5
Cardinals	41	44	.482	17.0
Cubs	33	51	.393	24.5
Pirates	28	59	.322	31.0

Games

Cubs 11, Pirates 3

Phillies 5, Redlegs 3

Dodgers 2, Braves 1

Giants 10, Cardinals 9

Pirates 6, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Rip Repulski	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	Ray Boone	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Gair Allie	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Mel Clark	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Ray Boone	3
2	Monte Irvin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	3.00
2	Jim Davis	0.62
3	Fred Baczewski	0.38
4	Don Newcombe	0.33
4	Bob Purkey	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Jim Davis	5
3	Don Newcombe	4
4	Johnny Antonelli	3
4	7 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Windy McCall	1
1	George O'Donnell	1
1	Marlin Stuart	1
1	Bill Tremel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.357
2	Don Mueller	.353
3	Bobby Avila	.343
4	Gus Bell	.337
5	Stan Musial	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Stan Musial	27
2	Hank Sauer	27
4	Gil Hodges	25
5	Ted Kluszewski	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	83
2	Gil Hodges	77
3	Gus Bell	74
3	Ray Jablonski	74
3	2 others tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	14
3	Johnny Temple	12
4	Jackie Jensen	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.21
2	Ned Garver	2.21
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.34
4	Curt Simmons	2.44
5	Bob Porterfield	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	13
1	Harvey Haddix	13
3	Mike Garcia	12
3	Bob Keegan	12
3	Virgil Trucks	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	105
2	Bob Turley	103
3	Robin Roberts	101
4	Virgil Trucks	92
5	2 tied	84

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	18
2	Jim Hughes	15
3	Frank Smith	14
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.469
2	Pee Wee Reese	.447
3	Monte Irvin	.417
4	Cal Abrams	.409
5	Walt Moryn	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Al Dark	5
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Monte Irvin	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	21
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Jim Greengrass	16
3	Irv Noren	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	6
2	Chico Carrasquel	2
2	Fred Marsh	2
2	Minnie Minoso	2
2	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Tremel	0.00
2	Bob Feller	0.50
3	Bob Grim	0.60
4	Whitey Ford	0.90
5	Billy Pierce	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Bob Wiesler	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	Tom Brewer	2
3	25 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Loes	23
2	Alex Kellner	18
3	Frank Sullivan	17
3	Bob Wiesler	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Frank Smith	3
3	Bob Buhl	2
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.451
2	Mickey Mantle	.376
3	Gil McDougald	.366
4	Ted Williams	.361
5	Willie Mays	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Gil Hodges	9
4	Jim Greengrass	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	31
2	Gus Bell	30
2	Willie Mays	30
4	Jim Greengrass	27
5	Duke Snider	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
1	Dee Fondy	6
3	Don Hoak	5
4	Jim Busby	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.00
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.45
3	Dave Jolly	1.72
4	Don Liddle	2.02
5	Mike Garcia	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Tom Brewer	4
3	Sandy Consuegra	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	35
2	Gene Conley	33
3	Virgil Trucks	31
4	Joe Coleman	30
5	2 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.356
2	Don Mueller	.356
3	Stan Musial	.353
4	Al Rosen	.337
5	Red Schoendienst	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	47
2	Duke Snider	46
3	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	Gil Hodges	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	144
2	Stan Musial	141
3	Al Rosen	133
4	Gil Hodges	130
5	Ray Jablonski	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	30
2	Minnie Minoso	22
3	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Dee Fondy	19
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	2.26
2	Bob Porterfield	2.35
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.42
4	Warren Spahn	2.64
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	23
1	Harvey Haddix	23
3	Bob Porterfield	22
3	Virgil Trucks	22
5	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	192
2	Carl Erskine	188
3	Harvey Haddix	183
4	Billy Pierce	179
5	Warren Spahn	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	25
1	Johnny Sain	25
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Frank Smith	15
5	Al Brazle	13