On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1954

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	67	30	.691	--
Yankees	67	33	.670	1.5
White Sox	62	39	.614	7.0
Tigers	44	54	.449	23.5
Senators	42	52	.447	23.5
Red Sox	39	57	.406	27.5
Athletics	35	62	.361	32.0
Orioles	35	64	.354	33.0

Games

Senators 6, Orioles 0

Yankees 10, White Sox 0

Red Sox 10, Indians 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Tigers 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	63	37	.630	--
Dodgers	61	39	.610	2.0
Braves	53	45	.541	9.0
Redlegs	50	51	.495	13.5
Cardinals	48	49	.495	13.5
Phillies	47	49	.490	14.0
Cubs	41	56	.423	20.5
Pirates	31	68	.313	31.5

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 8, Giants 0

Redlegs 3, Phillies 0

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harvey Kuenn	6
2	Jim Piersall	4
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Jim Finigan	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Bob Nieman	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Ray Jablonski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	2
2	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	0.80
2	Johnny Gray	0.56
3	Billy Hoeft	0.45
4	George Zuverink	0.44
5	Whitey Ford	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	Chet Nichols	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Gray	5
1	Billy Hoeft	5
3	Vic Raschi	4
3	George Zuverink	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.361
2	Wally Moon	.342
3	Don Mueller	.337
4	Red Schoendienst	.336
5	Stan Musial	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Hank Sauer	30
3	Ted Kluszewski	28
3	Stan Musial	28
5	Gil Hodges	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	91
2	Gil Hodges	88
3	Duke Snider	84
4	Ray Jablonski	83
5	Willie Mays	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	22
2	Dee Fondy	16
3	Johnny Temple	15
4	Jackie Jensen	14
4	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	2.16
2	Mike Garcia	2.35
3	Bob Porterfield	2.38
4	Virgil Trucks	2.47
5	Ned Garver	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	15
1	Robin Roberts	15
3	Harvey Haddix	14
3	Virgil Trucks	14
3	Early Wynn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	120
2	Robin Roberts	117
3	Bob Turley	113
4	Virgil Trucks	105
5	Carl Erskine	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	19
2	Jim Hughes	18
3	Frank Smith	17
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	Ellis Kinder	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Minnie Minoso	.422
2	Monte Irvin	.407
3	Smoky Burgess	.396
4	Whitey Lockman	.394
5	2 tied	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Hank Sauer	7
3	Jackie Jensen	6
3	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Eddie Mathews	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Gus Bell	16
2	Eddie Mathews	16
2	Al Rosen	16
2	Red Schoendienst	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	6
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Gene Baker	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.53
2	Ralph Beard	0.95
3	Bob Buhl	1.00
3	Dave Jolly	1.00
5	Bob Porterfield	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
1	Early Wynn	4
4	Jim Davis	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	23
2	Carl Erskine	19
2	Warren Hacker	19
2	Harvey Haddix	19
2	Curt Simmons	19

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	Smoky Burgess	.419
2	Irv Noren	.409
3	Monte Irvin	.386
4	Eddie Yost	.385
5	Wally Moon	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
1	Willie Mays	12
3	Larry Doby	10
3	Ted Williams	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
2	Gus Bell	31
3	Mickey Mantle	29
4	Eddie Mathews	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	8
2	Bill Bruton	7
3	Johnny Temple	5
4	Minnie Minoso	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	1.14
2	Bob Grim	1.39
3	Virgil Trucks	1.62
4	Whitey Ford	1.71
5	Bob Buhl	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Robin Roberts	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	34
2	Virgil Trucks	33
3	Robin Roberts	32
4	Johnny Antonelli	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.366
2	Stan Musial	.351
3	Don Mueller	.350
4	Al Rosen	.343
5	Red Schoendienst	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	48
2	Stan Musial	45
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Ted Kluszewski	39
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	144
2	Stan Musial	141
3	Al Rosen	137
4	Ray Jablonski	125
5	Del Ennis	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	32
2	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Jensen	22
4	Dee Fondy	20
5	Jim Rivera	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	2.26
2	Bob Keegan	2.49
3	Sandy Consuegra	2.51
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.58
5	Mike Garcia	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harvey Haddix	23
2	Carl Erskine	22
3	Bob Porterfield	21
3	Robin Roberts	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	199
2	Harvey Haddix	193
3	Carl Erskine	180
4	Bob Turley	174
5	Warren Spahn	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Jim Hughes	20
4	Frank Smith	18
5	Al Brazle	13