On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	61	28	.685	--
Yankees	62	29	.681	0.0
White Sox	57	34	.626	5.0
Tigers	39	49	.443	21.5
Red Sox	37	50	.425	23.0
Senators	36	50	.419	23.5
Orioles	32	58	.356	29.5
Athletics	30	56	.349	29.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 5

Yankees 4, White Sox 1

Tigers 12, Athletics 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	61	30	.670	--
Dodgers	54	37	.593	7.0
Braves	46	44	.511	14.5
Redlegs	47	45	.511	14.5
Phillies	43	43	.500	15.5
Cardinals	43	46	.483	17.0
Cubs	35	52	.402	24.0
Pirates	29	61	.322	31.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 2, Redlegs 1

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Baker	4
1	Joe DeMaestri	4
1	Granny Hamner	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
1	Bill Tuttle	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Avila	2
2	Joe DeMaestri	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Granny Hamner	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Frank Bolling	3
2	Ed Fitz Gerald	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Baker	2
2	Dee Fondy	1
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	Pete Runnels	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	0.83
2	Johnny Antonelli	0.71
3	Arnie Portocarrero	0.67
4	Mike Garcia	0.62
4	Harvey Haddix	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	10
2	Willard Nixon	8
3	Arnie Portocarrero	6
4	Whitey Ford	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.359
2	Don Mueller	.349
3	Bobby Avila	.340
4	Stan Musial	.339
5	Gus Bell	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	33
2	Stan Musial	27
2	Hank Sauer	27
4	Gil Hodges	25
4	Ted Kluszewski	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	87
2	Gil Hodges	78
2	Ray Jablonski	78
4	Gus Bell	77
5	2 tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	18
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Jackie Jensen	13
4	Minnie Minoso	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.21
2	Ned Garver	2.26
3	Mike Garcia	2.27
4	Bob Porterfield	2.52
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	14
1	Harvey Haddix	14
3	Sandy Consuegra	12
3	Mike Garcia	12
3	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	110
2	Bob Turley	108
3	Robin Roberts	103
4	Johnny Antonelli	94
5	Virgil Trucks	92

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	Monte Irvin	.441
2	Irv Noren	.429
3	Pee Wee Reese	.396
4	Earl Torgeson	.390
5	Jim Rivera	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Monte Irvin	6
2	Ted Williams	6
4	Al Dark	5
4	Gil Hodges	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	21
2	Jackie Jensen	14
2	Willie Mays	14
2	Irv Noren	14
2	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	7
2	Gene Baker	3
3	Bobby Avila	2
3	Alex Grammas	2
3	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
2	Bob Feller	0.50
3	Bob Buhl	0.51
4	Frank Smith	0.73
5	Whitey Ford	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Johnny Schmitz	3
1	Early Wynn	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	19
2	Frank Sullivan	17
3	Gene Conley	16
3	Whitey Ford	16
3	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Ray Narleski	3
2	Frank Smith	3
5	4 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.421
2	Pee Wee Reese	.373
3	Mickey Mantle	.372
4	Monte Irvin	.370
5	Red Schoendienst	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Ted Kluszewski	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Roy Campanella	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	33
2	Mickey Mantle	32
3	Willie Mays	31
4	Jim Greengrass	29
5	Carl Furillo	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Bill Bruton	6
3	Minnie Minoso	5
4	Don Hoak	4
4	Jim Rivera	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.00
2	Ray Narleski	1.44
3	Don Liddle	1.46
4	Ellis Kinder	1.75
5	Sandy Consuegra	1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	34
2	Gene Conley	33
3	Robin Roberts	30
3	Virgil Trucks	30
5	2 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.364
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Don Mueller	.353
4	Red Schoendienst	.344
5	Al Rosen	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	46
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Ted Kluszewski	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Stan Musial	142
3	Al Rosen	140
4	Ray Jablonski	127
5	Gil Hodges	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	21
5	Jim Rivera	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.35
2	Bob Keegan	2.36
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.40
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.57
5	Warren Spahn	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	171
5	Bob Turley	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	18
4	Frank Smith	16
5	Al Brazle	13