On This Day

Monday, July 26, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 35 .639 --
Dodgers 59 38 .608 3.0
Braves 51 45 .531 10.5
Redlegs 49 49 .500 13.5
Cardinals 46 48 .489 14.5
Phillies 45 48 .484 15.0
Cubs 40 54 .426 20.5
Pirates 31 66 .320 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Sandy Amoros 2
3 Toby Atwell 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 3
2 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Jackie Robinson 2
4 Gair Allie 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Conley 1.20
2 Carl Erskine 0.75
3 Bob Purkey 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Carl Erskine 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Conley 6
1 Carl Erskine 6
3 Al Corwin 1
3 Paul Giel 1
3 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .363
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 86
3 Duke Snider 83
4 Ray Jablonski 80
5 3 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 20
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 Carl Erskine 100

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 .415
2 Irv Noren .412
3 Whitey Lockman .407
4 Minnie Minoso .392
5 Stan Musial .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Ted Kluszewski 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
4 Larry Doby 5
4 Hank Sauer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 16
2 Gus Bell 15
3 Al Rosen 14
3 Red Schoendienst 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Byrd 0.50
2 Ralph Beard 0.56
3 Ray Narleski 0.64
4 Bob Buhl 1.00
5 Bob Porterfield 1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 21
2 Carl Erskine 19
2 Harvey Haddix 19
4 Warren Hacker 18
5 Curt Simmons 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
1 Frank Smith 3
1 Bill Tremel 3
5 Jim Hughes 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Irv Noren .437
2 Pee Wee Reese .400
3 Monte Irvin .390
4 Eddie Yost .374
5 Ted Williams .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 12
2 Larry Doby 10
2 Willie Mays 10
4 Ted Kluszewski 9
4 Ted Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 32
2 Gil Hodges 29
2 Mickey Mantle 29
2 Eddie Mathews 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 1.26
2 Jack Harshman 1.49
3 Bob Feller 1.50
4 Bob Buhl 1.65
5 Sandy Consuegra 1.80

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 Gene Conley 36
3 Virgil Trucks 35
4 Johnny Antonelli 30
4 2 others tied 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .363
2 Stan Musial .356
3 Don Mueller .352
4 Red Schoendienst .342
5 Al Rosen .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 48
2 Stan Musial 45
3 Eddie Mathews 42
4 Ted Kluszewski 39
5 5 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 145
2 Stan Musial 140
3 Al Rosen 135
4 Ray Jablonski 128
5 Del Ennis 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 30
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 Ned Garver 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 23
1 Harvey Haddix 23
3 Bob Porterfield 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
4 Virgil Trucks 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 195
2 Harvey Haddix 193
3 Carl Erskine 190
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