On This Day

Monday, July 19, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	61	28	.685	--
Yankees	61	29	.678	0.5
White Sox	57	33	.633	4.5
Tigers	37	49	.430	22.5
Red Sox	37	50	.425	23.0
Senators	35	50	.412	24.0
Orioles	32	57	.360	29.0
Athletics	30	54	.357	28.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Orioles 7

Red Sox 8, Orioles 5

Yankees 8, Tigers 0

Indians 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	60	30	.667	--
Dodgers	54	36	.600	6.0
Redlegs	47	44	.516	13.5
Braves	46	44	.511	14.0
Phillies	43	42	.506	14.5
Cardinals	42	46	.477	17.0
Cubs	34	52	.395	24.0
Pirates	29	61	.322	31.0

Games

Cubs 9, Dodgers 4

Redlegs 1, Giants 0

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Piersall	4
2	Harry Agganis	3
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Milt Bolling	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	2
1	Ted Williams	2
3	Gene Baker	1
3	Milt Bolling	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	6
2	Mickey Owen	4
2	Ted Williams	4
4	Andy Carey	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Perkowski	0.75
2	Ted Gray	0.67
3	Brooks Lawrence	0.64
4	Warren Hacker	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Brooks Lawrence	7
2	Ted Gray	6
2	Harry Perkowski	6
4	Warren Hacker	4
4	Early Wynn	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.361
2	Don Mueller	.351
3	Bobby Avila	.341
4	Gus Bell	.340
5	Red Schoendienst	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	33
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	86
2	Gus Bell	77
2	Gil Hodges	77
4	Ray Jablonski	76
4	2 others tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	15
3	Jackie Jensen	12
3	Minnie Minoso	12
3	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.21
2	Ned Garver	2.21
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.34
4	Curt Simmons	2.42
5	Bob Porterfield	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	13
1	Harvey Haddix	13
3	Sandy Consuegra	12
3	Mike Garcia	12
3	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	108
2	Harvey Haddix	105
3	Robin Roberts	103
4	Virgil Trucks	92
5	Warren Spahn	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	18
2	Jim Hughes	15
2	Frank Smith	15
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.453
2	Monte Irvin	.434
3	Pee Wee Reese	.396
3	Earl Torgeson	.396
5	Wally Moon	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Monte Irvin	6
2	Irv Noren	6
2	Ted Williams	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	23
2	Jackie Jensen	18
2	Willie Mays	18
4	Irv Noren	17
5	Carl Furillo	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	6
2	Minnie Minoso	3
3	Bobby Avila	2
3	Chico Carrasquel	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
2	Bob Feller	0.50
3	Whitey Ford	0.90
4	Curt Simmons	1.02
5	Billy Pierce	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Early Wynn	3
3	Al Aber	2
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	28 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Loes	23
2	Brooks Lawrence	18
3	Frank Sullivan	17
4	Johnny Antonelli	16
4	Gene Conley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	5
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Ray Narleski	3
2	Frank Smith	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.432
2	Willie Mays	.381
3	Red Schoendienst	.362
4	Monte Irvin	.360
5	Mickey Mantle	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Roy Campanella	8
3	Jim Greengrass	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	33
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Mickey Mantle	30
4	Jim Greengrass	29
5	Hank Aaron	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	7
2	Bill Bruton	6
3	Don Hoak	5
3	Minnie Minoso	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.00
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.41
3	Don Liddle	1.64
4	Dave Jolly	1.72
5	Ray Narleski	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Consuegra	5
1	Brooks Lawrence	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	33
2	Joe Coleman	30
2	Robin Roberts	30
2	Virgil Trucks	30
5	3 tied	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.360
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Don Mueller	.353
4	Red Schoendienst	.343
5	Al Rosen	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	47
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Ted Kluszewski	38
5	Gil Hodges	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Stan Musial	144
3	Al Rosen	140
4	Gil Hodges	126
4	Ray Jablonski	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	21
4	Dee Fondy	20
5	Jim Rivera	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Keegan	2.26
2	Bob Porterfield	2.35
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.40
4	Warren Spahn	2.68
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	194
2	Carl Erskine	184
3	Harvey Haddix	183
4	Billy Pierce	179
5	Bob Turley	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	24
1	Johnny Sain	24
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Frank Smith	16
5	Al Brazle	13