On This Day

Sunday, July 25, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	65	29	.691	--
Yankees	65	32	.670	1.5
White Sox	61	37	.622	6.0
Senators	41	50	.451	22.5
Tigers	40	53	.430	24.5
Red Sox	38	55	.409	26.5
Athletics	34	58	.370	30.0
Orioles	33	63	.344	33.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 2

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Athletics 9, Orioles 4

Athletics 6, Orioles 4

Senators 11, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	34	.646	--
Dodgers	58	38	.604	4.0
Braves	50	45	.526	11.5
Redlegs	49	49	.500	14.0
Cardinals	46	48	.489	15.0
Phillies	45	48	.484	15.5
Cubs	40	54	.426	21.0
Pirates	31	65	.323	31.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 1

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 4, Redlegs 2

Redlegs 3, Pirates 2

Braves 7, Giants 5

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Thomas	5
2	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Jim Piersall	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	17 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Billy Hunter	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	3
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
1	Andy Pafko	3
1	Tom Umphlett	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Jerry Lynch	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Harshman	1.60
2	Bob Rush	1.40
3	Harvey Haddix	0.80
4	Bob Friend	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Sonny Dixon	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	16
2	Harvey Haddix	8
3	Bob Rush	7
4	Bob Friend	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Jim Hughes	1
1	Al Sima	1
1	Frank Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.365
2	Don Mueller	.344
3	Stan Musial	.337
4	Red Schoendienst	.336
5	Wally Moon	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Ted Kluszewski	28
2	Hank Sauer	28
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Gil Hodges	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	87
2	Gil Hodges	83
2	Duke Snider	83
4	Ray Jablonski	80
5	3 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	19
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Johnny Temple	15
4	Jackie Jensen	14
4	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	2.26
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.27
3	Mike Garcia	2.35
4	Bob Porterfield	2.44
5	Johnny Schmitz	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	14
1	Harvey Haddix	14
1	Robin Roberts	14
4	Virgil Trucks	13
4	Early Wynn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	120
2	Robin Roberts	113
2	Bob Turley	113
4	Virgil Trucks	101
5	Johnny Antonelli	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	18
2	Jim Hughes	17
2	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.448
2	Irv Noren	.411
3	Minnie Minoso	.404
4	Whitey Lockman	.397
5	Smoky Burgess	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Ted Kluszewski	7
3	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Gus Bell	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	20
2	Jackie Jensen	18
3	Ted Kluszewski	14
3	Eddie Mathews	14
3	5 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	6
2	Jim Rivera	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Gene Baker	3
4	Jackie Jensen	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Byrd	0.50
2	Ralph Beard	0.56
3	Bob Buhl	0.93
4	Bob Porterfield	1.06
5	Lew Burdette	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
2	Jim Davis	3
2	Paul Minner	3
2	Robin Roberts	3
2	Early Wynn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	21
2	Warren Hacker	20
3	Harvey Haddix	19
3	Frank Sullivan	19
5	Virgil Trucks	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hughes	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Bill Tremel	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.433
2	Monte Irvin	.388
3	Pee Wee Reese	.386
4	Ted Williams	.379
5	Carl Furillo	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	13
2	Ted Kluszewski	11
2	Willie Mays	11
4	Larry Doby	10
4	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	32
2	Mickey Mantle	29
3	Jackie Jensen	28
3	Eddie Mathews	28
5	4 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Johnny Temple	6
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Minnie Minoso	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.17
2	Frank Smith	1.35
3	Jack Harshman	1.49
4	Bob Feller	1.50
5	Bob Buhl	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Brooks Lawrence	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Early Wynn	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	38
2	Virgil Trucks	35
3	Johnny Antonelli	30
3	Gene Conley	30
3	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Smith	7
2	Marv Grissom	5
2	Jim Hughes	5
2	Johnny Sain	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.365
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Don Mueller	.351
4	Red Schoendienst	.342
5	Al Rosen	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	146
2	Stan Musial	140
3	Al Rosen	137
4	Ray Jablonski	128
5	Del Ennis	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	29
2	Jackie Jensen	23
2	Minnie Minoso	23
4	Dee Fondy	20
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.32
2	Sandy Consuegra	2.41
3	Bob Keegan	2.49
4	Warren Spahn	2.58
5	Harvey Haddix	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	23
2	Carl Erskine	22
2	Bob Porterfield	22
4	Robin Roberts	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	198
2	Harvey Haddix	193
3	Carl Erskine	184
4	Bob Turley	174
5	Warren Spahn	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	19
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Al Brazle	13